Pre-application open for Landowner Local Agricultural EASEMENT PURCHASE Program (LAEPP)
The pre-application for LAEPP is open now till January 12, 2024!
Soil & Water receives funds from Clean Ohio to preserve farmland under the Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP). An agricultural easement is a voluntary and legally-binding restriction placed on a farm. The easement limits the use of the land to predominantly agricultural activity. The land remains under private ownership and management and stays on the tax rolls under Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV). The farmland can be sold or passed along as a gift to others at any time, but the restriction prohibiting non-agricultural development stays with the land. The form is available on our website along with more information.
