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Committee approves appointments, ag‑district additions and environmental negative declaration to forward to full board
Summary
Supervisors authorized appointments to several advisory bodies, recommended inclusion of three parcels in agricultural district additions and issued a negative declaration for environmental review to send to the full Board of Supervisors for final action.
The committee approved multiple personnel and planning items and forwarded them to the full Board of Supervisors. Appointments included members to the county 'Smart Community Task Force' (two‑year terms, including non‑voting members such as Supervisor Adams and Supervisor Collins and Don Melts as smart coordinator) and Rebecca Harklerod as the town of Livingston’s representative to the Environmental Management Council.
The committee also considered two related resolutions for 2025 agricultural district additions. The Agricultural Protection Board recommended inclusion of three parcels totaling about 95.87 acres in New Lebanon, Chatham and Canaan; the board deferred a fourth parcel because it is vacant and likely residential. Engineering and planning staff recommended the Board of Supervisors act as lead agency and issue a negative declaration stating the additions will not require an environmental impact statement; the committee agreed and voted to move these resolutions to the full board.
Separately, a small EMC grant (Columbia Repair Café) authored by Sarah Humphrey for $3,450 to match a mobile repair kits program was approved for committee publication and forwarding.
