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Alachua County to seek state partnership for agricultural easements while protecting enforcement rights
Summary
After public comment from landowners and conservation groups, the Alachua County Commission voted unanimously to pursue a negotiated partnership with the state27s rural and family lands program while pressing to retain or secure secondary enforcement rights and offering up to a 25% county cost share where appropriate.
Alachua County commissioners voted unanimously to direct staff to continue negotiating partnership terms with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services27 Rural and Family Lands program, while pressing for enforceable protections for county-funded conservation easements.
The motion, made by a commissioner during the meeting, asked staff to pursue negotiated agreements that would (1) allow county participation on properties on the active acquisition list, (2) seek a secondary right of enforcement if FDACS does not enforce within a defined period, (3) consider a county contribution up to 25 percent on some partnership projects as a title-only option, and (4) continue pursuing other state and federal…
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