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Resolution Approving the Establishment of the Agricultural Land Use Policy
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WHEREAS, the District currently manages approximately 6,000 acres of farmland though annual Farm License Agreements, for the production of row crops and grass hay, issued to about 36 local farmers; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be necessary to create an Agricultural Land Use Policy to govern the stewardship and licensing of agricultural lands that reflects the District’s commitment to regenerative agricultural goals, soil health principles, and conservation farming practices; and
WHEREAS, a current Agricultural Land Use Policy has been developed to meet the needs of the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, that the Agricultural Land Use Policy, attached and identified as Exhibit A, be, and hereby is approved and adopted.
APPROVED AND PASSED on this 9th day of April 2024.
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Christopher Kious Myrna Molina
President, Kane Forest Preserve Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois