Council presses developer on conservation easements and hamlet‑size protections
Council members pressed the applicant and staff for clear documentation of acres already preserved and called for a conservation‑map; speakers disagreed about whether 70% preservation commitments had been met and asked for easement paperwork.
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Several council members expressed frustration that permanent conservation lags despite earlier commitments. One council member said they had been told the city had only 113 acres ‘‘in preservation’’ while staff and the applicant reported about 300 acres "in process" toward conservation easements. The discrepancy prompted repeated requests for an updated map showing which parcels are already protected in ink and which are under baseline documentation or easement negotiation.
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