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York County considers multiple farmland easements, seeks $386,295 for Snyder farm
Summary
York County’s Ag Preserve Board requested $386,295 for an easement to preserve 110.37 acres of a Snyder farm in East Manchester Township; the Farm & Natural Lands Trust presented two additional preservation projects, including a large Stambaugh valley property and a 40-acre addition in Warrington Township.
Eric Taylor, director of York County’s Ag Preserve Board, asked the Board of Commissioners to approve an easement purchase for a farm in East Manchester Township, saying the county would use 2024 county easement funds to preserve 110.37 acres and requesting $386,295 for the purchase. Taylor said two homestead exclusions were requested by the landowner and that incidental costs would be reimbursed by the State Department of Agriculture. "We are requesting $386,295 for the easement purchase," Taylor said.
The application, Taylor said, met the board’s minimum criteria, is recorded in East Manchester Township’s ag security area, and ranked 16th out of 50 qualifying applicants in the 2024 cycle; he also…
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