Henderson County Farmland Preservation Bond Referendum

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Henderson County Farmland Preservation Bond Referendum is a ballot question for Henderson County on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Shall Henderson County be authorized to issue up to $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds to fund the county's Farmland Preservation Program, which purchases agricultural conservation easements (development rights) from willing landowners to permanently protect farmland from residential or commercial development, with repayment through property taxes? A $25 million county bond to fund purchasing development rights from willing farmland owners, permanently keeping that land in agricultural use; the county estimates roughly $40.40 a year in added property tax for a home assessed at $400,000. Source: https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/farmpres/page/2026-general-obligation-bond-referendum-farmland-preservation.