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-For Immediate Release- August 3, 2007
Genesee Land Trust Elects Local Farm to its Board of Directors
Genesee Land Trust has announced the election of Mr. Bill Steimer to its 2007-2008 board of directors. Steimer, a live-long resident of Scottsville and graduate of Alfred State College, was employed by Eastman Kodak for 28 years. A farmer, with 130 acres, Steimer and his family produce alfalfa-timothy hay and winter wheat. Steimer serves on the Town of Chili Conservation Board , the Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Farm Bureau, the Monroe Co., Soil & Water Conservation District and the American Farmland Trust. At Genesee Land Trust, Steimer will be a member of the Land Protection Committee.
Genesee Land Trust is the Rochester region’s local land trust protecting over 2500 acres. It was founded in 1989 by area residents and its executive director is Gay Mills.
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Contact:
Margaret Potter, Assistant Director Genesee Land Trust 500 East Avenue Rochester NY 14607 (585) 256-2130
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