Source: TRYON DAILY BULLETIN, 9/18/17

More Polk County farms may be able to qualify to enter the present use value program for tax relief thanks to a new North Carolina Farm Act that was approved by the state over the summer. The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Sept. 5 and heard a presentation from county attorney Jana Berg about what the new law means. Berg said on July 12, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper signed into law the NC Farm Act, effective immediately, that changed some laws in respect to farms and provided some tax relief.

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