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18 <br /> 1 Slide #9 <br /> VdWnnw a ur@4 Dismm <br /> Orange County <br /> VADJEVAD Program Acreage <br /> .-I �� June 2022 <br /> w_r, <br /> VAD■ 14,371*cd**' <br /> rr-_s r�f 7' EVAD=2.696acres' <br /> Wa:' F;,.mil Y •p� <br /> 16 .hLIMI- :I 1foWz16,966atreV <br /> Ird1�c.'md '=iwrdeA arcs,ntlidng fa7wsGatl efgmu65 <br /> T <br /> 0 <br /> 7 <br /> • � - VADArogramCoordln�kor—Ja**Ica�ar�n <br /> 11 LAI- ; DEAPR•$*4andwa4*rCon"ry on <br /> 4 h ro Im Bdtnsy P+*nd&@Wn <br /> ,h6 6., T prmigeCauntyLand Rocords <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 2 — <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene said it is always wonderful to see these applications come <br /> 4 forward. She thanked Jessica Perrin for her work. <br /> 5 Chair Price thanked Jessica Perrin for her work and for increasing the acreage in <br /> 6 conservation. She asked that thank you letters be sent to each farmer. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 9 certify the five farm properties noted above totaling 121 acres; designate them as Voluntary <br /> 10 Agricultural District farms within the Caldwell, New Hope, and Schley/Eno Voluntary Agricultural <br /> 11 Districts; and enroll the lands in the Orange County Farmland Preservation Program's Voluntary <br /> 12 Agricultural District (VAD) program. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Richards asked if there is a percentage of what the total numbers are and <br /> 15 if there is a goal. <br /> 16 Jessica Perrin asked if she is looking for what percentage 16,966 acres is to the total <br /> 17 acreage in Orange County. <br /> 18 Commissoiner Richards said yes. <br /> 19 Jessica Perrin said she can get that information to the Board. <br /> 20 Commissioner Richards said she has been trying to figure out if there is a preservation <br /> 21 goal. <br /> 22 Chair Price said no. <br /> 23 Commissioner McKee said this started off slowly and it was viewed with a bit of <br /> 24 suspicion. He said farmers wondered about the unseen ramifications. He said that in regards to <br /> 25 the percentage, it would be very small, but it is significant because he is unsure if any other <br /> 26 county is matching this or is close. He said there are a lot of farmer protections with it. <br /> 27 Commissioner Bedford asked for information on the protection from condemnation. <br /> 28 Jessica Perrin said she thinks that is referring to any government taking of the land for <br /> 29 public use. <br /> 30 Commissioner Richards asked if there are tax considerations for this designation. <br />