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Conservation easement
donors in New York State
can now get a 25 percent
annual “rebate” on the
through the hamlet along Bedford Road will be thankful.
To the north, the easement donated by Susan Todd and Andrew
Young protects five acres near Colabaugh Pond in Cortlandt. It's a
property taxes they pay on
their protected land, up to a
maximum of $5,000 a year.
quiet neighborhood that the Wildlife Conservation
Society/Metropolitan Conservation Alliance described as "an
excellent wildlife community typical of large tracts of habitat." The
Todd-Young easement will help keep it that way.
In Somers, Jim Zappi donated an 80-acre easement as part of his
Meadow Ridge development. Planned in conjunction
with the Town of Somers, it protects a watershed area
and sets aside room for recreation in an innovative
subdivision.
Walker and Clara Young, with their mother Susan
Todd, at the Todd-Young easement
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