7/21/1977 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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r I•# � asked .or a check for $6.00 for the legal advertisement axed t`*: o was also told that the Commission will issue an Order of Conditions and send it to him. e' also was told to File the other copy of locus ma ps # with EqE. Mrs. Hills and her two sons were at the meeting to talk about a. servation restriction on their property at Santuit Pond. Dirs. 14ills saf::i she would appreciate it if the Commission would explain what she could do about her property because they bought it in the first place as woodla . - they don't •,-ant to develop it -- no facilities - no wells - would like; 'tc: keep it as is. She said that she doesn't see :-y they should have to pa:- such high taxes - 17 acres is involved - sores cf the lots aro only 01 !-!i-de and they are being taxed for it and they can It be built on. Nrs. Pulls was asked if it had been subdivided. She said they met eery high tax bills on the land corm to he ��.. .. likea can't #�.... b �,.�, that it �s gust marsh and cant be built on. � rs. Sloane said that if it has been subdivided, a conservation restriction tion cul have to be writton up ori'ez; 1 lot, Mrs. !-!ills wanted to know if that would be very expensive and was told that it r�i p she .�a�.., ht be. When k r- . Mills was asked if it had been surveyed., she replied in the negative. She said that there are some �: � � p bound. that part . o it have been surveyed. ed. Kr s, tudley told her that when a conservation restriction is • � en to the toxfn, the land has to be bounded it has to be surveyed and a. ve dear, concise desc ,� tion ,��.l � p have t o be made.. t was further stated that our assessors have not yet set up criteria to use in the case of someone 's wanting to create a conservation restriction. It would you wan depend n the ano of land and hoer � unt t to write it up. It could be written up to say,, "We would lie to give this conservation res tricti n to the town in . er etuity " p p � The Mills' would have to agree that if they decide to revoke this restriction they would be assessed fair rate of taxes and a Fair rate of intere t She added that they could do it for a certain numbe# of years, = Pirs. Studley also said that she doesn't knw ljow the assessors vi l l re- act to something like this - like what sort of tax relief they would i%e them. She also stated that we have one restriction tion nn•r with the Falmouth Rod and Gun Club - they have agreed to pay bad taxes at a certain. rate of inter- est. She explained that the owners do not give up any of the rights to the land, it is merely protected. The me sa -� s. ' • y c � allow the public c a c c��s -�� they wish or all Tv the public access to onlycertain areas four fishing, hunting etc., haveit 'for their own use in its naturalg �� state. It was .Mated that there's a lot o traffic there, but they don tt think there i andeer there nr� . r 11r. Buckingham Ingham wonder�e� is ire could ar ranEe aeeting with the ass—,�s� rs and have a reced.ent set o. some sort. i.-Irs. t-idl e`� said Ur3. M had -, ells � � en- tioned something about forestry-in her letter. sirs. Hills said she was told there were forest77,%P, programs to be applied to property like th=is. L;�� added that they do have to hire a contractor to cut the trees near the -lines ne poke 1�.�....s and telephone wires - the rest of it has just b�caj:e thick woods. She zaid that there are plenty of frogs., fish and 6amie, ,- ld geese and ducks. in t iey were to open it up to the Dublic th . would ha-.-e to come on 1. e - va. e property. 1-r*s. Studley said that it isn't ab ;:lu*el-.- necessairy that theyopfi#: it