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for big landowners” and if the district "discriminate against the small farmers who don’t have 500 acres but are trying to work their own land.”
Exton added, however, that his committee saw no problem in approving Johnson’s application for a district. The key to approval, Exton said, is whether the land is agriculturally significant.
The planners emphasized that landowners within one mile of the boundary of Johnson's proposed ag district may join in the application through February 3—30 days after notice of the application was first published. Any additional land will have to be evaluated by the advisory council before public hearings are held by the planners on the original application plus modifications.
Agricultural districts.
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