Agenda, April 21, 2003

Dutchess County/Putnam County AT Management Committee
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Announcement & Agenda for 177th Meeting
Monday, April 21, 2003 7:00 PM East Fishkill Library, Alley Conference Room

0. FYI and FYA items will circulate (see over)

1. Review and approval of minutes of the 176th meeting, March 17, 2003
The minutes of the last meetings can be found on the web

2. Old Business, short updates, etc.:
A. Acquisitions and Survey update: as required. Develop new list of tracts for acquisiton or survey.
B. Mitzvah Day final plans, May 4th [Jane Geisler, Mike Arthur]; also Great River Sweep designation.
C. Water Testing & Water Projects Update (Amanda Long)
D. Monitor Training, May 3rd [NB: 7 Monitor Vacancies!]
E. YRDC Public Lands Corps (2003 plans)
F. I84 Cell Tower activity (Jim Haggett)–see NOTE 2
G. Bulletin Board Plans
H. Other items?

3. Meeting feature
One of the items we agreed to discuss in detail at this meeting (from the last meeting) is a plan to finally complete the management plan 5-year update. Additionally, at Jane Geisler’s suggestion, we will review the emergency contact information that we plan to post on our bulletin boards.

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: Chair

5. Other communications & announcements as time remains

6. Adjourn (shoot for 9:30 PM)

Information, Comments, Announcements, & Notes

1. All Committee members, please attend this meeting; or please call the Chairman (Ron Rosen: 845/454-4936 or 454-1721 (leave a message if not in) if you CANNOT attend.

2. On Friday, April 4, Walt Daniels, George Muller, Ron Rosen, and Larry Wheelock met with T-Mobile personnel at the I-84 rest area and the AT overlook to determine the impact of the planned 150' cell tower. Digital photos were taken by Ron, Walt, and Larry, and these can be viewed on the web (contact Walt for URL) but be forewarned that Ron’s and Walt’s pictures each run about 10-15 megabytes in PDF file format as a download. Walt Daniels can send out a CD with the photos for those who aren’t up to large downloads. At this meeting, we plan to determine our response to T-mobile’s proposal. Probable choices: (1) accept the 150' height and work to mitigate the tower’s visual impacts [minimize the antenna ‘triangle’ size, use neutral colors for surfaces, etc.]; or (2) attempt to fight the height and/or location of the tower. T-Mobile staff warned us that the latter course might be difficult, as we would be working with (?) the NY State Thruway Authority, with which T-Mobile has an outstanding contract to build-out a set of towers on the Thruway right of way.

FYA items:
* As they arrive.


FYI items:
* Well Test Results 3/11/03: Wiley Pos. (Total Coliform), Neg. (E.Coli); RPH Neg.; Stewart Neg.
* Well Test Results 3/25/03: Stewart Neg; Messerschmitt Pos. (Total Coliform), Neg. (E.Coli); RPH Neg.; Wiley NEGATIVE!!!
* Article on Jane Geisler’s volunteer work in Poughkeepsie Journal, 4/7/03.

Revised meeting schedule for 2003:
178: Monday, June 16, EF Library (Alley Room)
179: Monday, July 21 PICNIC (Location TBD)
180: Monday, Sept. 15, EF Library (Alley Room)
181: Monday, Nov. 17, EF Library (Alley Room)

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