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Kent County reports dozens of acres preserved under Purchase of Development Rights program
Summary
Kent County staff reported Aug. 26 that the county closed on 77.5 acres in Algoma Township and has roughly 325 acres under contract, with nearly $1 million in leveraged grant funding supporting anticipated preservation.
Haley Stichman, community development coordinator, briefed the Kent County Community Health & Safety Committee on Aug. 26 on the county’s agricultural preservation work, reporting recent closings and a multi‑year strategy aimed at keeping farmland in production.
Stichman said Kent County used its Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program to close on 77.5 acres in Algoma Township and that three additional projects totaling approximately 325 acres are currently under contract and expected to close next year. Together, she said, the pending and completed projects represent more than 400 acres preserved to…
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