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Putnam County moves to amend Tilly Foster Farm conservation easement to expand usable areas
Summary
The committee recorded a SEQRA negative declaration to begin amending the Watershed Agricultural Council easement at Tilly Foster Farm to add donated acreage and expand the farm’s usable area by about 24 acres; legislators cautioned about preserving agricultural character.
Putnam County planning staff and outside counsel told the Physical Services Committee on Feb. 10 that the county is moving forward with an amendment to the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) conservation easement for Tilly Foster Farm.
Andrew Negro, outside counsel, said the county acquired about 130 acres through donation and plans to add that acreage to the WAC easement while amending the easement’s use areas around building footprints…
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