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Town of Dryden
Conservation Board
May 27, 2014
Members Present: Robert Beck (Chairman), Gian Dodici, Rick Ryan, Milo Richmond,
Craig Schutt, Charlie Smith, Nancy Munkenbeck, Bard Prentiss
Planning Board Liaison: Marty Hatch and David Weinstein
Tompkins County EMC: absent
Town Board Members: Mary Ann Sumner
Guests:
Absent: Jeremy Sherman
Please note that this document includes two attachments.
The meeting was opened at 7:04 PM by Robert Beck.
Review and approval of minutes from 29 April 2014 meeting
C. Schutt motioned to approve the minutes. Discussion and minor revisions to the
minutes for clarification. C. Smith seconded the motion.
All approved.
Citizen’s privilege: no comments
Additions to agenda: none
Reports and Updates
a. Town Board
Supr. Sumner said that they have gotten through the purchase of the Semmler
parcel, which was a tad controversial in the Town Board meetings. The
controversy came from people in the audience who didn’t think the Town
should spend the money. The concerns included the fact that the land is not
developable and that, initially, the area was inaccessible to the public. She feels
this was an opportunity to remind people that it is not all about people, some
parcels are worth protecting for their own sakes.
Supr. Sumner visited the Cornell Plantation's Semmler Tract at Ringwood
Natural Area with a group of invited participants. M. Hatch pointed out that
there is more acreage in Plantations areas in the Town of Dryden than any
other Town in Tompkins County. Supr. Sumner said there are 3,400 acres in
Cornell Natural Areas in Tompkins County and half are in Dryden. Supr.
Sumner said that she was pleased with the Ringwood Natural Area.
b. Town Planning Board
M. Hatch reported that the Planning Board discussed the Ag Committee’s
discussion of the Ag and Markets response to our Comprehensive Plan. There
were several issues brought up by Ag and Markets that they (the Planning
Board) wanted some clarification on. The main issues were agricultural rights
and the definitions being fairly broad. The Board questioned the conflict
between ag zones and the zoning laws that created discrepancies with the “right
to farm” law. They have asked for more clarification to the “right to farm” law
and how it impacts rural residential zones that happen to overlap with ag zones
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in the Town. Questions about manure, agricultural implements, etc. were
brought up and he believes there will be more discussion. The Deputy Clerk
sent the Planning Board the Agriculture and Markets’ information package and
a map showing the County Ag Districts within the Town. We will be talking
about the potential conflicts between the zoning that we have in place and the
agricultural districts and “right to farm” laws as they impact certain restrictions
that we have in the zoning.
The Planning Board is still working on the Comprehensive Plan update.
D. Weinstein asked if the Board had made any progress on the Freese Road
SPR. M. Hatch stated the applicants had not turned in all the required
paperwork yet but the Planning Board did review the comments/questions that
were presented at the Public Hearing.
M. Richmond asked about the Freese Road site, if that was the site D.
Weinstein was asking about. He is wondering what is going in that spot and
what the status is of the project.
M. Hatch responded that the sketch plan has been reviewed and a public
hearing has been held on the site plan. It has been reviewed by the Town
engineer. There have been several requests for revisions or elaborations to take
place from the site plan that was proposed. Those changes are pending from the
engineer. There were also landscaping changes that had to be made.
M. Richmond rephrased his question to what is being built.
M. Hatch said that there are four 2 unit town houses being built on the higher
section. D. Weinstein added that the owners didn’t have any plans other than
fill for the lower section.
c. Tompkins County EMC
Bissen was absent
d. Agriculture Advisory Committee
C. Schutt said the Committee met on the 14th of May. Most of the discussion
was in regard to the Farmland Protection Plan grant application.
The Committee was pleased that the Conservation Board accepted the Ag
Committee’s suggested revisions to the definition of Open Space.
e. Other Town Boards and Commissions
J. Nicholson reported that the Town Board has considered the County’s Hazard
Mitigation Plan which was updated in 2013 and is intended to be a multiple
jurisdictional plan. It would replace whatever mitigation plan the Town has.
There will be public hearing on the 19th at the Town Board meeting. J.
Nicholson said she believes it is a great plan and said that Dave Sprout (Town
of Dryden Code Enforcement Officer) was an active participant in its
development. It is a FEMA approved plan which means that if adopted we
become eligible for pre-disaster mitigation planning funds.
Supr. Sumner added that around the year 2000, we had an emergency
mitigation plan. The County plan is less Dryden specific but covers a multitude
of disasters.
Members of the Board suggested that the plan should include things like spills
and aquifer pollution. J. Nicholson doesn’t believe that spills are part of the
plan.
http://www.tompkins-co.org/planning/haz_mit.htm
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Supr. Sumner added that a new Recreation Director has been hired and gave a bit of
her background. She added that the Town also has a new Justice (to replace Justice
Valetinelli).
B. Beck announced the Solar Tompkins now includes all of the Towns in Tompkins
County rather than just the three (Dryden, Danby and Caroline) that were included
last year. He said that over 100 homes had signed up for installing solar panels which
means that Solar Liberty was willing to pay back some of the funds (the overall cost
was lower than expected).
D. Weinstein asked about lawn signs and whether they should be removed for highway
department mowing. He has a couple of signs regarding Solar Tompkins. M. Hatch
said he usually mows around his signs so the highway mowers simply pick up the
blades and go around.
Old business
a. Sign for Campbell Meadows Rain Garden
No new information
b. Dryden Trail and Preserve Guide
R. Ryan said he has talked to Bard Prentiss over the weekend and most of the
discussion was about the Jim Schug Trail and what can be done to continue
the trail. He said that they are thinking about press releases to inform the
public. A bird watching walk sponsored by the Town, a photo contest or a
newspaper article explaining what is in bloom will help generate interest.
D. Weinstein suggested that he talk with the DRYC (Dryden Recreation and
Youth Commission) regarding what areas have trails, how frequently they are
used and by whom. He has reached out to Tom Knipe in the County Planning
Department regarding the County Plan for 2020. He also wants to talk to J.
Nicholson to target areas that need to be discussed regarding where to extend
the trail. Supr. Sumner said right now we are working on the Game Farm to
Varna section and the Varna to NYSEG section should be relatively easy.
M. Richmond asked if George Junior might be interested in working with the
Town on the Trail construction in that area; Supr. Sumner said that the idea
was suggested to some of the people there but they were not really excited.
New Business
a. Jim Schug Trail maintenance
C. Smith asked about whether the Highway department is responsible for the trail
maintenance. Supr. Sumner has received phone calls and heard other negative
comments. B. Prentiss said that the trail doesn’t appear to be a trail but rather a
thorough fare. C. Smith asked if there is any rational for the severe cutbacks. One
of the reasons that J. Bush had for keeping the limbs and brush cut back was to
maintain the ability of the emergency vehicles that may need to use the trail.
M. Richmond said that there is a reason for it on the roads, it allows the sun to
shine on the road to help melt the ice. Highway people know about highways and
how to build and maintain them and that is where the thinking stops.
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B. Prentiss was very upset by the clearing of the trail. When he joined the Dryden
Lake Trail Committee, he joined for this particular issue. He has worked with other
Highway Supervisors and feels like the Committee needs to work with Mr. Young.
B. Beck took a walk along the trail last week and was very disturbed by the
damage; even trees that were not cut were damaged. They ditched one side of the
trail that he feels did not need to be, the chances of flooding there are very slim. It
is very ugly.
C. Smith said he believes public safety is the primary reason but he walked the
trail from the Purvis Road to Dryden Lake and the opportunities that he would
have used to teach people about trees are all gone. His concerns also extend to the
fields north of Dryden Lake that had been mowed at the proper time late in the
season after the birds are done nesting.
M. Richmond believes this is a learning opportunity.
Most of the Board agreed that the guys working for Highway simply don’t
understand the value of the trail, it is not a highway but a trail. They also feel that
the Highway guys were probably having too much fun with their new equipment.
B. Beck pointed out that the Jim Schug trail is more of a park rather than a road.
He hopes for an aesthetic appreciation of treating it like a park, treating it
carefully. When you walked down there and see big dead trees, the trees all
skinned up and twisted branches where the machines have just hacked away, it
spoils the appeal of the place. But as M. Richmond has said, it is necessary to
educate people and make it a learning experience for the people that are taking
care of the place.
M. Hatch stated that as Planning Board members, they have to go to planning
training for credits. Might we suggest to Rick (Young) that we make some overtures
to the Plantations or Sapsucker Woods, both of whom are real trail experts and ask
them if they can create a course for him (R. Young). We can lay it out as one of the
duties of the Highway superintendent.
Supr. Sumner said that there is a fine line between Highway and DPW. The park is
technically public works and there is a separate staff and assistant DPW
superintendant. The highway superintendent is also the DPW superintendent.
M. Hatch suggested that the Conservation Board give R. Young a gift of a couple
sessions with a trail management person; it may not cost anything but it may be
useful to say these are the standards that we want to bring to the trail.
Supr. Sumner said that we have had some interesting conversations in the not so
distant past about creating a Parks and Trails Department. There is an overlap
between the DPW and recreation. J. Bush resisted the overlap strongly and
preferred to work alone but he was doing a good job. Now may be the perfect time
to start talking more seriously about a Parks and Trails Department.
M. Hatch suggested that we might have nothing left by the time a new department
is set up and then we will have to supply them with equipment. The cost could be
detrimental.
B. Prentiss said it occurred to him that we could make this into a real educational
thing and have the Town Board and part of the Highway people take a walk with
some of the people from the Conservation Board and show them what is there. It
isn’t just a running or horse trail but a real natural area. He has talked to people
from all over who have come here to experience and see the natural beauty. He
thinks it will be less intimidating if the Conservation Board did it rather than
someone at Cornell.
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Supr. Sumner agreed that would an excellent approach if some of the Conservation
Board and the Town Board are willing.
C. Smith said that he has worked with both groups from Cornell and there isn’t a
single expertise at either but they do what makes sense to do. They are working
with trails rather than railroad beds that you can drive a car down.
Supr. Sumner said that we are so familiar with the trail and what it should be like
that it is a very genuine approach.
M. Richmond said that he doesn’t think that Cornell could offer a better workshop
than some of the Conservation Board taking a walk with people; there are many
people on the board that could teach someone better than Cornell. He said that we
are the ones with the real investment in the Trails and he believes that there are
several people on the Board that would be willing to take a walk. And he believes
that people can learn new things and realize the new values that we would point
out.
Supr. Sumner stated that “you guys” are Rick’s boss. (the public)
M. Richmond went on to praise Mr. Bush for the good job at Campbell Meadows.
Supr. Sumner pointed out that the DEC is involved in this as well, they
emphasized the importance of wildlife habitat.
B. Beck asked Supr. Sumner how the Conservation Board should approach this
situation.
Supr. Sumner suggested that they do it directly. She suggested that the y call or
email Mr. Young and ask to meet with him.
B. Beck asked Supr. Sumner to let him know when she takes the Town Board
members to view the Trail. She and the Conservation Board suggested taking the
walk down the trail as soon as possible so they can see the damage before it is
hidden by the re-growth. B. Prentiss agreed and said that it won’t take long for
things to grow back.
b. Open Space directive
B. Beck reminded everyone that at the last meeting they had tried to clarify the
Open Space directive from the Town Board. J. Nicholson has sent him a copy of the
Town Board minutes from 2007 which contained the first directive to the
Conservation Board to create an open space plan, and the August 15, 2013
minutes with the Open Space Plan directive. See attached.
B. Beck reminded the Board of the Ag Committee’s request for more explanation. J.
Nicholson said they are hoping for clarification of the purpose and the big picture.
Supr. Sumner said that the three boards (the Conservation board, the Planning
Board and the Ag Committee) were all given a similar directive in August and now
all three are coming around to ask questions in regard to the Open Space Plan. She
will be going around to the other boards to try to clarify the directives.
N. Munkenbeck asked how the Open Space Plan is going to be used. Who will use
it?
Supr. Sumner said that the Plan will be used by the Town Board and the Planning
Board like they use the Comprehensive Plan. It would supplement or eventually be
incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
N. Munkenbeck said that was different than what she recalls the use to be.
Supr. Sumner said that she has been promoting this pretty heavily. They want to
incorporate the Recreation Plan, the Ag Protection Plan and the Open Space Plan
together into an Open Space Plan which then becomes a component of the
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Comprehensive Plan. Considering our goal is to preserve the rural nature of the
Town, open space should be part of the Comprehensive Plan.
C. Smith does not believe that the Conservation Board needs to reply to the Ag
Committees’ question but maybe the Town Board should remind the other boards
of the purpose and goal of the Open Space Plan.
Supr. Sumner read from the Open Space directive: The purpose of this plan is to
further define a strategic path forward for the systematic protection and enhancement of open
space resources including:
Conservation of Natural Areas,
Agricultural Land Protection and Improving Farm Viability,
Recreation Related Open Space Resources.
Supr. Sumner feels this section of the directive explains the goal of the Open Space
Plan.
B. Prentiss asked if the conservation board was given a directive for the CEAs. He said
the statement above sounds an awful lot like them and he knows what happened to
them. He doesn’t know if he wants to launch into a project that is going to go the way
the CEAs went.
C. Smith interrupted and explained the history. He said the Conservation Board didn’t
have anything that he is aware of in writing like this which was why he requested the
Town Board provide them with a charge. He said it wasn’t a problem with the
Conservation Board but some elements of the community.
M. Richmond said they didn’t feel that they needed it, they thought they knew what
they were doing at the time.
N. Munkenbeck said that it might be worthwhile to let the public know early that this
kind of thought process is going on.
Supr. Sumner said that in August when this directive was adopted, there was a lot of
comment from the public and some from the Town Board. J. Liefer has commented
that he would like to be kept updated periodically on the Open Space Plan.
N. Munkenbeck suggested that the chairs of the boards write a page or two report for
the TB just giving them a quick overview of each board. Supr. Sumner thought that
was a good idea.
C. Smith suggested that perhaps the Town Board members might write down
questions or thoughts to which the Boards can respond.
M. Hatch said that while looking at the definition from the directive, it seems to him
that there has to be a lot of discussion with the Ag Committee along the lines of the
Right to Farm Law. The directive states that “For purposes of this Local Law natural
resources shall include, but not be limited to, agricultural lands actually used in bona fide
agricultural production…” but then Open Space is added on top of that and it has been
our experience that there is a lot of potential conflict if there is not an active
discussion about what the implication of Open Space will be for Ag and Markets.
M. Richmond said that we need a good visual for this. When you draw the three circles
and the overlapping open space area is what the boards need to agree on. He said we
approach life from the standing point that you know. A farmer sees things through the
perspective of a farmer versus a Conservation advisory person who sees things
through the perspective of conservation and protection.
C. Smith said that he thinks the region of overlap adds up to being the quality of life.
He asked what body of legislation the phrase “right to farm” was taken.
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M. Hatch said the phrase comes from the Right to Farm law. (A quick search showed
that all 50 states have right to farm laws). He said he has been reading through the
Town’s right to farm law and you can have trucks and vehicles and everything else
anyplace as long as they are used in farming. You can have sales places for your
goods.
Supr. Sumner asked if the “right to farm” laws are strongest or only applicable in
defined ag districts. M. Hatch said yes to both questions, and he presented a map
showing the County Ag districts.
B. Beck said the Ag Committee is working on their component of the Open Space Plan
which together with the recreation component will be combined with the Conservation
Board component. He believes the Open Space Plan will come to the Conservation
Board to put it all together. He wants the Ag committee to make it clear in their
component what is important to them in relation to open space and the future of
agriculture. They are the ones that should be concerned and should be writing this up
in a concrete form that we can all read and understand and argue with if we need to.
C. Smith said that among the three plans, we can look for common denominators and
hopefully alleviate any head butting. He believes that the Conservation Board’s
definition of Open Space includes agriculture.
N. Munkenbeck brought up the term “view sheds” and pointed out that most of them
are due to Agricultural processes. If you don’t have farmed fields, you are looking out
on something else. Trees don’t make good view sheds. She said that the variety of
plants that are being grown (maybe not the plowed and hybrid seeded lands),
including the pasture lands have enhanced the water quality in the Town.
Supr. Sumner said she believes that all 4 boards that are involved in this plan need a
clearer narrative about why we care about open space. It is about air quality, water
quality, wildlife habitat, farming, recreation, etc. None of which is necessarily more
important than the other. They are all a part of the same pie. She asked that maybe
the Conservation Board could focus on the first paragraph, the reason why we are
creating this plan.
B. Prentiss pointed out that if the boards don’t work together and get on the same
page, then creating an open space plan will be an effort in futility. He wants to ensure
the public is brought in at the beginning.
Supr. Sumner said that we can say “don’t worry, it is just a plan”, it doesn’t have the
force of law that people interpreted the CEAs to have.
N. Munkenbeck pointed out that once it is in the Comprehensive Plan, it will have
immense power.
Supr. Sumner agreed it will in terms of planning. You will then have to make laws
based on the plan, but there are further discussions and hearings that take place
based on actions taken based on the plan. (For example: Special Use permits and Site
Plan reviews)
C. Smith feels it would be beneficial for him if those people that have concerns, be very
specific about what their concerns are. Personally, he has no patience with hidden
agendas; let’s put the cards on the table.
Supr. Sumner pointed out that the Conservation Board has been working together for
almost 10 years but the Ag Committee is new and has a lot of feeling around to do.
M. Hatch asked if forests are considered open space. Yes. He then asked what the
overlap is between the idea of open space and conservation zone.
Supr. Sumner said if you are using conservation zone in the sense of the zoning
ordinance, there is no connection. No direct connection.
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M. Hatch said that it would make sense for the Conservation Board to make some
kind of connection in the sense that we have these big green areas that are called
conservation zones. It would make sense to think about what in those areas do we
consider to be open space and what do we consider conserved for other reasons.
C. Smith said those conservation zones were drawn without input from the
Conservation Board.
M. Hatch’s concern was that when the Conservation Board comes out with an Open
space plan, and there is all this land that is already conservation, there might be
questions.
Supr. Sumner recommended that the Board not use that as a starting point for what
this Board is talking about in Open Space planning. Those are land use regulations
that are defined very strictly and with a different purpose. There is a lot of Open Space
in there and there is a lot of open space that is not in those conservation zones as
well.
D. Weinstein asked the Board to remember that the concept behind conservation
zones as zoning was an attempt to focus development in smaller areas to keep the
character of open space throughout the Town. The intention wasn’t to say these are
conservation areas therefore these are areas that must be conserved in their present
state. It was the idea of where we want to focus development.
B. Beck believes that it will be helpful to have more specific concerns or issues from
other groups that we should all be thinking about and how we can interact, clarify and
agree or disagree on these things and putting it into a plan that we can all be
reasonable comfortable with.
Supr. Sumner asked if the Board or a subset of the group could write a page or less of
a narrative of what you think is important in an open space plan that can be shared
with the other boards to see if it peaks any questions.
c. Open Space Plan- Goals and Objectives review of the Glenville plan (the Board is
using that plan as a start to their own plan) See attachment #2
C. Smith commented that he would use the word conservation instead of preservation
in the first paragraph. He feels that “preservation” might be stricter than what the
Board has in mind.
He said it appears that there are responsibilities they imagine doing that looked like
they would be the responsibility of the Planning Board in Dryden .
C. Smith said that he would also substitute land for “natural resources” in goal 2. He
asked the rest of the Board about the first bullet under Objectives, Goal 2. He and D.
Weinstein indicated that objective falls within the Planning Boards purview.
N. Munkenbeck stated that since many of the objectives appear to be the
responsibility of the Planning Board, would we be better served to just go over the
goals and come back to the objective later.
C. Smith suggested that when they come to things related to the Planning Board, they
can preface it with “work with the Planning Board.”
D. Weinstein asked if it would be worth it have the Planning Board look at these
objectives and get their take is on how they feel they fit into an Open Space Plan.
N. Munkenbeck suggested that since all of the Boards are just starting to work on it, if
the Conservation Board worked on the goals (unless they find something that looks
objectionable to us) and then send it to all the committees and let them comment. The
Conservation Board could then review the plan with all the other boards’ comments.
C. Smith said he prefers the idea of going through the plan goal by goal.
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Milo Richmond said that he made an argument for historic preservation and cultural
features. He went back and forth on the issue but he has come back with the belief
that this should be part of the plan.
Supr. Sumner suggested that we should talk with someone familiar with the Town
history to create an inventory of historical sites.
Supr. Sumner said that she would not make goal 1 the primary goal for the Town.
The Board agreed on changing Goal 1 to natural, agricultural and recreational
features.
Goal 2 sounds good; as stated above, C. Smith suggested changing natural resources
to land.
Goal 3 was changed to conserve and/or enhance the quality and quantity of the Town
of Dryden’s water resources.
Goal 4 Protect and promote agriculture and forestry now and for future generations.
Goal 5 Preserve the rural character of the Town of Dryden
Goal 6
Goal 7 Continue to provide protection for environmentally sensitive areas such as
wetlands, flood plains, steep slopes, wildlife habitat areas and corridors, and unique
geological formations.
B. Prentiss motioned to adjourn the meeting.
C. Smith seconded the motion.
All in favor.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anna Belcher, Planning Department Intern
Erin A. Bieber, Deputy Town Clerk
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Attachment #1
RESOLUTION #99 (2013) – CONSERVATION BOARD OPEN SPACE PLAN DIRECTIVE
Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
Whereas, the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) was formed in 2000 by local
ordinance under New York State General Municipal Law Section 239-y to assist the Town
Board, and Town staff in the creation, improvement and implementation of plans and policies
related to environmental protection and management, open space, natural areas and features,
and agriculture, and
Whereas, the Open Space Inventory (OSI) was completed in 2003 by the Town of Dryden
Conservation Advisory Council as a means of providing data for developing sound open space
planning and protecting natural and scenic resources of the Town of Dryden, and
Whereas, the CAC becomes the Conservation Board (CB) in 2004 through a local law
amendment to assist the town in the development of sound open area planning and assurance
of preservation of natural and scenic resources at the local level, and
Whereas, the Comprehensive Plan 2005 recommends integrating the Conservation
Board into the town’s decision-making process and by incorporating the Open Space Inventory
into resource management and land use planning efforts to further open space protection, and
Whereas, open space is defined by the Zoning Ordinance as, “Any space or area
characterized by (1) natural scenic beauty or, (2) whose existing openness, natural condition,
or present state of use enhances the present or potential value of abutting or surrounding
property, or maintains or enhances the conservation of natural or scenic resources. For
purposes of this Local Law natural resources shall include, but not be limited to, agricultural
lands actually used in bona fide agricultural production,” and
Whereas, open space provides economic, environmental, recreational, social and
cultural benefits to the Dryden community that includes, but is not limited to, the protection
and conservation of natural resources, protection of productive agricultural lands, provision of
recreational facilities and opportunities, scenic and aesthetic quality, economic viability and
contributes to the overall quality of life, and
Whereas, the Town of Dryden is committed to preserving the rural character of the town
and the quality of life of its residents as the community continues to grow , now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Conservation Board in cooperation with the Agricultural
Advisory Committee and the Dryden Recreation Commission and the Planning Board, is hereby
charged with the task of preparing an Open Space Plan (OSP) for the Town of Dryden. The
purpose of this plan is to further define a strategic path forward for the systematic protection
and enhancement of open space resources including:
Conservation of Natural Areas,
Agricultural Land Protection and Improving Farm Viability,
Recreation Related Open Space Resources.
2nd Cl Stelick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Sumner Yes
Cl Leifer Yes
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Cl Lavine Yes
Additional notes with respect to the above resolution:
Conservation of Natural Areas
The Conservation Board shall identify natural areas in the town, and weigh regulatory and
non-regulatory approaches for conservation. Also, the CB shall identify and complete, or set a
path to completion of specific objectives such as a land gift evaluation process for boards to
consider when reviewing projects for possible donations or town acquisitions.
Agricultural Land Protection and Farm Viability
The Conservation Board shall work with the Agricultural Advisory Commit tee to develop a
systematic approach to protecting agricultural resources in the town. The Town Board
recommends that the Ag. Advisory Committee take the lead as the advisory board responsible
for developing this section of the plan. The CB and the Advisor y Committee will explore ways to
directly protect agricultural land as well as general ways to promote agriculture in the town
and help farms and farm businesses to remain viable.
Recreation Related Open Space Resources
The Conservation Board shall work with the Recreation Department, Dryden Recreation
Commission, Planning Board and possibly members of the Trail Committee associated with
development of the 2005 Comprehensive Plan, to identify the types of open space that will be
required of future development in the town, including off road pedestrian and bicycle corridors
to connect features of the town (population centers, parks, employment centers, etc.), pocket
parks, neighborhood parks, and town-wide recreation centers. As a part of this effort the Open
Space Plan will create a strategic plan to acquire open space needed to accomplish current and
future objectives.
The Conservation Board will further compile these three distinct efforts into one Open Space
Plan for the Town Board. The plan will be prepared under the direction of the Planning
Department with regard to writing and analysis. It should be more strategic than
comprehensive with a focus on implementation in the 1-10 year timeframe.
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