Giles farm easement purchase delayed until deeded ROW is provided

Apr 15, 2026

Board staff told the Wayne County Agricultural Land Preservation Board the Giles farm easement cannot proceed because the deeded right-of-way (ROW) to the exclusion area has not been received; staff also reported a driveway permit for Dean Giles was received and that state allowed the Highland farm ranking to stand despite an ArB soil-type discrepancy.

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The Wayne County Agricultural Land Preservation Board was told on April 15 that the county cannot move forward with an easement purchase for the Giles farm until a deeded right-of-way (ROW) for the property's exclusion area is delivered to staff. Jessica Yoder informed the board that staff have not yet received the deeded ROW, a required document for the easement transaction to proceed.

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