Board approves conservation restriction, opens October warrant hearing
Ipswich Select Board unanimously approved a conservation restriction protecting 8.5 acres of the Rosewood property at 1-5 Rosewood Drive, containing 62 rental apartments, under an agreement stemming from a 2021 settlement.
Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) · Meeting of August 31, 2026
Ipswich Select Board unanimously approved a conservation restriction protecting 8.5 acres of the Rosewood property at 1-5 Rosewood Drive, containing 62 rental apartments, under an agreement stemming from a 2021 settlement. The Town will hold and monitor the restriction, protecting the land for open space, drinking water supply, and wetland conservation. The Board held a public hearing on the October 20 Special Town Meeting warrant, discussing 17 articles including $850,000 for a conservation restriction on the former Candlewood Golf Course property and $3 million for water infrastructure improvements.
In other business, the Board unanimously reappointed Linda Riley to the Design Review Board for a term ending June 30, 2029.
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Source: the Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen) meeting of August 31, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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