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Milton Equestrian Committee Meeting
Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Community Place, Milton City Hall
Meeting Minutes (Lis Drevet)
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Laura Bentley at 7:07pm.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Laura Bentley
Larry Covington
Tamara Didjurgis
Lis Drevet
Julie Shannon
Carol Cookerly
Susan Day
OTHERS PRESENT
Courtney Spriggs, Community Outreach Manager
Robyn MacDonald
Marie Linton
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Equestrian project grants-Jim Cregge
a. Discussion on Park and Rec advisory meeting and what options are
available to children with disabilities in regard to equestrian
facilities.
i. Iron Horse
ii. Special Equestrians of Georgia
2. National emergency preparedness month
a. Evacuation list of local farms that can take horses and other farm
animals
b. Transportation or trailer list of locals willing to help haul animals
c. Link to MEC or own website where people can find information
about who to contact in case of emergencies
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Community Development discussion - Robyn MacDonald
a. Categorizing types of farms
b. Incentivizing larger lot developments
c. Buffers for equestrian land
i. MEC proposed buffers for all land. This would preserve existing
and future farms as well as aiding to maintain what is left of
our viewshed and rural feel.
2. Review draft of proposed bylaws and approve
a. Carol and Susan made motion to make official. No members
opposed motion.
3. Partnership agreement with FFA
a. Partnership with Cambridge HS in January to cleanup Birmingham
Park
b. Date TBD
OTHER
1. None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting ended at 8:13 p.m.