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Commission seeks state approval to expand Mattaponi Rural Legacy Area to protect Webster Field
Summary
The commission discussed a proposal to enlarge the Mattaponi Rural Legacy Area to bring additional agricultural parcels into preservation and reduce development pressure near Webster Field; county will send a boundary request to the state rural legacy board.
Robin updated the St. Mary27s County Economic Development Commission on Oct. 19 about a proposal, developed with the county27s Agricultural Seafood Forestry Advisory Board, to expand the Mattaponi Rural Legacy Area south of Hermanville Road.
Robin said the proposed boundary expansion is intended to give owners of eligible parcels an option to place land into agricultural preservation programs, which would provide payment in exchange for preservation in perpetuity and…
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