Agricultural Preservation Board

Description: 

The Agricultural Preservation Board seeks to encourage the voluntary preservation of farmland from non-farm development, recognizing the importance of agriculture to the economic and cultural life of the county. It administers the County’s Voluntary Farmland Protection Program ordinance and advises the Board of County Commissioners on a wide range of agricultural topics. The Agricultural Preservation Board is a body comprised of up to eight (8) at-large members, plus one (1) member from each of the seven (7) Agricultural Districts in the county.

To learn more about this Commission, please visit the Agricultural Preservation Board website.

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Meeting Time and Date 6:30 pm Third Wednesday of every other month Contact Person Peter Sandbeck & Abby Mattingly
Meeting Place Bonnie B. Davis Environment & Agricultural Center Contact Phone 919-245-2510
Number of Positions 15 Contact E-Mail psandbeck & amattingly@orangecountync.gov
Terms 2  Length 3 years 

Member Name and Term Information

Vaughn Compton Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: Cedar Grove Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 12/5/2022  Current Appointment: 6/20/2023 
Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 6/30/2026  Number of Terms: 1 
Vera Fabian Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 9/16/2025  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms:  
Elizabeth G. Hooten Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 2/17/2022  Current Appointment: 6/18/2024 
Township: Bingham Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms: 2 
Michael Hughes, Chair Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: White Cross Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 6/18/2024  Current Appointment: 6/18/2024 
Township: Bingham Expiration: 9/30/2026  Number of Terms: 2 
Mary Beth Miller, Vice-Chair Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 6/18/2024  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 1 
Salem Neff Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 9/16/2025  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Little River Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 1 
Noah Ranells Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: High Rock/Efland Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 6/18/2024  Current Appointment: 6/18/2024 
Township: Bingham Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms: 1 
Glenn Rose Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: New Hope/Hills. Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 9/16/2025  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 1 
Jeff Sykes Residency Req: Enhanced VolAgDist  Special Representation: Cane Creek/Buckhorn Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 12/2/2019  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Bingham Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 3 
Anjail Taylor Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 2/17/2022  Current Appointment: 6/18/2024 
Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms: 2 
Joseph Thompson Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 9/16/2025  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Eno Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 1 
William Totten Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: Schley/Eno Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 6/18/2024  Current Appointment: 6/18/2024 
Township: Eno Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms:  
Michael Wagger Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 12/5/2022  Current Appointment: 9/16/2025 
Township: Little River Expiration: 6/30/2028  Number of Terms: 2 
Sandra Weitzel Residency Req: At-Large  Special Representation:  
First Appointed: 10/15/2024  Current Appointment: 10/15/2024 
Township: Hillsborough Expiration: 6/30/2027  Number of Terms: 1 
Kim Woods Residency Req: Vol. Ag. District  Special Representation: Caldwell Vol. Ag. Dist. 
First Appointed: 11/13/2018  Current Appointment: 6/20/2023 
Township: Cedar Grove Expiration: 6/30/2026  Number of Terms: 2