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18 <br />BOCC for the August 17~' meeting allowing the establishment of a <br />new agricultural district in Cedar Grove Township. <br />MOTION: Strayhorn moved approval of the recommendation, seconded by <br />Goodwin. <br />VOTE: Unanimous. <br />ITEM #6: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION <br />a. Voluntary Agricultural District - H.M. Lloyd , Jr. Consideration <br />of an application from H. M. Lloyd, Jr. to create a Voluntary <br />Agricultural District on a 96 acre tract in the Chapel Hill Township. <br />This application is pending agency review and will be returned to the <br />ADAB for recommendation in August. <br />Belk reviewed the events that Mitch Lloyd had requested an application to <br />create a Voluntary Agricultural District on a 96-acre tract in Chapel Hill <br />Township as described in the agenda packet. The application is awaiting <br />agency review from Soil and Water Conservation District Office and the <br />Orange County Tax Office. In August the ADAB will have opportunity to <br />recommend the .application to the BOCC. <br />The ADAB discussed a newspaper article distributed by Tate describing <br />the David Newlin's 121 acre farm in Alamance County. The article states <br />that the Newlins signed an agreement with the Piedmont Land <br />Conservancy that forever protects his land from non-agricultural <br />development via a type of deed restriction known as an agricultural <br />easement, and prohibits the designated land from residential or <br />commercial development. In return, farmers receive a federal tax <br />deduction, a state tax credit and a reduction in estate and inheritance taxes. <br />b. Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance. At their <br />June 1st meeting, the Board of Commissioners discussed the praposal <br />to change the name of the ADAB to "Agricultural Preservation <br />Commission ". Although the Board did not act on that specific <br />proposal, they requested that the ADAB consider additional changes <br />to the VFPPO. We will discuss the Commissioners' request. <br />Belk led the discussion reporting that the BOCC requested the ADAB <br />consider additional revisions to the ordinance such as broadening the <br />representation of the board. The ADAB was established with seven <br />[.auupaaiedoarouv9 DRAFT 8118199ADA8 MINUTES <br />