IPM Public Meetings: Feedback from OGSA Survey by Sally Ross, OGSA Executive Manager
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o date, 12 clubs have reported their public meeting results through the online survey being conducted by OGSA. For the majority of golf clubs, the General Manager and or the Clubhouse Manager were in attendance, along with the assistant and/or the turfgrass technician. In some cases, friends, the cook, or even a supplier attended. Add to the mix, the odd Audubon Society representative and co-op students, and you can start to see that there has not been a strong public presence as of yet. In fact, at one club, only one member attended even though they have 1000 members on the roster. At another club, 318 neighbours were informed, but the club’s request for special terms of notification was rejected. After that process, not a single neighbour showed up to the meeting. OGSA would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to fill out the survey so far. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ■
Here are some qu ic Meeting statistic k IPM s from the survey:
Total attendees of the 12 meetings: 59 (24 of which wer e in attendance at the first meeting at Sawmill Creek) Total neighbours attending all 12 meetings: 29 Total questions as ked by the neighb ours: 2 Average time of meeting: Between 10 and 20 minutes Total cost of the 12 meetings: $800 0.00
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10 Green is Beautiful • Summer 2012