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Chester County raises agricultural easement cap, highlights 35 years of preservation
Summary
Parks and Preservation Director Dave Stauffer told commissioners the county has preserved nearly 600 farms and increased the per‑acre spending cap on purchased development rights from $12,000 to $20,000 to reflect rising land values.
Chester County’s Parks and Preservation director outlined the county’s long-running farmland and open‑lands programs on June 25, saying the county has preserved 596 farms across more than 45,000 acres and has raised the per‑acre spending cap for purchased development rights from $12,000 to $20,000.
Dave Stauffer, director of the Parks and Preservation Department, told the Board of Commissioners that the county’s formal preservation work began after a voter‑approved bond referendum in November 1989 and was followed by further county funding commitments in 1999 and 2003. He said the county…
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