With just days left in the 2015 Legislative Session, NOW is the time to contact your State Legislators asking them to please:
Remove
Sections 3, 13 and 14
from the 2015 Conveyance Act
The annual Conveyance Act allows the General Assembly to transfer -- by swap, sale or just plain giveaway -- public lands to towns and private parties. Our concerns about these annual proposals include a lack of detail and information about the land and the impacts of the intended uses on the natural resources and other conservation, recreational and/or agricultural values of the properties.
While we continue to work to reform the Conveyance Act process, NOW is the time to contact your Legislators and ask that they remove the following sections of this year's bill (HB6998):
Section 3: Proposal to transfer a part of Silver Sands State Park to the City of Milford for development of a paved parking lot. (Concerns include impacts on natural communities, wildlife habitat, plants, and wildlife/bird species including a number of state listed species)
Sections 13 and 14: Proposals to allow a private developer to access roads across State lands for gravel and sand extraction in Brooklyn/Canterbury and Killingly/Plainfield, respectively. (Sites are part of Quinebaug Wildlife Management Area and include habitat for endangered species, including the spade foot toad)
State conservation lands are held in trust for the benefit of the public! This issue impacts all of us, no matter where we live in the State!
Please take a few moments to take action today!
Thank you, as always, for all you do to conserve and protect the places that make our state so special.
With best regards,
Amy
Amy B. Paterson, Executive Director
Connecticut Land Conservation Council
More information
CLCC Testimony on the Conveyance Bill HERE (Note that Sections 14 and 15 referenced in our testimony are now Sections 13 and 14 after one section of the original bill was removed)
The Connecticut Land Conservation Council's mission is to advocate for land preservation, stewardship and funding, and ensure the long term strength and viability of the land conservation community.
