Save the Amos Greene Farm
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This short film was created by Carla Ricci, owner of the Amos Greene Farm. The historic Amos Greene Farm is one of the many farms or parklands protected by conservation easements along the path of the proposed train route through Westerly, Charlestown and Richmond. Those easements protect the land from a change of use by future owners, developers, and state and local government. Will they be strong enough to stand up to the state of Rhode Island if the Federal Government is their partner? Where the state holds the easement, they have a legal obligation to enforce the easement – even enforce it against another state agency. Contracts are not always followed, especially when no one is watching, but we are watching and ready to fight!
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January 13, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
Dear Carla:Your video is wonderful – so are you – but beyond that, the effort to keep beautiful and historic areas of our country in their natural productive state should move those charged with advancing the safety and practical value of our railroads toward solutions highly respectful for the land they consume. Many voices are raised in creating such solutions and, being human, they will vary. But the single, firm voice of Nature, speaking for continuing its beauty, permanence, and enduring benefits for human life should prevail. With these commanding guidelines, the railroad (and the staggering development to come) should seek less valuable land for its necessary violation than old Amos Green’s beautifully hand-made acreage. David S. Brown,MD