“We’ve tried very hard to understand the impact of this on our farming community and the impact on the folks who live around our farming community,” said Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty, who co-sponsored the bill with Councilman Greg Fox. “The county over time has made a commitment to farming by putting as much money as we have into agricultural preservation. I also think that making that decision, we also have to be cognizant of making sure that our farms can do what they need to do in order to be viable.”