Comments on: Greenbelt Gets Equestrian Request

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:57:07 +0000

It does not by default become open to the public.

By: Interested party

Interested party — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:11:06 +0000

By putting this land in a greenbelt does it become open to the public to use for riding their horses? Does this mean I would not have to pay to additional cost that I currently pay to Cobblestone to “school” my horse on this property?

By: Tom Whitaker

Tom Whitaker — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:59:15 +0000

I’d like to see more emphasis placed on the protection of Ann Arbor’s “sourcewaters” by the Greenbelt program. This was one of the express purposes of the millage as approved by voters, but farmland seems to have become a bigger priority in its implementation.

The Huron River is the primary source of drinking water for the City of Ann Arbor and we’re already close to reaching the maximum population it can serve.

Preserved natural lands along the river and its tributaries will help keep the river–our drinking water–clean. New York City did this decades ago. We can ill-afford to allow this precious natural resource to be contaminated by farm run-off, or all of the negative effects of development along its banks and tributaries, such as erosion, automobile-related chemicals, poor-performing septic systems, yard care products, and pet wastes.

By: Bob Martel

Bob Martel — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:43:54 +0000

I trust the Greenbelt Advisory Committee’s ultimate judgment on this since they will have all the relevant facts, and will have had a chance to discuss it among themselves, but with the information as presented in the article, I have to agree with Rod.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:22:32 +0000

I would put it less confrontationally, but I agree.

By: carl

carl — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:00:19 +0000

Shouldn’t the greenbelt money go towards farmland,woods etc. for people that are trying to hold on to property under high land taxes and a lower income that makes them susceptible to developers money.It should not be used to bail out rich yuppies who have already developed the land building garish rich click riding stables with Mcmansions to boot.These people are trying to use the system.