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<br />farmland preservation report
<br />at a cost of $4 million. In process are six farms,
<br />and 1,004 acres, costing $5 million. The program
<br />has received 37 applications comprising 5,411
<br />acres.
<br />While Kane County is under assault from
<br />growth pressures radiating out from the Chicago
<br />region, its community planning efforts, coupled
<br />with zoning, may have given it a fighting chance
<br />to survive with agriculture intact.
<br />In 1984 the county downzoned its agricul-
<br />tural area - in the county's western half - to 1:40;
<br />and takes planning seriously, McCoy said.
<br />"We've taken our role in county government
<br />to be regional planning... sometimes we butt
<br />heads with municipalities, but that's a good
<br />thing."
<br />The county plan calls:for a greenbelt running
<br />lengthwise through the county, dividing it east
<br />from west. It's eastern portion contains most of
<br />its 404,000 people, and is adjacent to Cook and
<br />DuPage Counties. Towns include Elgin, Geneva
<br />and Batavia. The Fox River runs along the
<br />eastern edge through the towns.
<br />"We want to maintain a greenbelt on the
<br />western edge," McCoy said. "We don't want the
<br />growth to go beyond us."
<br />That growth has included nearly 35,000
<br />residential building permits from 1990 to 2000,
<br />90 percent of those issued in the county's 28
<br />municipalities.
<br />Leading PDR programs in study profiled
<br />Alvin Sokolow, public policy specialist at the
<br />University of California, and Anita Zurbrugg of
<br />AFT's Center for Agriculture in the Environ-
<br />ment, gave an update on a study that is underway
<br />of 45 local and state farmland preservation
<br />programs.
<br />The session, "When are Easements Effec-
<br />tive?" highlighted some programs examined in
<br />the context of planning and zoning and other
<br />aspects that will affect a program's ultimate
<br />success. The study will be released this summer.
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<br />professional resourceDD...
<br />JOB POSTINGS
<br />American Farmland Trust, Regional Director, Mid -
<br />Atlantic Region — AFT seeks an experienced, energetic
<br />leader and manager to head up a multi- faceted and
<br />growing field operations presence in the Mid - Atlantic
<br />region (Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware
<br />and Virginia).
<br />The Mid - Atlantic regional director oversees all
<br />organizational activities within the region. Activities
<br />include public education and outreach, research and
<br />technical assistance in policy development, land projects,
<br />membership development, fundraising and marketing
<br />services. The director is responsible for coordinating,
<br />developing and implementing a long -term plan and
<br />strategy for organizational priorities, activities and growth
<br />within the region; obtaining the necessary funds,
<br />developing and managing workplans and budgets, and
<br />hiring and supervising staff, consultants and/or interns in
<br />order to achieve the objectives identified for the office.
<br />The field director reports to the associate vice president
<br />for field programs.
<br />Minimum qualifications:
<br />• MA or MS degree and 5 years of related work
<br />experience with proven skills in project, personnel
<br />and organizational management. A background and
<br />experience in land use planning, agriculture, land
<br />conservation or natural resource planning is desired.
<br />• Demonstrated work plan and budget management
<br />experience and skills.
<br />• Demonstrated fundraising experience and skills.
<br />• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
<br />Send cover letter, resume and writing sample to Robert
<br />C. Wagner, AVP for field programs, 1 Short Street,
<br />Northampton, Mass. 01060. Applications will be
<br />accepted through April 1, 2003.
<br />Nanticoke Watershed Alliance (MD), Executive
<br />Director - Seeking an Executive Director for the
<br />Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, a 36 member consortium
<br />of organizations representing diverse interests working
<br />cooperatively in Maryland and Delaware to conserve the
<br />natural, cultural and recreational resources of the
<br />Nanticoke River watershed. Successful candidate must
<br />be skilled in all aspects_ of non - profit administration,
<br />including grant writing, fundraising, budget development
<br />and management. Applicants must demonstrate ability to
<br />work closely with diverse constituencies (program
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