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Proposed town‑farm agreement would set season dates, fees and exhibitor responsibilities
Summary
Extension staff described operational rules in the draft MOU: seasonal occupancy, pin assignments beginning May 1, strict exhibitor responsibility for daily care, a disciplinary policy, and a two‑hour carcass removal requirement for animal deaths.
Extension staff outlined several operational terms they included in the proposed agreement for the town farm at the fairgrounds.
They said pin assignments would begin May 1 for projects that can run up to a season (the agreement will include explicit start and removal dates), and that cattle must be owned 120 days before fair while small animals (sheep, goats, pigs) must be in exhibitor ownership 90 days before fair. The presenters emphasized that occupancies would be seasonal rather than year‑round.
Jade Green and Extension staff said the students and families would be fully responsible for daily care, feeding and maintenance of pens; presenters said the agreement contains a disciplinary policy that allows removal of exhibitors who fail to meet requirements. Staff also said the agreement specifies a two‑hour removal window for carcasses in the event of an animal death and provides a contact pathway to handle removal if a youth cannot move a carcass themselves.
The presenters said they will add explicit start/end dates to the draft agreement, and commissioners asked legal counsel and planning and zoning to review any structural or code issues before work proceeds.
