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Town Meeting Approves Purchase of 3.2 Acres of Open Space Land
Source: BurlingtonPatch, by Richard Hosford
Town Meeting members voted to approve a $195,100 expenditure to purchase 3 parcels, totaling 3.2 acres of land on the north east side of the Sawmill Brook Conservation Area to be used as open space. The total cost to the town may be less, however, if the Conservation Commission is awarded a state grant that would help defray the cost. September 29, 2011 Conservation Commission Chair Larry Cohen explained commission has applied for funds from the LAND Grant Program, administered by the Mass Division of Conservation Services, which works through a reimbursement program after a municipality purchases open space land.
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