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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PA
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This guide was produced by Connecticut Farm Bureau Association in cooperation with the Windham Region
Council of Governments and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
Connecticut Farm Bureau Association would like to express its appreciation to the advisory committee
members for their support and assistance: Jana Butts, AICP, Senior Planner, Windham Region Council of
Governments; Ronald Olsen, Marketing/Inspection Representative, Connecticut Department of Agriculture;
Joseph Dippel, Farmland Preservation Director, Connecticut Department of Agriculture; Christopher Martin,
Director/State Forester, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Division of Forestry; Carolyn
Nadeau, CCMA II Assessor Watertown/Bethlehem, Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers; David Pinney,
Somers First Selectman, Connecticut Council of Small Governments; Joyce Okonuk, Lebanon First Selectman,
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; Benjamin Bowell, New England Field Representative, American
Farmland Trust; George Malia, Senior Branch Appraiser, Farm Credit East; and Thomas Henry MAI, Managing
Partner, T.W. Henry Real Estate Appraisals.
The Association would also like to thank: Jane Marsh, Attorney at Law, Marsh and Bourgy, LLC.; Elisabeth
Moore, Conservation Director, Connecticut Farmland Trust; Jiff Martin, Connecticut State Director, American
Farmland Trust; Lance Shannon, Property Agent 2, Connecticut Department of Agriculture; Philip Chester,
Lebanon Town Planner; Christopher Watts, President, Precision Marketing; Amanda Freund, Director of
Membership Recruitment and Retention, Connecticut Farm Bureau Association; Margaret Chatey, Marketing
Communications Specialist, Connecticut Farm Bureau Association; Tracey McDougall, Connecticut Farm
Bureau Association; and Morgan Fields, Intern. The publication was designed by Denise Metter Forrest.
WINDHAM REGION
COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS
www.ct.gov/doag
www.wincog.org
This guide is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be exhaustive, authoritative or
a substitute for competent and independent legal or tax advice. Consult an attorney, accountant or other
professional for such advice. The information in this guide also is subject to change and further interpretation.
The reader always is advised to consult other resources, including original source materials, and to update any
information presented.
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