Bo Hysong called the meeting to order at 5:30pm in the absence of president Ed Taggart.
Judy Rufener read the treasurer’s report.
Beginning balance (Sept 19) of $2778.49
Receipts – $5 Ed’s shirt
$5 Kuhre $10.00
Kolp $30.00
Expenses- CD Tees $72.00
Maureen $64.88
Ending balance (Oct 17) of $2681.61
Bo shared that the lock on the front door of the office had broken earlier in the month and a locksmith was needed to fix the problem. Maureen had paid the bill of $98.00. Phil Rufener made a motion to reimburse Maureen for the bill and John Slack seconded. Judy gave Maureen a check for the bill’s amount.
John Slack motioned to accept the treasurer’s report and Phil Rufener seconded. Accepted.
Bo Hysong asked if members had read last month’s minutes. Mike Steinmaus made a motion to accept the minutes and Phil seconded. Accepted.
MWCD Presentation
Mark Jukich and Darrin Lauterschleger from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District made a presentation about the ongoing assessment issue with the MWCD. An informative powerpoint was presented, along with plenty of time for questions. Mark and Darrin were able to dispel several myths about the assessment and clear up issues citizens had. They said they were pleased to speak to our group and would like to partner with us on projects in the future.
New Business
Project Update: Jim Gue and Cheryl Socotch gave a project update. The Harsha North project is 98% done. The water running off it is clear. So far, the water quality resulting from the project is much better than was even expected. The Mineral Zoar project will go to bid within a month. The Thomas project is up in the air, as there is no money left in the 319 grant it was included in. Carl Harsha requested that minutes of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings be recorded and distributed to all Huff Run members.
Old Business
10 Year Banquet: Maureen updated the group on the plans for the 10 Year Banquet on October 25th. At this point, there were 35 people attending. She asked the group to RSVP if they were able to come. She also shared that there would not be a single speaker at the event and that everyone who attended would be invited to speak for five minutes or so about their experiences with Huff Run.
Citizens Fall Tour: Michelle Shively reminded the group that the fall tour is on Saturday, November 4th. Tour attendees will meet at the office at 3pm and will go to several projects depending on how much walking the group would like to do and the weather. Suggestions from the group were to invite elected officials and to distribute a press release to local papers.
New Business
Meeting with Carol Kuhre: Maureen reminded the group that we had decided to meet with Carol Kuhre and participate in her workshop on asset based development. Working with Carol should give us more capacity to build our membership and funding base. It was suggested that we meet with Carol at our next Huff Run meeting in November. We will have a short business meeting and then go on to the workshop. We will meet at the fire station if it is available so we will be able to accommodate more members.
New Pamphlets: Michelle presented a new brochure that she has been working on to the group. The brochure is an informational one about the HRWRP and the mission of cleaning up Huff Run. They are meant to replace very outdated brochures that were printed several years ago and no longer have accurate contact information. The group seemed to like the design of the brochure, but requested that a copy be given to each member for review before the next meeting, where suggestions will be accepted for changes to the content.
Boy Scouts’ Octoberfest: Last meeting, the group decided to have a table at the Boy Scouts Octoberfest at the Mineral City park. Ed Taggart volunteered to man the table. He is no longer available that day and neither are Michelle or Maureen. This matter was brought to the group and no one present was available that day for our table. Many were already involved in the festival in another way. It was decided that we would not have a table this time.
Shelves: Jeremy Broadwater and Ed have plans for the shelves and will build and install them later this week. Carl motioned that the money for the shelves be taken out of the treasury. Glenn Beatty seconded.
Bo Hysong adjourned the meeting at 7:20.
Respectfully submitted by Michelle Shively.