A comprehensive plan to guide Mercer County’s future farmland preservation efforts is available for the public to view.

In order to qualify for a Planning Incentive Grant under the rules of the State Agriculture Development Committee, Mercer County prepared, and had approved by the SADC in June 2008, its 2007 Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan (FPP).

The original 2007 FPP encompasses data on the land base of agriculture, the agriculture industry, land use planning, the preservation program and its future, economic development, natural resources, and the future of agriculture in Mercer County. Also included are maps of the Agriculture Development Area (ADA) and Project Areas.

Because the original 2007 Plan was adopted in mid-2008, a re-evaluation of the Plan at the end of 2008 resulted in few revisions. These are addressed in a 2008 Addendum attached to the 2007 Plan.

There are three ways for the public to view the FPP.

1. A paper copy is available for review at the Planning Division office, Joyce McDade Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ.
2. An electronic copy may be obtained at that office by bringing a blank CD.
3. The full plan (5 meg) is available by clicking here. The 2008 Addendum (5 meg) is available by clicking here.

In addition, The Mercer County Agricultural Development Area map (3 meg) can be viewed by clicking here.

For further information, contact Daniel Pace, MCADB Administrator: 989-6545.