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Board approves funding for three PDR easements; one application split and approved 4–1
Summary
Supervisors approved funding for multiple Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) candidates after staff and committee review; one pair of smaller parcels prompted debate about minimum-size policies and was approved 4–1 while a third PDR resolution passed with a supervisor recusal.
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted to approve funding for multiple properties to join the county’s Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program, which buys conservation easements to preserve agricultural land.
County staff told the board the PDR program — established in 2002 — now protects more than 13,000 acres across 155 properties. Staff said the 2025 selection round used an updated scoring rubric that considered parcel size, soil productivity, risk of development, best-management practices, farm transition plans and proximity to historic…
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