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Board approves minutes and 2026 meeting dates; discusses funding and outreach
Summary
The Open Space Advisory Board approved the 10/16/2025 minutes and the proposed 2026 meeting dates, discussed roughly $680,000 in encumbered open-space funds, and agreed to cancel the December meeting.
During the meeting the Open Space Advisory Board handled several administrative items and confirmed near-term scheduling and funding status.
The board approved the minutes from the Oct. 16, 2025 meeting after a motion, second and a voice vote; a roll-call tally was not recorded in the meeting transcript. Later, members reviewed a sheet of proposed meeting dates for 2026 (generally the third Thursday each month, with May and October meetings to be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room) and voted to accept the schedule.
On funding, a board member asked how much the County Open Space Program has encumbered; members discussed a ballpark figure "around $680,000," noting speakers used rounded figures in conversation. The board also discussed outreach tools — including a roughly six-minute video created to engage landowners — and contemplated targeted workshops for large parcel owners using county GIS data.
Members debated whether to hold the December meeting given holidays and low expected attendance; a motion to cancel the December meeting was proposed and seconded and members agreed to confirm the January meeting date later.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to approve minutes (10/16/2025): motion made and seconded, approved by voice vote (no tally provided). - Motion to accept proposed 2026 meeting dates: motion made, seconded, approved (no tally provided). - Motion to cancel December meeting: motion made, seconded, agreed (no tally provided).
Next steps: staff will confirm the January meeting date and follow up on the reported funding encumbrance figure and outreach plans.
