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We encourage our members to join us for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Location: The State Theater: 19 S. Fountain Ave. Springfield, Ohio 45502

Cost: Free for members

RSVP by Sept. 6 by emailing [email protected] or calling 937-335-1471.

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

Local: 

1. We support enforcement of Ohio’s operating motor vehicle regulations.
2. We support the development of solar arrays on contaminated or brownfield land that is not suitable for agricultural purposes.
3. We support the use of technology in farming for nutrient management, surveying, soil sampling, and practices that will protect our lands for years to come. 
4. We support jurisdictions having a maximum unrelated occupants in the same housing units.

State:

1. We support enforcement of Ohio’s operating motor vehicle regulations.
2. We encourage the U.S. government to tailor the immigration influx into rural communities. 
3. We support the abolishment of Daylight Savings Time to keep a standard time year-round. 
4. We support a cargo manifest that can be given in the event of a train derailment and the MSDS labeling enforcement on train cargo.
5. We support the development of solar arrays on contaminated or brownfield land that is not suitable for agricultural purposes.
6. We support the use of technology in farming for nutrient management, surveying, soil sampling, and practices that will protect our lands for years to come. 
7. We support the 3 year look back for CAUV .
8. We oppose tax abatements for the development of farmland. 
9. We support the allowance of school districts to utilize up to 50% of projected new homes built when developing a new school.
10. We support jurisdictions having a maximum unrelated occupants in the same housing units.

National: 

1. We encourage the U.S. government to tailor the immigration influx into rural communities. 
2. We support the abolishment of Daylight Savings Time to keep a standard time year-round. 
3. We support a cargo manifest that can be given in the event of a train derailment and the MSDS labeling enforcement on train cargo.
4. We support the development of solar arrays on contaminated or brownfield land that is not suitable for agricultural purposes
5. We support the use of technology in farming for nutrient management, surveying, soil sampling, and practices that will protect our lands for years to come. 
6. We support the allowance of school districts to utilize up to 50% of projected new homes built when developing a new school