One of the treasures of New England is the number of individuals and organizations who strive, individually and collectively, to preserve the beauty of this region. One such organization is the Connecticut River Gateway Commission.
The mission of the Gateway Commission, a state-local compact established by state statute, is to preserve the aesthetic and ecological natural beauty of the lower Connecticut River valley for present and future generations.
The enabling legislation authorized the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection to purchase scenic easements and development rights on as much as 2,500 acres of land within the conservation zone. This does not involve the outright purchase of any property. Instead, the state buys from the owners of scenically important lands their rights to develop or alter their properties in ways that might tend to spoil the beauty of the traditional valley scene. The property itself remains privately owned so that it can still be bought, sold, used, and developed within these limitations.
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