by Christine Zambrano | Jul 31, 2015 | Ag Reserve - Rural
It’s not over yet for the rules passed yesterday at the BCC hearing in favor of big developers, commercial development and the smallest landowners wanting to sell in the Ag Reserve. There is a limited window of about 90 days for Ag Reserve supporters to stem the...
by Christine Zambrano | Jul 29, 2015 | Ag Reserve - Rural
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is slated to vote Thursday, July 30, on several changes that would rock the very foundation of our Ag Reserve model. Please urge the county commissioners to protect what remains of this jewel in our...
by Christine Zambrano | Jul 22, 2015 | Ag Reserve - Rural
The Palm Beach County Commission is expected to vote for a proposal on Thursday, July 30, that would break up preservation areas in the Ag Reserve, making it easier for developers to buy smaller farm properties in order to fit in more housing development. Ag Reserve...
by Christine Zambrano | Jul 22, 2015 | Ag Reserve - Rural
In its Tuesday, July 21, meeting the county commission voted to extend the lease for 262 acres of farmland to Bedner Farms through 2043. The family is nervous about the county’s continuing, incremental changes to the land use and zoning regulations. This is the...
by Christine Zambrano | Jun 11, 2015 | Ag Reserve - Rural
Please attend the hearing of the county’s Local Planning Agency (LPA): Friday, June 12, 2015, 9:00 a.m. Most of the county commission wants the Planning Staff to REDUCE our longtime protection laws for our farmland in the Ag Reserve. The laws now say:...