Changes sought in terms for sale of Ferrisburgh farm

The Ferrisburgh selectboard last week again declined to support the sale of the DeVos Farm on Ashley Road to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, but could soon consider whether to back revised version of the deal that could also include a neighboring farmer and the Vermont Land Trust.

The Ferrisburgh selectboard on Tuesday reiterated its need for more information before it can decide whether to support the proposed sale of a 320-acre North Ferrisburgh farm to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Ferrisburgh selectboard said it still needs more information before it can decide whether to support F&W’s proposed purchase of a 320-acre North Ferrisburgh farm.

The Ferrisburgh selectboard on April 5 said it would revisit its March 15 decision not to endorse a potential Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department purchase of a tract of former agricultural land and wetland owned by the DeVos family on Ashley Road.

An article in this paper on March 24 regarding the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s proposed purchase of the Kimball Brook Farm in Ferrisburgh contained some inaccuracies that I would like to correct.

Ferrisburgh selectboard members are pushing back on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s proposed purchase of the former Kimball Brook dairy farm on Ashley Road.