You're live. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um, calling the meeting to order for the Roadway Equestrian Trails and Greenway Committee for July 16th, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Uh, starting with the pledge of
allegiance. Katie, do you want to lead us off today on the pledge of allegiance? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Roll call, please. >> Chair Frank Ashola, >> present. >> Vice Chair Ashley Bruce, >> present. Can she hear?
>> Uh, committee member Katie Lakeman, committee member Jodie Jansen, and committee member Darcy Dean Murray. Not here. Um, >> okay. We have a quorum. >> Oh,
>> sorry about that. Um, board leazison Craig Lowour, public works director. Board clerk um Camila Fonte here. >> Great. We have a quorum. Any additions, deletions, and or modifications to the
agenda? >> Anybody up here have anything? >> Okay. Approval of the minutes. Do I have a motion to approve I'm sorry. Yeah. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes from June 25th, 2026?
Um, I make a motion to approve the meeting minutes from June 26, 2026. That's right. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> Katie, sorry.
>> She said I >> Okay. All right. All opposed? Motion carries four to zero. uh moving on to um number one. I think we already did that, right? No public comments, regular agenda.
Number two, discussion regarding pillars of strategic planning. Greg, you want to start that off first? >> Right, guys? So, this is pretty much a full workshop for you guys to work together to put together a one package
because Frank will be out of um will be out of town next week. So, Katie um Ashley will be presenting on the 21st to council. So we have to come up with a joint worksheet that you guys that
actually can put together a presentation that she can present. They'll present with all you guys' actual worksheets together. They'll bring the worksheet. So each committee members worksheet will go to their council members. They can all see. They can all interchange see what's going what's in your minds. And
then Ashley will make a presentation of like, hey, this is what we came up with. This is what we want to present to you. Um it's a it's on the floor is on you how you guys want to discuss and go back and forth with >> Sure.
>> Oh no. Go please. >> Okay. I'm I'm looking at code enforcement that actually works. I have a problem with trees in the road, semis in the road. >> Oh, just make sure you're they can hear you because it's it's being recorded.
For me, strategic pillar would be fixing our code enforcement so that it works. Um, the second is, of course, trails with connectivity throughout our town, not just on one side of town, not on one or two roads. I'd like to see connectivity throughout town. And then
I'd also like to see community events like maybe for age groups, gardening shows, horse shows, of course. [laughter] But that those are my three pillars. Mine are mine are very similar to Ashley or Ashley's to Jod's. I think we should
have more community events. I mean, I know they're going to be small in the beginning because it's just how it works. But I just feel like we could do something with that park we have, but I do want them to have porch shows there, too. But I mean, just other things would be great. And, you know, I I just want
the the paving to get finished and we can just be done with that, which we talked about earlier. Um, I mean, other than that, I don't feel that the town is doing, you know, it's going along okay considering everything that's going on at town hall. I mean, I
don't I'm not like standing here saying this is not going very well. So, that's good. Um, I do want the trails to connect. It's only the only way that we're going to make this town better is if everybody just decides that maybe we should work together instead of fighting
all the time. I mean, I It's very discouraging to watch meetings for 20 years. 32 32 32 32. It just goes back and forth. It's ridiculous. >> Yep. >> That's That's my pillar. >> Ashley, do you want to go and and uh
chime in? >> I mean, I I agree with everything that's, you know, been said. I I think like one of the pillars definitely the equestrian and trail infrastructure. I know we've been trying to work on that and and connectivity. Um, you know, I
it's really important that we are able to connect these trails. Uh, I think that's really important that people more people can ride on them. Um, so I think that's that's one of my pillars. The other ones are are what was said. you know, just keeping the rural character
of of the town intact and um um just maintaining, you know, proactively maintaining the uh the town in that type of direction, more of a rural direction than than commercial um especially along, you know, the outer doors of the
town. >> Is that it? Great. Are you done or? >> No. Um well, I mean, I have others too. I I didn't know if there's discussion. Um I I have my notes also uh making sure that we have open spaces. I think we're we're starting to do that with some of
the areas behind you know Aldi and the trails behind um uh Solar Sport. Um so I think that's great that we're we're keeping more open spaces and more parks. And then another really important, I don't know if it's a
pillar or just project, is this um park, exactly what Katie was referring to, um the why we want I want I want our own park, our want our own equestrian park. Um and I'm really I was really excited to see on the agenda that that vote is
coming up. Um, I have some questions about that going forward, but I think that's another really important pillar, if you will, and that maybe you can roll that into like the green space and open space. And so, I'll stop there. Well, you took the words out of my mouth because I was going to say the same
thing that that, you know, we're um an agricultural and equestrian community, but yet unlike the acreage who has um a a horse show arena, >> we don't have one here. And not only is I mean it's not just for horses, it's
for you know like you said like if we want to do like a green market or >> I think I love horses. >> Yeah. It's it's like just because you just because you have an arena there doesn't mean it's just for horses, >> you know. Right. No, I'm just saying just for the public end of it and um
>> do concerts there, right? It used in the Anchorage they used to bring a big trailer in and have like a band up there in >> Yeah. There used to be a thing down when I was a kid. We used to go over to right on the Broward Day County line and they had a horse arena there that had been there for years and they had a blueg
grass festival once a month over there. They had a car show there and and it was actually it was uh it was the community went and just bought the land and they built all the stuff themselves and they had it was like a little league thing but it was for horses and in order to
supplement the maintenance of it and building new things they would rent it out to the different you know people out there and and that's how they built it. Now it's they ended up selling it and now it's a shopping center but you know it is what it is. Looks like tonight I'm running over to Wellington to go to
their food truck. They have a van, they have food trucks, and they have plenty of open space. So, we're going to lay our little towers out, sit down, have a picnic. >> And it's fun to do that. >> So, that'd be nice. We can use an arena park. >> Can I start? >> You know, and and even on the other side of the coin is that the baseball field
up here at Locker G Park is rarely used. I may see people with their dogs there throwing balls and everything, but I very seldom see a game over there. um you know whether it's getting with parks and recreation and having some sort of joint venture between them and the town
>> um you know don't really >> there's something in our agenda about it. >> Oh good. >> Yeah. Yeah. and we did reach out to them >> and I actually did not get to read the agenda because it they don't have to >> says that you know there somebody reached out to them I believe >> and we're going to see where that goes and it's always about funding as we know
>> right >> so that's why I said >> but there's you know there is ways around that as you know you can have >> the the food trucks even pay to pump there it's not the other way around they pay you to pump it >> you know we're we're we're an agricultural community that doesn't have
a green market everybody else around us Wellington the acreage >> swag Palm Beach, they have green markets and we have nothing, >> you know, and and a lot of the people that go to the green markets come from out here. They don't come from from uh Singer Island or or town of Palm Beach, whatever. So,
>> the mushroom guys on the road swag. >> And can can you imagine what type of >> what kind of a green market we can have with so many people and having agricultural, you know, initiatives out here with, you know, raising chickens, you can have fresh eggs, you can have fresh vegetables. And our green market
would would be the best green market. It would rival Whole Foods, you know, >> right? And and and the thing is it would be our local residents that are making the money. They're getting the exposure for their their products and it's something to do idea that you can mix that with your 4 and have kids there or
chickens there, the 4 children there. I'm all open to basically, you know, everything that everybody brought up that it's a good idea. It just having getting the wherever we're going to put this thing at, getting it, and then building it. And that's that's the the three once it's built, you know, then
after that, you can, you know, it can be scheduled. I mean, just something else you put on a Craigslist, but, you know, but >> I feel that it's really time that the county steps in and lets us use that park bill. Yeah. >> It's for for 20 years. So the >> it's been there longer than that.
>> It's been there since I was a little kid. >> I know. And I >> I used to play baseball on it. >> Why? >> There was never anybody there. I've been there with my grand. >> Yeah. >> It's known fact that nobody goes. >> Well, 20 years ago, it was all wooded. There was no soccer field. There was a
baseball. >> It was only >> And then the the playground and the two pavilions and that was it. >> Yeah. And you know the only problem that they had over there was that um there were guys that would go and meet over there and yeah I actually had my my kids in just you know backstory here had my
kids in on the swing and all of a sudden I hear two guys I go looking through the bushes and they're and they're doing >> having sex back there. So and apparently was on a an internet site as as a place to go >> and the sheriff's office came in and cleaned that place up. That's why they
knocked down all that stuff there was because that's where they were at >> and then they they put the soccer field in. But um you know the other thing I'd like to see is that just um uh I I noticed it today actually more than
ever. But uh vegetation growing out into the roads, vegetation growing out in the trails. You know, everybody thinks that the town should take care of that, but actually it's up to the individual homeowners to is it take care if everybody takes care of their own little >> little property, you know, and they
don't have to do it every day or every week or even every month, just, you know, a couple times a year, but, you know, it's like anything else. >> This is this is an item that will be on council's next agenda. >> Oh, is it? >> Yeah. I mean, I I feel that at least,
you know, they're finally addressing some of these illegal businesses on Okto. I just I think it's gotten so many now that it's I just I'm just going to hope that that they can make they get the end of it.
>> They're trying. >> Oh, no. I believe that they're really putting forward the advert. That's why I don't >> complain about it anymore. >> Yeah. I'll say in the last year, these new code guys have been wrapping up some code cases left and right.
>> Sleep at night. >> I just take sleep medicine helps it go away. >> Does anybody else have any other comments on on the pillars of strategic planning? >> I think we all pretty much agree. >> Yeah. Well, I did put transparency on
it, you know, because there's been like years and years of I know back to sort of goes with three two poding system, you know, like they they just really have to if everybody just puts out everything the financial everything there shouldn't be anything that can be like slid by anywhere.
>> Just needs to be more open >> and and to your point, I can't remember the last time that the entire council voted five to zero on anything. It always seems like every election you have 3-2 and then it switches over to the other side 3-2 and um it would
really be nice if we could get our council to vote like we do, you know, um on almost everything that we bring up. We we pretty much are are 40. It all depends on who's here, but >> we're not really against it. And and you know, they need to like we know we're
working for the betterment of Lock Hatchet Gross. >> That's my words I was thinking of. I'll move it forward. Instead of instead of being angry that your friend didn't get elected and now you're on the downside of it, then you're just going to show everybody and just Well, I'll vote no on
everything. I don't care what it is. >> Yeah. >> My personal opinion. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Ashley, you got any more to add to um any more to add for this uh discussion item? >> No, that was the pillars. That was what
section two. Yeah, that was uh regular agenda one discussion regarding pillars and strategic planning. >> Yeah. >> Okay. No, no, I mean I think we hit it all. >> Ashley, I will reach out to Miss uh Darcy
>> um >> to get her pillar paper from her completely so that I can get it to you as soon as possible so that you can add this in your report because I know you have to put a report together by next week. >> Yes. I was going can is can somebody provide me with everybody's feedback and
writing so that I can assimilate everything. Um I don't know if that's from the notes or from individual committee members build out their sheets. >> Yeah, I'll have each one of them hand me a sheet. Hand me their sheets and then we will um upload and get it to you. >> And Craig, I'll get that to you tomorrow
when I meet with you in the afternoon. >> Yes, sir. >> So they have it. Um, I know Katie has one and then Miss Jody just ran out and got hers as well. So, we'll I'll make copies of them so they can keep their originals and we'll get it sent over to you. >> Darcy did not text.
>> Fantastic. I I'll look out for that. And Craig, if I don't like reply to your email, I get like so many emails. It's it's overwhelming. I'm sure you do, too. Just can you just shoot me a a text message and just say, "Hey, I just sent it. Be on the lookout. That way, I can get started right away." >> Yes, ma'am. And you said you did want
that to the AOL one. Correct. >> The AOL is better. Otherwise, it goes to my entire law firm. So, AJ Dilman 79. >> Okay. Okay. Any more discussion on item one? >> We're we're good. Moving or sorry, item
two. Moving to item three of the regular agenda. Discussion on names for a town's trail system. Craig. >> Yes. So, um, we all know that everyone has their this can be one of the pillars as well. Um, but I was actually going to ask Miss
Ashley she would add it to her her report as well as a name that we can say, "Hey, council, where do you want us to?" Because they're going to want to put their input on names guaranteed. Um, we need to come with a a joint unless you just want to put everyone's set
together and we and Ashley could present it and say, "Here, here's what everyone's recommending." >> Um, >> couple. I mean, >> everyone. >> Yeah. I'm not I don't It's not that big of a deal. Should have locked. That's >> Yeah. I just know council is going to
want to have their input on say which one's going to be which or or not say which one, but what's the theme? Well, if they gave us a theme, we could probably pick something. You know what I mean? >> Oh, maybe that could be something to actually ask is if council would give a theme,
>> pick a color or if it's if it's trees or if it's, >> you know, >> I wouldn't say colors because that's what across street is all colors. >> For example, you know, it could be I mean that's something we put in pine tree trail. It could be live oak trail, you know, if they want to do like a
trees and all that which distinguishes us or if they want to do like memorial trails or something like that, whatever. It really doesn't matter to me. >> Uh, you know, personally, it's just that, you know, something that differentiates us from from Wellington. Wellington has >> mostly colors.
>> Yeah. All those are colors of it. >> You know, if we have names are actually names for it and it doesn't matter what it is. Could be trees, plants, you know, could be horse. I don't know if I do horse >> or whatever. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, actually I would say just ask
for a recommendation on what they want the theme to be for the horse shell names to be moving forward. >> I actually would think that trees would be good. The trees of the na native trees of Wachi Rose. >> Yeah, that's definitely I just want it to be done.
>> Yeah. >> What? like Kucia Lane and then >> yeah you have like >> that's why I said it >> like you know like Cypress or Oak or Dune Holly that's a >> I know that's why I said it >> you know Florida Holly something that's
for the one trail that goes all over the place but doesn't do nothing he's getting creative up there >> he's getting creative there >> that's what a Florida hog does goes all over the place doesn't do nothing >> yeah I used to cut and put them on my
manual at Christmas. The breath berries, >> right? So, any other discussion on that? I mean, we can just get a majority of the pillars is for us to get direction from council so we can work on >> Ashley. Do you have any thoughts on this?
>> I mean, I like colors personally, but I understand that you that's I guess the committee's against that. Um, I'm I'm fine with the the a names or the proposals that were provided in the agenda. I I kind of like those of the beginning of each each letter road, if
you will. Um, at least the start. Um, but I it's I'm I'm not too set on exactly what name or what trail. >> Well, I don't think anybody's like, "Oh, I have to I want it to be this way." >> I don't think, you know, we're about,
you know, actually naming them. It's just giving an idea of a generality of if we do this or we do that, then that way you can you have something to name the trails after, you know? I mean, yeah, definitely colors. I'm not a color person because Wellington's got that. If
you say I'm on the blue trail and you talk to your friend, they're over in Wellington looking for you and like, "Oh, I forgot to tell you I'm in Lockach Grow." But if you say, "I'm on the Lo trail." >> But if you go to any park, I mean any park, Jonathan Dickinson, Dup, all those parks.
>> Yeah. It's very common because and the map will indicate the colors crossing or turn >> I mean that's that's just some even though this is very small. >> What's that? >> Yeah. >> Different turtles are >> you can actually do not only trees but you can do you know n uh native uh uh
wildlife here. >> Well, we're named after turtles. So that's where that comes from. >> I wonder how many I guess there's quite a few. Right. >> Mhm. The main name that still isn't decided either by the way.
>> No name has been decided. >> The name of place >> the place. >> You know the whole trail should be something that actually grows >> because in my phone I have Royal Pines. That's why I have their code. Royal Pines. You name it something that
doesn't have anything to lock that code. I might never find a code again. Not that he doesn't have a lot, but >> any more discussion on um names for the town's trail system? >> We're good. Ashley, >> nope.
>> Okay, moving on. Updates on Lockach Gross Park initiative and ongoing trail connectivity efforts. All right. So, we had um myself, the mayor, and uh Valerie had a meeting with Miss Sarah Baxter and some of her staff
a couple weeks ago. Um one luckily, one of her staff members was one of the head parks people. So, I was able to get her card and get information out of her. So, I actually had Miss Cammy would reached out to her to get all the information about the
about when they were trying to get a um a bond for the park. They're trying to get a whole bunch of money for it, the the park bond. It's still in the works what they told us. Um this is this is the email actually from them. Um, so they are looking to say, "Hey, if we did
get the money, they were going to put some money to the park and they would ask for our input for, you know, they would do the same thing like they're doing for the whole roadway. They would have a community meeting and let you know, Lockachi Groves come in and give
their input. So, we did put it on their radar after we I did have a meeting with them in the park. This is another one we did put on the radar again in front of Miss Baxter. So, and Miss Baxter was on board with it. So, she was actually like, "Hey, where can we get the money from? Where
can we do this?" So, they were they were talking about it. So, we did put it in their ear. >> This will go in front of them in November. Correct. >> Um, this is actually they're going to see in November if they get the if they're eligible for the bond to get the
money. So it's it says if they do get the money, they'll be able to move forward. >> If not, they're going to be at a standstill and then try to find where they'd get the funding from. >> So they're going for a specific bond and >> Yeah. a park bond. >> Y So it would they would disperse it
through their entire facilities for parks, but they did say they would put some to this park. >> Well, that's a start. >> Yep. It's it's a foot in the direction. >> That's the way I >> So can I can I just understand? Let me can I just understand? Um, so it like
our park is not like singled out, right? It's not like yes or no and somebody has to vote yes or no. It's just a it's a general uh aotment if you will of money to and then there's a listing of all the different parks. Um, correct. Is that is that
>> okay? So good. So I like that better because that way people can't just say no, we're not going to go to this specific park. It's just here's the money. Here's how it's going to go to all the different parks. Yeah, it would be a lump. >> Yeah, it would be a lump sum and then they would allocate money out of that to
go to individual parks. >> Do my next question that Thank you for that. My next question is um do we know yet how much would be potentially allocated for our park? Um or is that like stage two where we're supposed to come in and tell tell um the county or
make our presentation as we want this here, we want that here, here's how much work it's going to take, and then they decide or is it already preddecided? >> No, it's not preddecided yet. >> Yeah. The first thing that if the parks bond passes, then the next step would be
coming meeting with us and doing like Craig said, public hearings. So people in the community come and say, "Yeah, we like this idea." or you you have people come, oh, we don't want an arena here. We want to keep it a baseball, but they'll do the public hearings and then they'll they'll move forward from there.
>> Yeah. They would need I would say they would need the ideas to say, "Hey, this is what it would cost." And then they can say, "All right, well, we can allocate this money to here to get this to where you want it." They can't just say, "Hey, here's a mill to it." And then we don't go nowhere near it. Then
that money is just going to be pending and they're going to throw it somewhere else. So, so then let's assume, let's just assume that it passes in November. It's not controversial like probably do this every year. Um, when can we expect to
make our presentation or provide our, you know, our formal feedback or input to the the county about what we need in that park? Like when should we be ready to go if it passes? Um, I believe that they said after they get the approval, they would reach out
to us to set up a meeting. >> Okay. >> Anybody else have anything on the on number four? Anything they want to say about it? I >> think somebody needs to put it on their calendar to check back in December.
>> She's right there. >> Marking it yet. Well, I think we all need to look at November. We'll know by election night if it passed or not. >> Right. I would. >> And if it passes, then after that it's like woohoo. >> Correct. >> Now, let's go ahead and and we'll all be calling Craig at midnight saying, "Hey,
it passed." You know, uh, tomorrow morning you're going to call them, right? >> Hey, my father always said the squeaky wheel gets the grease. And if you bug them enough, they're going to eventually they're going to fold into us. Anybody
have anything else they want to contribute on on this agenda item? Okay. So, we'll move to committee member comments. We'll start with Katie first. >> Think I've just about covered all mine. >> Jody >> covered everything.
>> Ashley, >> uh, no comments. Just a reminder. Um, thank you for getting me your information or getting Craig the information and getting it to me. I'm happy to assimilate everything. Remember, I won't be able to be at that uh meeting on July 21st. Um I get back
in town July 27th. Um so I'm not sure exactly. I don't know if Frank, you were the chair, you were going to go and present um our worksheet to the council or not, but I just wanted to let you know I'm I'm I'm able to be there. I'm on my way home actually as we speak. >> Yeah. I um
>> I won't I won't actually be in town next week at all. So, I guess maybe you know Katie or or >> she was going to present it. Don't What happened last time, didn't we? >> Oh, I thought it was Ashley was going to do the presentation.
>> So, maybe >> I was I'm out of town, so I was going to assimilate everything. >> Oh, no. >> It can't be me because they don't have staff there. >> What is What is the meeting about? It's a town council. >> I thought it was for the RV 21st.
>> It is, but you guys are on the um agenda as well on the 21st to go over the pillars with council >> because the council's already gone over the pillars with all the other committees. >> I mean, can we do we have to be at that meeting or could we be at a following meeting? >> They want somebody there at that.
>> Well, there Yeah. I mean, you know, I don't know if you've been to the workshops. It's not a regular council meeting. It's a workshop meeting. >> Yeah. Everything they have here. >> Okay. >> I just I just didn't know if you were thinking that it was a regular
>> council meeting thing when I was here. >> Okay. All right. Well, I'll do it. >> So, we'll make sure we get everything to >> Katie and Jerry. You're going to make a report like you're gonna condense this stuff and then I'll just pretty much tell them.
Correct. >> Make sure you what I said. >> Yeah, I think I can hear you. I'm I'm going to make I'm going to make the report. So, I I need to get everybody's information. I'll make it I'll put it all together on one sheet. I'll try to make it as easy to read as possible with
like bullet points and talking points for you guys. Um, and I'll get that back to Craig as soon as I as I can. >> Yeah. Don't send don't send anything to Katie or Jod. Send everything through Craig and he'll disseminate it out so that there's no Sunshine Law violation.
>> And what is the date again? >> 21st. >> And I have nothing to say. Everything has pretty much been covered. So we'll do a confirmation of the next meeting date.
Next meeting would be on the 20th, August 20th. >> That is good for me. How about anybody else? >> I'm clear that day. Yes. >> Okay. >> Ashley's actually going to be back in the United States.
>> Wow. and we'll keep back in town. >> Be like that. >> Okay. So, the next one is going to be August 20th, 2026. So, um do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Second.
>> Second. >> We're journ. Thanks, Ashley. See you when you get back. >> Thanks, guys. Looking forward to seeing you all again. >> All right. Thank you. That's Tuesday night. >> The regular Well, it's not regular. It's
the second. >> It's our next Tuesday. So, >> yep. You know,