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DRAFT/March 27,2026 <br /> • Priority Action 11 c: Identify and establish property tax incentives to support <br /> farm sustainability. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Tax incentives identified Funding required <br /> • Criteria for qualifying farms <br /> established <br /> • County agreement to offer tax <br /> exemption obtained <br /> • Number of farms applying for <br /> exemption <br /> • Number of farms granted <br /> exemption <br /> • Priority Action 11 d: Conduct a multi-County pilot program to reduce the <br /> acreage requirement of the Present Use Value Program to 1 acre. <br /> BENCHMARK/PROGRESS INDICATORS FUNDING/RESOURCES <br /> • Assessment of farmer interest 0 County Extension agent <br /> completed 0 County staff including new <br /> • Collaborating counties recruited proposed Ag Viability and <br /> • State permission to conduct pilot Farmland Stewardship position <br /> granted 0 Collaborating counties <br /> • Number of farms enrolling in PUV <br /> as result of meeting new criteria <br /> 35 <br />