Retiring senator donates 52 acres for conservation
Sun colleague Annie Linskey reports:
Outgoing Sen. J. Lowell Stoltzfus and his wife, Sharon, set aside 52 acres of their land in Somerset County for conservation, a donation that abuts a larger parcel the couple agreed not to develop several years ago.
The property, which is on Back Shelltown Road south of Snow Hill, is valued at about $314,000, according to a preliminary estimate from the Department of Natural Resources. Stoltzfus said he’d initially planned to build homes on the property, but decided against it.
“It is like a little garden of Eden,” he said. The land is wooded and full of turkeys, deer and other wildlife, Stoltzfus said.
The Maryland Environmental Trust will oversee the property, though it will remain in Stoltzfus’ name. Under the terms of the conservation easement, any future landowner will have to respect the arrangement and will not be allowed to develop the property. Stoltzfus will receive a tax credit for the donation.
Comments
And when's the last time a Democrat ever gave anything to the state? I mean like, besides another reason for an indictment.Thank you Senator for your service and donation.
Posted by: TheBaltimoreColt | December 15, 2010 10:56 PM
If this is an easment, it is very possible that this is not really a donation in that the landowner is paid a certain percentage of the appraised value.
Posted by: Jim | December 16, 2010 11:28 AM
Great idea for all you snarky Republicans. What have you done for your country, your state or your God?
Posted by: Thomas Hall | December 16, 2010 4:14 PM