Next Generation Farmer Loan Program revenue note
Summary
The county authorized a tax-exempt financing so the Weaver family can buy their 46.8-acre Newville farm at a below-market 5.4% rate — a tool that keeps farmland in family hands. County taxpayers bear no repayment obligation.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
None to the county — it's a $530,000 non-recourse loan repaid by the family.
The Weaver family farm and farmland preservation in Newville.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Salary Board/Board of Commissioners Meeting - Nov 4, 2026
The county authorized a tax-exempt financing so the Weaver family can buy their 46.8-acre Newville farm at a below-market 5.4% rate — a tool that keeps farmland in family hands. County taxpayers bear no repayment obligation.
Salary Board/Board of Commissioners Meeting - Jul 1, 2026
The county approved tax-exempt financing certificates for Jones Harvesting's nanodigester project and a first-of-its-kind Next-Gen Farmer loan enabling Justin and Darlene to buy their family's 68-acre beef cattle farm.
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