Oneida County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (OCFPB) will hold a public hearing on the proposed modifications to Agriculture District 5 for the Towns of Kirkland, New Hartford, Westmoreland and Whitestown. Immediately following, a hearing for the 2022 Agriculture District Open Enrollment will also be conducted.
The public hearings will be at Kirkland Town Hall, 3699 State Route 12B, Clinton, NY on Monday June 27th at 7 pm.
Residents and applicants are encouraged to attend and provide comments on the modifications to the Districts.
Proposed recommendations of the OCFPB may be examined at Oneida County Planning Department at the Boehlert Center at Union Station, 321 Main Street, Utica, NY 13501.
The OCFPB is vitally interested in furthering the Agricultural District Program and maintaining it as a viable part of the agricultural community in Oneida County.
For more information contact Remi Link Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida at 315-736-3394 x111 or rl368@cornell.edu or Matt Pawlusik Oneida County Dept of Planning at 315-798-5710.
