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County executive reports 20,000 acres preserved, CDBG grants to food banks; three ordinances set for May 15 hearing
Summary
Mr. McClure, a county official, told the Northampton County Council on May 1 that the county is about to preserve its 20,000th acre of farmland and reported other administrative updates including elections statistics, CDBG reallocations to food banks and a vehicle donation to Nazareth Ambulance.
Mr. McClure, a county official, told the Northampton County Council on May 1 that the county is about to preserve its 20,000th acre of farmland and reported other administrative updates including mail‑in ballot counts, drop‑box use, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) reallocations to food banks and a donated vehicle to Nazareth Ambulance.
“We are about to preserve our 20 thousandth acre of farmland in Northampton County,” McClure said, and reported the county has preserved “266 farms,” calling farmland preservation “one of our only weapons against warehouse proliferation.”
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