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Madison County OKs perpetual open-space maintenance agreement to avoid $88,000 nutrient fee
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved entering a perpetual forest/open-space maintenance agreement with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for part of the Hoover Ridge Outdoor Recreation Center to satisfy nutrient-offset requirements and avoid paying about $88,000 for nutrient credits.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors authorized the county administrator to enter into a forest/open-space maintenance agreement with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) covering a portion of the Hoover Ridge Outdoor Recreation Center property, saving the county roughly $88,000 that would otherwise pay for nutrient credits.
The agreement designates part of the Hoover Ridge site around Little Dark Run as perpetual open space to offset phosphorus and nitrogen loadings identified in DEQ site-plan review. Mr. Weekley, who presented the item as county staff, said…
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