Court hears update on farmland easement program, notes $500,000 county allocation to leverage USDA match

Feb 13, 2026

Scott County received an update from the Rural Land Management Board on the USDA-backed Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The court has allocated up to $500,000 to be matched by USDA; two top applicants were selected and applications were delivered to USDA for appraisal and review.

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The Scott County Fiscal Court received an update from the Scott County Rural Land Management Board on the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), the local successor to the county's purchase-of-development-rights work.

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