Chapter 19 - FLORENCE TESTIFIES TO THE LAND TRUST
At seventy-eight, Florence voluntarily transferred her active trustee role to the community land trust.
Not because she lacked capacity.
Because she was tired.
The board asked me to join.
I accepted one seat.
Six others:
environmental scientist.
local resident.
tribal liaison.
municipal planner.
scholarship representative.
independent fiduciary.
No Weaver majority.
My first vote concerned selling twelve acres near an access road.
I wanted no.
Emotion.
Protect everything.
Then staff showed maintenance costs.
Fire-risk mitigation.
Trail repairs.
Scholarship funding.
The sale would not affect shoreline.
I voted yes.
Florence laughed when I told her.
“Look at you, selling the sacred lake.”
“Small parcel.”
“Still.”
“You approve?”
“It isn’t my decision anymore.”
May you like
There.
Healthy transfer.
