The Charles County Commissioners are seeking written comments on a draft Easement Sale Prioritization System for the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) that will rank MALPF easement applications to ensure that Federal, State and County funds are used to purchase Agricultural Land Conservation Easements on properties with the highest potential for food and fiber production and maintenance of critical mass of farmland for future production. This draft Prioritization System is also formulated to meet State and Federal funding agency guidelines.
Please send your written comments by 4:30 p.m. on December 23, 2005, to Mr. Charles Rice, Department of Planning and Growth Management, P.O. Box 2150, La Plata, MD 20646, at 301-645-0651 or e-mail ricec@charlescounty.org. A copy of the draft Prioritization System is available for review in the Department of Planning and Growth Management, located in the Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland, or in the News Release section of the Charles County Government web site, www.charlescounty.org. Click on Charles County Draft Easement Prioritization System at the end of the press release titled December 5, 2005, “Comments Wanted on Draft Easement Sale Prioritization System.”
For more information, contact Rice at 301-645-0651 or via e-mail at ricec@charlescounty.org.
