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Bedford County certifies $15,897 for farmland preservation; applications open through March 2
Summary
The commissioners approved certifying $15,897 from Clean and Green rollback interest to the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program and noted county applications are open through March 2, 2026; Planning Director Stephanie Clevenstine explained the funding source.
At its Jan. 13, 2026 meeting, the Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted to certify $15,897 in county funds to the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program. Commissioner Winck moved the certification and Commissioner Baughman seconded; the motion was approved.
Planning Director Stephanie Clevenstine told the board the funding comes from interest collected on Clean and Green rollback taxes when a property exits the Clean and Green program: "The interest is collected annually from the clean and green roll back tax. Therefore, if someone removes their property from Clean and Green, they pay the past seven years of rollback tax and then the interest off of that is where this money comes from so this is what was collected in interest for 2025," she said. Commissioner Stiles said the funds will be designated for the start-up of the county's Farmland Preservation Program.
Earlier in the meeting, Doug Gayman, representing Farmland Preservation, gave an overview of the program and noted application materials are available online and that applications are due March 2, 2026: "Applications for interest within county through March 2, 2026; available on the website at www.bedfordcountypa.org via Planning Department," he said.
The county did not provide further detail in the minutes about selection criteria or the number of parcels expected to be funded.
