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Officials propose adding rural‑preservation placeholder to Greene County CIP discussion
Summary
Several board and commission members urged the county to include a placeholder for rural preservation programs — including conservation easements and potential transfer of development rights tools — in the CIP or near‑term workplan, though they noted funding for such programs may be operational rather than capital.
At the CIP workshop, supervisors and planning commissioners raised concern that Greene County's top strategic priority — rural preservation — was not reflected with specific projects in the capital improvement program despite residential development pressure and recent scenic‑highway designations.
One board member urged that the county should consider funding tools that support…
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