g. Westchester County Trails. Jane Daniels noted that she has proposed creating a
new trails supervisor position to manage trails in WestchesterCounty.
She pointed out that the Conference currently maintains the Camp Smith Trail,
trails in Teatown Reservation and trails in Highlands Gateway State Park, and
she proposed that the Conference also adopt trails in George's Island Park and
Montrose Point Park (both along the Hudson River south of Peekskill), and in
Kitchawan Park Preserve. She stated that horses are permitted on the trails in
the Kitchawan Park Preserve, but that the area is primarily used by people
walking dogs. She also commented that if this proposal were adopted, the Trail
Conference would be maintaining 26 miles of trail in WestchesterCounty.
In response to a question by Ben Frankel, Jane
Daniels pointed out that the Conference has over 400 members
who reside in Westchester County, and stated that she felt that the adoption of
these additional trails and the creation of this new position would not strain
our resources but would rather give rise to additional recognition of and
involvement by local residents in the Trail Conference. After a brief
discussion, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that this proposal
(to adopt the additional trails in WestchesterCounty and to create the position of
trails supervisor for WestchesterCounty) be accepted by
the Trails Council. Jane Daniels
pointed out that this proposal has already been approved by the Board.
