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• , <br /> Page Two <br /> Press Release " <br /> October 29 , 1987 <br /> Rep. Joseph Wineke <br /> would be able to apply for a farmland preservation agreement over the <br /> next three years . The agreements require that land be kept in <br /> agricultural use to qualify for tax credits . <br /> In addition, towns that have already agreed to the zoning <br /> requirements would not be able to withdraw their approval. <br /> "Thousands of farmers in Wisconsin will become eligible for <br /> property tax relief under this provision, " Wineke estimated. <br /> illWineke ' s proposal was added as an amendment to a major property tax <br /> relief bill debated in the Assembly this week. The bill targets an <br /> additional $50 million to senior citizens through the Homestead Program <br /> and to farmers through the Farmland Preservation Program by expanding <br /> eligibility limits for both programs. <br /> Noting that the Governor vetoed these additional Farmland and <br /> I_ Homestead funds in the budget , Wineke said, "It is important for <br /> the Governor to sign this bill into law and, at least , provide some <br /> targeted property tax relief to farmers -- especially farmers who have <br /> previously been shut out of the Farmland Preservation Program. " <br /> * * * <br />