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Commissioners approve easements to preserve three Carroll County farms totaling about 193 acres

2454444 · February 28, 2025
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Summary

The board exercised options to purchase agricultural easements on three properties (Thomas, Arbuthnot, Lentzner), approving county shares of the purchase prices or appraised values totaling approximately $1,010,136 across the three transactions.

Carroll County commissioners voted Feb. 27 to approve easement purchases under the county's agricultural land preservation program for three separate properties in Manchester, Westminster and Taneytown.

The board approved an option to purchase an easement on the Wayne K. Thomas family property at 3501 Hanover Pike in Manchester, a 79.93-acre Christmas-tree farm. County staff said the fair-market value (land only)…

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