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years,” she said.
The purpose of the county’s FPP is to save productive farmland through the purchase of all or a portion of the development rights on the property, thus giving the farm owner an economic return while preserving the property for agricultural use.
In addition to RCCA, the county and other non-profit organizations have contributed to the FPP funds which in total are matched by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Since the end of 1998, the amount of land in conservation easement has almost tripled from 9,826 to 27,945 acres. “We
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