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Board approves farmland leases and updates farmland preservation plan; advisory committee recommends no solar farms in preserved areas
Summary
Racine County supervisors accepted competitive bids to lease five county-owned parcels for farming through 2028 and approved a required 10-year farmland preservation plan update that includes a recommendation to prohibit solar farms in farmland preservation zoning.
The Racine County Board approved leases for five county-owned parcels to be used for farming from 2025 through 2028 and adopted the county's 10-year farmland preservation plan update.
Supervisor Don Trotter announced the accepted bids and named successful bidders including Robert Grove (a former county board member), Frost Farms and the Waterford Union High School District. The leases cover a four-year term (2025–2028) and were awarded after competitive bidding.
Planning staff presented the farmland preservation plan update. Chad Sampson, who led the…
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