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Committee backs S 264 to require property-owner consent for farm annexations
Summary
Senate Finance subcommittee reported favorably on S 264, which would require express written consent of the property owner before municipal annexation of farm or agriculture-assessed property. Supporters said the bill protects farmland and clarifies default tax treatment for unimproved agricultural land.
The Senate Finance Committee gave a favorable report to S 264, a bill that would require municipalities to obtain the express written consent of a property owner before annexing farm property or land assessed as agricultural.
Senator Verdon, chair of the subcommittee for the bill, said S 264 and a companion measure were part of a combined legislative effort last year. He told the committee the bill received favorable testimony from agricultural interests, including the…
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