...him great respect among his fellow land and commercial brokers, contractors, city and county officials, and more particularly, those in the Frederick County Agricultural Land Preservation office, where he has...
...like contaminated soils, the potential of archaeological studies, forestation requirements and preservation of historical structures. Financing – Lenders are still cautious about what kind of properties they will finance. Consider...
...assets (equipment and land) Leasing the land Retaining the farm by selling an agricultural preservation easement to the state or county Investigating land development opportunities for all or part of...
...run with the zoning or location of the land. Over the years, the MacRo Report Blog has featured many articles on the topic of land preservation. Bottom line for one...
...purposes is the preservation of open space and active agricultural activity – the theory being that if the land tax is kept low there is less incentive to develop. When...
...Conservation Act, Storm Water Act of 2007, Rural Legacy and MD Agriculture Preservation Foundation, Green Print Program, steep slope regulations, wetland and stream protection and buffers, and minimum required open...
...his plan.” In addition this could conveniently wipe out the need for any state and local agricultural and land preservation funding programs – no longer will there be a difference...
...does not bode well for land sale prices in the near future. One thing for sure is that the value of farmland and agricultural preservation easement dollars are sure to...
...issues like contaminated soils, the potential of archeological studies, forestation requirements and preservation of historical structures. Financing – Yes, lenders are still extremely cautious about what kind of properties they...