Boy Scouts Reject Bid To Preserve Killingworth Property

KILLINGWORTH, CT — The Boy Scouts council has rejected an offer from a nonprofit group to preserve its 252-acre Deer Lake property, according to FOX 61. The head of the nonprofit group Pathfinders said his group put in a competitive bid above the previously $2.4 million for the land offered by another preservation group.

The Connecticut Yankee Council of Boy Scouts rejected Pathfinder's offer due to its payment structure, according to FOX 61. The council is requesting parties to "submit a superior offer until May 1."

A Pathfinders representative said the group hopes to raise more money and submit another offer.

State Attorney General William Tong announced recently that the Boy Scouts council agreed to postpone consideration of proposals for the purchase of Deer Lake until May 1.

Tong's office is reviewing questions regarding the legal status of the property and a potential sale.

The 55-acre wilderness camp and reserve in Killingworth was put up for sale as part of the Boy Scouts of America sex abuse settlement, according to the New Haven Register.

Deer Lake Camp, named in a lawsuit in 2012 as a site where abuse took place, has been appraised at between $3.7 million and $4.2 million, and $2.6 million will go to the Boy Scouts of America to help pay off the organization's $850 million settlement with abuse victims.

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