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f~ES- aoaq - o~ ~ 3 <br />RESOLUTION <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />TO ADOPT AN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND <br />FARMLAND PROTECTION PLAN <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has demonstrated a longtime commitment to farmland preservation; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, The Board adopted a Voluntary Farmland Protection Ordinance in 1992 which <br />established the Voluntary Agricultural District Program and created the Agricultural <br />Districts Advisory Board (now the Agricultural Preservation Board); and <br />WHEREAS, The Board adopted a Lands Legacy Program in April, 2000 which has led to the <br />permanent protection of more than 2,500 acres of land, including a <br />~n~cant amount o~~armland obtained through agricultural conserUation easements: and <br />WHEREAS, The Board recognized the significance of agriculture in Orange County by <br />authorizing the creation of a new Agricultural Chapter in the Natural and Cultural <br />Systems Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, T'he County has sponsored an annual Agricultural Summit fox more than ten years; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, The County has recognized and supported the business needs of local farmers <br />through innovative .partnership ventures such as the upcoming Piedmont Food and <br />Agricultural Processing Center and the Breeze Farm Incubator Program; and <br />WHEREAS, This new Farmland Protection Plan, endorsed by the Agricultural Preservation <br />Board, Soil and Water District Commission Board of Supervisors, Farm Services <br />Agency Committee for Durham and Orange counties, and Cooperative Extension <br />Advisory Council, will serve as the strategic plan for local agricultural needs in <br />Orange County. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: <br />That the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby adopt a countywide Agricultural <br />Development and Farmland Protection Plan, and commends the Plan to the N.C. Department of <br />Agriculture. <br />This the 17th day of November 2009. <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Attest <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />