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Pearson Application for Certification as Qualifying Farmland Page 2 <br />years, measured from the date on which the determination must be <br />made as to whether the land in questions qualifies. <br />[Response to be provided by District ConservationisfJ <br />3. Be managed, if highly erodible land exists on the farm, in accordance with <br />the NRCS-defined erosion control practices as specified in the 1985 Food <br />Security Act, <br />[Response to be provided by District Conservationisff <br />In accordance with Section V of the Orange County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Ordinance, <br />you have 30 days within which to evaluate the application for compliance with the above <br />requirements and return your finding to the Environment and Resource Conservation <br />Department. In your response, please be as specific as you can be regarding how the properly <br />complies, Provided the property is certified as qualifying farmland, and the Agricultural <br />Preservation Board recommends designation as a participating farm in the Caldwell Voluntary <br />Agricultural District, the Board of Commissioners could consider the request in the spring of <br />2006, <br />Please note that the proposed agricultural district is comprised of one tract located in Cedar <br />Grove Township containing, just under 50 acres, Revisions to the Voluntary Farmland <br />Protection Program, adopted in June of last year, reduced the minimum participating farm size <br />requirement to 20 acres, At 49,62 acres, the Pearson Farm exceeds the minimum requirement, <br />Please find the attached vicinity map showing the boundaries of the property and a tabulation <br />of acreage by soil type. You may wish to refer to these in completing your review. <br />Thank you for your assistance in this matter, Please feel free to contact me at extension 2583, <br />if I can answer any questions or provide additional information. <br />/tm <br />attachments <br />cc: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />