Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment - Town of Guilford

APPENDIX H-2a
Metacomet Ridge Conservation Compact Document and Map
The following text is keyed to a map of the Metacomet Ridge (See second page) that depicts
the ridge and the 16 municipalities that signed the compact (Guilford, Farmington, North
Branford, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Berlin, Middletown, Durham, Middlefield, Suffield,
Plainville, Avon, West Hartford, Meriden, Wallingford, East Haven, Branford), which follows
below. A copy of the map document can also be found in Town Hall South, Boston Street,
Guilford, Connecticut.
“WE THE SIGNATORIES RECOGNIZE THAT: Our Conservation Commissions hereby enter into a
Compact with our neighboring Conservation Commissions for the purpose of protecting the Metacomet
Ridge ecosystem. The Metacomet Ridge Conservation Compact affirms our commitment to protect the
natural resources of the Metacomet Ridge. FURTHERMORE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT: As the
Commissions concerned with the conservation of the natural resources within our respective municipalities,
we play a key role in encouraging our municipality’s commitment to the spirit of this compact.
THEREFORE, WE ENTER INTO THIS VOLUNTARY INTER-COMMISSION COMPACT TO
AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO:
• Conduct a natural resource inventory of our portion of the Metacomet Ridge that identifies
priority areas for protection, and incorporate those areas into our Open Space Plan and call for
their protection.
• Assist and work with our Planning and Zoning Commission to update our Plan of Conservation
and Development to incorporate protection of the identified priority areas of Metacomet Ridge.
• Assist and work with out Planning and Zoning Commission to update Zoning and Subdivision
Regulations to promote the retention of the natural landscape, maintain and enhance
recreational opportunities, minimize forest fragmentation and avoid visual pollution on or near
the Metacomet Ridge.
• Encourage and/or sponsor educational programs aimed at informing the public about the
important value of the Metacomet Ridge.
Approved by individual votes of the participating Conservation Commissions and ratified on this Earth
day, April 22, 1998.”
First Selectman Samuel Bartlett and Environmental Planner Leslie Kane signed the
document on behalf of the Guilford Conservation Commission.
Natural Resource Inventory and Assessment Town of Guilford, CT H-2a
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