Welcome
Call to order
Walking Trail committee report
- Guest Presentation
- John Wengert – Background in Rails to Trails
- Lebanon Valley Trail History – Volunteers and Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails
- DCNR
- DCD money
- PennDOT (Federal Transportation Funding)
- Capital Campaign – 50 major donors $1000
- Incremental is good
- Mark Wilson– Engineering and grant applications
- Background on Pine Grove Area efforts
- Feasibility Study – focus on land owners
- Consider environmental impacts
- Crossing Interstate 81 will be a challenge
- Grant from DCNR for study – $30,000 (Have to attend workshop)
- Consultant outlines all issues. Include cost estimates (Engineering
group) - Have Pine Grove Boro or county as applicant for app for feasibility
study - County is better – that will be applicant throughout the process.
State senator – Argall - County Commissioners
- DCNR Rep trails and recreation coordinator (Mark get me name)
- Mandy Fitzpatrick – Vision
- Schuylkill Visitors Bureau
- Transportation Coordinator
- Camping Opportunities
- Weekend Business Opportunities
- DOES THE BOROUGH HAVE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY DONE? (Benesch)
Approve the minutes of the last meeting:
Corrections/Questions – none
Move to accept – Craig/second Wes
Finance report (No report)
Unfinished business:
Signs at end of town – in process
Dual Membership Chamber of Commerce flyers – in process. 2 new members
today submitted checks.
New business
1. Affiliate Agreement with COC signed by Ken and Deb
Board development
By-Laws – completed. Need reviewed and approved (Assigned to Executive
Committee)
Website – completed. Deb send minutes to Wes to publish on the website
501c-3 report – filed by Suzanne
Membership Application ? (Deb to create a membership application and send to
Jerry and Wes for website)
Chainsaw Festival – reorganizing REVISIT Committee Ken and Genaviere
Date/Time/Place Next Mtg
July 18 th 6 pm
Adjournment Nick Modesto Motion; Wes Gehman Second. 7:36pm