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OtherRecommended approval555 Wallace Road, Bedford, NH (Tax Map 3, Lot 2)

Marston Trust Land Acquisition, 555 Wallace Road

Bedford

Description

The Commission approved spending up to $335,950 from the Conservation Fund to buy 2.4 acres from the Marston Trust, plus $30,000 for due diligence. The recommendation goes to the Town Council next, with a December 1 target closing.

Impact summary

The land sits next to the Marston Dunlap Conservation Area and Wildlife Refuge, and a trail lease will open the trust's remaining ~58 acres for public trail development.

Applicant

Name
Marcia A. Marston Trust (seller); Town of Bedford Conservation Commission
Address
555 Wallace Road, Bedford, NH (Tax Map 3, Lot 2)See this on the map

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
1
Total mentions
1

Last vote · Conservation Commission

Recommended approval

A recommendation, not a final decision. Town Council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 22, 2026Recommended approval

Conservation Commission - Sep 22, 2026

The Commission approved spending up to $335,950 from the Conservation Fund to buy 2.4 acres from the Marston Trust, plus $30,000 for due diligence. The recommendation goes to the Town Council next, with a December 1 target closing.

Related issues (1)

Conservation Land Purchase at 555 Wallace Road

The Town is buying 2.4 acres from the Marcia Marston Trust to protect land that's been a conservation target since 2009. It's paid for entirely by the Conservation Fund (current use tax receipts), not your taxes, and comes with trail access and restrictions on future development.

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