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APPLICATION PROCEDURE <br />1. Application completed and sent to Guilford Soil and Water <br />Conservation District (SWCD). <br />2. Checklist attached and NRCS reviews. <br />3. Send to Guilford County Tax Department. <br />4. Tax Department reviews and sends to SWCD District Secretary. <br />5. SWCD District Secretary sends Application to Agricultural <br />Districts Advisory Board (ADAB). <br />6. ADAB approves and sends to the Guilford County Board of <br />Commissioners for approval. <br />7. Board of Commissioners approves Voluntary Agricultural <br />District (VAD). <br />8. The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners signs the <br />Conservation Agreement and sends it back to the SWCD District <br />Secretary. <br />9. The SWCD Secretary sends the letter to the new VAD applicant. <br />10. VAD applicant comes to the SWCD Office; signs the <br />Conservation Agreement and the Notice of Participation and <br />picks up mailbox sign. <br />11. The SWCD Secretary sends copy of Application, Conservation <br />Agreement and the Notice of Participation to the County <br />Planning Department. <br />12. The Planning Department will map and register the VAD with the <br />Register of Deeds. <br />13. The SWCD Secretary maintains all original documents for the <br />VAD Board. <br />