The Tioga County Department of Economic Development and Planning and the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan Steering Committee recently announced that this year’s Tioga County Dairy Princess, Katelyn Eaton of Eaton Farm in Owego, will help host the Open House being held this week for the public to attend and provide input on the draft Tioga County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan update. The Open House will take place on Tuesday, March 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Candor Fire Department Community Hall located at 74 Owego Rd. in Candor. The public may arrive at any time during the Open House hours.
Visitors will be led through individual stations pertaining to different sections of the Plan update, and asked to provide feedback at each station to help identify priorities for key components of the Plan.
The Agricultural & Farmland Protection Plan Steering Committee, comprised of farmers, farm service agency representatives and a county legislator, has been working on the development of the Plan update for nearly two years, with the help of consultant Environmental Design and Research – Landscape Architecture and Engineering Services, D.P.C out of Syracuse, N.Y. Funding for the plan update is provided by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
The draft version of Tioga County’s 2015 Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan update is now available for review on county website at www.tiogacountyny.com, as well as more information on the Open House event.
If you have any questions or comments on the Tioga County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan Update, contact Elaine Jardine, county planning director at (607) 687-8257, or by email to jardinee@co.tioga.ny.us.
