Information for Local Officials Table of contents: Please note: Some of these documents are available in Adobe PDF format for ease of viewing and printing. To view and print Adobe Acrobat documents (.pdf format), you must use the Acrobat Reader, downloadable free from their site: get Adobe Acrobat Reader. Saving Land Lowers Taxes: The Economic Benefits of Open Space and Your Local Tax Rate by Robert Levite (.html) Managing Prosperity: Estate and Retirement Planning for All Ages, Use of Conservation Easements in Estate and Conservation Planning by Jesse J. Richardson (.html) The Farmland Protection Toolbox by the American Farmland Trust (.html) Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements by the American Farmland Trust (.pdf) Cost of Community Services Studies by the American Farmland Trust (.pdf) Conservation Restrictions: A Tool for the Landowner and for the Community by Robert Levite (.html)     Back to the Land Protection Resource Center

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