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20 <br /> Board and Commission Members <br /> And Vacant Positions <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> Meeting Times: 6:30 pm Third Wednesday of every other month Contact Person:Peter Sandbeck&Abby Mattingly <br /> Meeting Place: Bonnie B.Davis Environment&Agricultural Center Contact Phone: 919-245-2510 <br /> Positions: 15 Length:3 years Terms: 2 <br /> Description: <div>The Agricultural Preservation Board seeks to encourage the voluntary preservation of farmland from non-farm <br /> development,recognizing the importance of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county.It administers the <br /> County's Voluntary Farmland Protection Program ordinance and advises the Board of County Commissioners on a wide <br /> range of agricultural topics.The Agricultural Preservation Board is a body comprised of up to eight(8)at-large members, <br /> plus one(1)member from each of the seven(7)Agricultural Districts in the county.</div> <br /> Dr. Noah Ranells <br /> 1 First Appointed: 06/18/2024 <br /> Gender Identity: Male Township: Bingham Current Appointment: 06/18/2024 <br /> Ethnic Background: Other Residency Req: Vol.Ag.District Expiration: 06/30/2027 <br /> Age Range: 60+ Special Repr: High Rock/Efland Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: 1 <br /> Vaughn Compton <br /> 2 First Appointed: 12/05/2022 <br /> Gender Identity: Male Township: Cedar Grove Current Appointment: 06/20/2023 <br /> Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Vol.Ag.District Expiration: 06/30/2026 <br /> Age Range: 60+ Special Repr: Cedar Grove Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: 1 <br /> Kim Woods <br /> 3 First Appointed: 11/13/2018 <br /> Gender Identity: Female Township: Cedar Grove Current Appointment: 06/20/2023 <br /> Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Vol.Ag.District Expiration: 06/30/2026 <br /> Age Range: Special Repr: Caldwell Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: 2 <br /> VACANT <br /> 4 First Appointed: <br /> Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: <br /> Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Vol.Ag.District Expiration: 06/30/2028 <br /> Age Range: Special Repr: New Hope/Hills.Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: <br /> Mr. William Totten <br /> 5 First Appointed: 06/18/2024 <br /> Gender Identity: Male Township: Eno Current Appointment: 06/18/2024 <br /> Ethnic Background: White Residency Req: Vol.Ag.District Expiration: 06/30/2027 <br /> Age Range: 60+ Special Repr: Schley/Eno Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: <br /> VACANT <br /> 6 First Appointed: <br /> Gender Identity: Township: Current Appointment: <br /> Ethnic Background: Residency Req: Enhanced VolAgDist Expiration: 06/30/2028 <br /> Age Range: Special Repr: Cane Creek/Buckhorn Vol.Ag.Dist. Number of Terms: <br /> Friday,August 29,2025 Page 1 <br />