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Milton Equestrian Committee Meeting
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Community Place, Milton City Hall
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Courtney Spriggs at 7:05 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Laura Bentley
Larry Covington
Liz Drevet
Julie Shannon
Susan Day
Carol Cookerly
OTHERS PRESENT
Courtney Spriggs, Community Outreach Manager
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Introduction of new member:
Susan Day was introduced as our new member, making the committee
complete.
2. Election of Chairman (Laura Bentley), Vice-Chairman(Julie Shannon), and
Secretary(Elisabeth Drevet) took place and is in effect.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Birmingham Park:
a. Potential future project for MEC to be involved in with initial
outline, steps, benefits, and restrictions discussed
b. Volunteer clean-up day.
1. Involve local community
2. Share knowledge of park with community
3. Help maintain trails, making them walkable and ridable
to community
4. Possible involvement from Better Together group, and
others
5. Date TBD: possibly during winter
2. Other sites:
a. Potentially look at the possibility of having a smaller horse park
b. Make sure all dirt roads and areas designated as trails remain
as such
3. Increasing awareness
a. Outreach to community on local equestrian related events at
private and boarding facilities in area
b. Outreach to community on how to get involved in the sport
c. Possible MEC social media site
4. Fireworks
a. Shannon Ferguson to include ad in Herald for the 4th of July
b. Signage designed for horse owners to put out in yard and
distribute among the community to bring awareness
5. Zoning
a. Covered arenas:
1. Equestrian business unable to operate without a
covered ring to conduct business.
2. What is the current status on zoning regarding covered
arenas?
b. Laura to meet with Robyn about possible roadblocks in
zoning with equestrian businesses
c. Manure piles:
1. Impact on existing farms in regard to future
development
d. View Shed Requirement:
1. Possible waiver for farms with horses
OTHER
1. None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting ended at approximately 8:15 p.m.
*Minutes typed by Liz, transferred to Milton format & posted by Courtney.