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OtherApproved154 Rockland Road, Westminster, MD

Jane Blose Shaw Agricultural Land Preservation Easement

Carroll County

Description

County is buying the development rights on this 216.77-acre farm for $841,013.60 — the owner chose the lump-sum payment option.

Impact summary

The land can never be developed — no solar, churches, or commercial uses — and joins thousands of contiguous preserved acres outside Westminster.

Applicant

Name
Jane Blose Shaw, Trustee of the Jane Blose Shaw Revocable Living Trust
Address
154 Rockland Road, Westminster, MD

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
1
Total mentions
1

Last vote · County Commission

Approved5–0, unanimous

Last discussed Aug 6, 2026.

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