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Appendix 4, Page 1 of 1 <br />Notes from Wake County Ag Services Center <br />County Info a 6 <br />• Sixth largest tobacco county with $55 million in tobacco per year <br />• Open space farmland preservation target goal of 30,000 acres <br />• County Priorities are home buying Issues and Food Safety <br />• Strong support from Cattlemen's Association and beekeepers <br />Facility Info <br />• Initiated in 1979; 2 farmers were serving at county commissioners; <br />• 72 acres were purchased; Moved into new 21,000 $ sq facility in 1986. Each office is 12 x 15 <br />• Reception can be viewed at main entrance to help welcome folks; 4 large conference rooms <br />• Desire was to have a `mall' type feel to the center <br />• Large facility can holdup 750 in a single room or 250 people in three rooms <br />• Adjacent to OakView Plantation <br />County Ag Agency Staff <br />• 50 extension (28 in 4-H/youth; 8 EFNEP; 2 FCS; 5 ag/env) <br />• 10 Soil & Water Conservation District /Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />• 8 Farm Services Agency <br />• 1 Rural Development <br />Notes from Johnston County <br />County Info <br />• Annual Fazm City Eanquet <br />• $64 million in nursery products <br />• Largest number of farms in a single county in NC <br />Facility Info <br />• 32,000 ft sq; including 7,500 ft sq auditorium with 700 person capacity that can split into 3 rooms <br />($800/day; $100/hr). <br />• $4.7 million cost; Tom Trowbridge of Wooten was designer/architect/coordinator <br />• Demonstrates water quality and stormwater management; no curb and gutter; has bioretention <br />areas <br />• Environmentally sensitive landscaping <br />• Extension has one full wall for publications opposite their welcome counter; plans for mural <br />painting <br />• Extension teaching lab has tv/vcr, sewing machines, and 2 stoves; hosts wide variety of meetings <br />from babysitting classes to job training <br />• Extension work room has azea for soil, plant tissue, and master gardener activities <br />• Common hall far all USDA agency offices <br />• Future Plans: arboretum, amphitheatre <br />County Ag Agency Staff <br />• 15 extension (4 ag; 2 FCS, 1 4-H youth; 1 EFNEP; 3 support) <br />• 10 Soil & Water Conservation District /Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />• 15 Farm Services Agency <br />• 15 Rural Development (houses regional office) <br />