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1 <br /> i <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 18. 1997 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item# 5_g <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation for the Nutter Family of Mapleview Farm <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes ___2 _No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes_ X No <br /> ATTACIEIIENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Donald R. Belk <br /> (1) Letter to Moses Carey from Dolly Hunter, ADAB Chair Preservation Planner/X2594 <br /> (2) Proclamation <br /> PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To commend the family of Robert P. and Aubrey C. Nutter for their contributions to <br /> Orange County's farmland preservation goals. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Nutter family owns and operates the Mapleview Farm, a 400-acre dairy operation <br /> located on Dairyland Road in Bingham Township. <br /> The Nutters have owned Mapleview Farm since 1963. Throughout the years the Nutters <br /> have demonstrated their commitment to Orange County by outstanding stewardship of <br /> their land and involvement in their community. <br /> Most recently, the Nutter family has taken steps to ensure the long-term viability of their <br /> farm. After subdividing part of their land for residential development, the Nutters donated <br /> a conservation easement of over one hundred acres to the Triangle Land Conservancy in <br /> December 1995. In November, 1996, they opened a processing plant to bottle their farm- <br /> produced milk under the brand name "Mapleview Farm Milk". The product, sold in <br /> returnable glass bottles, is widely available throughout the Triangle area. The Board of <br /> Commissioners, at their meeting of December 17, 1996, designated Mapleview Farm as a <br /> Voluntary Agricultural District. Through planning and diversification, the Nutters have <br /> provided an example of how farming families can ensure their way of life will remain part <br /> of the Orange County landscape for generations to come. <br /> Dolly Hunter, Chairperson of the Agricultural Districts Advisory Board, has requested <br /> formal recognition of Robert P. and Aubrey C. Nutter and family for their efforts in <br /> promoting farmland preservation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends awarding the attached Proclamation to the Nutter Family <br /> of Mapleview Farm for their commitment to farmland preservation. <br />