Deadline Set For Newtown Non-Profit To Purchase Land

NEWTOWN, CT — A local nonprofit group has been given a deadline of Jan. 15 to buy 30 acres of farmland off the development market, as reported by the News-Times. Up until November, the land had been in the same family's hands for generations.

The Newtown Forest Association must raise $600,000 in order to purchase the Cherry Grove Farm property, according to the News-Times. The group has already raised $275,000 in donations toward the purchase.

Members of the association find the land to be significant both from a nostalgic standpoint and a historical one, the News-Times reported. Should they raise enough money in time, the group currently plans to use the land for recreational activities such as nature walks.

Read the full story at the News-Times.

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