KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND
COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S

PUBLIC HEARING - 1/8/2002

A Public Hearing was held on Tuesday, January 8, 2001, at 9:20 a.m. in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, County Government Center, Chestertown, for the purpose of discussing the application submitted by York Farm, LLC, for the voluntary creation of an Agricultural Land Preservation District on their 202.811 acre farm located on 6550 Quaker Neck Road in the Seventh Election District.

County Commissioners Ronald H. Fithian, Larry B. Beck and W. Michael Newnam were in attendance as well as Gail Owings, Director of Planning and Zoning Administration, Carla Martin, Community Planner, and Rick Bailey, representing York Farm, LLC, applicant.

Notice of public hearing was read into the record by Commissioner Fithian.

Ms. Martin presented a map identifying York Farm, LLC, property. She advised that approximately 91.7 % of the soils are classified capability Class I, II and III. She noted that although this property is not located adjacent to a conservation easement, it is in the vicinity of a large easement.

Correspondence was received from Elizabeth H. Morris, Chairman, Planning Commission, and from Robert W. Clark, Jr., Chairman, Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board, which advised of both Boards' unanimous vote to recommend approval of this application.

There was no one in the audience who wished to speak for or against this application for submission to the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

A motion was made by Commissioner Beck, seconded by Commissioner Newnam and made unanimous by Commissioner Fithian to recommend approval of the application submitted by York Farm LLC, for the voluntary creation of an Agricultural Land Preservation District to the Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation.

This hearing was taped for reference and adjourned at 9:22 a.m.