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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2) Award Announcement $547,000 OCT-09-2002 WED 02:26 PM USDA MRCS ALBANY FAX N0, 518 431 4112 P. 02/02 U"@"States DeparbMat at Agriculture MRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service 441 South Salina Street,Room 520,Suite 354 Syracuse,New York 13202-2450 315.477-6504 Fax 316477,6560 September 30,2002 Mr.Joshua Horton Supervisor Town of Southold 53095 Main Road Southold,New York 11971 Dear Supervisor Horton_ It is my pleasure to announce that USDA,Natural Resources Conservation Service has selected the Town's application for funding under the 2002 federal Farmland Protection Program. You have been awarded$547,000.00 for the top ranked farms on your application. The farms selected are: • The Rutkoski Farm,owned by Henry and Helen Rutkoski,Mattituck,New York,was awarded$277,000.00 for the purchase of development rights on 27.7 acres; The Elak Firm,owned by.1ohn Elak,Cutchogue,New York,was awarded$276,000.00 for the purchase of development rights on 27 acres. Federal funds have been obligated today through a Cooperative Agreement executed between USDA NRCS and the Town of Southold. The purchase of development rights on the selected farms will need to he closed within two years of the signing of the Cooperative Agreement. Marilyn Stephenson,FPP Program Manager,will be in contact with members of your staff to arrange for a joint press release to announce this award,and to discuss the terms of the deed of development rights for the farms selected. I look forward to a strong partnership with the Town of Southold for the protection of prime farmland in New York State. Sincerely, I SE H .DEL'VECCHIO St to Conservationist : Malrilyn C.Stephenson,FPP Program Manager Melissa Spiro,Town of Southold Land Preservation Dept. The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conservo,maintain,and impreve our natural resources and environment. An Equal opportunity Provider and Employer