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Nash County approves farmland preservation program with $200,000 cap for purchase of development rights
Summary
The Board of Commissioners on Sept. 22 approved a proposed Nash County Farmland Preservation Program that sets a $200,000 maximum per purchase of development rights, uses a third‑party land trust to hold easements, and establishes an application and anonymous ranking process for landowners.
NASH COUNTY, N.C. — The Nash County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 22 approved a farmland preservation program that establishes eligibility rules, a local funding cap and a third‑party easement holder to conserve agricultural land in the county.
The program sets a maximum local allocation of $200,000 per purchase of development rights, requires that 75 percent of any applicant parcel be agricultural land (defined as grassland, cropland or pasture), and calls for a third‑party land trust to hold and monitor perpetual conservation easements. Working Lands Trust was identified in the presentation as the county’s intended partner to hold and monitor easements under a term contract.
The county’s soil and water staff framed the proposal as an option for landowners rather than a mandate. Cole…
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