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legal it should remain
so. Pierce indicated the
need for horses was
different 300 years ago
than today.
“In today’s society of
modernization, horses
are regarded as a hob
by or a passion, and
not as a necessity,” she
said. “A horse pasture
will generate a certain
amount of air and water
pollution in the town
limits. We do not need
further pollutants.”
She said the horses
would bring an influx of
mosquitos, horseflies
and other insects.
Michael Fields then
spoke saying he agreed
with Pierce.
“This is not about
horses. They are noble,
mostly gentle animals.
1 have no quarrel with
them,” he said. “1 do
have issues with some
one who directly affects
the safety, security and
property values of the
residence 1 have.”
Fields said he be
lieved there was legal
precedent to remove
the horse pasture
should the board
choose to do so.
He went on to say
a person who lives in
town should be sensi
tive to his neighbors.
Matt Connelly was
the next to speak and
said he does not be
lieve horses should be
allowed in residential
areas of the town. He
also asked if there were
requirements for keep
ing horses and if so,
were they being met.
Minnie Outlaw also
spoke, saying she
would like to be a part
of the solution if there
was one.
“If there is a way
we could walk away
with both sides being
happy, I’d like to be a
part of that,” she said.
“If there’s a discussion
or what have you that
1 can participate in. I’d
be open to that.”
She said she was con
cerned about her prop
erty’s value due to the
horse pasture.
Lillian Faulk then
spoke, saying her only
concern was the health
and well-being of the
people in the area. She
said her concern was
not for the animals, but
people.
Barbara Eley then ex
pressed her opposition
to the horses being
kept on Winwood Drive.
She said if there was
no ordinance stopping
people from putting
horses in a residential
area, there should one
be put in place.
She also said she had
concerns of environ
ment, health concerns
and smell of the hors
es.
“I want to be proud
of where I live. You all
should be too. How
would any of you be
happy with this situa
tion if you lived Wi h a
horse pasture oiit your
back or front door,”
Eley closed.
The first to speak in
favor of the horses was
Earl Hoggard, whose
horse pasture is in
question. While the
land is owned by Way-
land Spruill, the horses
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len Castelloe said he
had not received an
swers to his questions
form the board of elec
tions, but was certain
the two were “tied to
gether.”
Castelloe said he
had done extensive re
search and he felt if the
board continued with
their earlier decision
to end One-Stop voting,
absentee votes would
not be allowed.
Wilson made a mo
tion to rescind the
earlier decision and
Commissioner Camille
Rascoe offered a sec
ond. It passed without
objection.
The board also revis
ited their earlier deci
sion to award Tripp
Brothers a contact to
pave streets in town.
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Hoggard said he had
lived here all his life
and developed his love
of horses at a young
age in a horse pasture
in Windsor.
As an adult his inter
est was renewed a few
years ago and he began
keeping two horses
outside of town ap
proximately 15 minutes
from his home. He said
the two trips daily was
taking quite a bit of
time so he began look
ing for a closer place to
keep them.
Hoggard said he found
the two acres on Win-
wood Drive and con
tact Spruill. He went to
the town of Windsor to
make sure it was possi
ble for him to keep the
horses there and then
proceeded with leasing
the property and mov
ing his horses.
“I thought everything
was good,” he said.
Hoggard said he
and his brother were
burying posts on the
property when he first
spoke to Pierce.
“1 had the posts a
lot closer than they
are now,” he said. “We
decided to move the
posts in 20 feet from
each property line.”
Hoggard said he
learned about the pe
tition going around
when a neighbor asked
him about it. He said he
stopped work and went
back and checked with
the town and Spruill to
make sure he was clear
to continue.
He said he went door-
to-door in the neigh
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borhood to talk about
his intentions. He said
there had been some
incorrect information
given about the horse
pasture and horses in
general.
Hoggard then de
scribed his horse pas
ture and the precau
tions he has taken to
make sure they are well
cared for, as well as the
property.
He addressed two
concerns which have
been expressed - ma
nure and bugs. He said
two horses would not
produce enough ma
nure in two acres to
become a nuisance apd
said he feeds his hors
es a supplement which
would keep bugs from
being drawn to them.
“I’m here to answer
any questions. I’ll give
my phone number out
to anyone,” he said.
“Please don’t take false
statements from people
who have never had
horses before.”
The next person to
speak was Dr. Abby
Sutton, a local retired
veterinarian. She said
there were no require
ments for shelter for
horses because they
were considered open-
air animals.
“Manure-wise, they
will of course make
manure, but two and
a half acres is enough
to break down any ma
nure there is,” Dr. Sut
ton saijl.
She said manure was
not an issue as far as
smell because it can
only be smelled close
by and once it dries
there is no smell.
She also addressed
disease.
“There is no commu
nicable disease a horse
has that you can get,”
Dr. Sutton said.
She said Hoggard was
doing a good job of tak
ing care of his horses
and she knew that first
hand.
“I think you have zero
concern for how he’s
going to take care of
the horses,” she said.
“There again, I don’t
see any reason to legis
late against a problem
you don’t have.”
She said there was
no qualified, scientific,
medical reason not to
keep horses in town.
Ann Lunsford also
addressed the board
expressing her support
for horses being al
lowed in town. She said
she has had horses for
many years.
“There is a long tra
dition of horses in our
community,” she said.
“I do not want to see
an ordinance on horses
that would effect our
barn.”
Phil Lunsford also
spoke and said he
didn’t want to see the
government regulate
something that wasn’t
necessary.
“I don’t like regula
tions and ordinances
unless there’s a compel
ling reason,” he said.
Following the dis
cussion, Earl Hoggard
asked what the next
steps would be for the
commissioners.
Mayor Hoggard said
the board would dis
cuss it at their next
meeting.
Windsor Town Ad
ministrator Allen Cas
telloe said if the board
were to consider an
ordinance, it would re
quire a public hearing
which would be duly
advertised.
The board took no
action on the issue fol
lowing the public input
session.
Thadd White can be
reached via email at
twhite@ncweeklies.
com.
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Castelloe said once
he reviewed the docu
ments again, he realized
each of the two bidders
- Tripp Brothers and
Rose Brothers - had
submitted individual
bids on street paving.
“If we award the low
bid on each street,
it will save the town
around $18,000,” Cas
telloe said.
Commissioner David
Overton asked if the
two bidders had ob
jections and Castelloe
said they did not. Wil
son made the motion to
change the acceptance
of bids and Whitaker
offered a second. The
motion passed unani
mously.
Thadd White can be
reached via email at
twhite@ncweeklies.com.
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