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Reynolds shared with RLEP attendees the need PEC sees for county comprehensive planning that ties in long-term protection of rural land uses. According to Reynolds, two trends threaten the future of rural land in the nine-county area:

• The “impermanence syndrome.” Reynolds said that as agricultural land values increase, an “impermanence syndrome” sets in. According to Reynolds, landowners may be thinking, “I’m holding this land until I get more money (for it).” The harm, he said, is that agricultural land may become

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