Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation (the "Foundation") will hold a public hearing to discuss proposed regulations relating to the administration of the Delaware Agricultural Forestland Preservation Program established pursuant to 3 Del.C. §931. The Foundation was established by the Delaware Legislature pursuant to 3 Del.C. §903. The Foundation is responsible for, among other things, adopting criteria for the establishment and maintenance of Forestland Preservation Areas and establishing criteria for the purchase of Forestland Preservation Easements. To carry out its statutory responsibilities, the Foundation has been directed to, among other things, adopt rules of practice and procedure for the acquisition of Forestland Preservation Easements, including the process and timeframe for submitting applications for the sale of Forestland Preservation Easements, the establishment of the purchase price for the easements through the use of appraisal information, the manner in which offers to sell such easements are accepted, and the basis upon which offers for sale of such easements are accepted.
Pursuant to its statutory authority, the Foundation is proposing for adoption a comprehensive set of guidelines and regulations to be used for the administration of the forestlands preservation program. The proposed regulations published herein will, among other things: (a) establish eligibility criteria, (b) establish application procedures, (c) establish criteria for the purchase of Forestland Preservation Easements and methods by which the purchase price will be determined, (d) establish ranking criteria for easement applications, and (e) establish the legal forms to be used in connection with the creation of Forestland Preservation Areas and Easements.
The public hearing will be on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 12:00 p.m. at the Foundation's office located at 2320 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901.
Copies of the proposed regulations are available for review by contacting:
William A. Denman, Esquire
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A.
116 W. Water Street
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 678-3262
Email: wdenman@pgslegal.com
Anyone wishing to present oral comments at this hearing should contact Mr. William A. Denman at (302) 678-3262 by July 25, 2006. Anyone wishing to submit written comments as a supplement to, or in lieu of oral testimony, should submit such comments by July 31, 2006 to:
William A. Denman, Esquire
Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A.
116 W. Water Street
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 678-3262
Email: wdenman@pgslegal.com
Thoroughbred Racing Commission
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, pursuant to 3 Del.C. §10005, proposes to amend rule 15.14.1 to permit the imposition of penalties if a horse does not report for testing. The Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule change on July 18, 2006. Written comments should be sent to John F. Wayne, Executive Director, Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, 777 Delaware Park Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19804.