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• • <br />July ~ s, 200$ <br />In regards to: Montessori Farm School, Terry Rd, Hillsborough, NC <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Subject: Livestock Recommendations <br />I am writing to address our concerns.with regards to the building of a Montessori Farm <br />Schoo! on Terry road. My family and I live less than one mile from the proposed <br />building site. Along with the concerns brought up at the Board of Commissioners <br />meeting in June, I would like to address the size of the lot proposed to support the `farm' <br />and specifically the animals to reside there. I emailed the Zoning Enforcement Officer <br />posing the question for details of.number and type ~of animals proposed, but did not <br />receive a response. Regarclless, as Hated in the included letter from an Animal and <br />Dairy Science Instructor at VA Tech, and former Ag extension agent, the proposed one <br />acre pasture will not sustain the variety of.livestock menfioned at the Board of <br />Commissioners meeting last month. <br />have an advanced degree in Animal Saence, and Hearty 25 years experience that <br />includes growing up on a farm, the advanced degree, and serving as farm manager for <br />the University of the Virgin Islands sheep facility. It is ironic that they are proposing a <br />school based on farm teaching when there does not appear to be evidence of <br />agriculture professionals involved in planning. <br />Please consider the welfare of the animals on such a small lot when making your <br />decision about the Montessori Farm School proposed for Teny Road. <br />Best Regards, <br />F_r8ca Hensley Foster <br />Division of Cardiovascular Medicine <br />Duke University Medical Center <br />Durham, NC 27710 <br />Phone: 919-668-7674 <br />email: erika.foster~duke_edu <br />~l <br />68 <br />