# open-space-committee — 8 documents, concatenated for reading and search # # This is a CONVENIENCE BUNDLE, not a source. Every document below is # published separately and byte-identically; cite the individual file, # whose path is given in each header, rather than this bundle. # Index of all boards: https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/minutes/INDEX.txt # The town's own scanned original is linked per document. ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-01-13-agenda-3121.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-01-13 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-01-13-agenda-3121.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01132012-3121 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG NOTICE OF MEETING Open Space Ad Hoc Committee January 13, 2012 – 9:00 AM Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Lunenburg, MA Discussion with Local Farmer Agricultural Commission Right to Farm Bylaw General Discussion Next Meeting Open space & recreation/agenda/01.13.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-01-13-minutes-3121.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-01-13 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-01-13-minutes-3121.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01132012-3121 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG Minutes January 13, 2012 Open Space Ad Hoc Committee Location: Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Time: 9:00 AM Present: Richard Brockelman, Janice Carrier, Sharon Jordan, Robert Verge, Brandon Kibbe, Marion M. Benson Discussion held with local farmer Dan Pierce regarding a Right to Farm Bylaw. Meeting Adjourned 10:00 AM. Open space & recreation/minutes/01.13.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-02-10-agenda-3122.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-02-10 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-02-10-agenda-3122.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02102012-3122 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG NOTICE OF MEETING Open Space Ad Hoc Committee February 10, 2012 – 9:00 AM Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Lunenburg, MA Review List of Farmers Set Meeting Date w/Farmers Agenda Items Agricultural Commission Right To Farm Bylaws Input as to Farmers’ Needs General Discussion Next Meeting Open space & recreation/agenda/02.10.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-02-10-minutes-3122.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-02-10 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-02-10-minutes-3122.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02102012-3122 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG Minutes February 10, 2012 Open Space Ad Hoc Committee Location: Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Time: 9:00 AM Present: Richard Brockelman, Janice Carrier, Sharon Jordan, Robert Verge, Brandon Kibbe, Marion M. Benson Committee reviewed a list of the farmers. The Committee was to set a meeting date with the local farmers to discuss the Agricultural Commission, Right to Farm Bylaws and gather their input. These items were discussed, but no meeting dat e set at this time. Meeting Adjourned 10:00 AM. Open space & recreation/minutes/02.10.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-03-29-agenda-3123.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-03-29 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-03-29-agenda-3123.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03292012-3123 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG NOTICE OF MEETING Open Space Ad Hoc Committee March 29, 2012 – 6:30 PM Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Lunenburg, MA Review List of Farmers Agricultural Commission Right-to-Farm Bylaw Michael Pineo Sterling Conservation Commission Sterling Agricultural Commission Sterling Forest Committee MA Rep to Worcester County Agricultural Commission Board of Directors, Farm Bureau Pineo Family Farm Gary Holland Nashua River Watershed/Americorps Ashburmham Conservation Commission Input of Farmers’ Needs Action Plan Next Meeting Open space & recreation/agenda/03.29.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-03-29-minutes-3123.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-03-29 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-03-29-minutes-3123.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03292012-3123 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== TOWN OF LUNENBURG Minutes March 29, 2012 Open Space Ad Hoc Committee Location: Ritter Memorial Building, 960 Massachusetts Avenue Time: 6:30 PM Present: Richard Brockelman, Janice Carrier, Sharon Jordan, Robert Verge, Brandon Kibbe, Marion M. Benson Presentations made by Michael Pineo and Gary Holland. The Committee noted that local farmers have responded favorably to a Right to Farm Bylaw and the next step will be to form a committee and move forward. Meeting Adjourned 8:00 PM. Open space & recreation/minutes/03.29.12 ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-04-27-agenda-3124.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-04-27 KIND : agenda OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-04-27-agenda-3124.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04272012-3124 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== ======================================================================================== DOCUMENT : 2012-04-27-minutes-3124.txt BOARD : open-space-committee DATE : 2012-04-27 KIND : minutes OUR COPY : https://lunenburgbudgetproject.org/docs/minutes/text/open-space-committee/2012-04-27-minutes-3124.txt TOWN PDF : https://www.lunenburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04272012-3124 ======================================================================================== ===PAGE 1=== MINUTES, OS Committee meeting of April 27, 2012 Attendees: M. Benson, R. Verge, J. Carrier, B. Ki bbe, R. Brockelman, S. Jordan Also in attendance: Jim Lattannzi Following the successful kickoff of the Agricultural Commission and RTF initiative, the OS Committee a greed to provide the new group with samples of documents fro m other towns’ right to farm bylaw, and to facilita te initial communications for those who signed up to join the working committee. The OS committee also agreed to draft a flyer announcing the initiative for the Annual Town Meeting (this was completed by S. Jordan and distr ibuted at Town Meeting). The OS committee will also extend a n invitation to Gary Howland of the NWRA to advise the working committee. The working committee will be responsible for recommendations on how to establish the Ag Comm and a pr oposed RTF bylaw, for review and approval by the OS committee, and then submission to the Town Meeting warra nt. Wording of the Town Meeting flyer: Are you a Lunenburg Farmer? Is Lunenburg’s agricul tural heritage important to you? If you value our farms, the Open Space Advisory Committee and the Conservation Commission invite you t o join the conversation about……………… A Right-to-Farm Bylaw and an Agricultural Commission to Protect Farmers And Encourage Agriculture Bylaw: Protects Farmers from Nuisance Complaints Agricultural Commission: Provides a Local Voice for Farmers Please Contact Jan Carrier, Conservation Commission at the Ritter Building, 978-582-4146