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Funds for forests: Campaign ramps up to improve state's rural lands payments


The commonwealth of Massachusetts owns a lot of land in Berkshire County, including this tract in the Florida State Forest. A push is underway to reform how the state compensates cities and towns for land it owns that is exempt from property taxes. The current system deprives small communities in western Massachusetts from their fair share of state financial support. 
LARRY PARNASS — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Communities with large tracts of state land are being stiffed financially. That’s what a top Massachusetts official thinks â€” and she’s coming out Friday to say it again.
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“The formula is not fair to the small, rural towns. It’s totally unfair, what’s happening. ....

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