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Vermont Trails and Greenways Council

Minutes of Meeting

Wednesday Jan 27, 1999 (#73)
Eathan Allen Room at the State House

Present were:

• Seth Coffey (Cross VT Trail),
• Amy Bell (Bike & Ped Coordinator),
• David Tremblay (?)
• Peter Strobridge (VT Dept. F, P & R),
• Domice Cloud (VYCC).
• Dick Mackay (Comfort Inn of WR Jct.)
• ? Stevens, (Adventure Guides of VT),
• Paul Moffat (Westmore Trails Assn.)
• Dave Smith (Catamount Trails Assn.)
• Rosemary Shea (Catamount Trails Assn.)
• Bryant Watson (IVAST)
• Ben Rose (Green Mm. Club),
• Bonnie Waninger Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail),
• Paul Rea (WRVTA).

1. Bryant called the meeting to order at 10:10am.

2. The council went around the table and recognized the visitors at the meeting.

3. A motion wrs made to accept the Secretary's report, one change was made in the spelling of Peter Strobridge's name, the Secretary's report was accepted for the record.

4. A motion was made to accept the Treasurer's report and was accepted for the record

5. Each of the members went around the table and reported what was new in each of their organizations.

6. Unfinished Business.

• A. The committee to re-use the Lamoille Valley Railroad has been meeting reguIarly and recommendations are still being taken. Amy Bell has been paying attention to ongoings with the Lamoille Valley Railroad.
• B. By-Law Changts - Recreation was put back in the name of Forest, Parks and Recreation! Ben Rose suggested some changes in the By-laws. Anyone who has suggested changes in the By-laws should pass than along to Bryant Watson.
• C. 2000 American Trails Conference was tabled and no action was taken.
• D. Web Site Update: Discussion took place with the progress of the Web Site and what the purpose of that site is. All seemed to agree that things are up in the air with the Web Site, however all agreed that the Web Site should be used for Trait Organizatiotrs links. A host site was also talked about and sharing it with F,P, &R. It was decided that a committee should be appointed and possibly apply far a grant next year.
• E. Newsletter: A rough format of the newsletter was passed around by an representativ of Ghost-Writers. The representative of Ghost-Writers urged people to get their articles in as soon as posbible. The $3,000 for the newsletter was appropriated ha Spring and Fall '99. A motion was made that the Trails & Greenways Council would like to use NPTF Admin. to do 2 newsletters for the upcoming year. The Commissioner and Ranking Committee would be asked to allocate $3,000 for the newsletter for the up coming year. The motion was seconded and accepted fbr the record with one member from the Ranking Committee abstaining.
• F. Grant Process Update: There is $500,000 total available from NRTF. VAST/GMC/CTA will share $175,000 off the top, leaving $325,000 to outside trail organizations. There is $74,000 available from VRTF. Grants have to be in the F P. & R offce by Feb. 7. 1999. The Ranking Committee will meet at the end of February.

7. Next meeting was set for Friday May 21, 1999