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An Application from the Vermont Land Trust
to the
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
for the
Purchase of Development Rights on Farmland
SHIRLEY & JOEL POMINVILLE
(a.k.a. Quarry Road Farms, Inc.)
MIDDLEBURY
ADDISON COUNTY, VERMONT
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
WELL-RESPECTED, INNOVATIVE ORGANIC DAIRY FARM
HIGH DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE
82% PRIME AND STATEWIDE SOILS
RIPARIAN AND WETLAND PROTECTION
TOWN LEVERAGE SUPPORT
TRANSFER TO NEXT GENERATION
Pominville Project Summary
Shirley Pominville and her son Joel own an iconic dairy farm in Middlebury (a.k.a.
Quarry Road Farms, Inc.). It is a sprawling enterprise on four parcels with a total of
565 acres and Joel rents another 500. It is all certified organic. The family started
piecing together their farm in the 1950's.
Because of the high land value, Joel wants stage one to be the former Parke parcel.
They bought it in 1974 but in typical Vermont fashion, it's still called by the former
owners, John and Margaret Parke. Conserving the property will allow Joel to become
a controlling shareholder in the corporation. He already makes all the day-to-day
management decisions and conservation funding will ease the long transition process.
Joel knows that conserving farmland is a long process too. He's thought about it a
long time and he feels the Parke farm is one of his best farm resources. The small
amount of road frontage has some impact on the easement value but it does not
prevent several high- end house lots on the exceptionally scenic meadows. If phase
one goes according to plan, a home farm parcel or the "Sam" parcel to the north
would be next. They bought it in 1968 and it too is named after the former owner
Sam Schroeter.
Joel has one of the larger organic herds with 200 cows and 150 young stock. He's
also one of the few farmers that grow organic corn in Vermont. Last year he grew
100 acres and 400 acres were in hay. The 210 acre Parke parcel is 115 acres
tillable, 50 of woods and the remaining 40 acres is pasture/riparian area.
The Muddy Branch River flows through the middle of the property. The river is very
well buffered and the easement includes appropriate buffer areas. Joel doesn't graze
livestock on the parcel so no fencing is required at this time. However, if Joel or a
future owner were to graze livestock fencing would be required to keep the animals
out of the wetland and Muddy Brook.
Typical Addison County clay soil is found throughout the farm; 169 acres (82%) are
statewide soil and two acres are prime. There's one house on the parcel and it is
excluded on three acres.
EXHIBIT A
POMINVILLE
PROJECT BUDGET
04/05/17
INCOME EXPENSE VHCB OTHER TOTAL
VHCB Funds 317,900 Acquisition 313,900 25,000 338,900
Town 25,000 Third Party costs 4,000 0 4,000
Specify source 0 Associated Costs Contract 0 0
VLT 0 Value Donation 0 0 0
Landowner Funds 3,389 Stewardship Contract 0 0
Bargain Sale 0 Landowner contrib., if applic. 3,389 3,389
Easement Donation 0 Survey costs 2,000 0 2,000
TOTAL $346,289 TOTAL $319,900 $28,389 $348,289
PRE-DEVELOPMENT COSTS TO VHCB: $3,300
An appraisal cost split between landowner and VHCB.
Appraisal done by: Justus DeVries
Total cost $6,950
VHCB grant $3,300
Landowner $3,488 owes VHCB at closing - $1,000
Other (VLT) $162
TOTAL PRE-DEVELOPMENT COSTS: $6,950
TOTAL ALL COSTS: $355,239
Stewardship
5%+ barg. sale
1st farm
other (explain)
VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS & ACREAGE CONSERVED:
Appraised Easement Value with Option to Purchase at Ag Value $350,000
Enhancement of Excluded Land $11,100
Final Easement Value $338,900
Bargain Sale $0
Purchase Price of Easement $338,900
Number of Purchased Acres Conserved 210
Easement Cost per Acre $1,614
Category for landowner exemption, if applicable (check one, use a 1):
GMNF - BRISTOL CLIFFS WILDERNESS AREA
GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
GMNF - BRISTOL CLIFFS WILDERNESS AREA
GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
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State Land Other Non-profitVLT Conserved Land
Municipal LandFederal LandSubject Property I1:70,000Scale:
Property:Locator Map
PomainvilleMiddlebury, VT
VermontLand Trust
THIS MAP IS NOT A SURVEY
This map is not a survey or subdivision plat, and should not be used or construed for such purposes. It was prepared withoutthe benefit of field measurements or extensive title research. Itis intended solely to assist the owner(s) of the conserved land and the holder(s) of the conservation easement in the admin-istration and interpretation of the conservation easement by clearly depicting the presumed boundaries of the protectedproperty, calculating the approximate acreages, and showing the approximate locations of any excluded lands, farmstead orhomestead complex, farm labor housing complex, or specialtreatment areas.
I0 540 1,080 1,620 2,160270Feet
1:8,500Scale:Protected Property 3-10-17Excluded Land
Wetland Protection Zone
Easement Acres - 210
Farm Complex Area
Orthophoto MapProperty: PominvilleMiddlebury, VT
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Property:Location:
8 Bailey Avenue Montpelier, VT 05602
Agricultural Soils MapPominvilleMiddlebury, Vermont
VermontLand Trust
Symbol Name Status AcresBsC Berkshire and Marlow extremely stony loams, 3 to 20 percent slopes NPSL 0.4CtD Colton gravelly sandy loam, 12 to 30 percent slopes NPSL 0.4Cw Covington and Panton silty clays Statewide (b) 10.6FaC Farmington extremely rocky silt loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes NPSL 2.5Le Limerick silt loam Statewide (b) 36.2MrB Melrose fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes Prime 1.5Sw Swanton fine sandy loam Prime (b) 1.0VgB Vergennes clay, 2 to 6 percent slopes Statewide 118.0VgC Vergennes clay, 6 to 12 percent slopes Statewide 3.3VgD Vergennes clay, 12 to 25 percent slopes NPSL 35.4
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2 1121 47 39210
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Tax Parcel MapVermontLand Trust
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