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• Total Acres in Program = 6923 acres <br /> • Overview Map <br /> June 2014 <br /> • VAD = 6046 acres <br /> • EVAD = 877 acres <br /> Total Acres = 6923* <br /> * = rounded acres <br /> Gail Hughes noted that the slide for the Parker Farm should reflect the inclusion of 30 <br /> to 40 acres of woodland tracts. <br /> Chair Jacobs thanked the families present for their attendance at the meeting. <br /> Commissioner Price noted a discrepancy in the numbers. <br /> Gail Hughes said this is likely just a result of rounding. She will get this clarified. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier for <br /> the Board to certify the nine (9) farm properties noted above totaling 514.52 acres (VAD) and <br /> 266.48 acres (EVAD) as denoted in the attached documentation as qualifying farmland, and <br /> designate them as a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District farm within the <br /> Cedar Grove, Caldwell, Schley/Eno, and White Cross Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and <br /> enroll the lands in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the Enhanced <br /> Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. With approval of these additional acres, the <br /> Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have enrolled 47 farms, totaling <br /> 6,046 acres in the VAD and 877 acres in the EVAD for a total of 6,923 acres (rounded). <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Jacobs expressed his appreciation for the agricultural community and their <br /> participation in this program. <br /> Gail Hughes said she had double checked her numbers and there were some acres on <br /> revisions that had been double counted. She said the approved acres are correct. <br /> b. Resolution Recoqnizinq Judd Edeburn for his Work with Duke Forest <br /> The Board considered a resolution recognizing Judson "Judd" Edeburn for his work <br /> with Duke Forest, especially portions within Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Chair Jacobs read the resolution as follows: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUDD EDEBURN FOR HIS WORK WITH DUKE FOREST <br /> WHEREAS, Judson "Judd" Edeburn started working as the Resource Manager for Duke Forest <br /> in 1978, and Duke Forest is located in portions of Durham, Orange and <br /> Alamance counties; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Duke University is the largest property owner in Orange County due to the <br /> presence of Duke Forest; and, <br />