He added: “Only the land that is preserved here is going to be here. The rest, every square inch, is going to get built on.”
Not only did Raudabaugh not sell to the developers, but he also went out of his way to ensure the land stayed protected.
He did this by selling the rights to develop on his land to the Lancaster Farmland Trust.
This is a nonprofit organization which aims to preserve land in Cumberland County.The trust paid Raudabaugh $2 million for the land, a fraction of the offer he received from the other developers.
However, the crucial factor in selling to the trust was a guarantee that the land will not be used for another purpose.
The land can still be sold, but only if the purchaser is going to use it for agriculture.
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