SUMMARY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MUNICIPAL FUNDING
FOR LAND CONSERVATION
2001 – 2007
Town |
Year |
Purpose |
Amount |
Alstead |
2005 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$4000 |
Alstead |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$6,000 |
Alstead |
2007 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$8,000 |
Amherst |
2002 |
Bond to acquire 47-acre Lindabury Orchard |
$400,000 |
Amherst |
2002 |
Bond to acquire 123 acres of Joppa Hill Farm in Amherst |
$400,000 |
Amherst |
2005 |
General open space bond |
$5,500,000 |
Antrim |
2005 |
Appropriation for specific parcel |
$120,000 |
Auburn |
2003 |
Bond, general open space acquisition |
$2,000,000 |
Barrington |
2001 |
Toward $220,000 for Calef lot |
$75,000 |
Barrington |
2005 |
General conservation bond |
$800,000 |
Bedford |
2001 |
To purchase Joppa Hill Farm |
$3,600,000 |
Bradford |
2004 |
Specific property |
$15,000 |
Belmont |
2003 |
For conservation, from town surplus |
$10,000 |
Boscawen |
2007 |
Appropriation for specific project |
$750,000 |
Bow |
2006 |
Bond for Hammond Farm |
$955,000 |
Brentwood |
2002 |
Transaction costs for open space preservation |
$25,000 |
Brentwood |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$2,000,000 |
Brookline |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$145,000 |
Brookline |
2002 |
Bond for land acquisition plan including $306,500 for 230 acre woodland |
$1,000,000 |
Brookline |
2003 |
|
$500,000 |
Brookline |
2004 |
|
$500,000 |
Brookline |
2005 |
|
$500,000 |
Candia |
2002 |
Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Candia |
2005 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$200,000 |
Candia |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$315,000 |
Canterbury |
2002 |
|
$20,000 |
Canterbury |
2004 |
Gold Star sod farm project |
$800,000 |
Chester |
2001 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$3,000,000 |
Chichester |
2001 |
Fee simple acquisitions of 31 acre parcel |
$150,000 |
Concord |
2004 |
General open space acquisition |
$5,000,000 |
Cornish |
2007 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$5000 |
Deerfield |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Deerfield |
2005 |
Project specific bond |
$275,000 |
Deerfield |
2007 |
Appropriation for specific project |
$150,000 |
Derry |
2004 |
Non-binding referendum to advise Town Council |
$6,000,000 |
Dover |
2001 |
Open Space Committee |
$700,000 |
Dover |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$1,000,000 |
|
2005 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$1,000,000 |
|
2007 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$1,000,000 |
Dunbarton |
2002 |
To support acquisition of Kimball Pond property |
$25,000 |
Durham |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$2,500,000 |
East Kingston |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$4,000,000 |
Epsom |
2002 |
To acquire conservation easements |
$10,000 |
Epsom |
2003 |
|
$10,000 |
Errol |
2005 |
Bond for 13 Mile Woods project |
$2,200,000 |
Exeter |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$100,000 |
Exeter |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$3,000,000 |
Exeter |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Fitzwilliam |
2002 |
To acquire 157 acre town forest ($10,000 appropriation and $40,000 from surplus funds) |
$50,000 |
Fitzwilliam |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$15,000 |
Francestown |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$40,000 |
Francestown |
2003 |
|
$70,000 |
Francestown |
2005 |
General conservation bond |
$1,000,000 |
Freedom |
2005 |
Trout Pond project |
$100,000 |
Fremont |
2005 |
Bond for specific project at Spruce Swamp |
$900,000 |
Fremont |
2006 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$1,000,000 |
Gilford |
2004 |
|
$236,000 |
Gilford |
2007 |
Bond for specific project |
$990,000 |
Goffstown |
2003 |
Land conservation capital reserve fund |
$80,000 |
Goffstown |
2004 |
Land conservation capital reserve fund |
$80,000 |
Goffstown |
2005 |
Land conservation capital reserve fund |
$80,000 |
Goffstown |
2007 |
Approp for land acquisition, expires 12/31/07 |
$245,000 |
Greenland |
2003 |
Land conservation capital reserve fund |
$25,000 |
Greenland |
2004 |
General open space acquisition bond |
$2,000,000 |
Hampton |
2002 |
Conservation commission fund |
$300,000 |
Hampton |
2004 |
Specific Farm project |
$3,000,000 |
Hampton |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$150,000 |
Hampton |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific project |
$100,000 |
Hampton Falls |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$25,000 |
Hampton Falls |
2004 |
General Open Space acquisition bond |
$2,500,000 |
Hancock |
2004 |
General Open Space acquisition bond |
$375,000 |
Hancock |
2007 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$3000 |
Hebron |
2006 |
Bond for specific project |
$1,500,000 |
Hebron |
2006 |
Appropriation to start Conservation Fund |
$500 |
Hillsborough |
2007 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$25,000 |
Hinsdale |
2007 |
Bond for specific project |
$60,000 |
Holderness |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$4,300 |
Hollis |
2001 |
Bond for general open space acquisition (limited to 1 year) |
$2,000,000 |
Hollis |
2002 |
Bond for general open space acquisition (limited to 1 year) |
$3,500,000 |
Hollis |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition (limited to 1 year) |
$5,000,000 |
Hollis |
2004 |
Bond for general open space acquisition (limited to 1 year) |
$3,500,000 |
Hollis |
2005 |
Bond for specific project |
$1,225,000 |
Hopkinton |
2002 |
Conservation Fund |
$8,000 |
Hopkinton |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$5,000,000 |
Hudson |
2003 |
From conservation fund to purchase 44 acres of Ingersoll property |
$268,000 |
Hudson |
2005 |
Budget surplus allocated to conservation fund |
$300,000 |
Jaffrey |
2002 |
To purchase 150 feet of shoreland on Contoocook Lake |
$15,000 |
Kensington |
2007 |
Bond for specific project |
$1,163,000 |
Kingston |
2001 |
|
$29,000 |
Kingston |
2002 |
To acquire easement on 37.25 acres (from capital reserve fund) |
$140,000 |
Kingston |
2002 |
To support acquisition of 115 acres (to be matched by $150,000 from The Nature Conservancy) |
$50,000 |
Kingston |
2003 |
|
$365,000 |
Kingston |
2004 |
|
$120,000 |
Kingston |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$60,000 |
Kingston |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific project (match for TNC project) |
$163,000 |
Kingston |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Lee |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$100,000 |
Lee |
2003 |
For land acquisition trust fund |
$100,000 |
Lee |
2004 |
Several specific projects |
$996,100 |
Lee |
2005 |
Four project specific bonds |
$634,200 |
Lee |
2006 |
Appropriation to Land Acquisition Capital Reserve Fund ($100,000) plus appropriations for 5 specific projects |
$647,000 |
Lee |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$75,000 |
Litchfield |
2003 |
Land acquisition fund |
$10,000 |
Londonderry |
2001 |
|
$400,000 |
Londonderry |
2002 |
Bond for open space conservation (as part of larger capital improvement bond) |
$1,000,000 |
Londonderry |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$4,000,000 |
Londonderry |
2004 |
|
$1,000,000 |
Londonderry |
2005 |
Bond for general conservation |
$1,000,000 |
Londonderry |
2006 |
Bond for general open space acquisition (as part of capital improvement program budget) |
$1,000,000 |
Madbury |
2005 |
Project specific appropriation |
$200,000 |
Madbury |
2005 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Madbury |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Madbury |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Madison |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$5,000 |
Madison |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$5000 |
Mason |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific project (match for TPL project) |
$100,000 |
Mason |
2007 |
Approp for specific project – to match Forest Legacy & grant funding |
$100,000 |
Marlborough |
2005 |
General open space bond |
$1,000,000 |
Meredith |
2002 |
Part of Capital Improvement Plan |
$25,000 |
Meredith |
2003 |
To conservation and open space trust fund |
$50,000 |
Meredith |
2004 |
Specific projects |
$500,000 |
Meredith |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$25,000 |
Meredith |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$75,000 |
Merrimack |
2002 |
To purchase Green’s Pond property |
$4,200,000 |
Middleton |
2006 |
Appropriation to specific project (Horn’s Brook) |
$60,000 |
Milford |
2004 |
|
$50,000 |
Milford |
2005 |
Project specific bond for Mile Slip Project |
$2,300,000 |
Mont Vernon |
2001 |
To replace LUCT |
$30,000 |
Mont Vernon |
2002 |
For conservation commission land acquisition fund |
$45,000 |
Mont Vernon |
2004 |
Three specific projects |
$528,000 |
Mont Vernon |
2005 |
General conservation bond |
$750,000 |
Mont Vernon |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$30,000 |
New Castle |
2003 |
$500,000 bond for general open space acquisition passed but vote was improper; redone in 2004 |
|
New Castle |
2004 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$500,000 |
Newfields |
2002 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$2,000,000 |
Newfields |
2002 |
For conservation commission fund |
$25,000 |
Newfields |
2005 |
Bond for specific project – Falzone with RLT & TPL |
$1,500,000 |
Newington |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Newington |
2003 |
Bond to purchase conservation easement on Frink Farm |
$500,000 |
Newington |
2004 |
|
$50,000 |
Newington |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
New Ipswich |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
New London |
2003 |
Capital Reserve Fund |
$75,000 |
New London |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$150,000 |
New London |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$150,000 |
New London |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Newmarket |
2001 |
Aquifer easement protection fund |
$54,000 |
Newmarket |
2002 |
Bond for land conservation, recreation and other public purposes |
$2,000,000 |
Newton |
2001 |
To purchase 18+ acres |
$50,000 |
Northfield |
2004 |
|
$35,000 |
North Hampton |
2001 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$4,000,000 |
Nottingham |
2006 |
Bond for specific project (Mulligan Forest) |
$850,000 |
Orange |
2007 |
Appropriation to start conservation fund |
$7844 |
Pelham |
2004 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$3,000,000 |
Peterborough |
2001 |
To purchase 120 acres |
$150,000 |
Peterborough |
2002 |
Land acquisition capital reserve fund |
$25,000 |
Peterborough |
2002 |
To purchase two parcels |
$25,000 |
Peterborough |
2003 |
Land acquisition capital reserve fund |
$25,000 |
Peterborough |
2004 |
Land acquisition capital reserve fund |
$25,000 |
Peterborough |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$150,000 |
Peterborough |
2006 |
Appropriation to land acquisition capital reserve fund |
$75,000 |
Peterborough |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$75,000 |
Pittsfield |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Plaistow |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$5,000 |
Plaistow |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$5,000 |
Rindge |
2002 |
Line item for conservation in capital improvement budget |
$5,000 |
Rindge |
2003 |
Bond for Converse Meadow project |
$225,000 |
Rindge |
2003 |
Appropriation for Converse Meadow project |
$100,000 |
Rollinsford |
2005 |
Bond for land for open space, public recreation or future municipal facilities |
$1,000,000 |
Rollinsford |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific 34 acre parcel |
$295,000 |
Rollinsford |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$20,000 |
Rollinsford |
2007 |
Appropriation from LUCT fund |
$20,000 |
Rumney |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific project, Baker River Tract |
$85,000 |
Rye |
2001 |
Conservation Fund |
$300,000 |
Rye |
2003 |
Bond for general open space acquisition |
$5,000,000 |
Rye |
2003 |
Land conservation acquisition fund |
$50,000 |
Sharon |
2002 |
Replenish conservation commission fund |
$3,000 |
Stratham |
2002 |
Bond for general land conservation |
$5,000,000 |
Sullivan |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$1,000 |
Sullivan |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$1000 |
Sunapee |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$7,500 |
Sunapee |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$7,500 |
Sunapee |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$9515 |
Sutton |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$30,000 |
Swanzey |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Tuftonboro |
2006 |
Appropriation for specific project, Wayne Cheney Farm easement |
$356,500 |
Wakefield |
2005 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$100,000 |
Wakefield |
2006 |
General open space appropriation |
$500,000 |
Warner |
2003 |
To augment conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Warner |
2004 |
To augment conservation fund |
$100,000 |
Warner |
2005 |
To augment conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Warner |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$50,000 |
Warner |
2007 |
Appropriation to conservation fund |
$50,000 |
Weare |
2001 |
Melvin Valley conservation project |
$300,000 |
Weare |
2003 |
From town surplus for land conservation |
$100,000 |
Weare |
2006 |
Bond for specific project, Ferrante parcel |
$700,000 |
Wilmot |
2006 |
Appropriation to Conservation Fund |
$2,500 |
Wilton |
2004 |
|
$50,000 |
Wilton |
2005 |
General open space bond |
$1,500,000 |
Wilton |
2005 |
Appropriation for specific parcel, Frog Pond |
$170,000 |
Winchester |
2003 |
|
$12,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
TOTAL |
2001 |
|
$15,348,000 |
TOTAL |
2002 |
|
$20,346,000 |
TOTAL |
2003 |
|
$36,125,000 |
TOTAL |
2004 |
|
$30,960,100 |
TOTAL |
2005 |
|
$25,025,700 |
TOTAL |
2006 |
|
$9,193,300 |
TOTAL |
2007 |
|
$3,827,358 |
SUM TOTAL |
|
|
$140,825,458 |
Does not include the towns that allocate some or all of the Land Use Change Tax to their conservation fund.
Updated 10/16/07 Please report additions or corrections to Dijit Taylor, Center for Land Conservation Assistance, 717-7045 or dtaylor@forestsociety.org