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Permanently
Preserved Farmland |
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The
Bergen
County
Farmland
Preservation
program
began
with
the
permanent
preservation
of
Sun
Valley
Farm,
a
216-acre
farm
in
the
Township
of
Mahwah,
on
April
26,
2002.
Since
2002, steady progress has been made to increase the number
of permanently preserved farms in the county. In less
than five years, the CADC has preserved nearly 25 percent
of the remaining farmland in the county. Three more farms
totaling 75 acres are currently in various stages of the
easement purchase program. The farms preserved to date
are:
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| Farm
Name |
Date
|
Acres |
County/Pct |
State |
Total |
| Sun
Valley, Mahwah |
4/26/2002 |
216.1 |
$684,520(20)
|
$2,677,792 |
$3,362,312 |
| Twinbrook
Nurseries, Franklin Lakes |
2/6/2004 |
6.482 |
$395,252(40) |
$592,879 |
$988,132.03 |
| Brooks
Farm, Closter |
6/24/2004 |
10.6121 |
$890,748(35) |
$1,654,245 |
$2,544,993
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| Demarest
Farms |
4/4/2005 |
11 |
$1,677,098(50) |
$1,677,098 |
$3,354.196
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| If
you
are
interested
in
preserving
your
farm
by
selling
the
development
easement,
contact: |
Robert
A.
Abbatomarco,
Administrator
Bergen
CADB
County
of
Bergen
One
Bergen
County
Plaza
Hackensack,
NJ
07601-7076
Telephone:
201-336-6442
or
E-mail |
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