HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-8-2Town of Nantucket Ag. Commission:
Meeting Minutes: Aug. 2, 2010
Town Building
Present: Steve, Cormac, Morgan & Dylan
Absent: Ray, John, Karen
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• Recruiting more members:
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a. Amy Zelinski? -
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b. Cormac' s tenor
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c. Karen Allence is
also resigning sometime this year
• Survey
a. Include all people who are on the 61A Tax list. Karen sent this
information to Morgan
b. Morgan contacted I&M and our survey announcement appeared in this
weeks (Aug. 27`) newspaper.
c. Our goal in announcing the survey is to reach a broader community.
We would also like more public participation in meetings.
d. Commission went over survey to make sure it was complete.
e. Morgan added questions about animal husbandry and Sustainable
Agricultural upon request of the Commission.
f. Survey went out via email on Aug. 27th, 2010.
• Right to Farm Bill:
a. Morgan asks why we don' t have one?
b. Cormac believes that the bill might be redundant.
c. Morgan to investigate.
• Farm Truck Excise Tax
a. Steve Slosek asks if we can petition the town to eliminate the Tax.
b. He says Shesborn, MA has done just that.
c. Karen has contacted the MA Farm Bureau, and they said anyone in the
state of MA with farm plates can submit a state form to the town
assessor's office. The town is then required to refund all of the paid
excise tax. Therefore, Nantucket should already have this service.
• Next Meeting: Monday, September 13th at 12pm. Town Building Conference
Room.