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Council hears proposal to allow agricultural protection on 5-acre parcels; members ask for more analysis
Summary
Councilman DeCarver introduced a request asking Syracuse City to consider allowing Agricultural Protection Area status on parcels of 5 acres rather than the city’s standard 10-acre threshold.
Councilman DeCarver introduced a request asking Syracuse City to consider allowing Agricultural Protection Area (APA) status on parcels of 5 acres rather than the current 10-acre threshold used locally and at the county level.
Brad Mills, a Davis County Farm Bureau representative and local rancher, described reasons local farmers favor a 5-acre threshold so smaller operations can qualify for protections. Mills told the council that smaller properties in Syracuse include working small farms and hobby farms that could benefit…
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