Meeting is called to order.
	Thanks go to Dennis Tipsword, for chairing, and Dave Rumohr, for taking minutes, at the June meeting.
	June’s meeting minutes are approved.
	Treasurer’s report, by Chuck Mabley, shows an end of June balance of $5,028.31. A motion was passed for reimbursement to Lee Sorensen for $217.60 for newsletter printing costs and postage is made by John Tarantino and seconded by Dave Rumohr.
	Current correspondence includes information about a Greenways Initiative Funding Workshop will be on August 27. Lee will try to attend.
	Commission status-

	The master plan has been accepted.
	They went through details of the engineer’s report. The trail will be covered in crushed limestone up to 29 Mile Road by this fall. It sounds like Washington has committed to asphalt. Shelby is planning for asphalt also.
	The estimated fundraising capability figured by the Monohan is $1,300,000 for the area.
	We need to find ways to increase awareness of the trail’s right-of-way to adjacent landowners.
	There are quotes on the cost of completion of the trail costing $8.5 million (on the high side). What is nice is that the trail is being done in phases so that all the money is not needed at once.
	There needs to be a "vehicle" for donations through a separate 501.C3, possibly the Friends group, so it doesn’t all go through the county.

On Thursday September 4, 2003 Oakland County is sponsoring a Trail Summit meeting. Anyone interested in trails is invited to attend. Here is more information:

At Bloomer Park For directions call (248)656-4673 or visit www.rochesterhills.org 12:00-3:00 p.m. Picnic lunch provided by Oakland County Parks RSVP to Marge Gatliff, Oakland County Trails Coordinator at (248)858-4611 or email: gatliffm@co.oakland.mi.us by Friday August 29

	Martha Nitz, via Lee Sorensen, turned in her 2003 Frog Survey results for the files.
	Membership cards have been postponed until 2004.
	It is decided not to purchase a chipper.
	Ad results have been discouraging.
	New brochures have been printed and already distributed at the Michigander.

There will be a Clean-up Day on September 20 at West Rd. We will head in either direction, towards 26 Mile or Campground roads. John Tarantino says we will possibly have EDS volunteers working on the project. Ted will find out about chipper availability.

	Lee is working on another grant from DTE for the amount of $100,000.
	We need to schedule workers for the Good Old Days and Romeo Peach Festival.
	A thank you needs to be sent to the Key Club for a $250 donation.
	A mysterious email received by some says that our meeting time is at 3:00 p.m. Neil Kocsis will try to find out where this incorrect information is coming from.
	Meeting adjourned.