Agenda, June 16, 2003

Dutchess County/Putnam County AT Management Committee
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Announcement & Agenda for 178th Meeting
Monday, June 16, 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 177th meeting, April 21, 2003
The minutes of the last meetings can be found on the web at http://www.nynjtc.org/committees/trailscouncil/at-committees/DP/index.html

2. Old Business, short updates, etc.:
A. Acquisitions and Survey update: survey status info from AT Lands Office
B. Mitzvah Day results (Jane Geisler, Mike Arthur)
C. Water Testing & Water Projects Update (Amanda Long)
D. YRDC Public Lands Corps (2003 training and plans)
E. Picnic Meeting planning (location, potluck coordination, etc.)
F. I84 Cell Tower update, if any (Jim Haggett)
G. Bulletin Board Plans (Mike Arthur, others)
H. Possible Eagle Project–see Note 2
I. Other items?

3. Meeting feature
“Held Over” from the last two meetings is a discussion and strategy session with the goal of completing the assessment and inventory portions for our management plan 5-year update [or perhaps, our 10-year update].

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: AT Planning Summit results

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. In early May, Ron was contacted by Greg Troy, a life scout in Troop 40. He is interested in developing a campsite near Nuclear Lake, possibly as early as this summer. Ron asked Greg to contact Don Owen at NPS/AT Park Office to determine if there were any “automatic gotchas” that might prevent proceeding that quickly, and Ron asked Greg to come to this meeting to work out project plans if he gets through the “pre-approval” with Don. The project would include a planning phase to locate a campsite based on the current ATC/NPS guidelines for overnight facility development. Presuming a satisfactory site was located, the project would include the actual site development.


FYA items:
* As they arrive.


FYI items:
* Well Test Results 4/6/03 resample at Messerschmitt [4 samples] all four Pos. (Total Coliform), all Neg. (E. Coli)
* Well Test Results 4/29/03: Wiley Pos. (Total Coliform), Neg. (E.Coli); RPH Neg.; Stewart Neg.; Messerschmitt Neg. (!)
* Extract from Don Owen’s list of AT MOU’s, Interagency Agreements, & Coop. Agreements
* Note forwarded by Neil Zimmerman about NPS crackdown on off-road vehicles on and near the AT at Delaware Water Gap.
* AMC/CT Trails minutes: February 4, 2003, March 4, 2003, April 1, 2003, and May 6, 2003
* NYNJTC Delegates Meeting Agenda (and attachments) 6/12/03 Fort Lee, NJ
* Dutchess County Travel Guide 2003-2004
* “Living Here in Putnam County 2003-2004”, special section from The Journal News, featuring the AT in the recreation section.


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

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