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File #: 23-1751    Version: Name:
Type: General Discussion Status: Filed
File created: 6/7/2023 In control: Agricultural Commission
On agenda: 7/18/2023 Final action: 7/18/2023
Title: Assess what the Commission has already done and where to go in the future continued.

AGENDA REQUEST

GENERAL DISCUSSION ITEM

 

Subject:

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Assess what the Commission has already done and where to go in the future continued.

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Background:

 

From the June meeting:

 

Chairman Garstka said the Commission needs to take a new direction of where to go and solidify

where the Commission has been. Chairman Garstka said that Agricultural land in Ledyard is shrinking and Ledyard is not high on the State's priority list. Given the quality of agricultural land in town, Chairman Garstka would like to become a model for preserving land at the town level. He suggested using tax payments towards payment of the development rights of agricultural, at which the end of the contract the town would own the rights. Ms. Yuhas said she would be interested in knowing how many farms in Town would be interested in selling their development rights. The Commission discussed the feasibility of the

concept.

 

 

Department Comment/Recommendation:

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