Isn the Land Trust taking away property rights for future generations by extinguishing the development rights?
Putting a conservation easement on property is a completely voluntary action. The owner chooses to exercise his property rights by asking that limited or no further development occur on their property. Removing development rights is no different than allowing minerals, oil, or gravel products to be removed from properties. When those products are removed from a property they too, are gone forever.
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