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Agriculture Advisory Board Meeting

Chatham County · Agriculture Advisory Board
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7:00 pm · Cooperative Extension Conference Room - Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, 1192 US 64 Business, Pittsboro, LEFT ENTRANCE TO AGRICULTURE & CONFERENCE CENTER Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

Advisory board meeting Farmland and open spaceAppointments and personnel

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What was decided

  1. Approved IIIApproval of 9.9.25 Meeting Notes Approved unanimously
  2. Approved VFarmland Preservation Report All three accepted unanimously

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What's on this agenda

Chatham County's Agriculture Advisory Board met on 10 March at the agriculture center to review membership applications, take the farmland preservation report, and plan the annual update it presents to the commissioners.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board accepted three tracts into the voluntary agricultural districts, unanimously: the Horil application at 25 acres, Lindley at 60.9 and Strickland at 10.2. All three qualified.

Two new members, Melisa Semenov and Anita Kennedy, attended for the first time. The chair reviewed member terms, noting that two expire at the end of the year, and staff were asked to look into the county's new reapplication process. The September minutes were approved unanimously. Eight of ten members were present.

How the votes went

Two unanimous votes: the September 2025 minutes, and three voluntary agricultural district applications totalling 96.1 acres.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (7)

Procedural · 3Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1Staff or committee report · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. I Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. II Roll Call
    Procedural
    Eight present, two absent
  3. III Approval of 9.9.25 Meeting Notes
    Minutes approval
    Approved unanimously
  4. IV AAB Membership Applications Reviews
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Member terms and the county's new process for reapplication. Two terms expire at the end of the year.
  5. V Farmland Preservation Report
    Staff or committee report Farmland and open space
    Three voluntary agricultural district applications: Horil at 25 acres, Lindley at 60.9 and Strickland at 10.2.
    All three accepted unanimously
  6. VI Planning for the AAB annual update presentation
    Discussion item Farmland and open space
  7. VIII Next Meeting
    Procedural

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