Board and Officers

The Lincoln County Farmland Protection Board (LCFPB) was founded on CREATE DATE by the Lincoln County Commission. Seven Lincoln County residents sit on the board. Board members are appointed by the County Commission, typically serve four-year terms, and are all volunteers. None are paid for their service. All are voting members except for the Lincoln County Commissioner, who serves in an advisory capacity. The Board is an entity of Lincoln County government and is empowered to create, hold, and defend conservation easements.

Board is as follows:

• Lincoln County Commissioner (non voting member)
  • Phoebe Harless
• Executive Director of the Lincoln County Development Authority
  • Tommy Adkins
• County resident farmer and Guyan Conservation District Member
  • Sam Ruby
• County resident farmer who need not be a member of any organization
  • Glenn Stickler
• County resident farmer and a member of the Farm Bureau
  • John McDowell
• County resident who is not a member of any of the foregoing organizations
  • Erin McKinney
• County resident who is not a member of any of the foregoing organizations
  • Name

The composition of every farmland protection board is dictated by the Voluntary Farmland Protection Act at WV Code §8A-12-1(2004).