Meeting Minutes
Ed Taggart called the meeting to order at 5:34pm.
Belle Everett gave the Treasurer’s report:
Starting balance $5,350.50
No expenses
Income:
Hilltop Energy 5K sponsorship $100
Lindentree Industrial Corp 5K sponsorship $125
Memberships for Fran Haney, Tyler Issacs, Rick Cain, and John Lake $20
Ending balance $5,595.50
Bo Hysong made a motion to accept the report. Merv Burton seconded. All voted aye.
Maureen Wise asked for approval of the March 2008 minutes as prepared by Jeremy Broadwater, Secretary, absent. John Slack made a motion to approve the minutes. Merv Burton seconded. All voted aye.
Old Business
Awareness Days – Amber Leasure-Earnhardt gave an update on the planning progress of the Awareness Day field trips. Three schools and five home school groups have signed up to come for three days with approximately 600 students! Amber passed around a sign up sheet for volunteers. She also displayed the updated student booklet that she put together. The larger, former booklet will still be given to teachers as a reference. She will send out schedules to all volunteers and leaders the following week.
Stewardship Week – Amber Leasure-Earnhardt reported that soil and water church stewardship week is April 27 through May 4. She has worked with local churches to distribute the remainder of our church stewardship bulletins (400) and also distributed nine church leader guides. Amber is also working on a display for the office window and a display for the library where she will give out bookmarks as well.
Upcoming Events – Maureen Wise directed the group to the list of upcoming events listed on the bottom of the agenda including the Clean Sweep on April 26, River Rally on May 2-5, the Septic Workshop on May 8, Awareness days on May 9, 16 and 30, the State Route 800 Clean Up on June 14 and the Party in the Park and 5k on August 17.
New Business
Project Update – Maureen Wise reported that the Belden Project started on April 28. Tucson had created access roads and started work on Impoundment One. ODNR/ Division of Abandoned Mine Lands’ HR-22 Project was awarded to D&M Earthmoving in Berlin Heights for $343,627. Construction will not start for another month or so. Design for a Phase II will be bid later in the summer. Fern Hill/ HR-42 is ready to bid now that the Technical Advisory Committee fleshed out some details. The Mineral Zoar Project’s Army Corps of Engineers Permit expired but ODNR will move forward to both renew the permit and bid the project.
Window Clings – Maureen Wise told the group members that her supply of window clings that she always gives to new members was low. She reported that they bought they 50 of current two color clings in 2005 for $2.85 each. In 2003, they bought 50 full color clings with a grant for about $5 each. She also reported how many new members had received the clings. The members all agreed that we should buy more. There was talk of changing the colors and it was agreed upon that we would order orange instead of blue and order 100 window clings instead of 50 to perhaps sell them and to not have to buy them so often. Maureen had quotes for both $2 each and $3 each. Belle Everett made the motion to buy 100 orange decals at $2 each. Marissa Geib seconded the motion. All voted aye.
Photo Contest 08 – Wise asked if we should hold another Photo Contest. It has been held for the past five years without much success – never over 20 photos per contest and a total of only 19 people have entered. It was agreed to try again this year with the group doing more word of mouth advertising. Cash prizes will be awarded again of $50, $30 and $20.
Upcoming Newsletter – The next Huff Run newsletter will be printed in June 2008. Wise wants to have it completed by the end of May and asked members present if they would like to contribute articles, artwork etc to it. Both Marissa Geib and Amanda Hook said they would like to help.
Correspondence – Ed Taggart invited members to attend the Ohio Mineland Partnership meeting on May 8 in Coshocton. Belle Everett reminded those present about a town meeting with Mark Okey, Ohio Representative, on April 24. She also said that she received a response from him about our letters about the OEPA 319 grant restrictions. She will give the letter to Maureen before the next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:34pm.
Respectfully submitted by Maureen Wise, Coordinator.