0. FYI and FYA items will circulate (see other side)

1. Review and approval of minutes of the 162nd meeting, April 23, 2001.

2. Meeting Centerpiece: Coordination with East Hudson Trails Committee (see Note 2)

3. Other business, short updates, etc.:

A. Acquisitions and Survey, (incl. Graymoor, Schaghticoke access parcels)

B. DOT project update (Jim Haggett)

C. Bulletin Board inventory and review update

D. Cell tower update

E. Summer work project plans, including Graymoor relocation! (see Note 3)

• Results of NL Subcommittee meeting, May 21

•  Brochure reprinting (see Note 4)Outreach and Greenway grants for

• Other items?

4. Reports (please keep them short! or skip if nothing new to report!)

A. Area Supervisors Summaries: Jane Geisler, Frank Dogil, Mike Arthur, Jim Haggett, Walt Daniels

B. Other reports

5. Other communications & announcements as time remains

6. Adjourn (shoot for 9:30 PM)

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Information, Comments, & Notes

All Committee members, please attend this meeting; or please call the Chairman (Ron Rosen: 845/454-4936 (be persistent) or 454-1721 (leave a message if not in) if you CANNOT attend. NOTE THAT WE ARE AT OUR USUAL LOCATION, THE EAST FISHKILL LIBRARY!

2. Ron Samuelson is the (relatively) new Chairman of the East Hudson Trails Committee of the NYNJTC. Ron has agreed to spend a few minutes with us, primarily to discuss possible avenues of cooperation of our two committees.

3. The Graymoor public closing ceremony will be held at the "red shed" where the AT adjoins the Graymoor Entrance Road on Friday, May 25th, at 2:00 PM. Reportedly, Senator Schumer will be there, as will Pam Underhill and Judy Brumback representing the NPS. One can guess that the press will be there too…. DPATMC members are welcome to attend; please inform Ron Rosen if you plan to attend (and got this in time)!

4. The NYNJTC office is submitting a Greenway Grant and an ATC Outreach Grant (paired together) to support (among other things) reprinting of the DPATMC AT brochure for calendar year 2003, as well as reprinting the East Hudson and Fahnestock/Hubbard Perkins brochures. Any thoughts or additions?

FYA items:

• Goshen Boy Scout troop looking for project (8-12 youth, ages 14-18, up to 8 hours, prefer on AT).

• Please review Trail Maintainer patch list (5 year)—list due to NYNJTC by June 30th!

• Outreach Grant application packet

• Grants-to-Clubs application packet

FYI items:

• AMC CT chapter trails committee minutes (May 1, 2001)

• Southern Dutchess News (5/16/2001) police report: marijuana found on youth at RPH cabin

• East Hudson Trail Crew work schedule

• ATC Position Announcement for New England Region Associate Representative

• Environmental Review master list from Don Owen, NPS AT Park Office

• Fire threat article (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

• Email from Sanne Larsen (Leaving the area, doing through hike)

• NY Times article on Bill Golden

• AMC CT chapter trails committee minutes (April 3, 2001)

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REMINDERS & MISC ITEMS.!

1. Please bring your calendars to this meeting, so we can schedule meetings for the second half of the year. Remember the picnic meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10th, location to be confirmed (probably RPH shelter).

2. It’s that time of year again —supervisors should have sent out Trail Maintenance forms by now. The reporting period ends on May 31. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE NEW FORMS distributed last year (or get brand new ones from the NYNJTC web site). May is prime season for getting the trail in shape for the upcoming hiking season.

3. July 15th is the deadline for 2002 Outreach Grants. Bring any proposals to this meeting! Likewise, Grants to Clubs proposals are due at that time also.