TITLE
Title
APPROVE ONE (1) VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (VAD) APPLICATION AND ONE (1) ENHANCED VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (EVAD) APPLICATION
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell (Jamey Walker)
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BACKGROUND
Background
Voluntary Agricultural Districts (VAD) and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts (EVAD) were developed by the NC Department of Agriculture to encourage the preservation and protection of farmland from non-farm development.
During its January 22, 2018 meeting the Guilford County Agricultural Advisory Board approved the following applications:
1. VAD Application #2018-01, being 59.28 acres and comprised of one (4) Tax Parcels (#0160138 @ 2.98 acres, #0160144 @ 13.73 acres, #0160143 @ 25.56 acres, #0160177 @ 17.01 acres) all owned by Marie Poteat of Jamestown, NC.
2. EVAD Application # 2018-02, being 115.87 acres and comprised of one (1) Tax Parcel (#0135652 @ 115.87 acres), all owned by Craig and Elaine Smith of Pleasant Garden, NC.
To date, approval of this application brings the total number of VAD and EVAD parcels to 374 totaling 16,276.76 acres enrolled. Of these totals, 341 parcels comprising 14,878.16 acres are enrolled in VAD, and 33 parcels comprising 1398.6 acres are enrolled in the EVAD.
A copy of the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ VAD Program Brochure is attached for reference.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve one (1) VAD (#2018-01) and one (1) EVAD (2018-02) application.
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