Agricultural Commission Agenda

                          MEETING              PUBLIC HEARING   (Please underline appropriately)

NOTE: ALL MEETING NOTICES AND LIST OF TOPICS MUST BE FILED AND TIME STAMPED IN THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE AND POSTED 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETINGS EXCLUDING SATURDAY, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.

LIST OF TOPICS / AGENDA

Administrative Business

• Approve Minutes (July)

Board/Commission Liaison

• Reports from liaisons

• Board of Heath (Storbeck)
• Planning Board (OPEN)
• Board of Selectman (Pelletier)
• Conservation Commission (Parente)
• Conservation Trust (Taylor-Kennedy)

Complaints/Requests for Site Visits

• None scheduled

New Business

• 8:00—8:20 pm:  Susan Latham, Phyllis Tower to discuss procedure for dealing with animal emergencies
• 8:20--8:40 pm:  First Parish Calendar committee
• 2011 Budget spending plan
• Annual review of “Monster List” of goals and mission statement

Current Business

• Taste of Bolton (2011) – Date, feasibility, subcommittee
• Bolton Farmer’s Dinner—Rich to check on available dates in Sept/Oct
• “Buy Local” Awareness: letter to editor
• Right to Farm Sign design usage by other towns (Barbara)
• Compost project (Sue)
• Farm Bureau info (Sue)
• Farm Stand Directional Sign at 495
• AgCom Website—How to promote USDA grant info, etc. on website

Future Meetings/Events

• September 21, 2010 - Bolton Agricultural Commission Meeting; 7:30 pm at town hall