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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />�r�'n o i--ionv� W - <br />4 1 <br />1 <br />1 P .M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />Planning and Development - Soil & Water Conservation District - <br />Application to the Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The Conservation District wishes to apply for Federal Farm and Ranch <br />Lands Protection Program funds to match one or more state Agricultural <br />Development and Farmland Protection Program Trust Fund grants <br />previously awarded to the District, up to a maximum of $806,225. The <br />District was previously awarded $350,000 in federal matching funds to <br />purchase a permanent agricultural conservation easement on Porter <br />Farms. The landowners are exploring options to combine the acreage for <br />which state farmland protection funds have already been contracted into a <br />new application for federal matching funds. A budget amendment will be <br />submitted at a later date if the matching funds are awarded. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to authorize the District to apply for Federal Farm and Ranch <br />Lands Protection Program matching funds to place one or more <br />conservation easements on Porter Farms. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br />Dennis Testerman, Manager /Sr. Resource Conservation Specialist <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: <br />No <br />F -5 Page 69 <br />