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.
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