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Appellate court upholds county’s farmland preservation changes allowing a host of contested uses

by Mar 15, 2018
Corn mazes and agritainment, greenhouses, processing facilities and commercial horse boarding operations are among uses 'sufficiently related to agricultural production' and therefore permitted on preserved farmland, an Appellate Division panel ruled yesterday.

With its own farmland rules struck down by court, Suffolk County turns to State Legislature for help

by Jun 8, 2017
Pending legislation in Albany would allow on preserved farmland any development or activity included in the definition of "farm operation" under the state Ag & Markets Law.

Opinion: Amper responds to criticism of opposition to Kent shelter plans

by Aug 26, 2015
I’ve been working for more than 25 years to protect water quality and preserve open space. I’ve rarely experienced the kind and degree of...

Opinion: Richard Amper on Kent shelter plans- ‘He doth protest too much!’

by Aug 25, 2015
Op-ed by George Goode: Richard Amper's hyperbole about the Kent Animal Shelter is the kind of spectacle that's made people lose respect for our political system, where a special interest group can tie our government in knots. Here's why he's wrong, point by point.
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