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Committee recommends adding seven parcels to Ag District 2, debates town notification
Summary
The Saratoga County Trails and Open Space Committee voted to recommend adding seven properties totaling just over 400 acres to Agricultural District 2 and to recommend a negative declaration; members debated whether towns should receive earlier notice and how small parcels adjacent to subdivisions are evaluated under state Ag & Markets law.
At its March meeting, the Saratoga County Trails and Open Space Committee voted to recommend amendments that would add seven parcels — from five landowners and totaling a little over 400 acres — to Agricultural District 2 and to recommend a negative declaration as part of environmental review, sending the package on for a public hearing before the county board.
The recommended additions were compiled in the committee’s February packet, which included aerial photos and soil maps for each application. Jason, a county staff member, said the Saratoga County Farmland Protection Board reviewed petitions in December and forwarded its recommendations to the county for the supervisor-level action. “We have seven properties, five different landowners, and a little over…
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