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Advocates ask legislature to require regional future land‑use maps that protect farmland
Summary
Testimony urged lawmakers to mandate that regional planning commissions include future land-use maps for agriculture to double farmland in production, improve access to housing and markets, and support local food security.
Samantha Langevin, a Bristol resident and representative on the Land Access and Opportunity Board, told the House Committee on Agriculture that regional planning commissions should be required to produce future land‑use maps that identify and protect farmland.
"Future farmland protection and access has to go hand in hand with our work to provide plans for how our communities will grow," Langevin…
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