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Lancaster County approves Next Generation Farm Loan financing for Beiler family farm
Summary
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution No. 7 (2026) authorizing county acknowledgment of a Next Generation Farm Loan application for Jacob S. and Rachel S. Beiler, a $700,000 project with $682,000 in Industrial Development Authority financing for a farm in Christiana.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4, 2026, unanimously approved Resolution No. 7 of 2026, clearing a Next Generation Farm Loan application for Jacob S. and Rachel S. Beiler. The resolution records a total project amount of $700,000 with Industrial Development Authority financing of $682,000 for a farm at 812 Vintage Road in Christiana, Lancaster County.
Commissioner Joshua G. Parsons moved the resolution and Commissioner Alice Yoder seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The resolution text, as read into the record, cites compliance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Law and states the Board's approval “shall not, in any way, pledge or obligate the credit or taxing power of the County.” The public notice for the project is on file with the Penn Township Lancaster County Industrial Development Authority office.
The action formalizes the county's acknowledgment of the Industrial Development Authority's financing decision; the County's role, per the resolution language, is limited to acknowledging and approving the revenue obligation or tax-exempt issue and not to guaranteeing repayment. No public comment or dissent on the Beiler loan appears in the meeting record.
