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- Oversees the Agriculture Stewardship Program Agreement between Hillsborough County and agricultural landowners, which provides an incentive to landowners in the form of an annual grant, in exchange for an agreement from the landowner to not convert agricultural land to non-agricultural use for a period of 10 years.
- The grant is equal to 75% of the ad valorem tax value on the agricultural land and agriculture production-related structures.
- Approximately 9,000 acres and 220 properties are currently participating in the project.
- Implemented a program, in cooperation with the Solid Waste Management Department and Cooperative Extension Service, to provide agriculture pesticide collections for farmers to dispose of cancelled, suspended and unusable agricultural pesticides. Funding is through the Environmental Protection Commission’s Pollution Recovery Fund.
- Organized one of the first sessions in the area on green commercial development for commercial real estate developers and investors in 2007 for the Florida Gulf Coast Association of Realtors, which included speakers from the County’s Planning & Growth Management Department and County Planning Commission.
- Works closely with Tampa Bay & Company to promote the Florida Department of Environment Protection’s green-certified lodging properties in Hillsborough County. Website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/greenlodging/
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