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<resTitle>Farmland Legacy Properties</resTitle>
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<keyword>Farmland</keyword>
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<idPurp>The Skagit County Farmland Legacy Program is a county initiative that purchases agricultural easements on Skagit farmland and works to support policies, programs, and plans that enhance the protection of farmland. Funding comes from the conservation tax and is often leveraged with federal and state grants and private donations.</idPurp>
<idAbs>&lt;div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Title:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Farmland Legacy Properties&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abstract:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; The Skagit County Farmland Legacy Program is a county initiative that purchases agricultural easements on Skagit farmland and works to support policies, programs, and plans that enhance the protection of farmland. Funding comes from the conservation tax and is often leveraged with federal and state grants and private donations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Key attributes used in this dataset include: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;OWNER = The property owner at the time of the easement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;STATUS = Current status of easement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;AUDITOR_FILE = Auditor file number of the recorded easement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;FLP = Farmland Legacy Program easement identifier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;MAP_ACRES = The acreage in map units of the easement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Update Cycle:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; As Needed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Varies (+-60’ Average.) Errors can be as great as 300’ in certain areas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Layer Compatibility:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; This layer is a parcel based layer and is intended to overlay other parcel based layers. It is not intended to overlay aerial imagery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contact Information: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;For more information about this map, please contact the Skagit County Farmland Legacy Program&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Program Coordinator: Sarah Stoner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1417&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;email: &lt;a href='mailto:sstoner@co.skagit.wa.us' style='font-size:12pt;' target='_blank'&gt;sstoner@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Problems? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;Skagit County Geographic Information Services:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;1800 Continental Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mount Vernon, WA 98273&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;(360) 416-1168&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;email: &lt;a href='mailto:gis@co.skagit.wa.us' style='font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0, 121, 193); font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit;'&gt;gis@co.skagit.wa.us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;img alt='Skagit County' src='https://skagitcounty.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/5cc7eaf86400420f83b817bfacd9b041/data' style='max-width:100%; height:auto; font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; color:rgb(0, 0, 0);' /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0px;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs>
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<useLimit>&lt;div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-weight:bold;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accuracy Warning:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County maps and data are created from public records and existing data sources. Records and data have been adjusted to achieve a "best fit" registration to create Skagit County maps. While great care is taken in this process, records and data from different sources rarely agree as to the precise location of geographic features. The relative positioning of map and data features to one another results from combining different sources without ground truthing. Maps and data are approximate and are not designed to be accurate to surveying or engineering standards. Spatial accuracy errors do exist as a result.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data are for informational purposes only. They do not purport to represent a property boundary survey of any parcels shown and shall not be used for conveyances or the establishment of property.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maps and data shall be used as a resource only, and any such use of these products with respect to accuracy and precision shall be the sole responsibility of the user.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 11 0;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/Home/draftTermsandConditions.htm' style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span style='text-decoration:underline;'&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skagit County Terms and Use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</useLimit>
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