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8 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, <br /> PARKS AND RECREATION <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> From: Tina Moon, Cultural Resources Specialist <br /> Date: January 11, 2012 <br /> Subject: McPherson Farm, Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Application <br /> Copies: David Stancil, DEAPR Director <br /> In December, the McPhersons submitted an application to include their farm in the Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District Program as the County's first Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> (EVAD). As you can see from the attached map and soils analysis chart, the farm is located <br /> in Bingham Township, along the east side of Mebane Oaks Road, near the border between <br /> Alamance and Orange counties. The McPhersons have identified a 46.54-acre parcel (PIN# <br /> 9822-44-3024) for inclusion in the program. <br /> Section VIII. of the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Protection Ordinance (VFPO) outlines <br /> the application procedure. Once the application is deemed complete Department of <br /> Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) staff forwards it to the Natural <br /> Resources Conservation Service/Soil and Water Conservation District and the Tax Assessor to <br /> ensure that the property meets specific criteria. <br /> DEAPR staff received the attached memoranda certifying the property as qualifying farmland, <br /> eligible to participate in the VAD program. The next step in the process is for the <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) to determine whether it wishes to recommend the <br /> application to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Please review the attached materials and relevant sections of the VFPO, and be prepared to <br /> consider this application for EVAD status. Should the Agricultural Preservation Board decide <br /> to recommend the McPherson Farm for inclusion in the County's Voluntary Agricultural <br /> District program, DEAPR staff will forward the recommendation along with the appropriate <br /> agenda materials to the Board of County Commissioners for their review and consideration. <br /> The McPherson Farm would be the County's first EVAD, and the fourth farm in the Cane <br /> Creek/Buckhorn District. <br />