The beneath letter was despatched to Stephen Casey, chairman of the Home Committee on Housing & Municipal Authorities concerning proposed Home Invoice 6283, discovered here. A letter in opposition to the identical invoice will be discovered here. On Tuesday, Could 6, the committee beneficial the measure be held for additional research
Expensive Consultant Casey and Committee Members:
The City of Burrillville respectfully submits this letter as testimony in assist of Home Invoice 2025 – H 6283. At their assembly of Wednesday, April 24, 2025, the Burrillville City Council adopted a decision requesting that laws be submitted to the Normal Meeting to amend Chapters 59 and 65 of the Public Legal guidelines of 2000 by altering the title to Burrillville Land Conservancy. A duplicate of the decision is
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Chapters 59 and 65 of the Public Legal guidelines of 2000 established a public land belief for the City of Burrillville and remains to be a viable entity, nonetheless it holds the identical title as a personal land belief who later assigned itself the identical title with out consulting or concurrence with elected City leaders.
Elected officers are extra accountable to the native residents. Transparency will likely be enhanced as a result of a public land belief will observe State open conferences and public information legal guidelines.
The City, per se, has the assets and capability to accumulate property if and when it turns into accessible verses different non-public entitities.
Members of the (non-public) Burrillville Land Belief spoke at a gathering of the Burrillville City Council in March. One member mentioned “We do really feel {that a} municipal land belief could be great. The extra land preserved, and water, wildlife preserved the higher.” And one other Burrillville Land Belief member mentioned “We have to work collectively. If you wish to make a municipal land belief, high-quality, the extra land conserved the higher.”
The City of Burrillville respectfully urges the Normal Meeting to cross this invoice.
Sincerely
Michael C. Wooden
City Supervisor, City of Burrillville
