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Santa Rosa commissioners debate renewing local-option sales tax to fund farmland protection
Summary
Commissioners discussed renewing a local-option sales tax to fund a 'Save Our Farms' legacy-lands program, asked for more written data and polling from the Trust for Public Land, and agreed to delay final action until additional information is available.
Santa Rosa County commissioners on Feb. 12 debated whether to renew a local-option sales tax that supporters say would fund farmland and agricultural-land protection.
One commissioner urged the board to focus on facts rather than hypotheticals and cited a presentation from the Blackwater Soil and Water Conservation District and a ‘‘Save Our Farms’’ legacy-lands plan. The commissioner said agricultural activity contributes "nearly a $100,000,000" to the county economy and asked for…
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