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Former supervisor warns of farmland loss as Augusta County begins comprehensive‑plan meetings
Augusta County Board of Supervisors · July 23, 2025
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Summary
A former supervisor told the Board that the county has lost a significant share of farms and working farmland since 2017 and urged the board to slow the comprehensive‑plan process and increase public engagement; staff announced the first community meeting at Riverheads Middle School.
Nancy Sorrows, a former supervisor who helped prepare a prior comprehensive plan, told the board she believed the current plan’s growth areas and maps would accelerate farmland loss and change the county’s rural character. She cited ag census figures, saying Augusta County…
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