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CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> 1792 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ir REGULAR MEETING <br /> OCTOBER 16, 2017 <br /> 6:30 P.M. <br /> AGENDA CATEGORY: <br /> Consent Agenda <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Planning and Development (Soil and Water Conservation District Board) - <br /> Applications for Farmland Preservation Grants <br /> BRIEF SUMMARY: <br /> The Soil and Water Conservation District Board intends to apply for state <br /> and federal Farmland Preservation Grant to purchase development rights <br /> for permanent agricultural conservation easements on two farms. <br /> Farmland Preservation supports goals of both the Board of <br /> Commissioners, and the Soil and Water Conservation District Board by <br /> improving the quality of life for county citizens. Permanently protecting <br /> farmland ensures the land base necessary for the county's agricultural <br /> economy, while simultaneously keeping the tax burden low by maximizing <br /> the amount of land acreage where the cost of county services is lowest. <br /> The Soil and Water Conservation District Board has previously applied for <br /> and received grant funding to preserve a total of 307 acres of farmland. <br /> Any contracts or cooperative agreements associated with successful grant <br /> applications will be submitted to the county for approval. <br /> REQUESTED ACTION: <br /> Motion to authorize the Soil and Water Conservation District Board to <br /> submit one or more applications to the North Carolina Agricultural <br /> Development and Farmland Preservation Program Trust Fund, the United <br /> States Department of Agriculture, and the Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service's Agricultural Conservation Easement Program for <br /> funds to preserve land on two farms with conservation easements. <br /> F-3 Page 53 <br />