County opens Purchase of Development Rights pre‑application window to protect farmland
Cayuga County opened its PDR pre‑application window Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025 and is assisting land trusts with state Farmland Protection Implementation Grant applications for permanent farmland protection.
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Planner Emily Antonacci told the Planning Committee she opened the County’s Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) pre‑application on Nov. 1; the window remains open through Dec. 31, 2025. Staff are coordinating with local land trusts and the Agriculture & Farmland Protection Board to prepare applications to the state’s Farmland Protection Implementation Grant Program for permanent protection of selected farms.
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