Committee outlines step-by-step conservation easement process and due diligence

Ned Beecher described a proposed project workflow the committee will use when a landowner expresses interest in conserving property. The steps described include initiation (landowner contact and information sharing), a co-occurrence assessment (4–10 pages) integrating mapped layers and weighting, negotiation on terms (gift, bargain sale, or full-market sale), a due diligence phase (title, surveys, testing, Baseline Documentation Report), drafting and review of a conservation easement by CLRC, Conservation Commission and Town Attorney, deed registration at the Carroll County Registry, and annual monitoring by a designated easement monitor.