Friends of Willard Brook
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
1. Attending were Emily Norton, Sussie Holzberlein, Kathryn Garcia, Don Stoddard, Clare Kauppi, Eino Kauppi, John D’Angelillo, Duane Cromwell, Jayne Perkins, Deborah Smith, Tom Nevins, Joellyn Nevins and Bruce Colburn.
2. Corrections to the minutes: Grand for the rail trail work was from Groton Cultural Council in the amount of $1,000.00.
3. Treasurer’s report - Eino $1,109.62
4. Membership report - Clare 68
Email renewal reminders - a couple people thought they had renewed but needed to and FOWB records were incorrect on one member.
Other life memberships - Emily for their efforts in getting the liability legislation passed it was voted to extend life membership to Bob Antonioni and Jennifer Flannagan. The passage of the liability bill will save Friends groups about $500.00 per year.
5. Publicity
News from Cheryl, she is expecting another child.
Winter carnival volunteer request out - we have 2 more volunteers. A discussion of ways to get more help. Several board members will see who they can round up.
Winter newsletter is almost set and will go out this weekend (1/5), there is an email option on the membership form. Those who get the newsletter via email save us printing and postage costs. You can sign up on the membership form or on line.
Website - New trail map will be posted.
6. Winter carnival progress report
“Messenger” will distribute 50 posters to advertise the event. We’ll get the posters to them by early February.
Programs so far: DCR Rescue Dogs, Paula Packard, Smokey, Joanie McPhee - Owl, Peter Alden, Ski and snowshoe rentals by EMS Sports, Port-a-poty rental of a handicapped accessible unit set. Joellyn and Tom working on some new games. It’s not likely the dog sleds will be here. We need to try to get someone to do Story time, haven’t heard back from Laurie Gullion-Lindwald on cross country skiing primer, check with EMS to see if they would like to or could do cross country skiing and/or snowshoeing, Paul Sebring or Dave Rider for leading programs, NWRS on animal tracks.
Food: need to contact Chris Erban,
7. Trails committee - Sussie trimmed up the laurel on the loop trail.
8. Friends of NRRT - Duane said the people
willing to donate the port-a-poty have liability
insurance and will service the unit/s twice a week. DCR will need to help with location of
it. It should be placed in the spring. Groton Town Station Avenue Overlay District
to apply for 43b funds from the state. A redevelopment committee to be set up for addressing issues of
land management. It’s a chance
for the Rail Trail put on a face. It’s
an opportunity for DCR to partner with the
9. The printer is all set, up and running, thank you to Howie for the Lexmark. It uses Lexmark 1 in cartridges that are full color and black combined. It states we’ll get about 88 pages per cartridge so we need to have a supply on hand if we are going to do a lot of printing.
10. Membership drive
Townsend and Ashby will not be able to send forms in their mailings.
We need to print more brochures - Bruce could do it on the printer.
11. Vinton Pond - resource management plan got the two year extension.
12. Vernal Pools Team - 4 more pools from past
season certified. Emily reported a
vernal pool in
13.
14. It’s Easy to be Green = January 16 at Ashby Library, need to have table and chairs.
15. License plate for state parks and forests - need to try a different route than originally planned. John will see what is needed and what the process is to make it happen.
16. DCR/Forest news - Bruce MT Watatic management
group has put a management plan together and it will be signed
Other
- Eino and Clare saw signs designating a Vernal Pool
area in
17.
- Next Meeting - Thursday, February 7,
Respectfully submitted Jayne Perkins, secretary.