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8 <br /> Supervisor of the voluntary agricultural district established. The location of said <br /> district will be marked on the Orange County tax maps. <br /> E. The County may take such action as it deems appropriate through the <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board or other body or individual <br /> to encourage the formation of voluntary agricultural districts and to further their purposes <br /> and objectives,including, at a minimum, a public information program to reasonably <br /> inform landowners of the farmland preservation program. <br /> Section VI-REVOCATION OF CONSERVATION AGREEMENT <br /> By written notice to the Board of County Commissioners, a landowner of qualifying <br /> farmland may revoke the conservation agreement formulated pursuant to Section V of this <br /> ordinance. Such revocation shall result in loss of qualifying status,and consequently, loss of <br /> eligibility to participate in a voluntary agricultural district and benefits thereof. Upon revocation <br /> of a conservation agreement,written notice of the revocation shall be recorded in the Orange <br /> County Register of Deeds as provided in the N.C. General Statutes, Section 121-41. <br /> Section VII-PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> A. PURPOSE <br /> No state or local public agency or governmental unit may formally initiate any action to <br /> condemn any interest in qualifying farmland within a voluntary agricultural district until <br /> such agency or unit has requested the Orange County <br /> Beams Agricultural Preservation Board to hold a public hearing on the proposed <br /> condemnation. <br /> B. PROCEDURE <br /> 1. Upon receiving a request,the Agricultural <br /> Preservation Board shall publish notice describing the proposed action in a <br /> newspaper having general circulation in the area within seven(7)days of the <br /> request, and will in the same notice notify the public of a public hearing on the <br /> proposed condemnation,to be held within 30 days of receipt of the request. <br /> 2. The Board will, in making its findings and recommendations following the public <br /> hearing, consider such factors as: <br /> a. Whether the need for the project has been satisfactorily established by the <br /> agency or unit of government involved, including a review of any fiscal <br /> impact analysis conducted by the agency involved; and <br /> 8 <br />