Three open-space requests totaling about $300,000 seek Orange County support
The Orange County Planning Department received three applications to the county Open Space Fund — Blackstone Farm (58 acres) seeking $119,000, John & Jesse Wood Trust (≈24.3 acres) seeking $50,000, and the Emmerich Trust requesting a $137,500 PDR. The county review and ranking will run before an expected July Legislature vote.
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The Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board heard from A. Sorensen that the Orange County Planning Department "received three Open Space Fund applications" with a combined cost of roughly $300,000. The projects include Blackstone Farm in the Town of Montgomery (58 acres; OCLT applied and is pursuing an NRCS matching fund and $119,000 from the county), the John & Jesse Wood Trust along State Route 94 South in the Town of Warwick (about 24.3 acres requesting $50,000 for a conservation easement), and the Emmerich Family Irrevocable Trust at 101 Sleepy Valley Road (Town of Warwick), whose owner is requesting $137,500 via a purchase of development rights (PDR).
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