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Cycle VI - Scope of Work <br />Applicant Name: <br />Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District <br />Applicant Tax Identification Number: <br />56- 6000281 Cabarrus Count <br />DUNS Number: <br />965929263 <br />Project Title: <br />Michael Barrier Permanent Conservation Easement <br />Cabarrus <br />1. What is the purpose of the project? <br />(2uu words or less.) <br />The purpose of this project is to place a permanent agricultural conservation easement on the land. <br />Michael Barrier does not intend for his land to be developed. He is considering purchase of additional <br />land with the easement payment money to make their farming operation more sustainable. Plans are to <br />use NCADFPTF and USDA FRPP matching funds to establish a permanent agricultural conservation <br />easement on 35.52 project acres proposed for the $44,400.00 grant award. <br />2. What community need(s) will the project serve? <br />(2uu words or iess.) <br />The primary community needs addressed by protection of this initial one -sixth of the Barrier Brothers <br />farm with a permanent agricultural conservation easement include food commodity production, <br />employment opportunities, support of the local and regional agribusiness economy and environmental <br />services associated with private working. The Barrier Brothers cattle operation is a potential supplier for <br />the Cruse Meat Processing harvesting facility that opened the summer of 2012 with partial funding from <br />the ADFPTF. <br />3. Are other organizations, programs, projects, etc. serving the community needs noted in <br />item #2? If so, how is this project different/why is this project necessary? <br />(2uu words or less.) <br />Farmland protection through permanent agricultural conservation easements is foundational to <br />sustainable agriculture in Cabarrus County. Farmland preservation on the urban /suburban fringe in <br />areas like the towns of Locust and Mt. Pleasant is essential for a local food system in Cabarrus County. <br />Cabarrus SWCD and the Land Trust for Central NC partner under a memorandum of agreement <br />believed to be the first of its kind in the country. The LTCNC is a partner on this application and the <br />intended contingency grantee on any conservation easement. <br />Page 10 of 20 Easement Application <br />Attachment numbe <br />F4 -M Page 128 <br />