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Friday, January 04, 2008

Conservation Tax Law Has Few Takers on the Vineyard - 01/4/08 - Vineyard Gazette Online

Conservation Tax Law Has Few Takers on the Vineyard - 01/4/08 - Vineyard Gazette Online: "Conservation Tax Law Has Few Takers on the Vineyard
By MIKE SECCOMBE

About 130 acres of land on the Vineyard was permanently protected from development under new conservation restrictions in 2007, according to state government figures.

The relatively disappointing result was in spite of generous tax incentives — which expired at year’s end — and in sharp contrast to figures for the state as a whole."