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Land Use—Online Documents & Presentations

Five Town Action Initiative: A collaboration of:

  • The Center for Rural Massachusetts
  • UMass Extension's Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Program
  • Dept of Landscape and Regional Planning

Connecting People and Partners: A Town's Guide to Land Conservation

Towards a Community Vision for Ashifield Village Center

Preserving the Character and Vitality of the Villages of Chesterfield, Conway,
Goshen, and Williamsburg

 

Citizen Planner Training Collaborative: Curriculum and Training Modules

Citizen Planner Training Collaborative: Example Bylaw Collection

Delineating Bordering Vegetative Wetlands Under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act

Estate Planning Issues for Landowners:

New 2006 Tax Incentives (updated 9/18/06)
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
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The "Bundle of Sticks" Acrobat Icon
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Land Ownership Vehicles Acrobat Icon
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Conservation Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool Acrobat Icon
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Determining the Value of Land Acrobat Icon
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Substantiation of Value of Donated Conservation Restrictions For Federal Tax Purposes Acrobat Icon
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension

Massachusetts Land Trust Easement Defense Program:

MA Easement Defense Program Operating Principles

MA Land Trust Coalition's Easement Defense Subcommittee's Enforcement Policy

MA Easement Defense Subcommittee's Amendment Policy Guidelines

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Attorney Referral Panel Legal Advisories:

Permanent Deed Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the Cape Cod Land Bank Acrobat Icon

Public or Charitable Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land Acrobat Icon

Eminent Domain and Restricted Lands Acrobat Icon

 

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