TITLE
Title
APPROVE ONE (1) VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT (VAD) APPLICATION AND ONE (1) ENHANCED VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL DISRTICT (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 September 21, 2015 meeting the Guilford County Agricultural Advisory Board approved the following applications:
1. VAD Application # 2015-12, being 61.18 acres and comprised of 3 Tax Parcels (#00101667 @ 6.69 acres, #0101692 @ 44.49 acres, #0101687 @ 10.0 acres), all owned by Richard Y. Rumley of Browns Summit, NC.
2. EVAD Application # 2015-11, being 49.13 acres and comprised of 2 Tax Parcels (#0109298 @ 38.25 acres, #0109302 @ 10.88 acres), all owned by Robert L. Lowe and Barbara V. Lowe of Liberty, NC.
To date, approval of these applications bring the total number of VAD and EVAD parcels to 349 totaling, 14,993.27 acres enrolled. Of these totals, 323 parcels comprising 13,921.55 acres are enrolled in VAD, and 26 parcels comprising 1071.72 acres are enrolled in EVAD.
A copy of the NC Department of Agricultural & 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 and one (1) EVAD application.
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