Legal Notice: 30-Day Period Public Review – Monroe County Ag Districts
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF A 30-DA Y PERIOD FORPUBLIC REVIEW OF THE MONROE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 5 and AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 6
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that Monroe County’s District No. 5, encompassing approximately 96,475 acres in portions of the Towns of Chili, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Ogden, Parma, Riga, Sweden, and Wheatland and the Villages of Churchville, Hilton, and Spencerport; and District No. 6, encompassing approximately 46,994 acres in portions of the Towns of Brighton, Henrietta, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Mendon, Rush, and Webster and the Villages of Honeoye Falls and Pittsford. The districts were originally established between 1973 and 1976 pursuant to Article 25-AA of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that Monroe County is required to conduct a review of a district eight years after its creation and every eight years thereafter.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that a map of the Districts is on file and open to public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature and online at the Monroe County Planning Division website: www.monroecounty.gov/farmland.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that there is hereby established a 30-day period for public review of the above-mentioned Districts, which period commences on March 1, 2025 and terminates on March 30, 2025. During this period, any municipalities and landowners within the Districts may propose modifications by adding land to or removing land from the Districts.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that any proposed modifications to the Districts must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature within this 30-day period for public review.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board will hold two Public Information Meetings regarding the Districts: one at the Town of Ogden Community Center, 269 Ogden Center Road, Spencerport, New York, 14559, on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m.; another at the Town of Pittsford, Community Center, Room 107, 35 Lincoln Ave, Pittsford, NY 1453, Pittsford, New York, 14534, on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at the termination of the 30-day period for public review, the Districts, as currently configured, and any proposed modifications will be submitted to the Monroe County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board for review and recommendation to the Monroe County Legislature whether to continue, modify or terminate the Districts.
DATED: February 11, 2025