# Public Hearing: Conserv, Easement/Lavendar Farms 10/22/26 @2:45pm


**Body:** Orange County New York
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment, Grants & Funding


Orange County, New York, held a public hearing on October 22, 2026, regarding the Town of Warwick’s proposed acquisition of a conservation easement on 62.6 acres at Lavender Farm. The town has applied for partial funding through the Orange County Open Space Fund; the town would hold the easement, and the county would have third-party enforcement rights. The county Planning Commissioner described the farm, its lavender growing and drying operation, and historic barns, and said the funding supports farmland preservation. No dollar amount, contract award, or vote was identified. With no speakers, the hearing was closed.

**Source:** Orange County New York