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2025077

ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-B, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED

Introduced
June 8, 2025
Latest action
June 8, 2025
Status
ADOPTED
District coverage
scope: countywide

Document text

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ENVIRONMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2025077 RE: ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-b, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 21 Legislators D'AQUANNI, TRUITT, HOUSTON, POLASEK, CASWELL, GORMAN and PAOLONI offer the following and move its adoption: WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b, the Dutchess County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 204098 established an annual thirty (30) day period in which landowners may submit requests to the County Legislature to include predominantly and viable Agriculture land within the existing Certified Agricultural District, and WHEREAS, a notice to all owners of viable farmland in Dutchess County was publicized, and WHEREAS, the requests by property owners for inclusion of their property within the existing Agricultural District were referred to the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, and WHEREAS, the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board will issue a report containing recommendations as to the requests of individual property owners for inclusion of their property in the existing Agricultural District, and WHEREAS, the County Legislature is required to adopt or reject the proposed inclusion of land in the existing Agricultural District following a Public Hearing pursuant to Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-b, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Dutchess County Legislature hereby establishes July 14, 2025, as the date for a Public Hearing pursuant to the recommendations of the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board at 6:30 P.M. and that the Clerk of the County Legislature hereby is directed to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in accordance with the provisions of Subdivision 3 of the Section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law and that written notice of the Public Hearing be given directly to those municipalities whose territory encompasses the lands which are proposed to be included in the Agricultural District and a notice shall also be sent to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. APPROVED Susan Serino SUSAN J. SERINO COUNTY EXECUTIVE STATE OF NEW YORK SS: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS Deto _ 6-11-2025 This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said Legislature on the 9th day of June 2025, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the whole thercof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hercunto set my hand and seal of said legislature this 9h day of June 2025. Environment Committee Roll Call District District - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill District 24 - Dover and Pawling 10 2 Resolution: Motion: Present: Absent: Vacant: Name Truitt* Houston* Polasek* Valdés Smith* Atkins* Gorman Lawler D'Aquanni (C) Kaul Paoloni (VC) Page House Total: Abstentions: Yes No absent absent 10 Yes No 2025077 ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-b, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 21 JUNE 5, 2025 Roll Call Sheets District Present: Absent: Vacant: District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 12 - East Fishkill District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck District 21 - East Fishkill District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill District 24 - Dover and Pawling Resolution: - Motion: Last Name Truitt Houston Polasek Valdés Smith Atkins Gorman Travelpiece Lawler D'Aquanni Kaul Brendli Johnson Kearney Metzger Paoloni Versaci Faust McHoul Page Drago Munn Caswell Garito Rolison House Total: Abstentions: YES NO absent absent abseul absent absent 20 Yes No 2025077 ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO AGRICULTURE AND MARKET LAW SECTION 303-b, TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD TO CONSIDER REQUESTS THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE INCLUDED WITHIN DUTCHESS COUNTY CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 21 JUNE 9, 2025