November 1998 Meeting Minutes
Lin Braddick
Friends of Evansburg
Meeting Minutes (unapproved)
November 30, 1998
Attendees: Clara, Lin, Sandy & Dave
Time Sheets: 15 volunteer hours for the month were placed on official
DCNR time sheets for submission to the park office.
Next meeting: scheduled for Monday, January 25 at 7:00 PM at 528 at the
Service Building on Skippack Creek Road (little white house with a
circular driveway, directly across from the ball fields). The park
superintendent wishes to attend for the purpose of planning activities
for 1999. Your presence is requested so that we can demonstrate to the
park that volunteerism is alive and well at Evansburg. Even if you
never attend another meeting, we'd like to see you at this one.
Treasurer’s Report: our balance last month was 271.10. That balance
reflected a 50.00 donation from the Hob Nob Riding Club of Limerick and
an additional 14.75 from Pennfield Feeds with our on-going coupon
reimbursement program. Subsequently, we received 254.00 from our share of
the donations made in conjunction with parking at the Limerick Community
Days. Our new balance is 525.10.
Old Business:
General trail maintenance and trash pick-up was performed by some members
during the month of November. Volunteers are encouraged to take hand
clippers and/or a garbage bag along when they visit and combine these
general maintenance chores with their pleasure usage of our park. The
proposal for trail rerouting on the section of the horse/hiking trail
that runs between Lesher Road and the Skippack Creek was received
favorably by the park superintendent. He will schedule a time to meet
with a member to walk the section and recommend an exact route. He
advised waiting for delivery of a new piece of equipment that the park is
purchasing that will assist the volunteers greatly.
New business:
The new trail behind the Youth Hostel has some confusing signs. A trail
marking session was scheduled for December to correct signage. In
addition, the detour around the fox holes will be marked again to prevent
an unaware trail user from injury. The possibility of renting/borrowing a
stump grinder was discussed. Clara offered to discuss it with a friend
she has in the landscaping business.
A shrub is blocking the line of sight for trail users entering the
intersection of Mill and Skippack Creek Roads. Dave promised to visit the
site with a hack saw.
A idea was presented to improve signage by adding “You are Here” arrows
to park maps, laminating them, and posting them at appropriate
locations. This method of signage would be a temporary solution to a long
standing problem. Eventually, more permanent trail signs would need to be
erected. The park superintendent will be approached with the idea.
Trail users were encouraged to remove old ribbons and event markers when
they visit the park. The event sponsors exhausted their volunteer
resources with the actual event and have missed some markers in their
clean-up efforts.
A tale of two Guinney Hens was related for the entertainment of the
Friends members present. We were pleased to learn that the two errant
park visitors were returned safely to their homes.
Discussions about the recent court set-back for the Montgomery County
Rails-Trails initiative were discussed. A motion was made and passed that
a letter would be sent on Friends of Evansburg letterhead to the
commissions urging them to seek an appeal.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Lin Braddick
President
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