The Town would like to assist in the preservation of approximately 62.62+/- acres of land for farming at 908 South East Street. The property owner has filed an application with the Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program administered by the MA Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). The APR Program pays farmland owners to put deed restrictions on farmland that prohibit any use of the land that will negatively impact its agricultural viability. The APR Program requires local funding be provided as a match to State funding. The State has indicated they will fund $616,500 towards the preservation of this land and the local match is $68,500. This land is important for preservation as valuable farmland and includes many other natural and community resources including Hop Brook, vicinity to the Norwottuck Rail Trail, land mapped for endangered species, wetlands and areas protected as a medium yield aquifer.