Board issues negative SEQRA finding and approves Resolution 70 to include parcels in agricultural districts

Feb 17, 2026

Following a State Environmental Quality Review checklist read by the county attorney, the board issued a negative declaration under SEQRA and approved Resolution 70 to include parcels in Columbia County agricultural districts; two supervisors recused themselves from the vote.

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An accounting attorney led the board through a SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act) checklist for Resolution 70, which proposes adding parcels to Columbia County agricultural districts. The attorney read standard questions and recorded mostly "no" or "small impact" answers: "Will the proposed action create a material conflict with adopted land use plan or zoning regulations? Proposed answer is no to small impact," the attorney said. The attorney recommended a negative declaration.

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