LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors designated the month of September as the 30-day annual period for submission of petitions by landowners to join an existing Agricultural District. According to a press release from the Livingston County Planning Board, since Sept. 17, 2004, the New York State Agricultural and Markets Law has allowed for parcels to be added into Agricultural Districts on an annual basis. In the … [Read more...]
Livingston County Becomes No. 1 in State for Protected Farmland
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – With the recent closing of preservation projects for 1,677 acres of local farmland, the Genesee Valley Conservancy and Livingston County Planning Department have put Livingston County over the top in New York State for preserved agricultural land. According to a press release from the Livingston County Planning Department, on July 2, Livingston County and the Genesee Valley Conservancy jointly announced the permanent … [Read more...]