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the conservation commission for the purposes of endorsement for the Board of Selectmen. Chairman <br /> Fitzsimmons feels very strongly that donated land to the torn should be for recreational purposes <br /> and these owners only want to save the land for themselves with their entitlements and deprive the <br /> town of tax revenue. Agent McManus asks that the commissioners keep in mind that there are <br /> portions of this property that fall under the jurisdiction of the wetlands protection act and that this CR <br /> does not give them any special permission to do whatever the land owners want within conservation <br /> jurisdiction. Mr. Gurnee states that originally he was against this CR as proposed but after <br /> researching information on Conservation Restrictions, he is for it. Mr. Gurnee reads a few excerpts <br /> that he had found during his research. He states that he understands that the owners will be <br /> receiving a tax break while giving up development rights, but it is a beneficial reason to accept;from <br /> conservation view point. Mr. Sweet agrees and states that it is unfortunate that there will be no public <br /> access to the waterfront. Agent McManus points out that currently the Conservation owns parcels of <br /> land that do provide very open access to Santuit Pond, including a public boat ramp. One parcel that <br /> is owned by the Selectmen is 350 acres and consists of abandoned bogs which give access to the <br /> Santuit River and the entire southern portion of Santuit Pond. This particular parcel is adding 5 acres <br /> that will provide a connective wildlife corridor to the Santuit Pond Preserve parcel. <br /> Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 3:30 pm. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Cris Carpenter <br /> Administrative Secretary <br /> * <br /> AAR m a terial s u bmitted for 17 earings can be toun d o n Co nserva tionFlash Drive da fed :y I 1 <br />