Fayette BOE asked to donate 100 acres for equine facility  Scott
Gilbert of Horse Owners of Fayette speaks April 20 to the Board
of Education. Photo/Ben Nelms.  It was a different kind of
proposal that came before the Fayette County Board of Education
last week. Representing the planned organization Horse Owners of
Fayette, resident Scott Gilbert asked the school board to
consider donating 100 acres adjacent to Inman Elementary in the
southeast part of the county for an enclosed equine arena  that
could be constructed and operated by the county. The facility
could host regional revenue-generating equine events and local
events such as graduations and the county fair, Gilbert said.
Gilbert said the new organization has yet to meet with county
commissioners officially.  “I think it would be a positive
impact,” Gilbert told the board, referencing the large number of
horse owners both in Fayette County and around the metro Atlanta
region that would be expected to take advantage of the facility.
“I don’t think th