Marshfield Area Friends of the Trails
Minutes of the meeting of August 5, 2009, at the Senior Center at 7 p.m. recorded by Sandy Egstad
Attending: Greg Hesch; LeRoy Egstad; Dan Lewis; Kent Mueller; Ann Stevning-Rowe; Dan Umhoefer; Sandy Egstad; Gordy Adler
President Greg Hesch called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Dan L. moved and Kent M. seconded to approve the minutes of July 1, 2009. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Presented by Kent Mueller. Total bank accounts: $25,227.23; Liability accounts for restricted donations for signs, Weber Park and Washington School Trail: $200.00, $101.95 and $9630.50 respectively for a total Liability accounts of $9,932.45, for an overall balance of $ 15,294.78 as of July 31, 2009. Approval moved by Dan U. and Ann S-R.; report approved.
Administrative Report
Concern was expressed about the length of some meetings.
Events Discussed
The Breast Cancer Ride will be October 10.
Sustainable Marshfield Green Living & Energy Expo will be October 3 at the MidState Technical School. A slide show of the trails will be prepared for the event.
MAFOTT will again participate in Younkers Community Day event.
Trails Update/Trail Report
The Wildwood to McMillan St. Trail project was approved by Marshfield City Council. They also approved installing sidewalks on both sides of Sycamore St. from Adler to Fifth St.
The Lincoln Avenue project has begun. When completed it will include bike lanes from 14th St. to 5th St.
There has been some work done along the Wildwood Station Trail to control the Buckthorn growth. It was noted that when it was removed there was no native plant life on the ground. No wildflowers or small trees. Ways to educate the public about the dangers of invasive species to the trails was discussed. (Buckthorn is an invasive plant that is known to choke out other growth. For more information you can visit the Wisconsin DNR website at www.dnr.state.wi.us. Go to “Natural Resources,” then “Invasive Species,” “Species Information – Plants,” and on the chart – “Common buckthorn.”)
The Hewitt Trails group is looking forward to work on both ends of their trail –toward Marshfield at Stadt Road and toward the concession stand at the Yellowstone Park. They are very hopeful of receiving two grants to help with these projects.
The Grace Nycz Memorial Trail at Washington School is under construction. It should be finished very soon.
Updates
The T-shirts have been ordered but have not yet arrived.
The MAFOTT website is up. Sandy E. and possibly Greg will be meeting with Chuck Treankler for the final touches and training. Check it out at www.marshfieldtrails.com.
New brochures are being printed and will be distributed. Todd Brown worked on the updating.
The slower speed limits close to the Adler /Lincoln junction will soon be in effect.
The pedestrian/bike pushbutton crossing has been installed at the junction of 29th St. and Business 13.
Other Business
Donations to the Marshfield Area Community Foundation of $340 for trails were reported. Thank you’s will be sent as appropriate.
LeRoy E. moved to adjourn, Dan U. seconded the motion; the motion passed.
The next meeting is September 2, 2009 at the Senior Center at 7:00 p.m.