The government made the allocation of land extremely complicated, in a way that prevented most Osage from owning contiguous parcels.

Now the site, comprising seven separate but contiguous parcels along Green Avenue within a city-designated redevelopment area, will be transformed into a residential enclave for the elderly.

So, from 1969 to 1998 the state acquired contiguous parcels of rural land from private owners, developing an Arcadian campus in the foothills of the Berkshires with glorious 360-degree views.

The legislation also allows any homeowner who owns a contiguous parcel of commercially zoned land to place it in Class 1, provided it is less than 10,000 square feet.

While there is no limit to the size of the property in the program, the county tries to buy the rights to contiguous parcels, Dr. Koppelman said.

Three other contiguous parcels totaling about 2,650 acres - privately owned, but not by Wechsler - are also being considered for addition to the park, but are not involved in the current action.

The property is divided into three contiguous parcels, the Slab City Tract, Davis Tract, and Nichewaug Tract.

"The wildlife whose populations are plunging in Connecticut are those dependent on large contiguous parcels," he said.

The property is divided into three contiguous parcels, the Roaring Brook Tract, Swift River Tract, and Connor's Pond Tract.

On East 125th Street between Second and Third Avenues, a proposed development involves three contiguous parcels owned by New York City.