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Task force highlights recreation and habitat benefits, asks about tax impacts
Summary
Members cited a VAST trail and wildlife‑corridor benefits from the Bailey property but raised concerns about lost tax revenue and how that loss would affect local landowners; the task force discussed contacting VAST about donations.
Task force members listed recreation and conservation benefits of acquiring the Bailey property, including an existing VAST trail on the land, preserving a wildlife corridor to Woodchuck Mountain and retaining hunting habitat. The minutes recommend contacting VAST about potential donations to support the purchase.
Members also raised financial questions, asking how much tax revenue would be lost if the town accepted the property and how that reduction would affect individual landowners. The group noted those fiscal impacts as part of their evaluation criteria before recommending any action to the town.
