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County briefing: farmland preservation program has protected 566 acres locally, 1,600 acres with state holdings
Summary
Becky Hettinga told the committee the county's PDR program has permanently preserved 566 acres through local purchases and that, combined with state‑preserved land, Ottawa County now has about 1,600 acres protected; staff described funding shares and voluntary enrollment by townships.
Becky Hettinga of the Department of Strategic Impact presented an informational briefing on Ottawa County’s farmland preservation efforts and the purchase‑of‑development‑rights (PDR) program.
Hettinga said the PDR ordinance passed in 2008 and that the county’s program is voluntary; townships choose whether to participate and landowners apply to sell development rights. She summarized program performance: the county has permanently preserved 566 acres under the local PDR program, has roughly 398…
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