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Approving Six Applicants for Protection Through the Kane County Farmland Protection Program
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 01-67 Adopting and Implementing the Kane County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Program was passed by the Kane County board on April 10, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 01-67 authorizes the board to acquire conservation interest in real property for the purpose of rural and farmland protection; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Agricultural Conservation Easement and Farmland Protection Commission met on September 25, 2023 and recommends to the Kane County Board the following farms for land protection: Schoger Ag, LLC (2 farms), Carl and Amy Schoger, Souders Farm, Maddox Farm, Hermann Farm, Lucas Strom / Geneva Bank and Trust Farm.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board approves the six applicants listed for farmland protection as local and federal funding is available and approved by the Kane County Board.
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 14, 2023
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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