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<br />Planning - Projects - The Farmland and Natural Areas Project <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />( Herne rN;;.;&-E~~;-~~-)~~~lE.G;'-;;;~~-;;ni:r;;;~~;;]P"'Ei~~-oro~~ <br />I ':low do I find.:: . . .:.if mmml j ~ I Wher........ ~ <br /> <br />#.~ <br />'C{;'I1N-':,. <br /> <br />Planning Home <br />Program Home <br />Fact Sheets <br />Program Guidelines <br />2004 FNAP <br />Pre-Application <br /> <br />Office of Planning <br /> <br />The Farmland and Natural Areas Program <br /> <br />~ Program Overview <br /> <br />The Farmland and Natural Area Program is a <br />Dakota County initiative addressing citizen <br />concerns about the loss of farmland and <br />natural areas throughout the county. Upon <br />completion of a multi-year planning effort, <br />Dakota County voters approved the sale of $20 <br />million in bonds in November 2002 to fund the <br />program. Working farmland will be protected <br />through the donation or sale of permanent <br />easements from willing landowners. Natural <br />area protection will involve multiple partners in <br />the donation or sale of permanent conservation <br />easements or fee title from willing landowners. <br /> <br />~ Program Update <br /> <br />. A 34 acre easement in the City of <br />Eagan has been donated to the <br />County. <br /> <br />. A 9 acre property has been acquired in <br />the City of Eagan <br /> <br />. The County has successfully secured <br />$2.1 million in federal funds for <br />farmland - the first county in the state <br />to do so. <br /> <br />. Appraisals have been completed on <br />10 farmland easements totaling 1578 <br />acres and negotiations have begun <br />with each land owner. <br /> <br />. Six natural area projects, totaling 632 <br />acres are in varying stages of <br />progress. <br /> <br />. The program has received awards <br />from the National Association of <br />Counties, Minnesota Environmental <br />Initiatives and Association of <br />Minnesota Counties. <br /> <br /> <br />~ I News & Events I Countv Services I EmDlovment I E.Govemment I Site Index I Deoartments I Elected <br />Officials I Unks I Contact I PrivaCY Policv & Disclaimer <br /> <br />http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/p1anning/fnap/1ndex.htm <br /> <br />11/2/2004 <br />