Submitted by Joanne Nesti, Board of Education Chairman.
(September 25, 2019) — Regional School District 17 has finalized the transfer of its Haddam Elementary School properties to the Town of Haddam and to the Haddam Land Trust. The 155-acre property is divided into two parcels.
The parcel comprising the HES school building and approximately nine acres of land surrounding it is now owned by the Town of Haddam, which will pay $450,000 to RSD 17 over the next three years, beginning July 1, 2020.
The remaining acreage is now owned by the Haddam Land Trust and will be maintained as open space in perpetuity. The conveyance to the HLT was a donation by the District to assure continued public use of the property’s nature trails and wooded areas.
The RSD 17 Board of Education wishes to express its thanks to all those who worked in cooperation with the District to bring about this transfer of ownership. We look forward to the future use of both properties being of great benefit to the people of Higganum and Haddam.
Photo of view from Swan Hill by Peter Baird.
