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We encourage our members to join us for our All Ag Banquet on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

Location: Heritage Hall at Lostcreek Reserve: 2385 State Rte 41, Troy, OH 45373

Cost: $10 if you RSVP before Aug. 29, or $15 at the door. 

RSVP by Aug. 28 by emailing [email protected] or calling 937-335-1471.

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

Local:

1. We oppose expedited annexation.
2. We support an amendment to the Ohio annexation laws concerning expedited annexation laws that limits the ability for residents to have a say in what happens to the land. 
3. We support Congressman Davidson’s proposed bill that would end subsidies on alternative energies (such as solar and wind) on prime farmland. 
4. We oppose meetings, emergency or other, regarding annexation or change of land use without adjoining landowners given advance notice of at least 14 days. 
5. We support continuation of funding for rural broadband and prioritization of getting rural communities connected to broadband. 

State:

1. We oppose expedited annexation.
2. We support an amendment to the Ohio annexation laws concerning expedited annexation laws that limits the ability for residents to have a say in what happens to the land. 
3. We support Congressman Davidson’s proposed bill that would end subsidies on alternative energies (such as solar and wind) on prime farmland. 
4. We oppose meetings, emergency or other, regarding annexation or change of land use without adjoining landowners given advance notice of at least 14 days. 
5. We support continuation of funding for rural broadband and prioritization of getting rural communities connected to broadband.
6. We support stricter laws on impaired driving with the legalization of marijuana. 

National: 

1. We support Congressman Davidson’s proposed bill that would end subsidies on alternative energies (such as solar and wind) on prime farmland. 
2. We support continuation of funding for rural broadband and prioritization of getting rural communities connected to broadband.