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Board forwards joint agreement with City of Fairfield to preserve historic barn complex
Summary
Supervisors agreed to send a draft intergovernmental agreement to the City of Fairfield and county counsel asking the city to allow Montgomery County to retain operational control and preservation authority over the Evergreen Ridge Stock Farm barns; members raised liability, historic-registry restrictions and potential conservation-easement options.
Montgomery County supervisors discussed and approved sending a draft joint agreement to the City of Fairfield and county counsel that would preserve and maintain the historic barns at Evergreen Ridge Stock Farm. The draft asks Fairfield to grant the county autonomy to operate and protect the barn complex in perpetuity and states the county is not seeking financial support from the city for ongoing operations.
The board's discussion focused on preservation constraints tied to National Register status, insurance and liability for public access, and possible approaches such as conservation easements. Speaker 1 said he drafted the agreement to protect county jurisdiction over the barns and to forward it to the city for consideration; Speaker 7 and Speaker 4 emphasized the need to work with counsel and the insurance carrier to address ASTM/ANSI playground and equipment safety standards and to limit county liability.
Board members asked staff to provide the agreement to the city for review, have counsel evaluate legal and liability implications, and return with recommended language or suggested revisions. The board did not adopt final terms at the meeting and will await the city's response and counsel input before taking further action.
