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14 <br /> 1 ➢ Makes public more aware of the local agricultural and its vital role in the economics of <br /> 2 the county; <br /> 3 ➢ Recorded notice of agricultural district property is recorded at County Land Records <br /> 4 office; <br /> 5 ➢ Land search on all properties within a '/2 mile radius has notification of the agricultural <br /> 6 status; therefore, the agricultural landowner has increased protection from nuisance <br /> 7 lawsuits. <br /> 8 ➢ Agricultural Preservation Board can request public hearings for proposed condemnation <br /> 9 of VAD land and utility assessments may be suspended or waived on EVAD land if not <br /> 10 connected to the utility. <br /> 11 ➢ Farm may receive up to 25% of gross sales from the sale of non-farm products and still <br /> 12 maintain its zoning exemption as a bona fide farm. (EVAD only) <br /> 13 ➢ VAD District signs are placed on farms, for public to know location of VAD/EVAD farms <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Lynn and Teresa Holloway; Alene Holloway <br /> 16 VAD — 122.05 acres— Cedar Grove Agricultural District— 3 parcels of land <br /> 17 Tobacco, grain crops, and managed woodland <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Howard and Karen McAdams; McAdams Farm <br /> 20 VAD —22.68 acres - High Rock/Efland Agricultural District— 1 parcel of land <br /> 21 Hay crops, and managed woodland. <br /> 22 Additional Acres to the existing farmland in the VAD program <br /> 23 Included in the Century Farm program (100 years in the same family ownership) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Claude Hughes and Linda Sakiewicz; Bracken Brae Farm <br /> 26 VAD —2.56 acres— Cane Creek/Buckhorn Agricultural District - 1 parcel of land <br /> 27 Livestock and pasture land <br /> 28 Additional acres to their existing VAD farmland in the program (105.9 acs) <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Susan Snipes Nichols and Karen Snipes Sexton <br /> 31 VAD —268.33 acres— Cane Creek/Buckhorn Agricultural District— 2 parcels of land <br /> 32 Corn, soybeans, small grains, hay crops, and managed woodland <br /> 33 Most commonly known as Anilorac Farm Dairy on Dairyland Rd. <br /> 34 Included in the Century Farm Program (100+ years in same family ownership) <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Mark Miller <br /> 37 VAD — 177.74 acres— Caldwell Agricultural District -5 parcels of land <br /> 38 Beef, pasture, hay crops, and managed woodland <br /> 39 <br /> 40 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 41 approve and authorize the Chair to certify the six (5)farm properties (which will total 756 <br /> 42 acres with the McKee farm; designate them as a Voluntary Agricultural District farm within <br /> 43 the Caldwell, Cedar Grove, High Rock/Efland, and Cane Creek/Buckhorn Voluntary <br /> 44 Agricultural Districts; and enroll the lands in the Orange County Farmland Preservation <br /> 45 Program; Voluntary and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD and EVAD) <br /> 46 programs (on the first 5 farms). <br /> 47 <br /> 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Virginia McKee and Heirs (David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks <br /> 51 and Recreation Director (DEAPR), presented this item) <br />