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18 <br /> Slide #9 <br /> v��,ay,�priculh�r�r�;,cvrco� <br /> Orange County <br /> g VAD/EVAD Program Acreage <br /> .1.cGw.. -�- •{ S•�4sR <br /> -k _I • „ June 2022 <br /> # r,t61j <br /> i r VAD■ 14,371 acres' <br /> H" EVAD=2,585 acres` <br /> F <br /> Haaa.m� =imndid xua,.7dAag i&l and Wovak <br /> „• d VAD Program 0ocrdlnawr-Jesslc Nrrin <br /> DEAPR-Sdancl WaterConaarmlon <br /> Maps cree6ed by: <br /> t Brlwey Pendsown <br /> Oraeg&County Land Rocordx <br /> N- <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> list raorcr]r CAROLINA <br /> Commissioner Greene said it is always wonderful to see these applications come <br /> forward. She thanked Jessica Perrin for her work. <br /> Chair Price thanked Jessica Perrin for her work and for increasing the acreage in <br /> conservation. She asked that thank you letters be sent to each farmer. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> certify the five farm properties noted above totaling 121 acres; designate them as Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District farms within the Caldwell, New Hope, and Schley/Eno Voluntary Agricultural <br /> Districts; and enroll the lands in the Orange County Farmland Preservation Program's Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District (VAD) program. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if there is a percentage of what the total numbers are <br /> and if there is a goal. <br /> Jessica Perrin asked if she is looking for what percentage 16,966 acres is to the total <br /> acreage in Orange County. <br /> Commissoiner Richards said yes. <br /> Jessica Perrin said she can get that information to the Board. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she has been trying to figure out if there is a preservation <br /> goal. <br /> Chair Price said no. <br /> Commissioner McKee said this started off slowly and it was viewed with a bit of <br /> suspicion. He said farmers wondered about the unseen ramifications. He said that in regards to <br /> the percentage, it would be very small, but it is significant because he is unsure if any other <br /> county is matching this or is close. He said there are a lot of farmer protections with it. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked for information on the protection from condemnation. <br /> Jessica Perrin said she thinks that is referring to any government taking of the land for <br /> public use. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if there are tax considerations for this designation. <br />