Dutchess County/Putnam County AT Management Committee
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Final Agenda for 166th Meeting
Monday, October 15, 2001 7:00 PM East Fishkill Library

0. FYA items: ATC has requested Volunteer Hours Report, due to ATC by October 26, 2001—they want meeting and office hours listed separately. If you have any such information for the year just closed (October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001) please bring them to this meeting.

See the issue items on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting information packet. If you see anything you want to deal with, bring it up when we get to item 3J below!

FYI items:

• Letter to Dover Planning Board 9/18 re Vonessen subdivision (any followup?)

• Article in September/October Trail Walker about Jane Geisler

• Water Testing results from 9/5/2001 and 9/26/2001 testing by Sara Ohliger

• FROGS Great Swamp Art Exhibit October 26 & 27, 2001

• YRDC AmeriCorps and YouthWorks programs, October 3&4

• Letter from Don King re resurvey of portions of Segments 282 through 301 (not our area).

• Article by James Gorman on Cell Phones on the trails (8/30/01 NY Times)

• Article b Michael Risnit on body found in Fahnestock Park (9/4/01 Journal News)

• Letter from Colin Ringleib (Boy Scout Troop 1 Hawthorne trip late June)

1. Review and approval of minutes of the 165th meeting, August 27, 2001.

2. Meeting Centerpiece: How can we take advantage of Open Space Funding opportunities (Dutchess County has approved expanded funding options that include non-profit organizations)—let’s discuss possible ideas for supplemental AT protection!

3. Other business, short updates, etc.:

1. Parcel opposite Nuclear Lake Entrance {ATC/LT?}

B. DOT project update (Jim Haggett)

C. Bulletin Board inventory and review update

D. Cell tower update, if any

E. Additional Water Testing problems

1. Telephone Line at Dover Oak Tree update
2. No Hunting Sign installation (PLC/YRDC) and others?
6. Hunting Season plans and sign distribution
7. Fred Gerty’s Routed signs for Road Crossings
8. Any issues for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (this weekend)
9. Other items?

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

1. Area Supervisors Summaries: Jane Geisler, Frank Dogil,

Mike Arthur, Jim Haggett, Walt Daniels

B. Other reports – Father Fred’s Annual Report

4. Other communications & announcements as time remains

5. Adjourn (shoot for 9:30 PM)