HomeMy WebLinkAboutFed Farm/Ranch Land Protection MELISSA A. SPIRO
LAND PRESERVATION COORDINATOR
melissa.spiro @ town.southold.ny.us
Telephone (631) 765-5711
Facsimile (63 I I 765-6640
OFFICE LOCATION:
Town Hall Annex
54375 State Route 25
(comer of Main Road & Youngs Avenue)
Southold, New York
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1179
Southol& NY 11971-0959
DEPARTMENT OF LAND PRESERVATION
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Joshua Y. Horton, Supervisor
Southold Town Board
Elizabeth A. Neville, Town Clerk
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator
March 31, 2005
2005 Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
The proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture - 2005 Federal Farm
and Ranch Lands Protection Program Funding, with all its attachments and exhibits,
was sent via FedEx to Albany on March 31, 2005 (prior to its April 5th due date) in
accordance with Resolution No. 114, adopted March 15, 2005.
If you would like additional information pertaining to the proposal, or to review the
copy on file here in the Land Preservation Department, please contact me at
765-5711.
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JOSHUA Y. HORTON
SUPERVISOR
Town Hall, 53095 Route 25
P.O. Box 1179
Southold, New York 11971-0959
Fax (631) 765-1823
Telephone (631) 765-1889
OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
March 31, 2005
Joseph R. DelVecchio, State Conservationist
ATT: Marilyn Stephenson, FRPP Program Manager
USDA-NRCS
Leo O'Brien Federal Building
Room 333
Albany, New York 12207
Re: 2005 Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
Dear Mr. DelVecchio:
On behalf of the Town of Southold. I am pleased to submit the enclosed proposal to the
United States Department of Agriculture for funding to help facilitate the Town's
farmland protection efforts. The Town of Southold has been actively committed to
thrmland protection for the past 19 years and, to date, has protected seventy-six farmland
parcels, totaling 1560 acres. Funding from the USDA's 2005 Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program will enable the Town to continue its critical farmland presentation
efforts and to provide the community with significant environmental and economic
benefits. Our goal is to protect eighty percent (80%) of the town's approximately 6.900
farmland acres. While this proposal requests matching funds for only six (6) farms, the
Town is working with over sixteen additional applicants whose farmland acreage totals
more then 300 acres and is conducting outreach with many other farmland owners.
This proposal seeks a maximum of $2,574A00 in matching funds from the USDA to
purchase development rights on approximately 133 acres of prime unprotected fam~land
situated within the Town of Southold. The Town has committed funds from its over 8.4
million dollar Community Preservation Fund to match the proposed USDA grant. In
addition to this revenue source, the Toxin has four (4) voter approved un-issued bonds
totaling an additional ten million ($10.000,000) dollars.
Joseph R DelVecchio, State Conservationist
ATT: Marilyn Stephenson, FPP Program Manager
Re: 2005 Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
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The proposed acquisition of development rights on the subject farmland parcels are
supported by the Suffolk County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan, the Town's
Community Preservation Project Plan and the Town's Farm and Farmland Protection
Strategy.
On behalf of our community, I want to thank you for the opportunity to submit the
attached proposal and I ask that you support our request for grant funding. The Town of
Southold looks forward to working with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service to preserve our important agricultural resources.
cerely,
Southold Town Supervisor
JYH:MS/md
encs.
CC:
Senator Charles E. Schumer
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Congressman Timothy Bishop
Allan S. Connell, District Conservationist
Southold Town Board
Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator