Notice of a 30-Day Period for Proposal for Inclusion into Certified Monroe County Agricultural District

LEGAL NOTICE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Article 25-AA of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, the Monroe County Legislature has adopted a process to make additions of predominantly viable agricultural land into the certified Monroe County Agricultural Districts.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that Monroe County is required to conduct a review of all proposals for inclusion of predominantly viable agricultural land into certified Monroe County Agricultural Districts.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that only whole tax parcels are eligible for inclusion in a certified Monroe County Agricultural District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that there is hereby established a 30-day period to request parcels be added to a certified Monroe County Agricultural District, which period commences on March 1, 2021 and terminates on March 30, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that any proposed additions must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the County Legislature within this 30-day period and shall include the following information: the certified Monroe County Agricultural District into which the land is proposed to be included; a description of the land; the tax map identification number and acreage; and the address.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at the termination of the 30-day period any proposed additions will be submitted to the Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board for review and recommendation to the Monroe County Legislature.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that subsequent to the receipt of the recommendations of the Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, the Monroe County Legislature will hold a public hearing on the proposals and recommendations of the Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board and thereafter will take action to accept or reject the proposals to include predominantly viable agricultural land in the certified Monroe County Agricultural Districts.

DATED: February 9, 2021
File No. 21-0009