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Lancaster County approves four agricultural conservation easements totaling nearly $1.3 million in state funding
Summary
The Board of Lancaster County Commissioners approved Resolution No. 44 to accept state-funded perpetual conservation easements for four farms, preserving roughly 340 acres. The action passed unanimously among present commissioners; Commissioner D'Agostino was recorded absent for the vote.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners voted July 8 to enter into perpetual agricultural conservation easements on four properties in West Cocalico, West Lampeter, East Earl/Caernarvon and Martic townships, financed entirely by state shares totaling $1,296,760.00.
On motion of Commissioner Alice Yoder, seconded by Vice‑Chairman Joshua G. Parsons, the board certified the parcels and approved the agreements. The record lists the state shares as: Scattered Acres Reinholds, Inc. — $497,120.00 for a 137.59‑acre farm with 124.28 acres proposed for preservation; Dustin L. and Kelsey M. Martin — $245,120.00 for a 63.28‑acre farm with 61.28 acres proposed; Dale L. and Mary E. Weiler — $360,320.00 for a 92.08‑acre farm with 90.08 acres proposed; and Ralph Mark and Rebecca Jean Huber — $194,200.00 for a 48.55‑acre farm proposed in full.
The motion passed with Commissioners Parsons and Yoder voting yes; the minutes record Commissioner D’Agostino as absent for the vote. The board’s action certifies that each property lies in the Agricultural Security Area of its respective township, as stated in the resolution. The conservation easements are perpetual and funded by the state; the county share is listed as $0.00 for each property in the published minutes.
The board did not discuss funding sources beyond the state shares during the meeting; no effective dates or closing schedules were specified in the minutes. Next procedural steps for each easement (such as recording or execution timelines) were not specified in the meeting record.
