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Buncombe County staff approve nine EVAD renewals, report progress on multiple conservation easements
Summary
The board approved nine renewal applications for the countyEVAD program and authorized transaction costs for pending easement purchases; staff reported one recent 165-acre closing and said survey drafts and appraisals will precede additional closings.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY — County conservation staff told the advisory board on Feb. 17 that nine existing EVAD (renewal) applications were ready for approval and that work is under way on multiple easement purchases across the county.
Staff said the renewals are routine 10-year agreements for properties already in the program and walked board members through eligibility checks, including Farm Service Agency records and HEL (highly erodible lands) determinations from NRCS. "We sent out those renewal letters beginning of the year," staff said; the board approved the…
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