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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-08-11 8/11/2021 Agriculture Advisory Committee Members Present: Marie McRae, Kim LaMotte, Brian Magee Absent: Steve Foote, Evan Carpenter, Austin Beck Liaison(s): Craig Schutt (Conservation Board), Loren Sparling (Town Board) Guest(s): The meeting was called to order at 7:41 PM. Review and approval of minutes dated July 14, 2021 On motion made by M McRae, seconded by B Magee, minutes were unanimously approved as written. Comprehensive Plan The Town Board has a second draft that they are working on. Once they have a third draft they are comfortable with, they are going to send it out to the public and the boards to get more comments. There will likely be a public hearing before the Planning Board in September and the Town Board in October on draft #3. TMDL Comment period has been extended. L Sparling is going to find out what the new date is. Website There’s a new town website. L Sparling is recommending the Ag Committee to look at the page dedicated to Ag to make sure there’s nothing missing from the page that they feel should be on there. NYStretch Energy Code L Sparling sent out an email including the discussion of the Planning Board’s decision recommending severance of the section on the Stretch Code that is at odds with the Uniform Code. He would imagine the board will take that up at the next Town Board meeting. Dryden Recreation Summer Camp Marty Conger, Rec Director, would like to set up agricultural activities and educational opportunities for the community. Not just for kids but adults too. Community Garden/Rec Fields The community garden may be relocated if the town decides to put in rec fields. The town would like it to be closer to the village but the struggle is trying to find a place to put it and making sure the soil is good for growing. The group that runs the garden is leasing the plot from the town. The 8/11/2021 garden isn’t being used like it should be. There are only 4 plots and the group has let it go in the last couple of years. L Sparling wants to include the ag committee because they are experts in the field. M McRae and K LaMotte say it’s much different growing a garden vs commercial crop. Planning, R Young, and J Leifer are working with Bernie Cornelius for a land exchange. Bernie owns a large piece of land behind Town Hall. He hopes to trade the town a few acres of land in exchange for a right of way to his property. If this happens, the Rec fields could go in. On motion made by M McRae, seconded by K LaMotte, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, Emily Banwell Deputy Town Clerk