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Monday, 02 October 2017 15:28
Mcgregor Legere & Stevens Plays Amicus Role in Recent Westfield SJC Ruling on Parkland Protection
In an unequivocal victory for environmentalists and proponents of open space and outdoor recreation, the MA Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Article 97 protection may be triggered for municipal land without formally recording a deed, conservation restriction, or other instrument in the chain of title. Article 97, enacted by the voters in 1972, is an important element of the state's Public Trust Doctrine protecting public land and water areas.
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