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CPC votes on land grant

 The North Pond land consists of 144 acres and was recently appraised at $5 million. (WNG File Photo)

The North Pond land consists of 144 acres and was recently appraised at $5 million. (WNG File Photo)

SOUTHWICK – During the CPC (Community Preservation Committee) meeting on Tuesday night, the committee took action on a subject relative to preserving North Pond.

The CPC voted on whether or not to recommend the North Pond land grant that could be used towards helping preserve the North Pond land. According to CPC member, Marcus Phelps, the representative from the Planning Board, the land grant is for $1 million. It is from the open space and unreserved funds that the CPC has.

The vote was 7-1 in favor of recommending the land grant to the Select Board. The next step is that it will be drafted up as a warrant article and voted on at the annual town meeting in May.

Phelps also said that a recently revised appraisal was set at $5 million. The appraisal amount hasn’t changed much.

The Franklin Land Trust, who submitted the application for the North Pond land grant, has been working with a number of North Pond supporters in town on new fundraisers that can help raise money. The deadline to raise $5 million and conserve the North Pond land is this July.

Visit www.savenorthpond.org for more information on what Franklin Land Trust and supporters have been doing recently.

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