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ORANZE CCURZY BC12 M OF Ca-241SSI0!10RS Action ?H arr . AC=CN Aur--,?Q;. =1 EaTMCL' ZterE ivTD_� N3=--,\G DATE February 7, 1983 Subject: AGRICULTURAL TASK FORCE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE REPORT De .—t7rPont: PLANNING Pub is F.aariz,3;:.. yes.. g I AttaCh'M'Wst(S) a) Proposed Farm Preserves Ir�fQZ=-ti^^ Cor&-ac'-: Susan Smith tion Program Review; b) Recommendations of the ATF Implementation Committee Phan-- NtV*,ar: 732-8181 EXT. 359 'PURPOSE.' To provide the Board with a report on the activities of the Agricultural Task Force Implementation Committee and the status of the implementation of the proposed program. To request the Board to set a date in March for public hearing on the Proposed program. To inform the Board and to obtain a directive from the Board regarding future Committee activities. The Program outlined in the Task Force Report and revised as the proposed farm preservation program for Orange County contains a number of provisions including: 1) less than use value assessment Of farm property; 2) waiver of assessment or fee for water/sewer extensions; 3) mandatory public hearings on public projects and proposed use of eminent domain powers; 4) assessment of ati-orney's fees to plaintiffs in frivolous nuisance suits; 5) no loss Of eligibility status in farmer to :farmer land transfers of participating bona fide farm units; 6) waiver of assessments' on new farm structures; 7) ten and twenty year conservation agreements; and 8) adherence to SCS defined erosion control practices, among other provisions. Many of these proposed provisions of the program will require amendment of the N.C.. General Statutes. The Board may wish to consider drafting proposed legislation necessary to implement the proposed program .for submittal to the General Assembly this year. IMPACT: Directive from the Board will guide Committee activities during the spring months. Holding a public hearing on the proposed program will provide input from Orange County citizens on the intent and provisions of the proposed program. RECOMMENDATION. Schedule a public hearing on the proposed program in March, 1983.