Lytle Creek Pavilion, Wilmington, June 12, 2007 Members Present: Roy Joe Stuckey, Lori Williams, Kathy Springsteen, Carolyn Matthews, Bob Powell The minutes of April 16, 2007, were approved. The treasurer’s reported showed balances of $1556.25 in the Conservators Fund, $53.23 in the general fund, and $934.23 in the Pavilion Fund. Reports of Recent ActivityRoy Joe Stuckey and Lori Williams attended a meeting on June 11 to discuss progress on a transfer of land from Clinton County to the Park Board. Attendees walked the trail, saw activity, and heard about future plans. Members who had attended various Earth Day events reported that all were of good quality but attendance was less than desired at some events. Lori reported that the League did receive $40.00 from the silent auction and donated this money to Clinton County Open Lands per motion of April 16. Work is continuing on the bridge being built on the property. Flags have been placed at the proposed location, drawings and some materials are available. ABX will continue their efforts on this project. Students from Laurel Oaks and Wilmington College have cleared a trail around an approximately 6 acre lot. An informal survey of the site indicated the presence of beech, paw paw, and a possible past home site. Members approved a motion to purchase a plaque to honor the $1000 donation from PC Connection made after the fall dedication. Roy Joe reported that Terry Johnson and Monte Anderson (from Wilmington College) have approved the curb cut for the site. Town regulations state that new cuts should be made opposite existing ones if possible. A plaque given to the League from the Little Miami River Project needs to be mounted at the site. Several suggestions were made for getting this done and Roy Joe agreed to follow up. Roy Joe reported that the League still had some unused material at Martin Woodworking. Members suggested that a bench for a location on the trail would be appropriate. Lori suggested that modifications be made to an existing table to provide for wheelchair access in the pavilion. All agreed that this should be done. Roy Joe will follow up on this item. Lori Williams reported on progress toward building a water garden at the source of the creek and stated that the first step was to have the water tested. She will follow up on this item. New Business
Bob Powell suggested that the League consider production of a newsletter and has agreed to author this. Members were in favor of the idea and had several suggestions for proceeding. Ideas for issues included a “what’s new along the trail” column, natural, social and cultural history of the trail, pertinent city legislation that supports the trail and its future, and information about coming events. Bob will also develop a blog style web presence for the League. In additional discussion of activities and potential publicity, members discussed: · Asking Jim Ramsey to plug the trail in his newspaper column.
· Promoting the activities of the summer Fitness Day being organized by Heather Harman and the Friends of the Parks.
· Commitment to a fall event, perhaps a Greenway Day. Last minute announcements and items:Lori stated that the Service Learning group at Wilmington College had their end of the year activity at the Pavilion with 84 people in attendance.On July 13, Wilmington College incoming freshman leadership students will provide service at the site. Roy Joe is working on refurbishing the sign in the Pavilion. The next meeting will be Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at the Pavilion, at 4:30 PM. —Kathy Springsteen, Secretary
