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Board reports 29 farms preserved (about 2,300 acres) and accepts funding estimates
Summary
Board received a funding update, accepted funding estimates for current operations, and heard a report that 29 farms (2,299 acres) have closed in the preservation program; no further action was required on the acreage report.
Unidentified Speaker 3 opened the meeting’s financial update and said there was no substantive change to the program’s funding availability since the prior meeting. After brief clarification questions, Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to accept the funding estimates as proposed; the motion was seconded and the group recorded assent by voice.
During new business, Unidentified Speaker 4 reported program accomplishments: "we have 29 farms and 2,299 acres," noting the figure was rounded down in the report to "about 2,300 acres." The speaker clarified that this count includes only farms that have fully closed/settled and does not include two parcels still in process (the Diegan Heart and the Shrakis Farm). "So really 2,300 acres because those were all rounded down," Unidentified Speaker 4 said.
Participants did not treat the acreage report as an actionable agenda item; it was presented for information and internal tracking. The board asked staff to distribute outstanding follow‑up materials (including three‑party share numbers) and to mail requested documents as soon as possible.
The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn, which was made by Unidentified Speaker 1 and seconded by Unidentified Speaker 6.
