The Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Committee began its work October 29 with a view to producing a recommended plan by December.
The committee, chaired by Supervisor Chuck McGhee, includes the following representatives from each of Hanover’s seven magisterial districts:
Ashland — Linwood Attkinson
Beaverdam — Leigh Pemberton
Chickahominy — Angela Kelly-Wiecek
Cold Harbor — Bernard J. Fisher
Henry — David Fauri
Mechanicsville — David Whitehurst
South Anna — Juliet Nisley
Purchase of development rights is a planning tool that can preserve land when the owner sells off the rights to develop. All other rights are retained and the land is placed in a conservation easement which conveys with the deed. PDRs are viewed as a way to preserve valuable farmland, historic tracts and natural areas.
The PDR Committee meetings are held in the Planning seminar room on the second floor of the County Administration Building and are open to the public. A date for a late November meeting will be announced soon.
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