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York County accepts first-of-its-kind easement donation to preserve entire 132-acre farm
Summary
The York County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda Dec. 3 that includes a novel easement donation allowing landowners to preserve previously reserved building lots and thereby protect an entire 132-acre farm; staff said the landowner covered appraisal and legal costs and that county program rules were amended and state-reviewed to permit this option.
York County commissioners adopted the consent agenda on Dec. 3, approving an easement donation that staff described as the first time landowners have preserved previously reserved building lots to maintain an entire farm.
Eric Naylor, director of the county's Ag Land Preserve program, told commissioners the donation covers a farm that Stuart and Anne McGowan largely preserved in 2008 and that Cooper and Wendy Morris later purchased. Naylor said the property totals about 132 acres and that the landowners chose to preserve a couple of building lots they had previously withheld, "which effectively preserves the…
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