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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />`* 1 <br />FE BRUARY 1 20 <br />�A �1 <br />1 P .M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />New Business <br />SUBJECT: <br />Planning (Soil and Water Conservation) - Farm and Ranch Lands <br />Protection Program Application <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program is a federal program that <br />is administered through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation <br />Service. Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District is applying for <br />$350,000 in order to purchase development rights and establish a <br />conservation easement on a portion of Thomas Porter's farm. Mr. Porter <br />will also be providing matching funds for the application. Cabarrus Soil <br />and Water Conservation District has already received a $175,000 grant <br />from North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation <br />Trust Fund that will be applied to this project as well. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Approve submission of matching funds application. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />5 Minutes <br />SUBMITTED BY: <br />Dennis Testerman, Senior Resource Conservation Specialist <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: <br />G -2 Page 221 <br />