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APB approves final Ag Viability and Farmland Stewardship Plan, will forward to BOCC

Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The Agricultural Preservation Board voted to approve a final draft of the Ag Viability and Farmland Stewardship Plan and instructed staff to prepare a cover letter for the Board of County Commissioners to consider final acceptance.

The Agricultural Preservation Board on Jan. 21 voted to approve a final draft of the county’s Ag Viability and Farmland Stewardship Plan and will forward the plan to the Board of County Commissioners for final acceptance.

Chair Hughes asked for a motion to approve the final draft after the subcommittee’s last review. Ranells moved to approve the plan and Compton seconded; the motion carried (vote tally not specified). Board members said the subcommittee’s edits reflected the original spirit of the plan. Staff will prepare a prefatory letter or cover memo that distills the APB’s recommendations for the BOCC as it considers the plan.

The action formalizes the APB’s current plan language and begins the process of bringing the plan to the county’s commissioners for final review and any further action. The board did not vote on allocating funding or set an effective date for any plan measures; those items would require BOCC consideration.