Board raises Rural Legacy per-acre cap to $10,000 to reflect market changes

May 21, 2026

Staff recommended and the board approved raising the Rural Legacy program per-acre price cap to $10,000 to reflect recent market pricing changes; the motion passed unanimously.

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Harford County staff recommended increasing the Rural Legacy program per-acre price cap to better reflect recent market values, and the advisory board voted on May 21 to raise the cap to $10,000 per acre. Staff members Jen Wilson and Kaitlin Lee told the board that the Rural Legacy per-acre cap had not been updated in several years and should be adjusted upward.

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