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Middleborough Open Space Priorities

Middleborough Open Space Priorities. Presentation to the Community Preservation Committee April 11, 2013. Open Space Resources (Assets) Agriculture/ Agricultural Soils Archaeology/ Historic Preservation Endangered Species /Unique Habitats Wetlands /Cedar Swamps

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Middleborough Open Space Priorities

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  1. Middleborough Open Space Priorities Presentation to the Community Preservation Committee April 11, 2013

  2. Open Space Resources (Assets) • Agriculture/ Agricultural Soils • Archaeology/ Historic Preservation • Endangered Species /Unique Habitats • Wetlands /Cedar Swamps • Water Supply Protection • Riverfront Areas • Corridor Creation • Fisheries • Recreation • Add to Existing Protected Lands

  3. Layered Resource Values = Higher Priority The more resources a property has the higher the value for preservation, i.e. the more “bang for the buck”. The more value also attracts partners in funding preservation, reducing burden to town. Examples: Soule Homestead (Guidoboni Farm) – Open Space Resource Value: Agriculture. Dot Freitas Property - Open Space Resource Values: Archaeology Historic Structure Active Agriculture River front area Nemasket River /APC Corridor Endangered Species

  4. Middleborough Focus Areas • In 1987 the Natural Resources Preservation Committee , appointed by Town Meeting, worked to identify the natural resources of the Town and prioritize the lands associated with them for preservation. This was the beginning of the land protection efforts which continue today. Focus Area include: • Nemasket River • Taunton River • Black Brook • The Assawompsett Pond Complex (APC) • Rocky Gutter Wildlife Management Area • Pratt Farm Area • Tispaquin Pond • Zone II’s of Public water supply wells • Thompson Street Heritage Corridor • Great and Little Cedar Swamps

  5. Partnerships - Leverage Funding and Provide Capacity. • MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife • The Wildlands Trust • The Nature Conservancy (TNC) • Buzzards Bay Coalition • The Archaeologic Conservancy

  6. Funding & Logistics • Types of Protection: • Fee Ownership – Property is purchased outright, in “fee”. • Conservation Restriction – The “development rights” are purchased and the “restricted” fee is kept by the private landowner. • Combination - The “development rights” are purchased by one conservation entity and the restricted property is purchased outright by another. • Types of Funding: • Grants provide significant money for land protection although many require local matches of 25% to 50%; and, may be reimbursements after the expenditure has been made. • Grant Sources: Agency: Match: • Agricultural Preservation Restriction(APR) - MADepartment of Ag. 80%/20% • Water Supply Protection – MADEP 50%/50% • Land & Water Conservation Fund – National Park Service/EOEEA 50%/50% • LAND/PARC (formerly Self-Help) – EOEEA 64%/36% • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program – FEMA 75%/25%

  7. Past Project Examples: Black Brook Corridor 2007: Type Agency Acreage Cost1 DEP Grant State TNC Municipality Fee MA Wildlife 231 ac $411,000 $420,000 CR Middleborough & TNC 135 ac $655,000 $330,000 $5,000 $330,000 CR Taunton & TNC 52.5 ac $600,000 $305,000 $300,000 CR New Bedford & TNC 28.2 ac$395,000$202,500$107,000$107,000 Totals 446.7 $2,061,000 $837,500 $420,000 $400,500 $437,000 Town contributed $330,000 toward a land acquisition project totaling $2,061,000 resulting in the leveraging of $1,731,000 and the preservation of 446.7 acres. Since then, another 266 acres have been preserved in the Black Brook Corridor for total land preserved approximately 713 acres. Dot Freitas: Type Agency Acreage Cost1 State GrantTNC/WTMunicipality Fee Wildlands Trust $425,000 $ 60,000 $211,500 $175,000 CR Middleborough/TNC $ 0 HPR Middleborough $50,000$50,000 Totals $475,000 $60,000 $211,500 $225,000 (1) Cost does not include closing and other due diligence. Active Projects:

  8. Active Projects: • PropertySizePartnersStatus • Jigerjian 103 ac. Mdd./DFW Appraised/Grant App • Woloski Park 20 ac. Mdd./TNC Grant Pending • JaMar 20 ac. Mdd./Arch. Cnsrv. Negotiating • Bertarelli 34 ac. Wild/TNC/DFW Negotiating • MCI B’water Well 24 ac. DFG Negotiating • Olivier Estate 47 ac. Midd./TNC Need HistStrInvntory • Sanford 29 ac. Midd. Negotiating • Lakey-Ames 14 ac DFW Closed • Future Projects: • - Thrush Hollow - Picone- Freitas • Pocius - Anderson - Shing • Johnston - Great Cedar Swamp - Schobel • Blanchard - Taylor - Sands • Parks - Thompson Street Corridor

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