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Beth (staff) presented the request for Farm Number 12024, at 924 Harpinest Road, describing the owner as Cuatro Navarro Farms LLC. Staff said the closing on the PDR easement is scheduled for approximately Sept. 10, 2025; board attorney John Watts asked that no construction begin before the easement deed records, and the owners agreed. The staff recommendation was approval contingent on closing of the deed of conservation easement, issuance of necessary permits by building inspection, and no construction before the farm closes.

The owners requested a primary residence where the building program, as presented, totals 6,688 square feet of improvements: 4,640 square feet of indoor living space, a 1,360‑square‑foot garage and 688 square feet of outdoor living space and incidentals. Staff noted the property has no existing primary housing and that the easement will limit impervious surface to 5 percent; the owners are not requesting paving at this time. Builder George Crawford attended and confirmed the plans; Crawford said an existing small block storage building will be removed or used for equipment staging.

“A recommendation from John Watts was that construction not begin until after the closing, and the owners agreed,” Beth told the board when summarizing counsel’s guidance.

Board members moved and seconded a motion to approve the primary residence as presented, contingent on the closing of the conservation easement; the chair called for a show of hands and the motion passed by unanimous voice/show of hands.

The board also set a deadline for new PDR applications. Staff said the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reported additional federal funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) in the latest congressional appropriations and that NRCS has not yet published guidance or a final federal deadline. To allow staff time to assemble maps and documentation, Beth recommended a local application deadline of Nov. 7 with authority for staff to extend that deadline if NRCS shifts its federal deadline into the new year. The board approved the Nov. 7 deadline and granted staff discretion to adjust it if federal guidance changes.

Treasurer’s and staff financial reports noted two invoices processed this month: the $4,000 invoice to the Fayette County Conservation District (recorded in the cover‑crop item) and a $6,100 invoice to Charlie Farmer for 61 inspections; both were paid and recorded in the financials.

During a closed session conducted under KRS 61.810(1)(b), the board considered purchase, appraisal and ranking matters for small‑farm PDR candidates. After returning to open session, board members approved small‑farm rankings discussed in closed session and authorized multiple appraisals and offers. Specific closed‑session actions included authorization of an appraisal for Farm 32024, authorization to make offers on farms referenced as 22024 and 42024 (numbers as recorded in staff materials), and authorization to begin appraisals on a list of small farm parcels. Staff said appraisers can begin work immediately and that recorded closings will be processed once documents are recorded.

The chair said staff will notify building inspection when the easement for Farm 12024 records so the property may proceed with permitting and construction thereafter.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lexington - Rural Land Management Board","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a request to build a primary residence on Farm 12024 contingent on recording of the conservation easement, set a November 7 application deadline for Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) applications with staff discretion to adjust, and authorized appraisals and offers on several small farms during closed session.","taxTitle","Lexington City, Fayette County, Kentucky","taxId",5707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501910,"Fayette County Conservation District to use $4,000 grant for winter cover‑crop program; nutrient roundtable set for Oct. 2",510,414000,924000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690156-6c1773a23d2664a731c3ffcd51d1622a&start=414&end=924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690156-6c1773a23d2664a731c3ffcd51d1622a/thumbnail_414000.jpg","/articles/6501910/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Fayette-County-Conservation-District-to-use-4000-grant-for-winter-covercrop-program-nutrient-roundtable-set-for-Oct-2","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6501910-939166d7c72a5225d07ba442db00bf58/orig.mp4?Expires=1771055955&Signature=DYKpIkpE~D4gXLPAQOJ3xGGkrkYVyMQJeiufdHFn0l3gYcHfh4RymgSgkRmTxkKJ3PGCXKKQ1N~NWVlkdsWWQOIpytCoUHTyx-HnzGtVcws~KRiryXfWjXE3G7ERf7oX7VCrxcfug1gOspBq-vPSYbaXrOGxJABJ2PVWoiiH7w78~WGwKIMo8foxXXMDICmRTWtg9j6FcZ7thATVyCbg1YRq8LXi6B8MwwsajPAnt2flUXuXx4NL~s7CDWxsuLajDfuuzMdilQ-ot3Qzqo7oZm27dm1cdkLRBeqZF0B7Bpi2uheSZhSkbZksQvGtnkoakGoLkcV-ToOWFOXFYeAKNA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Heather Silvanek, director of the Fayette County Conservation District, told the conservancy board that she received a $4,000 check today from an earlier $10,000 grant awarded by American Farmland Trust and that the district will apply the funds to its winter cover‑crop program.

The district plans to apply the $4,000 toward a fall/winter program that pays $35 per acre for cover crops, up to 100 acres (up to $3,500). The program also offers reimbursement for use of the conservation district’s no‑till drills: a full day’s rental reimbursement for each 50 acres planted, up to three days. Enrollment opens Oct. 1; applicants must submit the Farm Service Agency (FSA) acreage report (FSA‑578) before applying, Silvanek said.

“We plan on utilizing the funding toward our $35,000 budget for a winter cover crop program,” Silvanek said. “When you report what you planted to the Farm Service Agency, you receive a 578 form, and that form is required before you submit an application.”

Silvanek said the district budgets for 1,000 acres at $35 per acre but that participation has varied year to year; staff estimated the program covered less than 1,000 acres last season. The district will post the application and program details on its website on Oct. 1, she said.

The district is also hosting a nutrient‑management roundtable Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. at the University of Kentucky extension office on Red Mile Road. Paulette Akers, Gulf Hypoxia Program coordinator for the Kentucky Division of Water and a former Division of Conservation director, is the keynote speaker. Silvanek said Akers will discuss water‑quality sampling and nutrient sources in the Lexington area, noting that sanitary sewer treatment plants are a major local source of excess nutrients.

Silvanek told the board the extension office can accommodate recording and that the district will pursue having the event put on LexTV so officials and stakeholders who cannot attend in person can view the session.

The board’s treasurer confirmed the Fayette County Conservation District’s $4,000 invoice had been paid out of the grant line; the payment was noted in the meeting’s financial report.","The board acknowledged a $4,000 payment from an American Farmland Trust grant to the Fayette County Conservation District to support its winter cover‑crop program, which pays $35 per acre and reimburses equipment rental. A nutrient-management roundtable with a Kentucky Division of Water speaker is scheduled for Oct. 2 at the UK extension office.","actionData","errors"]

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Conservancy approves primary residence at conserved Farm 12024; sets Nov. 7 PDR application deadline and authorizes multiple appraisals and offers

Fayette County Conservation District to use $4,000 grant for winter cover‑crop program; nutrient roundtable set for Oct. 2