The Parks & Conservation Land Board urged the council to use up to $750,000 from the town’s land-acquisition bond to help Scarborough Land Trust buy 46 acres at 255 Payne Road (Salamander Forest Preserve); council approved the first reading unanimously and will return for further action.

The land trust reported that several conservation grants have been awarded and budgeted but that federal release of funds has been delayed due to administrative procedure changes; the board heard that the land trust is typically a sub‑applicant in coalition applications and that due‑diligence costs will affect final reimbursements to the town.