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Farmland preservation bond issue sprints toward Nov. 3 ballot

Under the farmland preservation program, landowners would sell development rights for a payment based on the difference between fair-market value and agriculture-use value — often thousands of dollars per acre. [HENDERSON COUNTY FARMLAND PRESERVATION]

By BILL MOSS and KEVYN CARTER-LONG, Published: July 29, 2026

Henderson County voters would open a path for landowners to permanently protect farms from development if they approve a bond issue headed for the Nov. 3 ballot.

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