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Page 1 of 4 County-wide Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan update November, 2013 Public Meetings BOCES in Auburn, November 13, 2013, 7 pm – 9 pm Moravia High School, November 14, 2013, 6 pm – 8 pm Cato-Meridian Central School, November 19, 2013, 6 pm – 8 pm Summary Information The following information is summarized from the sign-in sheets at each meeting. One participant attended two meetings, BOCES and Cato-Meridian. A legislative liaison for Finch attended the BOCES meeting as an observer. 27 attendees indicated that they owned an agriculture-related business; 22 of these people indicated that they were also farmers. 20 attendees volunteered to participate in a focus group (11 for Dairy & Field crops, 5 for Specialty Crops, 9 for Livestock, 4 for Agri-Tourism & Retail, and 2 for Local Consumer Access. Participants could indicate more than one focus group.) BOCES Moravia Cato-Meridian General notes number of steering committee members present 10 3 5 16 committee members attended at least one meeting, 2 members attended two meetings each County planning staff present 2 2 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 4 0 2 4 6 8 10 Fleming Sempronius Conquest Ira Sennett Springport Montezuma Out of county Auburn Locke Niles Victory Aurelius Brutus Ledyard Summerhill Cato Genoa Mentz Owasco Sterling Venice Moravia Scipio Unknown Number of Attendees by Town 86 attendees total 25; 29% 31; 36% 30; 35% Number of Attendees at Each Meeting BOCES (Nov 13) Moravia (Nov 14) Cato-Meridian (Nov 19) 86 attendees total ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 3 of 4 48; 59% 33; 41% Are You A Farmer? Yes No 81 participants responded, 86 attended 27; 41% 39; 59% Do You Own an Agriculture-Related Business? Yes No 66 participants responded, 86 attended ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 4 of 4 29; 44% 11; 17% 10; 15% 3; 4% 5, 8% 6; 9% 2; 3% How Did You Hear About This Meeting? Postcard County Planning Board Email Newspaper Town notification Word of mouth Other 66 participants responded, 86 attended