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December 14, 2012 <br />715 Cabarrus Ave. W. <br />Room 301 <br />Concord, NC 28027 -6214 <br />Telephone: 704 - 920 -3300 <br />Fax: 704-795-6432 <br />Email: <br />detesterman @cabarruscounty.us <br />Website: www.cabarruscounty.us /SandW/ <br />Elizabeth Heath <br />Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund <br />NCDA &CS <br />2 W. Edenton Street <br />Raleigh, NC 27601 <br />Dear Ms. Heath: <br />BOARD OF SUPERVISORS At the regular meeting of our board on December 6, we voted unanimously <br />by consent to endorse an application to secure partial funding to purchase <br />Jeff'Goforth additional permanent conservation easements on Porter Farms. The vote <br />Chairman was made by consent via the Staff Report, which documents that staff is <br />following the board's direction on this action. <br />Vicky Porter <br />Vice - Chairman We have been working on this project since 2008, when the Land Trust for <br />Central NC first approached us about submitting an ADFPTF application for <br />Ned Hudson an easement on this farm. We anticipate that the LTCNC will be a contingent <br />Secretary- Treasurer grantee on these easements in the event that the enclosed application is <br />Louis Suther successful. <br />Member <br />Land tenure is a top priority for our board, and we are systematically trying <br />Robert Brown to protect private working lands with easements. In the eastern portion of <br />Member our county, there is a window of opportunity to provide long -term <br />protection to land that is currently zoned "Agriculture Open." We are <br />Tommy Porter attempting to develop clusters of conservation easements in an effort to <br />Associate Member foster greater efficiencies in our local agricultural economy. Porter Farms <br />Bob Ritchie are carrying on a family tradition of conservation leadership in our county is <br />Associate Member helping secure the future of agriculture here. <br />STAFF We value our partnership with NCDA &CS, which was strengthened this year <br />when the Division of Soil and Water Conservation transferred to NCDA &CS. <br />Amy Griffith We look forward to working together with you and your colleagues on land <br />Administrative Secretary stewardship initiatives such as this one. <br />Daniel McClellan Sincerely, <br />Resource Conservation Specialist <br />Dennis Testerman y' <br />Resource Conservation Specialist <br />Ned Hudson <br />Attachment number 3 <br />F -3 Page 105 <br />