Monthly Report
Soil & Water Conservation District Executive Director
Scott Torrey pre-filed his monthly report.
Mr. Torrey wanted to add a couple of things to his report; one was a new
robot milking barn that is in operation now.
This is about a $550,000 project that is located in Burns. He is also wrapping up a manure storage
project in West Almond that is valued at $65,000.
Mr. Torrey also stated they are wrapping up the Ag District
for review; they are waiting for the Chairman of the Farmland and Protection
Board to sign off on the plan. A little
over two thousand acres will be added to the Ag District. Mr. Torrey said the Cuba Lake dredging
project will probably not happen this year due to the weather not being
conducive to what they need. All of the
DEC permits are in place and the Army Corps permits will be in place by the middle
of March. He also stated the permits
will be active next year as well, and they received an extension on the funding
until the end of 2018.
The Soil and Water Conservation District is requesting a
resolution setting the date for a public hearing on the eight-year review of
Agricultural District Number Four for 2 p.m. on March 27, 2017, in the Allegany
County Legislative Board Chambers. The
Agricultural District Number Four consists of land in the Towns of Alfred,
Alma, Andover, Bolivar, Genesee, Independence, Ward, and Willing. This District was originally created as
Agricultural District Number Six on August 7, 1977, and renamed Agricultural
District Number Four on May 28, 2002, and modified and continued on February
25, 2008, by Resolution Number 36-2008.
A motion was made by Legislator Graves, seconded by
Legislator O’Grady, and carried to approve the request for a resolution setting
the date of the public. PREPARE
RESOLUTION
