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CWTA Board Meeting 11-1-16
November 1st 2016
CWTA Board Meeting with Public Guests
- Introduce Tammy and Brady Owens regarding the Bates Hole Management Plan
- Public Comments on travel and transportation management issues (discussion)
- Discussing motorized vs non
- What to keep, what not to keep, what to limit
- Easier access, our opinion
- BLM resources bottom of page two, (ecfr.gov)
- Varying terrain, good flow, direction of travel
- Need a plan, work together
- How to get there?
- Multiple voices,
- Weight of the organization
- Problem areas, bad trails etc.
- gov, trail networks on their land
- Jonny on the Rocks in Lander
- Get a log of other offices that have done similar things (Oregon)
- December 19th for public comment
- Directional, specific use in trail network.
- Other players
- Trespassing concerns
- Hunting outfitter/private hunters
- Wildlife (people who want wildlife)
- We are organized
- American Hiking Society?
- Trails that are there are legitimate trails, until deemed otherwise.
- Fire management
- How to get there?
- Approve Minutes
- Check
- Vote on Ben Smith Board membership and beg for his service as secretary
- Check
- Casper College trails, proposals, support/key relationships, biggest obstacles being liability issues.
- {REDACTED}, Maintenance
- Recreational use statute
- Liability plan, maps, erosion.
- Email {REDACTED} about rec use statute and liability
- Pros and cons
- Pro: marketing use, increase students
- Con: liability
- Bruce, new leadership at Natrona County Parks Dept.
- Down to 3 applicants
- Person will be an asset to trails in the county
- People are taking shots at us and biathlon, need unified voice wanting to build smart trails that are planned and organized, new leadership can be vulnerable.
- Rouge trail building making people angry.
- Show CWTA support for other county projects such as biathlon
- Rockin’ and Rollin’ by spring hopefully
- 5 year plan by Jan/ Feb so we can get the plan rolling
- Ponderosa park etc.
- Tia, winter trails festival
- Link triathlon last year, CAMBYR fundraiser
- Linked with state games, date is set.
- CWTA event
- Trail etiquette education
- Mid December? 17th
- All day thing
- Waxing presentation
- Fat bike rides
- Bike packing
- Introduce the new snowshoe trail
- Winter multiuse
- Check lodge availability, get music, food, beer
- Fundraiser
- Ben, website progress
- More online presence MTB project etc
- Instagram etc
- Tyler, Mike Sedar BMX pump track progress.
- City supplies:
- Rentals/equipment
- {REDACTED}
- {REDACTED}, left dirt from pool
- Track before snowfall?
- Man power next year
- Spring
- Access: like a park, fenced but not off limits
- City supplies:
- Chris, Hogadon
- More resources as it moves in parks dept
- New lodge provides more use, events, etc.
- Contract machine built trail
- Clint, Casper Mountain and McMurry parks map and signage progress
- Working in signage, working on map finalization
- Approval for a perimeter trail in the McMurry area
- Copper Orange blaze
- Maze trail red blazes
- Kiosk signs at Nordic lodge
- Similar to Glendo
- Bryce, life plan.
- Still uncertain
- MOU for grooming winter trails
- Agreement with the county to groom singletrack
- Weekly snowshoe night as alternative
- Add 12th board member?
- Undecided
- Set date for next meeting?
- Already had the four for a year.
- Subcommittee for winter fest
- Bruce, Tia, Tyler, Ben
- Link triathlon last year, CAMBYR fundraiser
- Public Comments on travel and transportation management issues (discussion)
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