Houlton Farm Planning Committee Meeting 2015-02-23

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Also, with these handouts were the potential setbacks for hunting. It was shown that if setbacks are 500 feet from structures then approximately 222 acres will be available for hunting and if they are 500 feet from property lines then approximately 185 acres will be available for hunting. It was discussed that a tour of the Houlton farm should be planned by the planning committee. It was decided that the tour would be on Monday, February 9 at 2:30 pm. Wilson, Anderson and Hecker will meet with the DNR soon to discuss hunting and trapping. Some of the next agenda items were discussed. The next agenda items for the next and future meetings include the following: Official name for the property, a meeting with the FMR and TPL (Hecker will invite them to the February meeting), Hunting and Trapping, Bee Keeping, Farming, Governing Documents, Signage, and Celebration Party. Seeger expressed the interest to include "Park" in the official name. Anderson recommended that a contest be considered to engage the public. Hecker suggested that a name should be considered to reflect the conservation values and requirements of the property. An official, name should be considered soon so that the ongoing official documents reflect the new name. Anderson suggested that a celebration party be planned to involve the public and neighbors of the property.