This Fact Sheet was prepared by a coalition of organizations including Save the Bay, The Nature Conservancy, Grow Smart RI, Audubon Society of RI, and RI Land Trust Council.Please print and distribute widely.
It is also available in English.
This Fact Sheet was prepared by a coalition of organizations including Save the Bay, The Nature Conservancy, Grow Smart RI, Audubon Society of RI, and RI Land Trust Council.Please print and distribute widely.
It is also available in Spanish.
SOURCE: RI Voter Information Handbook 2012, from RI Secretary of the State, pp. 16-17
The preservation of the Mount Hope Farm in Bristol was not just after his heart, but a cause Senator Chafee himself endorsed in the last year of his life. The Mount Hope Trust helped raise money and pass a bond referendum to fund the purchase of the historic farm from the Haffenreffer estate, allowing Bristol to preserve 127 acres of open space noted as a priority in the town's comprehensive plan.
In 2012, voters will consider two bonds. one of which is the Local Farm, Open Space, and Recreation Bond. This file gives background on the need for this bond issue.
This organization has successfully completed its mission and in 2012, its programs transitioned to several other organizations.
