Southampton Select Board authorizes conservation restriction for Floric property to Kestrel Land Trust

On June 23, 2026, the Southampton Select Board voted to authorize signatures on a final conservation restriction that will transfer conservation oversight of the Floric property to Kestrel Land Trust.

The board reviewed the restriction, with members noting it had already been reviewed by town legal counsel and other state offices. The document lays out permitted and prohibited uses for the parcel, including restrictions on new structures and prohibitions against introducing invasive species or dumping.

The chair said the board would sign the conservation restriction that night and return it to the state to complete the transfer. No member opposed the motion.

The action moves the property into a long-term conservation status held by Kestrel Land Trust; board members described the vote as the culmination of a multi-step review process by the open space committee, town counsel and state reviewers. The board did not set any additional conditions at the meeting.