AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVER
COMMISSION
MINUTES OF MAY 15, 2008 MEETING
In Attendance: Absent:
John Drake Al Floyd Joanne Drapeau Kristen Martin
Barbara Sherman Dick Sherman Margaret Steinbugler
Deb Talamini Tom Talamini Peter Wielhouwer
CALL TO ORDER: 7:10 PM MINUTES: Reviewed - accepted.
UNFINISHED BUSINEES:
a. “Mansions at Canyon Ridge” (formerly Mansions on Scantic) – On hold.
b. East Windsor River Guide /SRWA Guides – New copies coming to Broad Brook Book
Store.
c. Canoe Trips on Scantic – Water too cold will wait until June.
d. Flood (River) Review – On hold.
e. Trail Markers – Nothing new.
f. Membership – John Drake offered to become an official member.
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Special BOS meeting scheduled for 4/29 was cancelled; another to be scheduled.
Hensel property not a lost cause.
Scantic River Park in Enfield getting “greenway”, area covered from Somersville to Hazardville. With this status came a grant of $5,000.
At SRWA meeting, land trust members pointed out that the key part of any grant should include how it “benefits fishermen”. A fisherman’s trail helped secure the award. New group is forming: CT Waterways Trails Association, with training seminars on applying for grants forthcoming. There are plans to remove Springborn Dam above Powder Hollow. Enfield activity eventually will benefit East Windsor section of Scantic.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. John Drake told of contact with company that drew up plans in 1998. Chair spoke of conversation with DEP officer. Discussion followed as to “ordinary” citizens going down and cutting back some dead
logs.
Adjournment: 8:10 PM
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