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Speakers urge protections for Colony Farm and farmworker housing during Ulster County farmland plan hearing
Summary
Three public commenters told the Ulster County Legislature they support the draft Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan and urged specific additions: designate the former prison farmland (Colony Farm) as an Ulster County Ag Park, pursue dedicated farmworker housing, and strengthen supports for organic farms.
The Ulster County Legislature heard three public comments in a March 18 hearing on its draft Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan under Article 25‑a of the New York Agriculture and Markets Law. John Adams, a member of the Ulster County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, asked the legislature to add the former prison farmland known as Colony Farm in Wilbur—(transcript: Wilboursing) to the plan as an Ulster County Ag Park, saying a 2018 feasibility study showed potential for agritourism and value‑added production and that such a designation would secure public access…
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