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Agricultural preservation: county ranks six PDR applications, top two to seek state and federal funding
Summary
Kent County staff presented scores and rankings for six Purchase of Development Rights applications on Sept. 23; the Agricultural Preservation Board will review the results and the top two parcels are expected to move forward for MDARD and USDA/NRCS grant applications, with Tyrone Township offering local support.
Kent County's Community Health and Safety Committee reviewed 2025 application scores and rankings for the county’s Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program on Sept. 23.
Administrator Vanderburgh explained the PDR program was created during his earlier tenure and that the county assembled an Agricultural Preservation Board to review applications. Haley Stiekman, community development coordinator, told the committee the 2025 cycle ran from January through April and…
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