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At the Delaware County 2023 Annual Meeting on Sunday Sept. 17, 2023 members will be voting on proposed policies. Farm Bureau members should attend in order to vote. If you would like to attend, please reserve your ballot no later than Sept. 14 by calling the Delaware County Farm Bureau office at 800-451-8908 or by emailing [email protected]

The admission is $8 to enter the fair, and ages 8 and under are free. We hope you will take advantage of some of the shows and activities happening and support our local 4-H and FFA members.

Below are the proposed policies for local, state, and national levels.

Local 

1. We encourage public research dollars to be included in the Farm Bill. 

     2. We encourage the review of law, regulations, & incentives refurbishment of existing commercial properties vs the building of new properties to help with controlled growth.

  3. We encourage our members to take advantage of mental health resources in our county. We also support local law enforcement and county agencies efforts to provide these resources to our community. 

  4.We encourage all of our townships to have a solar energy development plan.

State

1. We support property tax relief to a valuation of the home’s value such as, 40% of the home’s appraisal value capped to an amount of $250,000 for seniors or the disabled living on a fixed income   

    2. We encourage public research dollars to be included in the Farm Bill. 

    3.We encourage the review of law, regulations, & incentives refurbishment of existing commercial properties vs the building of new properties to help with controlled growth.