June 13, 2011 Agenda

Meredith residents are encouraged to attend and contribute to biweekly meetings of the Farmland Protection Plan working group which meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Below is a draft of tonight's agenda:

6p Agenda Modifications/Additions

6:10p Call in to Nan Stolzenburg
 Dairy Fest update
 Map status
 Survey status
 Online resident survey
 Blog posting
 Other resident outreach/education?

6:30 Review/update Timeline

6:45 New Business
Definition: What is agriculture?
 Identification of farmland – continue ID’ locations on the map
 Brainstorm/Discuss role agriculture plays in Meredith. It is important that we identify the many roles ag plays in town
 Brainstorm/Discuss definition of agriculture. What do you consider agriculture in Town? How do you define it? Is it a commercial farm? By size? By income or commodity? All these come into play. We need to have a definition of agriculture to frame the plan’s treatment of it.
 Brainstorm/Discuss the positives and negatives about farming in Meredith. I’d like to start understanding the opportunities and constraints related to farming in Town.

6:45 Next Steps
 Continue to identify farm types in Meredith on map; due to CPEA by _____
 Continue to post information for upcoming meetings/TOM website/press release
 Other?

7:30 Adjourn

Next meeting: Monday, June 27, 6 p.m. at Town Hall

If you would like to be added to an upcoming meeting agenda, please contact Town Supervisor Keitha Capouya (607) 746-3833