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Stowe farmers who participate in a local ag-based tax stabilization program will pay more in property taxes going forward, but still less than if they enrolled their land in the state’s current use program and significantly less than non-farming folks.
Stowe farmers are taxed at a flat rate of $200 per acre, less than half the $429 rate in the state current use program.
The 217-acre Ricketson Farm on Route 100 in Stowe is now protected. On March 23, the farm was conserved by Ken Ricketson with assistance from the Vermont Land Trust, Stowe
The 217-acre Ricketson Farm on Route 100 in Stowe is now protected. On March 23, the farm was conserved by Ken Ricketson with assistance from the Vermont Land Trust, Stowe
The Ricketson Farm, a 115-acre site on the north side of town, 'is in transition and at risk of being lost forever to development,' organization says