HomeMy WebLinkAboutFederal Farm & Ranch LandsSCOTT A. RUSSELL
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
RECEIVED
VIA FedEx #8704 4622 7768
January 28, 2010
Natural Resources Conservation Services
441 S. Salina St., Suite 354, Room 520
Syracuse, NY 13202-2450
Attn: Mike Fournier, NY FRPP Manager
Re: 2010 Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
J/,?i 2 9 2010
$oothold Town Clerk
Dear Mr. Foumier:
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
farmland protection for over 24 years and, to date has protected 104 farmland parcels'
totaling 2,110 acres. Funding from the USDA's 2010 Farm and Ranch Lands
Protection Program will enable the Town to continue its critical farmland
preservation efforts and to provide the community with significant environmental
and economic benefits.
This proposal seeks $824,100 in matching funds from the USDA to purchase a
development rights easement on approximately 24.6 acres of prime unprotected
farmland situated within the Town of Southold. The Town has monetary resources
through the Community Preservation Fund and authorized bonds to match the
proposed USDA grant.
The proposed acquisition of a development rights easement on the subject farm is
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.
Southold Town Supervisor
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enclosure
cc w/o enclosure:
Allan S. Connell, District Conservationist
Southold Town Board
Elizabeth Neville, Southold Town Clerk
Melissa Spiro, Land Preservation Coordinator