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Requesting Designation Under the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act To Enable Local Farmland and Open Space Protection Programs
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RESOLUTION NO. INTRODUCED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REQUESTING DESIGNATION UNDER THE HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT TO ENABLE LOCAL FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE PROTECTION PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, in recognition of the importance of preserving agricultural lands, open space, and natural resources, the Sullivan County Legislature seeks to empower local municipalities with the tools necessary to protect these assets. The Community Preservation Program, enabled through designation under the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act of 2007, would allow municipalities to establish locally tailored preservation plans funded through a real property transfer tax; and
WHEREAS, Sullivan County municipalities have expressed interest in creating their own Open Space and Farmland Protection Programs through the establishment of Community Preservation Programs. These programs would allow municipalities to develop plans and provide funds, through the imposition of a real property transfer tax, for the protection and preservation of lands within their own communities; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan identifies farmland protection as a priority strategy for sustaining the county’s agricultural economy and rural character, and supports mechanisms such as the Community Preservation Program to achieve these goals; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board has endorsed the concept of Community Preservation Programs as a tool to advance farmland protection, consistent with the goals outlined in the county’s Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan; and
WHEREAS, municipalities within Sullivan County should have the same opportunity to opt for the creation of their own Community Preservation Programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Sullivan County Legislature, send a Home Rule Request in support of the New York State Legislature amending general municipal law and the tax law to include Sullivan County as a “designated community” within the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act of 2007; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature be and is hereby authorized and directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to Honorable Kathy Hochul, the Governor of the State of New York, and to each member of the State Senate and Assembly whose districts include all or part of Sullivan County, so that they may be apprised hereof and take all necessary and appropriate action to enact this legislation.