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Hordtsty Endorses
Maaogeneat Act
drafted by
Jerry W. Hardesty,
commission member,
Currituck County
As a member of the
agricultural community and
the N.C. Coastal Resources
Commission I have become
concerned about the position
that some N.C. farmers
have taken relative to the
Coastal Area Management
Act.
As it was envisioned and
written by the General
Assembly in 1974, and as it
has been very faithfully
carried out by the Coastal
Resources Commission and
Advisory Council, this act is
of tremendous benefit to two
groups in particular
farmers and fishermen.
The management of
fragile resources related to
public waters is of obvious
benefit to fishermen.
However, less well un
derstood are the advantages
of land-use planning and
permit coordination for
farming interests.
The land-use plans which
have been prepared and
adopted in nearly every
county and many com
munities in the coastal area
will serve as guidance for
growth and fruitful
development of the entire
coastal area. The use of
these plans by local
governments to decide when
and where to place public
services is a normal part of
good community planning,
but even so, will be strictly
voluntary at the local level.
No enforcement activities
for land use plans are in
cluded in the act ; none are
being contemplated by the
Coastal Resources Com
mission or any state agency.
There are several ad
vantages of such planning
for agriculture which you
should be aware of: (1) It
will help keep property
taxes lower by promoting
efficient provision of
community services (water,
sewer, etc.) which will be
necessary for the growth
and development that is
expected in the coastal area.
(2) It will help keep prime
agricultural and forest land
in production by guiding
development into more
appropriate areas. And (3)
It will assist in the main
tenance of a healthy
agricultural community
which is essential if farm
suppliers are to have
adequate business to stay in
operation in the area.
The Coastal Area
Management Act was in
tended to foster fruitful
development, not to stop it.
Within the soon-to-be
designated Areas of En
vironmental Concern, the
commission and local
governments will share
responsibility for coor
dinating compatible
development in the fragile
areas of our coastal coun
ties.
However, new regulatory
provisions which will apply
to development activities
within Areas of En
vironmental Concern will
not apply to normal
agricultural activities
described by this definition
in the act: “Hie use of any
land for the purpose of
planting, growing, or
harvesting plants, crops,
trees, or other agricultural
purposes...”
Furthermore, drainage of
potential farmland has not
been made more difficult by
the Coastal Area
Management Act because
regulations governing
drainage were imposed
years ago under state and
federal dredge and fill
programs.
However, a major goal of
the Coastal Resources
Commission is to simplify
and coordinate the issuance
of existing permits in the
coastal area. The Com
mission has studied the
problem and is now
finalizing meaningful
recommendations for the
N.C. General Assembly.
In this letter I have
outlined several steps
designed to help the farmers
and farm-related businesses
in the coastal counties of
North Carolina; I and the
other members of the
Coastal Resources Com
mission are confident these
are steps in the right
direction.
Jerry W. Hardesty
Moyock
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