HomeMy WebLinkAboutPudim Property HistoryATTACHED ARE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TOUSEAND/OR RESTRICTIONS ON THEPUDIMPROPERTY
1 .Resolution regarding acquisition ami funding of
property (undated)
2 .Connecticut Light and Power perpetual easement,
privilege and right of way (undated)
3 .Deed dated April 29,1969
4 .Letter to Town Manager from Department of HousingandUrbanDevelopmentdatedJulyl6,1969
5 .Dedication agreement dated April l3,1971‘
6 .State Statutes referenced in DedicationAgreement
7 .Letter to Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopmentdatedMay4,1972
8 .Conservation Commission motions of July 9,1.979
9 .Resolution letter dated July 19,1979
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Ilvm’v‘.“murmr5 ‘rm n_'itle VII of the Housing;Act of 1951,as mended,providesforthemakingofgrantsbytheSecretaryofHousingandUrbanDevelop—ment to States and local _ublic bodies to assist them in the acquisi—tion of permanent interests in land for oyen-S§ace uses Where suCh as—sistance is needed for carrying out a unified or officially coordinatedprogramfortheprovisionofOpen-snaoe lend as part of the comprehen—sively planned development of the urban area;and
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HY imEPi‘A the Tomi of South Windsor (hereinafter sometimes referredtoas"Applicant‘W desires to acquire certe;n land hoom as the Pudimroperty,consisti g of ll?acres,which lend is to ‘oe held and usedforpermanentopen—space land for conservation of land and other naturalresources;and
"WHEREAS Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of I964,and the regula-tions of the Department of Housing and Urban Elevelonnent effectuatingthatTitleprovidethatnopersonshellbediscriminatedagainst be—cause of race,color or national origin in the use of the land ac-quired;end
"E’EEREAS it is recognized that the contract for Federal grantwillimposecertainobligationsandresponsibilitiesunontheAboli—cant and will require among other thing-s (l)compliance with Federallaborstandards,and (2)compliance with Federal requirements relatingtoequalemploymentopportunity;and
"VIHEREAS it is estimated that the cost of acquiring said interestwillbe$190,2OO
"NOW,THEREFOE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF TEE TO‘kN OFSOUTHWINDSOR:
l.That an annlioation be made to the Department of Housing andUrbanDeveIOpment‘for a grant in an amount authorized by Title VII oftheHousingActof1961,as anended,which amount is presently estima—ted to be $595,100 and that the applicant will pay the balance of thecostfromotherfundsavailabletoit.
2.That the Town Manager is hereby authorized and directed toexecuteandtofilesuchapplicationwiththeDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment,to provide'additional information and to fur-nish such docunents as may be required by said Department,to executesuchcontractsasarerequiredbysaidDepartmentandtoactastheauthorizedcorrespondentoioneApplicant.
3.That the proposed acquisition is in accordance with plansfortheallocationoflandforopen—space uses,and that,should‘said grant.be made,the Applicant will acquire and retain said lendfortheusedesignatedinsaidapplicationandapprovedbytheDepart-nent of Housing and Urban Develcpment.
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4 That the UniJced.States of imerica.and the SecingandUrbanDevelopmentbe,and they hereby are,as retary of Hous—sured of full compli—ancee‘od Ut‘oanby the DeveiopmentApolioant witheffectuatingregulations the Titleof the VIDepgtgnentofor.the Civil Hogsazg
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mow ALL MEN BY '1’!{ESE PRESENTS:‘
That,we JOHN PUDIM .m.and WARREN PUDIM‘o:the Town
of.Vernon.County o:Talland.Stato o!CannecticuL,in considera-
tion oi a valuabla sum in dollars,:acaivcd to our tull nus--
fnCtion at THE COmYl'ICTICUT LICII'I‘AND POWER COMPANY,a ‘ccrpOrntion
chartrcd by the Genera].Asacmbly o£the State or Connucticut._and ,1}.
haying its principal office in Burlin.in the State OE Connecticut;
do giva.grant.bargain.sell and confirm unto‘thn aaid Tim CONNECTICU'I.‘
LIG’IT mm Pom R COMPANY,a perpetual easement privilege,and ri ht.oE
way three hundred {300)feet wide for electric lines for the
tranemiesion o:electric currents of any character neceeeary or
convenient from time to time in the conduct of the grantee a
‘buninese and the right nt any and all times and trom time to time
to ercct,inspect,operate,use,patrol and permanently maintain ..
the eaid electric lines upon,ever and acroee our lands aitueted
,in the Town of South Windsor,Count!ot unrttord,state or Connecticut.
Said eaemnont,privilege and right of.way herein granted covers
w’r an;land or interest therein,owned by us within one hundred
aeventy-tive (175)£eet measured at right angles to and easterly
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all that certain piece or parcel of land in the Town of South WindsConnecticutshownas“117 acres +"on map entitled'Property ot‘JolEDWARD&AUGUST PUDIM to be conveyed to THE TOWN O?SOUTH WINDSO 5
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.Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Barer Hill Roa‘which marks the northwesterly corner o£property now or tomero£Steven and John Dzen and the southwesterly corner of the premisesbeingdescribedthencenortherlyalongtheeasterlylineofBarber“Hill Road a distance of approximately two thousand one hundred aevensix(2176)feet to a point £ive hundred twenty-five (525)£eet soutoftheintersectionoftheeasterlylineofBarberHillRoadandthesoutherlylineofpropertynowortormerlyofWaltrA.Skinthenceeasterlyatanexteriorangleof92'07'19'a distance £two hundred torty-nine and eight one-hundredth:(2‘9 08)feet thence463%‘northerly at an exterior angle of 37'52'41 a distance ot £ivehundredtwenty-the (525)feet:thence easterly alone the southlineofpropertyneworformerlyofsaidWalterA.,Skinner a‘distance of one thousand seven hundred thirty-five and sixty~fouone-hundredths (1735 64)feet:thence southerly at an interiorangleor91‘19'34"a distance of ninety-three and fitteen one->hundredths (93 l5)teet:thence southerly at an interior angleot177'N'13"a distance of four hundred seventeen and seventy-fou
(417 74)feet-thence easterly at an interior angle of 271'5
a distance of fifty-four and sixty one-hundredths (54.60)feetthencesoutherlyataninteriorangleof96’40'00‘a distanceofonehundredeighty‘five and twenty one-hundredths (185 20)feet:
thence southerly at an interior angle of 175'll'40"a distanceoffourhundredfifteenandsixty-eight one-hundredths (415 68).feet.thence easterly at an interior angle of 266'56'50"a dstanoffourhundredseventy-nine and seventy-eight one-hundredths
(479 78)feet.thence easterly at an interr angle of 178‘53'ioadistanceofabouttwohundredfifteen(215)ft to the westerlylineofNiederwerferRoad:thence sctherly along the westerl lineofsaidNiederwerferRoadadistanceofapproximatelyonethousandforty(1040)feet:thence westerly along the northerly line of
property of said Stephen i John Dzen a distance of approxima 1twothousandsevenhundredforty(2740)feet to the point fbeginning.
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Volume 106 Page 394,to which reference may be had.
*a i "5 ”As part consideration for this Deed.it is agreed (a)that so muchso fsaidpropertyasmaynotbeputtoactualuseforTownpurposesprior
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grantors of the part of said premises that will be available to the
grantors until December 31,1970,and (b)at any time within one hundrtwenty(120)days after the date of this Deed the grantors shall have ..the right to enter upon the premises and to remove therefrom an at “a
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IN REFLY REFER TO:
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JUL 1 6 1969
Hr.Terry V.SprenkelTownHungerTomHall
151w Sullivan AvenueSouthwindmr,connecticut 060W
Dean:Hr.Sprenkel:
Subject:Contract for Grant to Acquire Open Space”We“N°-com-OSA-wo .-Tom of South windsor
I an pleased to enclose herewith one (1)fully executed counterpart of
the above identified.Contract.
Sincerely yours,
Qilliam J.DavisAssistantRegional AdninistratorforMetropolitanDevelopment
Enclosure
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA >DEPARTMEN OF HOUSDIG AND URBAN DEVELOWT
CONTRACT FOR GRANT TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR OPEN-SPACE PURPOSESUNDERTITLEVIIOFTHEHOUSEIGACTOF1961,AS AMENDED
PRAT I
Project No .CONN-OSA-ilm
Contract No .CONN-OSA-wO G
THIS AGREEMENT,consisting of this Part I and the Terms and '
Conditions (Form HUD-3l80b,dated 5-68)forming Part II hereof (whichParts,together,are herein called the "Contract")effective on the datehereinbelowsetout,by and betwee Town of South ilindsor.Connecticut
herein calied the "Public Body"and the United States of America(herein calied the "Govermnent”),WITNESSEI’H:
In consideration of the mutual covenants,promises,andrepresentationscontainedherein,the parties hereto do agree as follows:
SEC.l.PURPOSE OF CONTRACT
The purpose of this Contract is to provide Federal financialassistancetothePublicBodyintheformofagrantofFederal funds(herein called the ”Grant")under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1963.,as azended,for the purpose of carrying out a certain open-space landproject(herein called the "Project“)and to state the terms andconditionsunderwhichsuchassistancewillbeextended.
”2.THE PROJECTmE
(a)The Public Body agrees to undertake,carrv out,and complete theacquisitinointhatcertainlandlocatedintheTOWOmir1$5°rfsth
and more generally described as follows:
In Exhibit ”A"attached hereto and made a part hereof.
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(b)The Public Body agrees to retain said land for permanentopen—space purposes,and the open-space use or uses of said land shall beforparkandrecreationalpurposes,conservation of land and other naturalresources,or historic or scenic purposes.
SEC 3.THE GRANT
In order to assist the Biblic Body in carrying out the Project theGovernmentagreestomakeaGrantinanamountequaltoipercentoftheactualcostoftheProject,or in the amount of $9 10
whichever is less.
VSE.A.RELOCATION GRANT
(a)The Government further agrees to increase the Grant otherwise
payable to the Public Body pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereofinanamountequaltotherelocationpaymentswhicharemadebythePublicBodyinconnectionwiththeProject,in accordance withregulationsprescribedbytheSecretarywithrespectthereto.Provided,that the amount of such increase shall in no event exceed the sum of$NONE
(b)The Public Body agrees to make relocation payments to or onbehalfoftheeligiblefamilies,individuals,business concerns,andnonprofitorganizationsinaccordancewithandtothefullestextent
permitted by the regulations prescribed by the Secretary and within thelimitationsofsubsection(a)hereof
(c)No part of the amount of the relocation payments provided forhereundershallbeincludedincomutingtheamountoftheGrantotherwise
payable to the Public Body pursuant to the provisions
.of Section 3 hereof.
SEB.5.TIME OF PERFORMANCE
(a)Complete the acquisition of the open-Space m immediatelymm:following the date of this contract.
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'l‘hiu Contract may be executed in any number of counterparts,each of
which shall be deemed to be an original,and such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
SEX}.7.CHANGES APPLICABLE TO PART II PEREOF
The following changes and additions are hereby made in the attachedTermsandConditionsdesignatedPartIIhereof.
(a)Wherever there appears in the Terms and Conditions,Part II,of
this Contract any reference to or any provision directed toward demolition
and/or development activities on open-space land acquired as part of theProjectauthorizedhereunder,such provision or reference shall be deemedtobesurplusage,it being understood and agreed by and between the partiesheretothatthepurposeofthisContractistoprovideforFederalgrant toassistintheacquisitionoflandforopen-space purposes.
(b)add 3m.109 to read as follows:
l.The applicant shall cause to be erected at the site of the
project,and maintain in good condition until site develop-ment is completed,or for two years where no developmentiscontenmlated,a Sig;which will be satisfactory to theGovernmentandcontain(a)the name of the project,(b)thenameofthepublicbody,and (c)the following phrase:
"Acquisition (and development if applicable)of this park(or a more appropriate term;e.g.conservation area,scenicarea,etc.)is being carried out with financial aid from theOpenSpaceLandProgram,U.S.Department of Housing andUrbanDevelopment."
2._Signs shall have a background of red,white and blue in three
equal horizontal segnents.Size and number of signs shall be
adequate to mark the site clearly and shall be in keeping with
the visual esthetics of the site,
3.Project signs shall be placed in a prominent location on the
site and shall be maintained in good condition until the site
development is completed,or for two years in those projectswherenodevelopmentiscontemplated,
h.Optional information may include the name of the contractor;
that of the architect;project number;the dollar amount of
Federal participation;and the dollar amount of local and/or
state participation.
(c)Wherever,1'1 the Term and Condltlcns of this Contract relating to
Equal Enployment Opportumty the words "race,creed,color,or~natlonal or1g1n"are used there shall be subsultuted .n thelr
place and stead the words "race,color,rehclon,sex or natloral
orlgln"
-Sm.8.SPmIAL CONDITIONS
WNotwlthstandlng any of the provxsmns of this Agreement the Government:l‘shall be under no obllgatlon to make any grant dlsbursements relatmg to"thls PrOJect unless the Appllcant hereln shall submt two appralsals 1n
connectlon with the prOJect Slte and approved by the Government
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Publlc Body has caused thls Contract to be duly‘executed 1n its behalf and 1ts seal to be hereunto afflxed and attested and
thereafter,the Government has caused the same to be duly executed 1n its‘'behalf this day of 19g?
TOWN.OF SOUTH HINDSOR'(SEAIJ
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICASecretaryofHousing and Urban Development
By .Assistant Regional Administrator
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TOAILPEOPLE’I‘O'NHWTX-ESEPESENTSSHAILmm,GREETING:
KNOW YE,THAT the TOWN OP SOUTH mm,a municipal corparztian
specially chartered under the laws of the State at Connecticut and lccated
w ithin Hartford County in said State,hereinafter called "TOWN",has purchased
c ertain land within said Town,which land is more mlly deecribed a:follows:
Beginning at a point an the easterly line of Barber Hill Road which mark:he northwesterly comer of property new or rower}:of steven and John Dzen andhesouthwesterlycomercfthepraisesbeingdescribed;thence northerly alongheeasterlylineorBarberHillRoadadistanceorapprcedmateb'2176 feet to e
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nt 525 feet south of the intersection of the easterly line of Barber Hill Ron
nd the southerly line of property now or formerly of Walter 1.Skinner;thence .
asterly at an exterior angle of 92'07'l9”a distance of 21.9.08 feet;thence
ortnerly at a1 ecterior angle of 87'52',kl“a distance of 525 feet;thence
easterly along the southerly line of property now or fomerly of said "alter A.
(Jmer a d stance of 1735.6l.feet;thence southerh gt an interior angle of 91'
19 3L."a distance of 93.15 feet;thence southerly at an interior angle of 177'
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'13"a distance of 1.17.71.feet;thence easterly at an interior angle of 271'1+'30"a distance ox 5L 60 feet,thence southerly at an interior angle of 96‘
hO'00"a distance of 185 20 feet thence southerly at an interior angle of 175‘
ll'L0"a distance of L15 68 feet‘thence eastern at an interior angle of 266‘
56'SO"a distance of h79 78 feet thence easterly at an interior angle of 178'
53'O3"a distance of about a5 feet to the‘western line of Niedez-xerfer Road;
thence southerly along the wester‘J line of said Niederwerfer Roadva distance
of aporoximately 101.0 feet thence westerly along the northerly line of propertyofsaidStephen&John Dzen a distance of approzdmately 271.0 feet to the pointfbeginning
‘lnre proper y described on a certain map mtitled "Mperty of John Edward
o~.__August Kdim to be conveyed to the Town of South windsor,Niederwerfer am
arber hill Roads South Windsor,Conn.,Scale l"-100'January 1969,Prepared
Eng.Dept."which said nap is recorded in drawer 13,nap 1A of South Windsor
Records.Said tract contains ll7+acres.a.;
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7'VII-mm,the Town intends to use said land for recreational and
nservation purposes as defined in Section 7431c of the Connecticut General ’_
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VO‘J TFMOHE in :onsideraticn for sud grant-maid,the Town
goverun s and area:with the State of Connecticut that said land ahan mt
9e conveyed or canverted to axxy use otner than recreatianal ar conservation
purposes (as dmined in sud Section 7-131¢),except wi h tha approul of the
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1311 a:the Connecticut General Statutes,Revisicn of 1958,Revised to 1966.
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me contcactoz-agrees and warrants that in the perfomance of this
contract re will not discriminate or pemit discrimination against any person
or group of persons on the grounds of race,color,religion ox-nationai origin
in ary ..anner prohibited by the laws of the United States or or the State ot
wrnec t,ard mrther agrees to provide the Civil Rights Comission with suchi '
inforzation requested by the Comission concerning the mployment practices and
procedures of the contractor as relate to the provisions of this section.
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Said covenants and agrement shall'run with the 1and in favor or
the State of Connecticut and shall be binding upon the NW OF SOUTH W3,
its successors and aseips..
m WI mSS W’ml’,the TOWN OF SOUm WSOR has caused these presents ts
oe executed and its seal to be hereunto Iffixed by 3‘"?v-sWak‘l
its Town Manager hereunto duly authorized,this 13th day oi'"
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Signed Sealed and Delivered
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§7-131a
read §448).changed the effective date to Octo—
ber l.1971.
Law Review Commentaries
Inland Wetlands Act.Ridgeway M.Hall,Jr.V 1972 open space conveyance tax-recapture orreaction?John B.Tyler and Garrison N.Val-entine (1973)47 Conn.Bar J.332.(1974)48 Conn.Bar J.3.5;
Library Reference.
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Municipal Corporaxions @177.
Towns #28.
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CJS.Municipal Corporations §551 et seq.CJS.Towns §§61 to 70.
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§7-l3lb.Acquisition of open space land and easements.Revaluationofpropertysubjecttoeasement
(a)Any municipality may,by vote of its legislative body,by purchase,
i;condemnation,gift,devise,lease or otherwise,acquire any land in any areadesignatedasanareaofopenspacelandonanyplanofdevelopmentof a
municipality adopted by its planning commission or any easements,interest
or rights therein and enter into covenants and agreements with owners ofsuchopenspacelandorintereststhereintomaintain,improve,protect,limit
the future use of or otherwise conserve such open space land.
Ei,(b)Any owner who encumbers his property by conveying a less than fee
£3 interest to any municipality under subsection (a)of this section shall,upon
written application to the assessor or board of assessors of the municipality,
be entitled to a revaluation of such property to reflect the existence of such
i encumbrance.effective with respect to the next-succeeding assessment list oft2‘
such municipality.Any such owner shall be entitled to such revaluation,
notwithstanding the fact that he conveyed such less than fee interest prior to
October l,1971,provided no such‘revaluation shall be effective retroactively.
(c)Any owner aggrieved by a revaluation under subsection (b)of thissectionmayappealtotheboardoftaxreviewinaccordancewiththe
provisions of sections 12-1 11 and 12-1 12 and may appeal from the decision oftheboardoftaxreviewinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsection12—118.
(1963,PA.490,§6;eff.June 24.1963;1971 PA.73.)
Historical Note
Codification Amendments
Present §7-131b was redesignated from 1971 Amendment.R 1971 PA.73 designat-
§7-—l31c in Gen.Stat..Rev.to 1965.ed the existing section.as subsectioh (a)and
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nents.Revaluation
body,by purchase,.ny land in any area3fdevelopmentof aIeasements.interestemswithowners of1prove,protect,limitland.
*ying a less than feeisectionshall,uponofthemunicipality,he existence of such1gassessmentlist of:o such revaluation,fee interest prior tofectiveretroactively.
bsection (b)of thisccordancewiththefromthedecisionofisofsection12—118.
GENERAL PROVISIONSCh.97
added subsections (b)and (c)relating to reval-uation of properties of persons conveying lessthanfeeinteresttoamunicipalityundersub—section (a)and appeals of revaluation undersubsection(b)by aggrieved persons.
Cross Reference.
Acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.see §26-i7a.Inland wetlands.see §22a-36.Municipal acquisition of wetlands,and water courses.see §22a—42.
Law Review Commentaries
A survey.
§7-131bNote 4
Former Section 7-1311:
A former §7—l3lb.which related to conser-vation of open spaces,was derived from:1961,RA.588.§§l to 4;1963,RA.490,§13.
Conservation restrictions:(1975-76)8 Conn.LRev.383.
Historic preservation restrictions.Russell L.Brenneman,(1975—76)8 Conn.L.Rev.231.
1972 open space conveyance tax-recapture orreaction?John B.Tyler and Garrison N.Val-entine (1973)47 Conn.Bar J.332.
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Burden of proof 3Preemption:2Publiceasement IRelief‘Review 5
Subdivision.Connecticut style—an Orwellian
philosophy?Melvin J.Silverman (i972)46Conn.Bar I.571.
l.Public easement
Valid acceptance of dedication.as requiredtoestablishexistenceofpubliceasement,canonlybemadebytownorpropermunicipalauthoritiesorbygeneralpublic.Rugg'ero v.Town of East Hartford (1984)477 A.2d 668,2ConnApp.89.
in view of public easement over unpaved,unimproved portion of street.adjoining land-owners each owned one-half of'base of streetuptocenterlinesubjecttotown's easementand,upon abandonment of public easement bytown,use of one-half of property would reverttoeach.Ruggiero v.Town of East Hartford
(1984)477 A.Zd 668.2 ConnApp.89.227
RJm;PA.73.decimat-m as subsection (a)and
2.Presumptions
Taking of highway creates no interest in fee,
presumption being that landowners whoselandsabuthighwaycontinuetobeowners offeeoflandtocenterofhighway.Ruggiero v.Town of East Hartford (i984)477 A.2d 668,2ConnApp.89.
3.Burden of proof
Burden was upon taxpayer to prove thatassessmentplaceduponitspropertybyassessorwasillegalorexcessiveascontrarytoopenspaceclassificationbytownplanningandzon‘ing commission.Birchwood Country Club.Inc.v.Board of Tax Review of Town of West-
port (i979)422 A.2d 304.178 Conn.295.
4.Relief
Even if taxpayer succeeded in establishingthatopenspacedesignationofitsentire tractbytowuzoningandplanningcommissionwunotlegallychangedbysubsequentactionsofthecommission.in adopting open space poli-
§7—1311)Nola 4
cics and procedures.taxpayer‘s actions in yearsfollowinginitialdamnationoperatedtopre-clude it from obtaining relief sought wheretaxpayer,through its attorney,agreed in princi-ple m enter into an ayeement with town guar-anteeing preservation of its open space areas inaccordancewithprocedurestobeadoptedinfuture.Birchwood Country Club,Inc.v.Board of Tax Review of Town of Westpon(1979)422 A.2d 304,178 Conn.295.
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5.Review
Determination of assessor to differentiate invaluebetweenopenspacelandwhichwasde-voted to a recreational use and open spacelandwhichwaspassiveinnaturewasneitherarbitrnorreasonableinabsenceofevi-dence t at per acre evaluation ultimately ar~rived at by assessor did not reflect land's cur~rent use.Birchwood Country Club,Inc.v.Board of Tax Review of Town of Westport(I979)¢22 A.2d 304,178 Conn.295.
§7-131c.Open space land.Definitions
As used in sections 7—l3lc to 7-131k.inclusive:
(a)“Recreational and conservation purposes"means use of lands for agri-culture,parks,natural areas,forests.camping,fishing,wetland preservation.wildlife habitat,reservoirs,hunting,golfing,boating,swimming,snowmobil-
ing,sanitary land fill,historic and scenic preservation and other purposes assetforthinsection7—131b;
(b)“Land"or “lands"means real property,including improvements thereofandthereon,and all estates,interests and rights therein of any kind ordescription,including,but not limited to,easements,rights of way and water
and riparian rights;
(c)"Open space land"refers to any land acquired under the provisions ofsections7-131c to 7—131k,inclusive:
(d)“Municipality”means any town,city or borough,or other politicalsubdivisionofthestate,or public authority authorized by law to acquire andholdlandforrecreationalandconservationpurposeswhoseterritoriallimitsorjurisdictionisnotwhollycontainedwithintheterritoriallimitsofatown,city or borough.
(1963,P.A.649,§1:1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,RA.368,§1;1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,PA.574,§3,eff.July 1,1965;1971.PA.842,§l.eff.July 14,i971.)
Amendments1965 Amendments.1965,FebSpsess,PA.368,§l.added to the definition of “municipal-
ity”political subdivisions of the state and ub-lic authorities authorized to acquire and oldland.
1965,Feb.Sp.Sess..RA.574.§3,substituted.at the end of subsec.(a),the reference to
section "7-131c"[redesignated 7-13lb in 1965]from "7-131c”.
1971 Amendment.1971,PA.842,§l.in-serted,in the definition of ”recreational andconservationpurposes"under definition (a).use of lands for “swimming,snowmobiling,sanitary land fill"following “boating".
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(1975-76)8 Conn.L.Rev.383.Historic preservation restrictions.Russell LBrenneman.(1975-76)8 Conn.LRev.231.
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Nam of Decisions
Construction l
Open space 2
1.Coluu'uction
This section defining “open space land",which is entitled to reduce valuation,and otherlegislationpertainingtosuchland,does notrequirethatsuchlandbeleftinitspristine,natural state,where the legislation does notemploytheword"undeveloped,"and the spe-cific inclusion of farm land as being entitled toreducevaluationclearlymilitatesagainstanyrequirementthattheintentionofsuchlegisla-tion is to keep property.such as that leased by
plaintiff country club and used as a golf
Town of Wilton (1975)363 A.2d 61,168 Conn.466.
1.Open space
Mere fact of private ownership and use ofland.such as that leased by plaintiff countryclubforgolfcourse,would not disqualify landfromopenspaceclassification.which wouldentitlesuchlandtoreducedvaluation,sincesuchownershipanduseareimplicitintheentirestructureofopenspacelegislation;oth-erwise there would be no purpose in evenconsideringpreferentialtaxtreatmentforpri-vately owned farm land,forest land and otherlandswhichqualifyphysicallyasopenspacelandunderstatutorydefinitions.Rolling HillsCountryClub,Inc.v.Board of Tax Review of
course.from being developed.Rolling Hills Town of Wilton (i975)363 A.Zd 61,168 Conn.Country Club.Inc.v.Board of Tax Review of 466.
§7-13ld.GrantJn-aid for open space land acquisition or development
Any municipality or group of contiguous municipalities may apply to the
commissioner of environmental protection for a grant‘in-aid of a progamestablishedtopreserveorrestricttoconservationorrecreationpurposes the
use of open space land.Such grant shall be used for the acquisition of land.
or easements,interests or rights therein,or for the development of such land,
or easements,interests or rights therein,for purposes set forth in section
7-131c,or both,in accordance with a plan of development adopted by the
municipal planning commission of the municipality within which the land is
located.Any application for a grant-in—aid relating to land located beyond the
territorial limits of the applying municipality shall be subject to approval of
the legislative body of the municipality within whose territorial limits the
land is located.A municipality applying for aid under sections 7-131c to
7-13lk,inclusive,may designate its conservation commission as its agent to
make such application.
(1963,RA.649,§2;1965.Feb.Sp.Sess.P.A.367.§l,'eff.June 24.1965;i971,P.A.
842.§2;1971,P.A.872.§404,eff.Oct.l,1971;1978,P.A.78-359,§1,eff.Iuly l,1978.)
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Amendments
1965 Amendment.1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,PA.367.§l.added the provision that an applica-tion for a yant-in-aid for land outside applyingmunicipalitybesubjecttoapprovalofmunici-
pality in which the land is located,and deletedaprovisionallowingmunicipalitiestoapplyonlyforgrantsinvolvinguseoflandwithintheapplyingmunicipality.
1971 Amendments.1971.PA.842.§2,in-Scrted,in the second sentence.the use of the
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grant for improvement of open space land,oreasements.interests or rights therein,for pur-
poses set out in §7-131c.or both,following“interests or rights therein."
1971,RA.872,§404,substituted the "com-
missioner of environmental protection"for“council on agriculture and natural resources".
1978 Amendment.1978,PA.78-359,§l,
substituted,in the second sentence,“develop-
ment"for "improvement”following "rights
therein,or for the".
Law Review Commentariu
(1973—1974)6 Conn.Equal apportionment.L.Rev.529.
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§7-131e.Applications for grant
(a)Open space grants-maid shall be approved by the commissioner ofenvxronmentalprotection.
(b)Said commissxoner shall prescribe an application form and may requiresupportingmaps,data,title searches and appraisals as he so determines.
(c)All applications shall be approved by local planning agencies andconservationcommissions,where they exist,prior to submission.All applica-
tions shall be submitted to the regional planning agency,if any,whose area of
operation includes the location of the land for which open space grant-in-aidisrequested.The regional planning agency shall study the application andrenderanadvisoryreportofitsfindingsandrecommendationsthereontothe
applicant who shall submit such regional planning agency report with its
application to the commissioner.The regional planning agency shall have
thirty days to render such report.If it fails to report or if there is no regional
planning agency,the applicant shall so note to the commissioner.Theregionalplanningagencymaydesignateitsexecutivecommitteetoactfor it
under this section or may establish a committee for this purpose
(1963 PA.649 §S 1969 PA 628 §16 eff Julyl 1969 1971 PA.872 §405 effOct.1 1971)
r
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Amendments mission prior to submission:deleted subsec-tion (d)which related to forwarding of applica-tions to the Connecticut development commisosionwhichshallmakeareportandsuchreporttobeforwardedtothecouncilonagricultureandnaturalresoursesfordisposition;and add-ed,to subsection (c),the second through theSixthsentencesrelatingtosubtmssronofapplicationsto,the study,and report by the region-al pianmng agency to the applicant who shall
1969 Amendment.1969,PA.628,§16.de-leted,from subsection (c),the former second
sentence which was related to land claimed to
have regional siyiificance must have had ap-
plications approved by reg'onal planning agen-
cies prior to submission,except where no such
agency existed,the application must have ap
proval of the Connecticut development com-
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Title 7
Effective Dates read §448),changed the effective date to Octo-1971 Act.I971,June Sp.Sess.,PA.l,§9,ber l.1971.amending 1971.PA.872,§447 (which should
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submit such report to thc council on ayicul-
ture and natural resources.
1971 Amendment.1971,PA.872,§405,
substituted,throughout the section the “com-
missioner of environmental protection"or“commissioner"for “council on agiculture
and natural resources"or “council".
NLI
up
dowra-“
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Equal appointment.(1973-1974)6 Conn.L.
Rev.529.
1.Equal protection
Regional council of governments which was
made up of the chief elected official of cities
within the reg‘ou.whose populations ranged
from 2000 to 160,000,and which had powers
merely to be informed.to advise,to comment.
and to propose in the areas of municipal pro-
grams.zoning changes.regional compacts and
law enforcement was not subject to one man-
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Effective Date.
i971 Act.1971,Iune SpSess.,RA.1,§9,
mending 1971,'P.A.872,§447 (which should
read §448),changed the effective date to Octo-
ber l,i971.
Law Review Commentaries
1972 open space conveyance tax-recapture or
reaction?John B.Tyler and Garrison N.Val-
entine (1973)47 Conn.Bar J.332.
Notes of Decisions
one vote principle and method by which mem-
bers were chosen did not deny equal protec‘
tion despite population variances between the
cities and despite the fact that one city had
over 85%of the black and minority population
of the region.Education/Inmccion,Inc.v.
Moore (D.C.l973)379 F.5upp.1160,affirmed
503 F.2d H87,certiot‘ari denied 9S S.Ct.783.
419 U.S.1109,42 LEd.2d 806.
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§7—131f.Considerations in approving grants
In making grants-in-aid for open space land acquisition or development the
commissioner of environmental protection shall:(a)Seek to achieve a rea-
sonable balance among all parts of the state in the relative adequacy of
present areas devoted to recreational and conservation purposes and the
relative anticipated future needs for additional areas devoted to recreational
and conservation purposes:(b)give due consideration to the special park
requirement needs of urban areas;(c)wherever possible,give priority to land
which will be utilized for multiple recreational and conservation purposes:
(d)give due consideration to coordination with the plans of departments of
the state and regional planning agencies with respect to land use or acquisi-
tion and (e)give primary consideration to the needs of municipalities that
have formed local housing partnerships pursuant to the provisions of section
8-336f.
(1963,P.A.649,§4;1971,P.A.872,§406,eff.Oct.1.1971;1979,PA.79—607,§7,eff.
Oct.1,1979;1988,P.A.88-305,§2.eff.June 6,1988.)
Historical Note
1988 Amendment.1988,PA.88-305,§2.
added subsec.(e).
Effective Dates
1971 Act.1971.June Sp.$ess.,PA.l.§9,.
amending 1971.PA.872,§447 (which should
read §448).changed the effective date to Octo-
ber l.1971.
Amendments
197i Amendment.1971.PA.872,§406.
substituted the "commissioner of environmen-
tal protection"for “council on agriculture and
natural resources".
m9 Amehdmem.1979,RA.79—607,§7,
OPmcnt':
inserted in
following
introductory “open paragraphspace land
“or
acquisi:
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Amendments 1972 Amendment.1972,PA.21,§l,insert-ed,in subsec.(b),“one or more"following"shall be determined by".
1978 Amendment.1978,PA.78-359,§2,amended subsec.(a)by substituting "may"for“shall"following “environmental protection"and “federal grant is not made,",and by insen-ing “or development"following "open spacelandacquisition";added,to subsec.(b),thesecondsentence;and substituted,in subsec.(c),"and approved by the commissioner ofenvironmentalprotectionprior.to July 1,1978,"for "by said council prior to January l,1968,"following “which was received”.
1979 Amendment.1979,P.A.79-607.§8amendedsubsec.(a)by substituting "(l)"forcommafollowing"environmental protection”,and‘by substituting “(2)where a federal '‘"
§7-131g MUNICIPALITIES Title 7
§7-I3lg.Amount of grant
(a)Subject to the provisions of sections 7—13lc to 7-131k,inclusive,thecommissionerofenvironmentalprotectionmay(l)where a federal grant isalsomade,approve grants to municipalities of one-half of the nonfederalshareofopenspacelandacquisitionordevelopmentcosts.(2)where a federalrehabilitationorinnovationgrantismadetoamunicipalityundertheUrbanParkandRecreationRecoveryActof1978(P.L.95-625,92 Stat.3538),approve a grant to such municipality not to exceed fifteen per cent of the totalprojectcostofsuchdevelopmentorrehabilitationand(3)where a federalgrantisnotmade,may approve grants to municipalities of forty per cent ofsuchlandacquisitionordevelopmentcosts.
(b)The cost of land,for determination of a state grant hereunder,shall bedeterminedbyoneormoreappraisalsmadeorobtainedbythestateandshallnotincludeincidentalcosts,such as surveying and closing costs or costs ofdevelopmentthereof.When a municipality receives a gift of land as aportionofthetotalvalueoftheproperty,the appraised value of said gift oflandshallbesubtractedfromthenonfederalsharefordeterminationofastategrant.Such information as may be required for determination of anysuchgrantwithrespecttodevelopmentcostsshallbesubmittedinaccordancewithregulationsprescribedbysaidcommissioner.
(c)Any application for a grant-in-aid under sections 7-13lc to 7-131k,inclusive,which was received and approved by the commissioner of environ-mental protection prior to July l,1978,shall be administered in accordancewiththetermsandconditionsoftheopenspacestatutesineffectpriorto thatdate.
(1963,P.A.649,§3;1967,P.A.739,§1,eff.Jan.l,1968;1969,P.A.190,§l,eff.May21,1969;1971,RA.63,§l,eff.April 25,1971;1971,RA.872,§407,eff.Oct 1 1971'1972,P.A.21,§1,eff.April 6,1972;1978,RA.78-359,§2,eff.July 1,1979:1979,PA,79—607,§8,eff.Oct.l,1979;1983,June Sp.Sess.,P.A.83-33,§l4,eff.July 1,1983.).
Historical Note
1967 Amendment.1967,RA.739,§1,sub-stituted in subsec.(a),“shall,where a federalgrantisalsomade"for “may”,deleted "to theamount"following “municipalities”and added“and.where a federal grant is not made,shallapprovegrantstomunicipalitiesoffortypercentofsuchlandacquisitioncosts"at end;inserted,in subsec.(b),"shall be determined*‘"by the state".
1969 Amendment.1969,PA.190.addedsubsection(c)relating administering of appli-cation for grant'in-aid received prior to Janu-axy 1.1968.
1971 Amendments.1971,PA.63,§1,in.serted,in subsection (b).the words “made or”preceding “obtained by the".
1971,P.A.872,§407,substituted the “com-
missioner of environmental protection"fortI.council on agriculture and natural resources'..
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§7-l3lh.Charges by municipality
Reasonable charges may be made by a municipality,when necessary,to aid
in the proper maintenance of recreational facilities developed on land ac-
quired under sections 7—131c to 7—131k,inclusive.
(1963,PA.649,§6.)
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§7-1311.Municipal use of open space land
Land acquired or developed by any municipality,for which a state grant
was awarded under sections 7—131c to 7-131k,inclusive,shall not be con~
veyed other than to another municipality or to the state for use for recreation
or conservation or converted to any use other than recreation or conserva-
tion,except with the approval of the commissioner of environmental protec-
tion.If such grant was awarded for acquisition of land,such approval by
said commissioner shall be conditioned on the agreement of the municipality
to provide comparable land to be devoted to recreation or conservation,the
full proceeds of any sale of land to be applied to such purpose and,if such
proceeds exceed the amount required for such land acquisition,the balance
shall revert to the state general fund.If the municipality is unable to acquire
comparable land,it shall pay to the state (1)if the land is sold,the same
percentage of the proceeds of the sale as that granted by the state for the
purchase of the land,or (2)if the land is not sold,such percentage of the fair
market value of the land at the time of conversion to another use.
(1963,PA.649,§7;1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,PA.369,§1,eff.June 24,1965;1971,P.A.
872,§408,eff.Oct.l.1971:1978,PA.78—359,§3,eff.July 1,1978.)
Historical Note
Amendment:to the state for use for recreation or conserva-
1965 Amandmem‘1965 Febspsess.‘PA.tion"after the words "shall not be conveyed."
369,§i,‘inserted,in the first sentence,the 1971 Amendment.i971,RA.872,§408,
words “other than to another municipality or substituted the “commissioner of environmen-
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rehabilitation and (3)”for "and."following Effecdve Data“acquisition or development costs".”71 A“.1971.June splw'p'A.1'§9'447 (which should1983Amendment.1983.June Sp.Sess..PA.amending 1971,PA.872,§
83-33,§14,inserted the second sentence relat-read §448),changed the to
to a gift of land.in subsec.(b).1.1971.
§7-1311 MUNICIPALITIES
Title 7
tal protection"for “council on agiculture and such approval by said commissioner”fornaturalresources”."Such approval".
1978 Amendment.X978,RA.78-359,§3 Effective Date!insertod,in the first oemence,“or developed;1971 Act.1971,June Sp Sess.,PA.1 §9follow1og‘:I..and acqulred";and substituted at amending 1971 PA.872,§'447 (which simuléthebeginmngofthesecondsentence,"If such read §448).Chonged the effective date to Octo-grant was awarded for acquisition of land,ber 1.1971.
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§7—1311.Taking of land by state or public service company
If the state or any public service company.as defined in section 16-1,takesanyland,for highway or other purposes,which is restricted to conservationorrecreationuseinaccordancewithanestablishedopenspaceprogam,whether or not a state grant was awarded under sections 7-131c to 7-l3lk,inclusive,to the municipality in which the land is located,the state or suchcompanyshallprovidecomparablelandtobeincludedinsuchprogram orshallgrantorpaytothemunicipalitysufficientfundstobeusedforsuch
purpose;provided,before the state takes such land for highway or other
purposes,it shall hold a public hearing in addition to the public hearingrequiredbysectionl3a—58 or by any other section of the general statutes.Atsuchpublichearingandinthenoticethereof,as provided for herein,the stateshallsetforththedescriptionofthelandproposedtobetakenandthe
proposed use of such land,together with any reasons for the proposed takingoftheopenspacelandratherthanotherland.The state shall give notice ofthetimeandplaceofsuchhearingbypublicationinanewspaperhavingasubstantialcirculationineachtown.city or borough affected,at least twice,at intervals of not less than two days,the first not more than fifteen nor lessthantendaysandthesecondnotlessthantwodaysbeforesuchhearingandsuchhearingshallbeheldwithinaperiodofnotmorethanthirtyandnotlessthanfifteendaysafteranyotherpublichearingrequiredbysection13a-58 orbyanyothersectionofthegeneralstatutes.If the governing body of themunicipalityowningsuchlandandthegoverningbodyofthemunicipalityinwhichsuchlandislocatedandthecommissioneroftransportationagreethatacombinationofthehearingrequiredbysectionl3a—58 and the hearingrequiredbythissectionwillbestservetheinterestsofthestateand themunicipalityconcerned,such combined hearing may be held after givingnoticeofsuchcombinedhearinginthemannerprovidedinsection13a—S8.At such combined hearing the state shall comply with the requirements ofsectionl3a-58 and this section in regard to the information to be presented234
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and the opportunity for all persons concerned to be heard.Except ashereinafterprovidedthestateshallnottake,for highway or other purposes.any such land unless the goveming body of the municipality in which thelandislocatedhas,by majority vote of all its members,approved the
proposed taking.If such governing body does not approve such proposedtakingwithinninetydaysafterthepublichearingprovidedforherein,thestatemayapplytothesuperiorcourt,or to any judge thereof when said courtisnotinsession,for an order permitting the state to take such land forhighwayorotherpurposes,notwithstanding the failure of the governing bodyofthemunicipalitytoapprovetheproposedtaking.The state shall serveuponthemunicipalityacopyofsuchapplicationnotlessthanthirtydays
prior to the hearing thereon.Said court or judge shall hold a hearing on theapplication,at which hearing any interested citizen may be heard.If saidcourtorjudge,after consideration of all the facts and of the public policy ofthisstatethatopenspacelandshallbepreserved.finds that no land otherthanthelandproposedtobetakenwillservethepurposeofsuchtaking,it orheshallissuetheorderappliedfor.
(1963,P.A.649,§8;1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,P.A.119;I965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,PA.609;1969,P.A.176,§1.eff.May 21,1969.)
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Codlheation
This section.as orig‘nally enacted by 1963,RA.649,§8,was designated as §7-131j.Theamendmentsby196$,FebSp.Sess.,PA 119;and 1965,Feb.Sp.Sess..PA.609,amend thissectionas§7-l3lk.
Amendments
1965 Amendments.l965,FebSpSess,RA.i19.included,in the first sentence,the words“or any public service company.as defined insection16-1”following "If the state"and inssertedthewords“or such company"after“state”,and “or pay"after "yam".
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Generally 10
1965,Feb.Sp.Sess.,RA.609,added,to thefirstsentence,the proviso,and added the sec-ond.third and sixth through the tenth sen-tences and deleted.from the first sentence.thewords"to the extent feasible”following thewords“the state shall”in the first sentence.
1969 Amendment.1969,PA.176,§l,in.serted the fourth and fifth sentences relating toacombinationofhearingifitwillbestservetheinterestsofthestateandmunicipalitycon-cemed;and substituted,in the seventh sen-tence,the words “when said court is not insession"in lieu of "in vacation"following thewords"any judge thereof".
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Damage.t3Entiretract taken.compenntion ll
Injunction 9
Intervention 8Pukusers,midenu,standing 5Pal-uni taldng.compensation 12PowerofcommissioneriPropertyowners,standing 6Standing
Generally 4Parkusers,residents 5Propertyowners6
Taxpayers 1Statuteofcharitable uses zSubstitutefacilities3Taxpayers,standing 7
l.Power of commissioner
Even though state authority was necessary to
permit city to own and conduct park.park washeldbycityforbenefitofpublicaswhole,andcitywasnotfreetosellparkpropertyorother-wise devote it to inconsistent use,park was notheldbysovereign,as such,and could be takenbyHighwayCommissionerunderstatutory
grant of general power of condemnation.Hi-land v.Ives (1967)228 A.2d 502,154 Conn.683.
2.Statute of charitable uses
Statute of charitable uses would operate torequirecitytoholdproceedsofcondemnationawardsubjecttosubstantiallysamerestrictionasthatplacedonlandsbydedicationforparkpurposes,but statute would not preclude tak-ing of parkland by state for highway purposes.Hiland v.Ives (i967)228 A.2d 502,154 Conn.683.
3.Substitute facilities
4When an entire tract of parkland is taken bythestateforhighwayorotherpurposes,anapplicationofthe“substitute facilities"doc-trine is required under statute.City of Meri.den v.Highway Com'r (1975)363 A.2d 1094,169 COnn.655.
If there has been a partial taking in a situa-tion requiring a strict application of the “sub-
stitute facilities"doctrine.the amount of com-
pensation is determined by the “before andafter"rule;by deducting the market value ofanyremainderfreefordisposition(assumingeliminationofpublicuserestrictions)from thecostofreplacingtheentiretractpriortothetaking.the condemnee is assured or receivingsufficientfundstoacquireasubstitutefacility,but no more.City of Meriden v.HighwayCom'r (1975)363 A.2d 1094.169 Conn.655.236
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4.sanding—Generally
In order to rightfully invoke jurisdiction ofcourt,one must show that purpose of action istoobtainreliefforinjuryhehasufferedorto
prevent an injury he may suffer.Hiland v.Ives (1969)257 A.2d 822.28 Conn.Sup.243.
One cannot rightfully invoke jurisdiction ofcourtunlesshehas,in an individual or repre-sentative capacity,some real interest in causeofaction,or legal or equitable right,title orinterestincauseofaction,or legal or equitableright,title or interest in subject matter of con-troversy.Hiland v.Ives (1969)257 A.2d 822,28 Conn.Sup.243.
5.—Pdrk users,residents
Where attomey general of state and commoncouncilofcityhadalreadytakenposition thathighwaycommissionercouldcondemnportionofmunicipalparkforhighwaypurposes,plain-tiffs as residents and park users would not bedeniedrighttoadvancetheirowncausetoredressinjuryfromimpairmentofuseofparkeventhoughatsametimetheymightbeseek-ing to redress public injury.Hiland v.Ives
(1969)257 A.2d 822.28 Conn.Sup.243.
6.—-Property owners
Plaintiff,whose home was located within140feetofproposedhighway.and whosehomewouldbereducedinmarketvalue byabout20%,had standing,as property owner,tosuetoenjoinhighwaycommissionerfromcon~demning portion of municipal park for high-way purposes.Hiland v.Ives (1969)257 A.2d822,23 Conn.Sup.243.
7.——Taxpayers
Taxpayer has standing only if threatened ac-tion would result directly or indirectly in in-crease in taxes or would in some other fashioncausehimirreparableinjury.Hiland v.Ives(1969)257 A.2d 822,28 Conn.Sup.243.
Taxpayers,who did not show how their taxeswouldbeaffectedbytakingofmunicipalparklandforpublichighway.and who offered noevidencetendingtoshowthatconstructionofhighwaythroughparkwouldbeanymorecost-ly or to show any other irreparable injury tothemselvesastaxpayers,lacked standing toinstitutesuittoenjoinhighwaycommissionerfromtakingportionofparkforhighwaypur-poses.Hiland v.Ives (1969)257 A.2d 822,28Conn.Sup.243.
8.Intervention
In absence of statute.to require court tointerveneincontroversy,alleged action notonly.must affect legal interests of person bu t
(mm PROVISIONseh.97
must do so with sufficient directness.Hiland
v.Iva (1969)257 Ald 822.28 ConnSup.243.
9.Injunction
Showing that relocation of highway W
public park would impair substantially use &
park by plaintiffs as residents and park usas
was not sort of injury that would ordinarily be
suf'ncient to give plaintiffs standing to se&
injunctive relief in that injury thus sustained
differed only in deyee from that done to pub-lic at large.Hiland V.Iva (1969)257 Aid
822,28 ConnSup.243.
10.Compensation—Generally
This section providing that state shall pm-
vide comparable land where it takes land re»
stricted to conservation or recreation use doa
not abrogate rule that full compensation for
entire taking must be made.City of Meriden
v.Ives (1974)345 A.2d l3,165 Conn.168.
ll.—Entire tract taken
If an entire city park is taken for state hm:-
way purposes,the amount of compensation to
the municipality is the cost to replace the pak-land and improvements.as extent on the date
of taking,with parkland and improvemmts
similar in all meaningful respects:all new
sary costs,including but not limited to me
acquisition costs of comparable land,the oust
to improve it so as to make it suitable for park
purposes,and the cost of erecting facilitb.
should be considered;but costs should be $5-
counted to reflect any benefit accnting to the
municipality by reason of an increased Ml
life of improvements replaced.City of Mai-
den v.Highway Com'r (1975)363 A.2d 1W.
169 Conn.655.
12.—Partialtahng
Where state took portions of parks for w-way purposes.value of parkland before and
after taking must be computed by daemimng
costs of replacement with land and facilm'a
which are comparable in all meaningful re-
spects.and amount sufficient to replace all that
is taken,not just portion of land condemned.is
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amount of compensation to be paid.City of
Meriden v.Ives (1974)345 A.2d i3,165 Conn.
768.
For purposes of determining just compensa-tion in an eminent domain case where thissection.requiring the state to provide con-demnee municipality with comparable [and orsufficientfundstoacquirecomparableland.applies to a partial taking of municipal park~land for highway purposes.the parkland is
treated as having a monetary value equal to its
replacement costs just prior to the taking.City
of Meriden v.Ives (1974)34S A.2d l3,165
Conn.768.
13.Damages
In employing the “before and after"rule to
measure severance damages in a situationwherethestatecondemnsportionsof city
parkland for highway purposes,relevant con-
siderations in determining the "before"costs
include,but are not limited to,the actual cost
to acquire land similarly situated.the cost of
improving that land to a state where it is the
functional equivalent of the park as it stood.
and the increased useful life of any improve-
ments replaced;and similar considerations.which take into account any adverse effects
occasioned by the state's use of the condemned
property,apply in determining the "after"
costs.City of Meriden v.Highway Com’r
(1975)363 A.2d 1094.169 Conn.665.
Where only part of city parkland is taken by
state for highway purposes.measurement of
severance damages in terms of replacement
costs may be accomplished through calcula-
tions parallel to those employed when dealing
with a market value standard;the difference
between the cost to replace the remainder as
part of the entire tract just prior to the time of
the taking,and the cost to replace the remain-
der after the taking,is equal to the severance
damages recoverable;and that amount.plusthecosttoreplacethepropertycondemned,is
equal to the entire damages recoverable;alter-
natively the entire damages may be calculated
through application of the "before and after”
rule.City of Meriden v.Highway Com‘r
(1975)363 A.2d 1094.169 Conn.665.
§7-13lk.Acceptance of federal funds
Any municipality may accept federal funds for open space land acquisitions
or development.
(l963,P.A.649,§9:1978.PA.78-359.§4,eff.July 1,1978.)
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July 19,1979
Mr Allan S Young,Town ManagerTownofSouthWmdsor1540QdhvanAvenueSouthWindsor,Connecticut 06074
Dear Mr.Young:
At a.reaular meetmg of the South Wmdsor Town Counc11 on July161979thefollowmaresolutlonwasapproved
BE IT RESOLVED the South Windsor Town Councilherebysetsasideaportionofthe"Pudim Property,"
as ag'r eed to by the Park and Recreation CommissionandtheConservationCommissmnconmstmaof approxi-mately 70 acres of land to be used as a Wildlife sanc-tuary,the boundaries and rules for said sanctuary shallbeestablishedoytheConservationCommisswninaccordanceWiththeagreement
Sincerely yours,
VKA v/K LL/a/Barbara C KlenkeClerkoftheCouncil
cc:Richard Shattuck,Director of Public Works
/Constance Eriksson,Chairman of Conservation Comm.Janis Murtha,Chairman of Park 8:Recreation Comm.
May 4,1972
Department of Hausing and Urban Development999AsylumAvanue
Hartford,Connecttcut 06105
Re:COM-OSA-1#OOpenSpaca Land PragraaAtt:B.Cameron
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Bncloaed is the final requisition for payment 1n the amount of$22,48?.for Connecticut 0pm Space Project GSA-140,hm as the Pudim
proper ty .
In support of this requisition,we submit the following docwenta-tion:
Copies of cancolled checks to John Pudim and August Pudin in
/the amt of $23,835.69 each.These amunts include interest;
/therefore,8M,973.is the actual principal payments.
Copy of the Dedication Agrewent showing reatriction of the 1ndforopen-space wrpoeee
Copy of the Warranty Deed
Copy of the Receipteo Note
Copy of the Salee Option Agreemnt
Approval of thin fin-l grant payment will bring to e conclusion thisopen-space project first submitted in January,1969.This scquisition willheofenduringbenefittothepeopleofthisares.
very truly you-s,
Enc e
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SOUTH WINDSOR CONSERVATION COLMISSICN PILINUTES
Idonday.‘July 9,1979 Special Meeting
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‘to a previous teaching commitment,therefore.the following re-
port was submitted:"To the Conservation Commission:‘Suggested
proposal for the Town Council (July 16 meeting)concerning use of
the 'Pudim Property.«As requested by the Town Council at its workshop meeting on
June l8,members of the Conservation Commission and the Parks and
Recreation‘Commission toured the Pudim Property on July 5 to work
out guide-lines,agreeable to both commissions,for the best use of
the proposed wildlife sanctuary and the adjacent sliding-skiing
area.Following an informal discussion at the end of the'tour,
we reached general agreement on the points summarized below.We
also decided that we would report back to our respective commissions
and then submit separate reports to the.Council in order tomovea—
head as quickly as possible with work on the property.
a AGREEK'JENT
l.That a 4-5'cross-country skiing trail be .laid out along
the perimeter of the Pudim Property,the exact layout of
the traWl to be determined 1n consultation wrtth mr.Vern
Anserson of the Scil Conservation cerv1ce.
2.That picnic tables for use in the winter be made avail-
able at the foot of the sliding—skiing hill.During the
summer months the tables will be removed and the parking
area closed to discourage vandalism.
'3.That a gravel parking lot holding an extimated l2-15 cars,
be built at the southeast corner 01 the property.The pare
ing lot will be the entrance point to the wildlife sanctu-
ary.Picnic tables will be;available on a year round basis
The proximity of the lot to homes in the immediate area wil-
r allow for surveillance of the area.
-That the entxTosted to No Hmmmc Signs,and
that Sgns be poste encouragng proer use f th sanc-
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‘3s §Pudim Property —Mr.'La??wa%%r\able to attend the meeting due
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a:In addition to the points cited above,the Conser‘f'a mmission
requests that the management of the wildlife sanctuary would be the
responsibility of a subcommittee of the Conservation Commission.
The committee would include organizations and individual citizens
of the Town of South Windsor who would have the interest of a wild-
life sanctuary at heart.Organizations in eluded in this group
would be the Boy and Girl Scouts,4-H Clubs,the Audubon Society
and Conservation Commission members among others.Most of the
labor devoted to the development and maintenance of the property
would come from volunteer effort.It is suggested that in the bud-
get of the Conservation Commission for 1979-80 that a sum of $500
should be added.This would furnish initial monies to cover the
cost of trees,shrubs,seed and fertilizers,and Sigis to desiguate
the area.Annually,thereafter,the Conservation Commission should
receive $500 to continue the development and maintenance of the wilf.
life sanctuary.
Calvin W.Lane
Pudim Property Subcommittee
(NOTE:Please send a copy,of the revised proposal to
Mrs.Janice Murtha,Parks and Recreation Commission."
After reading the report and proposed agreement and proposal,
Mr.Finch asked if Mr.Snow (Re-creation Director)was;in agree-
ment with the proposal.I.1rs.vEriksson did not know.She noted he
had not spoken against it at the previous Town Council meeting.
Mr.Niederwerfer explained that at the meetirgwith PARC members thq
had spent two or three hours going over the property and working or;
the agreement concerning the cross country skiing,picnic tables et:
It Was his unders banding that the items preViously in question had
been resolved He noted that the whole area would be Wildlife
sanctuary in the summer the winter.the area deSignata:
for ski trails would be used for cross country skiing,with picnic
ab"es available at the sliding-skiing hill area.
son askediifzthere'were any further discussmn of
There being non.and no ’o‘baectiéon i 3 h aske ifv‘k
fo gtetMedr ”
a.tion concerni the “.o-no ng u
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JUTH WINDSOR CON RVATION CO““'IISSIO“I Q‘\§\%1INUTES,rrcnday,July 9.1979 Specml Meetmg ‘2)
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accept and approve the report su .ed by Calvin Lane for the
proposed use of the Pudlm Property as a Wlldllfe Sanctuary,that
the Conservatlon Commlssmn approve the rlve—P01nt Agreement be-
tween PARC and the Conservation Commission as outlined in said reg:
The motion was seconded by ur Woodcock.All in favor;none oppcs.
It was a unanimous vote,and s0'ordered.
I-ir.Finch moved the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CONSERVATION COLExIISSION:
l.That a portion of the Pudim Property,said portion
to be approximately 7O acres in area and located on
Niederwerfer Road,South Windsor,be desig1ated as a
Wildlife Sanctuary by the Town Council,Town of
South Windsor;
2.That the Conservation Comnission Subcommittee be
responsible for the manage-.zlent of the E‘Iildlife Sanctuary;
3.That the.su:of C3500 be added to the Conservation
.
Curmission Budgeu for ‘i,cal 1979 8O
4.'That annually,thereafter,the sum of approximately five
hundred current dollars be included in the Conservation
Commission Budget for continued development and mainten-
ance..
'The motion was seconded by Mr.Woodcock.All in favor;none
opposed.It was a unanimous vote,and so ordered.
Inrs.’“‘rlxisson reminded members that I‘ir.Lane would still be
teaching summer school and would no be available for the July 16
meeting scheduled With the Town Counc1l He will need someone ta
represent him and the Commission Subcommittee.She Will be on
vacation..and Mr.Krahula will not return until August.
-There arevrinutes to be accepted and he.
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