 | Meeting is called to order. |
| The September meeting minutes are approved. |
| Treasurer’s report by Chuck Mabley shows an end of the
month of September balance of $5,365.89. The renewal postcard response was
good and included a couple of donations. Motion made by Dennis Tipsword to
accept the report. Seconded by Rich Platz and accepted. |
| Trail Commission Meeting: (thanks to Chuck Mabley)
| The revised rules and procedures were given out. A
final and formal review will be done soon. Dennis Tipsword suggests that
we include the information on our website. |
| There was lengthy discussion about the sidewalk for
Stoney Park Apartment and the maintenance of the connection. A decision
hasn’t been made but it seems they are leaning towards a $250 fee for the
tie-in to cover maintenance. |
| A contract for a cement plant along the trail has
been extended for the use of the property at the cost of $900. The
previous owners of the property, the railroad, passed the lease onto the
current owners. |
| Anthony Casasanta reported that the current
maintenance of the trail has been once a week. It includes picking up
trash and blowing stones off the trail. |
| The update on Phase II and Phase III is the
pre-engineer phase is on hold because of state discrepancy with bidding
process. |
| Armada Grain will not sign current proposal. A new
one will be negotiated. |
| There is whispering in Romeo of possible membership
into the trail commission. |
| November 23 is the next scheduled meeting. |
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| Covered bridge report (Neil Kocsis):
| Plan 2 was presented to the trail commission. |
| Work is being done with architect to use as many
low-maintenance options as possible when it comes to fencing, shingling,
etc. |
| The trail commission would like to see more detailed
plans. |
| Neil will keep John Crumm and Gary Kirsch updated. |
| We are in search of corporate sponsors for the
bridge. |
|
| Dave Rumohr shared a possible Michigander course,
using portions of the M.O.T., to the trail commission. They will not
guarantee trail access from Van Dyke and 29 Mile in time for the ride.
There might be a need for volunteers for the ride during July 21st
and 22nd when riders come into this area. |
| Newsletter will include nominations. This needs to go
out right away. |
| There was discussion of importance of the Friend’s
group now that we feel “mission is accomplished.” We will need to promote
ourselves in future projects. We will “plug along” another year and then
decide if we need to make a change to the charter. |
| Verification was made that there was an amendment in
the bylaws last year to allow officers to run again. Those board members up
for reelection are Chuck Mabley, Rich Platz, Dave Rumohr, and Christine
Hamilton. |
| No trail clean-ups are scheduled this winter. |
| There will be no official December meeting. Social
plans will be made. |
| Rich Platz makes a motion to adjourn. John Tarantino
seconds the motion. Meeting adjourned. |
