Our Founders understood the link between liberty and private property. President John Adams said “Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist”. Thomas Jefferson declared “the defense of private property is the standard by which every provision of law, past and present, shall be judged”. Compare those quotes to these: First Plank of the Communist Manifesto “Abolition of private property”. The Nazi Land Philosophy: “The issue of land ownership is secondary; what counts is the issue of control. Private citizens, therefore, may continue to hold titles to property—so long as the state reserves to itself the unqualified right to regulate the use of their property”. That is the underlying fundamental reason why we must vote against ANY "conservation easements". They supposedly "save" the land by putting it under government control (in this case Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation Dept. and possibly also Conserving Carolina could have a hand in it.) Jan4liberty Why to Vote NO on the Open Space Bond Paid for by Jan4liberty and Friends, Hendersonville NC #1. It’s just the first of additional tax burdens. Buncombe Co voted for a $30M conservation bond in 2022; now asking for $30M more “to meet our goal of goal of 700 acres per year”. AgHC admits more bonds are coming. When will it end? Who’s managing the slush fund? #2. Conservation easements don't "protect", they RESTRICT! Farmers in the know won’t take the bait because: - Dictates farming methods (State-defined “Best Management Practices”). They can still farm, but only as the State dictates. - Restricts building, paving, storage of materials, motorized vehicle use. - Prohibits landscaping, grading, clearing of vegetation, sod farming. - Government bureaucrat inspections; penalties for non-compliance. - Percentage of easement value is required back from farmers. - A building “Envelope” must be determined up front at time of the agreement specifying any future repairs, building, tree trimming, etc. How does one know what they, their heirs, or subsequent owners may need in the future? #3. The restrictions are FOREVER with no mechanism for relief. “Take the bait today; wear the chains tomorrow.” If family dynamics change or financial situation changes after the easement is in place, can it be amended or revised? No! #4. Proponents deceitfully keep our focus on dense subdivisions, but "non-agricultural commercial use” is also restricted [i] - Your daughter later wants to build a kennel to raise & sell puppies? Can’t do! Non-agricultural! Not specified in your Building Envelope! - Actual example: Man wanted to build a horseback riding ring on his farm in Clyde. Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy said NO! A court ordered him to restore the property (put those weeds back!). #5. Easements do NOT solve the problem of loss of farmland to dense housing developments. AgHC has been “helping” Henderson County “solve the problem” since 2011 and has spectacularly failed! They STILL haven’t figured out that those who CAUSED the problem can solve it! “Residential Open Spaces Development”, “High-density Clustering”, etc all require a VOTE OF APPROVAL from City Council members and County Commissioners. All they need is the guts to STOP APPROVING THEM, dammit! #6. Those pushing the bond are furthering the Marxist UN’s policy “Land cannot be controlled by individuals” [ii]. UN’s plan = move land from private to government control in increments. This is an increment. Maybe AgHC doesn’t really WANT to solve the problem. #7. Put a moratorium on development instead! Need to assess: 1) Is the expressed will of We the People being thwarted? Concerns about loss of farmland was #2 in the 2022 “community-driven Visioning plans” [iii]. 2) Are we now OVER-developed, as Buncombe County is. Asheville’s rash of development has left “new units searching for tenants” per WLOS [iv] Paid for by Jan4liberty and Friends, Hendersonville NC [i] https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/farmland-preservation/landowners See Q&A [ii] https://canadafreepress.com/2005/lamb102405.htm Great info on UN plan. [iii]https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/departments/planning/Comprehensive_Plan/gen_h_comprehensive_plan_sp.pdf p 6 “achieve the goals of the community https://mountaintrue.org/mountaintrue-analysis-of-draft-hendo-comp-plan/ “preserve rural character and farmland” [iv] https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-apartment-boom-new-units-searching-renters-tenants-apartments-affordability-vacancy-housing-market-shortages-prices-economy-north-carolina?teaserSource=trending · https://www.sierraclub.org/policy/public-land-exchange Some more sources: · “The Sierra Club prefers public acquisition of land” · https://conservingcarolina.org/we-did-it-50000-acres-and-counting/ 50,000 acres and counting · https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2014/08/22/land-conservancy-bucks-millionaires-riding-ring/28322645007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx01e110810v11xx01d--xx--b--xx--&gca-ft=130&gca-ds=sophi Riding Ring · https://wlos.com/news/local/asheville-apartment-boom-new-units-searching-renters-tenants-apartments-affordability-vacancy-housing-market-shortages-prices-economy-north-carolina?teaserSource=trending New Units searching for tenants · https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/code-document/article-viii-agricultural-conservation-easements The purchase of agricultural conservation easements is legally binding, restricting the owners and future owners to agricultural and/or forestry land use. The agricultural conservation easements will be held by either Henderson County, the Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District [managed by a five-member Board of Supervisors (three elected locally, two appointed by the state) and staffed by a District Director and conservationists], Cooperative Extension, or in public trust by a qualified conservation organization. · https://ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByChapter/Chapter_106.pdf § 106-744 A county may, with the voluntary consent of landowners, acquire by purchase agricultural conservation easements over qualifying farmland as defined by G.S. 106-737. (b) For purposes of this section, "agricultural conservation easement" means a negative easement in gross restricting residential, commercial, and industrial development of land for the purpose of maintaining its agricultural production capability · https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/conservation-easements-and-agreements-obligations-modification-and-termination · https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2014/01/26/stream-restoration-project-pays-homage-to-laurel-park-history/28313970007/ Laural Park had to bend to conservation easement in making of nature trail · https://conservingcarolina.org/our-impact/landowners/conservation-easements-101/ Each conservation easement is different and specifically tailored to the property it restricts · https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/farmland-preservation/landowners Q & A: · -If my family dynamics change or my financial situation changes after the easement is in place, can it be amended or revised? [No] · -Can I ever build on my land after I donate a conservation easements? [Only if you reserve the right, specifically permitting it in the conservation easement]. · -Can I add on/renovate my home? [Only if planned for in the conservation easement; you will be asked to estimate the max square footing you would anticipate adding during any type of building or renovations.] · -Can I remove dead and dying trees? [only if reserve the right with specific language in your conservation easement, often with a requirement to provide notice to Conserving Carolina when such activities are going to be carried out]. · https://canadafreepress.com/2005/lamb102405.htm Old but good explanation of UN Agenda 21. · https://www.thelandlawyers.com/conservation-easements-buyer-beware/ When you see the slick marketing materials about the advantages of a conservation easement, you don’t see the negatives… the cards are stacked against the property owner.

WHY FARMERS DON’T WANT THE BOND Ø THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL TAX BURDEN FOR THE TAXPAYER Ø THE BOND IS FOR 25 MILLION. ACTUAL COST IS APPROXIMATELY 39 MILLION Ø DICTATES FARMING METHODS (STATE DEFINED ‘BEST MANAGEMENT’) Ø 2% IMPERVIOUS LIMIT* (CAN GO TO 5% BUT DIFFICULT) ( Ø LIMIT ON STORAGE OF MATERIALS Ø NO GRADING WITHIN EASEMENTS Ø NO SOD FARMING PERMITTED Ø YEARLY INSPECTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE Ø PENALITIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE Ø PERCENTAGE OF EASEMENT VALUE FROM FARMERS IS REQUIRED Ø CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS REQUIRES WRITTEN PERMISSION AND CANNOT INCREASE ABOVE THE 2% MAXIMUM Ø A BUILDING ENVELOPE MUST BE DETERMINED AND HELD TO FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE BUILDINGS. HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHAT THEY MAY NEED OR HEIRS MAY NEED IN THE FUTURE? Ø IMPERVIOUS PADS** REQURE WRITTEN PERMISSION Ø RESTRICTIONS ON MOTORIZED VEHICLE USE Ø BASICALLY THEY CAN STILL FARM BUT AS THE STATE DICTATES Ø THEY WILL BE BEHOLDEN TO THE STATE *Impervious limit: Anything that sheds water. State controlled. Water cannot penetrate. Every acre of land allows only 900 sq ft. of building of concrete pads. **Impervious Pads: require written permission from the state before replacements can be made. State decides what can and cannot be replaced. Ex: Changing farm roads. Also, nothing takes 'precedent.' The end game is the land will eventually become fallow and uncared for because it is not owned by individuals. This is hideous and not what this nation was founded upon. Don't fall for the lies. Look for yourself: WARRANTY DEED OF AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENT: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/farmland-preservation/grantees/deliverables/easement-templates file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/north-carolina-PACE-model-easement-no-building-envelopes.pdf file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/north-carolina-PACE-model-easement-with-building-envelopes.pdf file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/north-carolina-PACE-model-easement-with-building-envelopes%20(1).pdf Paid for by Asheville Tea Party and not by any candidate or candidates’ committee. ======================================================================== Who owns everything under Communism? (Be careful what you wish for.) · In communism, property—especially the means of production—is owned collectively by the community or the state, while personal possessions remain individually owned. · Collective Ownership of Means of Production · Under communist ideology, factories, land, and other productive assets are not privately owned. Instead, they are controlled collectively by the community or managed by the state on behalf of society The goal is to eliminate private ownership that allows individuals or corporations to profit from the labor of others, ensuring that resources are distributed according to societal needs rather than personal gain Centralized planning typically determines production, allocation, and distribution of goods to meet the collective good. Paid for by Asheville Tea Party and not by any candidate of candidates’ committee. https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/comm.htm

View this in your browser: https://ashevilleteaparty.org/so/c3Q4wb1L2?languageTag=en&cid=d7551458-24b1-4a4f-8f88-56b6c0b8cae4 WE HAVE TO defeat this Bond issue. Vital! Theft of your wealth! Funding a retirement fund that is not yours! A socialist scheme to remove private property ownership! Don't fall for the lies. The link and info below include directions to find a sample ballot, a voter guide and a flyer : Vote NO on the Bond. It's a two sided ballot. Vote the entire ballot. https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/vote-for-all-three-constitutional-amendments-vote-no-on-the-open-space-bond Sample Ballots HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT SAMPLE BALLOT? 1: Click the link below to look up your voter profile. Enter your first and last name. Hit search. Click your name. Scroll down and under the “Your Sample Ballot” section, notate the ballot number in the “Your Sample Ballot” column next to 11/03/2026 GENERAL Election. The ballot style shown will be the ballot you will receive. https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ Henderson County GOP Voter Information including early voting and election day polling sites: Henderson County GOP Voter Guide: https://e5373386-273c-4db1-9e02-bb62b30f8bf2.usrfiles.com/ugd/e53733_f366a3f6f1e04c04a8fa8759b5cf41ef.pdf Vote YES on all 3 Amendments. Vote NO on Open Space Preservation Bond. ( ATP PAC is recommending a NO VOTE. This looks like a sneaky corporate way of wrestling private property away from owners and they want taxpayers to pay for the land transfer. We will keep you apprised. For more information, click here https://www.ashevilleteaparty.org/post/henderson-county-open-space-preservation-bond-vote-no)