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7 <br /> 1 Beaver Creek Farm <br /> 2 Mike and Robin Lackey <br /> 3 ➢ Caldwell Agricultural District <br /> 4 ➢ Two parcels of land totaling 61.3 acres <br /> 5 ➢ Farm operation includes swine and beef cattle <br /> 6 ➢ Cropland includes: hay/grassland and pastures <br /> 7 ➢ Farm also includes managed forest/woodland <br /> 8 VAD/EVAD program: <br /> 9 ➢ Currently 17 farms in the program = 3249 acres <br /> 10 Consideration for VAD program approval: <br /> 11 ➢ Five farms totaling 1104 acres (rounded) <br /> 12 ➢ Will increase total to 4353 acres in VAD/EVAD program <br /> 13 <br /> 14 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 15 certify the five farm properties noted above totaling 1,103.57 qualifying farmland, designate <br /> 16 them as a Voluntary Agricultural District farms within the Cedar Grove, Buckhorn, and Caldwell <br /> 17 Agricultural Districts, and authorize the Chair to sign the associated documents. <br /> 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 g_ Captain John S. Pope Farm National Reciister Nomination <br /> 21 The Board considered the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission's <br /> 22 recommendation that the Captain John S. Pope Farm be submitted for listing in the National <br /> 23 Register of Historic Places and authorizing the Chair to sign the associated letter. <br /> 24 Rich Shaw Land Conservation Manager introduced a new staff member; Cultural <br /> 25 Resources Coordinator Peter Sandbeck. <br /> 26 Peter Sandbeck said that he was appearing on behalf of the Historic Preservation <br /> 27 Commission. He said that Mr. Pope was unable to be there tonight. He said that this is a <br /> 28 working farm, but it is significant. It is also a century farm and has been operated by the same <br /> 29 family for over 100 years. He made a PowerPoint presentation of pictures. This farm is located <br /> 30 on Efland-Cedar Grove Road. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 33 approve the Orange County Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation that the <br /> 34 Captain John S. Pope Farm be submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places <br /> 35 and authorize the Chair to sign the associated letter. <br /> 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 37 <br /> 38 5. Consent Acienda <br /> 39 A motion was made by Chair Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to approve <br /> 40 those items on the consent agenda as stated below: <br /> 41 <br /> 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 43 <br /> 44 a. Minutes <br /> 45 The Board approved the minutes from October 16, 25 and November 19, 2012, as submitted by <br /> 46 the Clerk to the Board. <br />