Feb 13, 2021
LOCK HAVEN Clinton County Agriculture Preservation Board reminds area farmland owners of 35 acres or more, the current round of applications to the Farmland Preservation Program will be accepted until March 31.
The next round of applications will be eligible for April 1 to March 31, 2023.
Applications submitted previously can be resubmitted to be reconsidered for the next round, if landowners who have previously applied so choose. There is a $50 non-refundable fee to apply.
Clinton County’s Program, similar to 57 other county programs, pays farmland owners for conservation easements to be placed on valuable farmland. The easement purchases the development rights of the land, thus preserving the farmland forever.