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Memory Porter, representing the Piedmont Environmental Council, told the audience that PEC had lobbyed for two bills in the past session of the General Assembly—amendments to the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act and a farm land study resolution.
The farm resolution was killed on the House floor after being passed by both House and Senate committees. The move to kill the bill came after delegates were notified that the Agricultural Opportunities Commission also planned to do a farm land study, Porter said.
She encouraged farmers to attend upcoming commission meetings in Richmond. The Agricultural Opportunities Commission "has a heavy agenda so they’ll need active encouragement to have the study done in depth,” Porter said.
Local Interest
From Rappahannock, Col. Pete Luke, chairman of the board of supervisors, Barbara Lane and James W. Fletcher III attended the AF District seminar. To date, there have been no applications for approval of an AF District in Rappahannock but interest in this tool for farm land preservation is growing.
“The purpose of the Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act is to protect land from the pressures created by development,” said Paxton Marshall. “Agricultural and Forestal Districts are directed towards the long run. We won’t be able to measure their success as a preservation tool for 10 or 15 years,” he concluded.
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