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Borton Family: Lessons Learned |
- Learn as much as you can about your conservation options and the process of donating a Conservation Restriction. Read books, go to meetings, and learn from other landowners.
- Donating a CR can be a positive and rewarding experience.
- Landowners should be actively involved in the entire process. Take an active role in crafting the language of the CR.
- Don’t give up rights that will make life hard later on (such as the right to maintain underground pipes through conserved land, maintain septic tanks, etc.)
- Leave your options open. Reserve enough land for heirs to build on or sell if money is needed in the future.
- Lessons learned and advice from the Franklin Land Trust:
- By being actively involved in the process of developing the CR language, the Bortons got what they wanted and are comfortable with the deal.
- Landowners like the Bortons are great to work with because they have a vision for their property and are good stewards of the land.
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