[Lorianne]

Thanks,
I just don’t understand why all these large landholders are selling their land to the State. But I guess they just tax them and regulate them until they can’t hold on to it any longer?

[cripplecreek]

Actually, the more I look at this, the more I think this isn't some long suffering poor farmer. This guy owns nearly 5000 acres in this county alone. The two biggest parcels abut land the state already owns.

I think this guy is buying land at rock bottom prices and selling it to the state well above market value. $3 million for 2000 acres seems awfully high when much of it is wetlands



However the real winner is Domino's Farms (Domino's pizza) who is getting $2.275 of taxpayer money for 54 acres.

$2.275M grant will let Washtenaw County buy 54 acres of Domino's Farms land for preservation

I think we're all being ripped off to the tune of some $68 million in state and federal matching funds.