Litchfield County Times - Murphy Gets Post on Caucus: "U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Cheshire) said that he wants to use his new leadership position as a springboard to preserve the dwindling farmland in Litchfield County and other parts of his sprawling Northwest Connecticut district.
'The federal government has the resources to buy some of these expensive parcels of land,' Mr. Murphy said during a news conference in the Tariffville section of Simsbury last week, during which he announced his appointment as chairman of the Congressional Open Space Caucus.
Three years ago, State Sen. Andrew Roraback (R-Goshen) proposed that the state spend $1 billion-$100 million a year over 10 years-to preserve the state's farmland in response to pressures to develop those properties into commercial ventures and housing. ..."
