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Board approves two agricultural‑preserve contracts covering roughly 200 acres in Freshwater and Ferndale areas
Summary
Supervisors approved Williamson Act/land conservation contracts for two family properties (approx. 157 acres in Freshwater and 145 acres in Ferndale) intended to preserve grazing and irrigated farmland; both actions passed 5-0 after staff noted tax effects and conservation work on the sites.
The Board of Supervisors approved two agricultural preserve and land‑conservation contracts March 11, accepting county staff recommendations to preserve working agricultural land under the California Land Conservation (Williamson Act) framework.
Freshwater property: 02/2015 O’Day family trust Planning staff recommended, and the board approved, a Class A prime land preservation contract for about 157 acres near Freshwater Road; staff said land uses are grazing and…
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