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Columbia County approves SEQR negative declaration and moves to include properties in Agricultural District No. 10
Summary
The board issued a SEQR negative declaration for the addition of properties to Columbia County Agricultural District No. 10 under New York State Agricultural Markets Law 303‑b and approved a resolution initiating inclusion.
Columbia County supervisors approved a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act process and moved forward with adding properties to Columbia County Agricultural District No. 10.
A supervisor summarized the action as the formal step to include new properties in the agricultural district and cited New York State Agricultural Markets Law 303‑b during the discussion. The board determined the proposed additions "will not have a significant environmental impact and will not require an environmental impact statement," and issued a negative declaration. The supervisor noted the parcels are already in agricultural use as presented.
After a brief discussion the board voted to issue the negative declaration (recorded in the meeting as the board's approval of Resolution 38) and then voted on the related initiation resolution (Resolution 37) to begin the inclusion process. Both motions were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; no numerical tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board's action allows the formal process to proceed under state agricultural law; the clerk will maintain the resolutions and supporting SEQR documentation.
