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Powhatan board approves six Agricultural and Forestal District ordinances, adding roughly 1,192 acres
Summary
After public hearings, the board approved six AFD actions—three new AFDs and three additions to existing AFDs (Quarterfield, Rocky Ford addition, Jones Creek creation and additions, Muddy Creek, Appomattox River addition)—each passing on unanimous 5–0 votes.
The Powhatan County board unanimously approved six Agricultural and Forestal District (AFD) ordinances during a multi-item public-hearing session, adding about 1,192 acres to the county’s AFD program and expanding existing districts.
Staff overview: Planning staff explained that Virginia’s AFD program is a voluntary landowner program created in 1977 to preserve working farms and forests. Staff described enrollment rules (minimum 200-acre contiguous core to form an independent AFD, with noncontiguous properties permitted within one mile of the core) and noted that the Planning Commission recommended approval for the items at hearings in…
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