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8/3/2019 License for Organic Agriculture Use of the Montview Conservation Area
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LICENSEFORORGANICAGRICULTUREUSEOFTHEMONTVIEW
CONSERVATIONAREA
WHEREAS,TheConservationCommissionoftheCityofNorthamptonwishestomaintainthesoilfertilityofthelandunderitscustody,keepthelandopenforrecreationaluse,encouragewildlifehabitat,preserveopenspacesandvistasandsupportagricultureandorganicfarming,
NOWTHEREFOREtheCommissiongrantsthisLICENSEtoMollyMerrett,Lisa
DePianoandPaigeBridgens(withoutrightofassignmentorsubstitution)toallowthelicenseestopracticeorganicfarminginamannercongruentwithproperuseoftheCityofNorthamptonConservationLand.
1.ThepremisesaretheConservationLandonMontviewAvenueatassessorsmapID32C352thatflanksthepropertyofDoraLewisandJamesNashandabutsthepropertyofBenJamesandOonaCoyandanaccessroad.Itcontainsasoccerfieldandwetland,andconsistsof3.2acres.
2.TheLICENSEshallcommenceimmediatelyandterminateDecember31,2012.
3.TheLicenseesshallpaytheCommissiontheequivalentofonehundreddollarsperacreperyearinsweatequity,whichmayconsistofstewardingtheland,hostingeducationaleventsforthecitiesresidents,mowingasnecessaryandmaintainingpathsforfarmandpublicuse.
4TheLicenseesshallusethepremisesonlyforthepurposesofoperatinganorganicfarmandrelatedactivates,suchaseducationaleventsrelatedtothe
farm.TheLicenseesmayirrigate,cultivate,plantandotherwisefarmforthatpurposeonlyinaccordancewiththeSoilConservationPlanapprovedbythe
USDANaturalResourcesConservationServices,withsuchamendmentsasareapprovedbytheUSDANaturalResourcesConservationServices,withsuch
amendmentsasareapprovedbytheNRCSandtheNorthamptonConservation
Commission.Saidplanisincorporatedintothisagreementbyreference.
5.TheLicenseesshallhonortheNeighborhoodAgreementdraftedjointlybyLicenseesandneighborsandattachedhereto.
6.TheLicenseeswillerectnopermanentstructuresandwillstorenofarmingequipmentonthepremises,exceptduringthegrowingseason.TheLicenseeswill
notdamagetheproperty.
7.Thepublicshallhaveaccesstothepremises,exceptasnecessarytopreventdamagetocropsandequipment.
8.ThelicenseesagreetoforeverreleaseandholdharmlesstheCityofNorthampton,theirofficers,employeesandagents,fromanyactions,claims,damagesandliabilitieswhatsoever,faranydamagesorliabilityresultingfrom
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propertydamageorpersonalinjurywhichtheLicensees,theiragentsoremployeesorvolunteersmaysustainonthepropertyduringthelifeofthislicenseandfromanyliabilitywhichmaybeallegedbyathirdpartywhichariseoutoforonaccountoftheLicenseesactivatesontheproperty.TheLicenseesagreetoindemnifytheCityofNorthamptonforanylossordamageincurredbytheCityofNorthamptonofthe
agreementoranyactivityunderit.
9.Anescrowaccountshallbeestablishedintheamountof$300.00tobeusedbytheNorthamptonConservationCommissionifthisLeaseisterminatedforanyreasonandthepropertyneedstobeimproveduponofrestored.Otherwise,theLicenseesagreetoplantnativegrassesandleavethelandasitappearedpriortotheirchanges.TheLicenseesagreethatanytreesorshrubsleftonthelandbecomethepropertyoftheCity.
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