HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-14Agricultural Commision Meeting
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Minutes: Prepared by Amy Zielinski
Present:
Dylan Wallace
Danny Baird
Daine DeCarlo
Campbell Sutton
Amy Zielinski
Absent:
Steve Slosek
Dylan — called meeting to order.
Topic: Meeting approval
Danny — moved to approve minutes (11/3/2011) from last meeting
Campbell — seconded
All — accepted
*Dylan mentioned he would add all previous minutes to the website.
Topic: Cover letter to BOS re: our work plan
Amy — moved to approve
Campbell — seconded
All — approved
Topic: Work Plan
Danny — motion to accept revised work plan
Campbell — seconded
All — approved
*Dylan will send letter plus work plan to the BOS. We will be told when we should
show up to a BOS meeting.
Topic: Press Release, ready to be sent at any time
Campbell: move to accept press release
Dylan — second
All — approved
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*Dylan mentioned he would add all previous minutes to the website.
Topic: Cover letter to BOS re: our work plan
Amy — moved to approve
Campbell — seconded
All — approved
Topic: Work Plan
Danny — motion to accept revised work plan
Campbell — seconded
All — approved
*Dylan will send letter plus work plan to the BOS. We will be told when we should
show up to a BOS meeting.
Topic: Press Release, ready to be sent at any time
Campbell: move to accept press release
Dylan — second
All — approved
Amy volunteered to take over as Secretary for Morgan Beryl who has left Nantucket
Topic: Amy volunteered to take over as Secretary
Campbell: motion to accept
Danny /Daine - approved
All - accepted
Topic: Ag Fair
Need more people to form a non - profit to run the fair
Town pays for tents, fair pays town back
No reason for the Ag Commission to get involved.
Topic: Right to Farm Bylaw
Per Cormac Collier — Contact Andrew Vorst, Planning Director
Conflict resolutionis going to be very important to create.
*Get a conversation going with Andrew re: current zoning laws.
After work plan is approved we can move forward with plan like the Right to Farm
Bylaw.
Topic: Winter Schedules
Danny gone 12/19 —1/3
Campbell gone 1/17 — 2/15
Dylan gone 1/10 —1 /25
Topic: Future Meetings
If we make it on the BOS agenda then Jan 4 @ 6:45 at Bartlett's.
If not, then Feb. 22 @ 6:45 at Bartlett's
Morgan will send in a letter of resignation then we can move forward with getting
new members.
*Think about possible candidates.
Dylan — Called meeting to an end.