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13 <br /> 1 evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds <br /> 2 all of the measures above. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 5) Owners David and Gaye Walker have submitted an application to enroll one (1) parcel of <br /> 5 land totaling of 126.19 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) <br /> 6 program located in the Schley/Eno Agricultural District. The farm includes vegetable crops, <br /> 7 livestock, pasture, hay crops and managed woodland. The farm has been evaluated against <br /> 8 each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures <br /> 9 above. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 6) Owners Randall Williams and Lisa Joyner have submitted an application to enroll one (1) <br /> 12 parcel of land totaling 8.7 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> 13 (VAD) program in the Cane Creek/Buckhorn Agricultural District. The farm operation includes <br /> 14 livestock, pasture, vegetable crops, flowers, and agro-forestry/ managed woodland. <br /> 15 The farm property has been evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement <br /> 16 standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 7) Owners Tracy Lafleur and Robert VanVeld have submitted an application to enroll one (1) <br /> 19 parcel of land totaling 39.94 acres of qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District <br /> 20 (VAD) program in the Cedar Grove Agricultural District. The farm operation includes vegetable <br /> 21 crops, hay crops, and beehives. The farm property has been evaluated against each of the <br /> 22 VAD certification requirement standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 8) Owners Stephen and Marsha Scarlett have submitted an application to enroll additional <br /> 25 acres into the VAD program. A revision of ownership on one (1) parcel of land, totaling <br /> 26 53.94 acres, will increase the acres in the program by 23.27 acres of qualifying farmland for the <br /> 27 Voluntary Agricultural District program in the Cedar Grove Agricultural District. The farm <br /> 28 operation includes livestock, pasture, hay crops, and managed woodland. The farm property <br /> 29 has been evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement standards and meets or <br /> 30 exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Gail Hughes made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Program <br /> 35 Orange County Board of Commissioners Meeting <br /> 36 December 3, 2018 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Orange County VAD/EVAS Program <br /> 39 Benefits of Agricultural Districts <br /> 40 <br /> 41 ➢ Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) is a 10-year commitment for farm to be in active <br /> 42 farm production, but the landowner can withdraw from the VAD at any time, for any <br /> 43 reason, with a 30-day notification to the Agri. Preservation Board. <br /> 44 ➢ Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) is an irrevocable 10 year <br /> 45 commitment to be in active farm production, therefore the "enhanced" qualifies farm for <br /> 46 up to 90% cost share rates and a priority for state and federal grants funds. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Benefits include: (listing a few) <br /> 49 ➢ Makes public more aware of the local agricultural and its vital role in the economics of <br /> 50 the county; <br />