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Board increases county ranking multiplier to 28, raises county per-acre cap to $8,000 and approves final rankings
Summary
The board voted to increase the county market multiplier to 28 and the county per-acre cap to $8,000, assigned special-conditions points to applications, and approved the final county application rankings unanimously.
During its May 21 meeting the Harford County Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board reviewed county program rankings, awarded special-conditions points to applications (maximum 15 points per property with written justification shown in meeting attachments), and recommended adjustments to reflect market strength. The board moved to increase the county market multiplier to 28 and to raise the county per-acre price cap to $8,000; both measures passed unanimously. The minutes indicate the board then approved the final ranking of county applications.
The minutes list special-conditions points assigned to named property owners (examples shown in the minutes attachment include multiple properties receiving 15, 10, or 5 points). Board members moved and seconded the multiplier and cap changes (motion by Bill Amoss, second by Mitch Hopkins) and the final ranking approval (motion by Mitch Hopkins, second by Dave Dougherty); all votes were unanimous. The minutes do not show budget appropriations tied to the cap change.
