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Committee splits two agricultural-district inclusion requests; Newburgh parcel faces scrutiny after town letter and code-enforcement reports
Summary
The committee divided two open-enrollment applications for inclusion in Orange County Agricultural District No. 1, approved one parcel and did not approve the Newburgh parcel after the town submitted correspondence reporting code-enforcement actions and construction-fill concerns.
The Education & Economic Development Committee on June 16 split two open-enrollment applications to include land in Orange County Agricultural District No. 1, approving one parcel and withholding approval for a second parcel in the town of Newburgh after officials received a letter from the town reporting ongoing code-enforcement matters.
The split matter is significant because inclusion in an agricultural district confers the countys "right to farm" protections and is part of a statutory review process under New York's Agriculture and Markets Law that includes public notice, a local-agency recommendation and a legislative decision within a statutory…
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