Friends of Haw Ridge Meeting Notes March 18, 2004	

present: Mark Patterson, Kent Baily, Monte Jones, Jimi Flynt, Jeff Nichols, Randall Hampson, Tom Dunigan, Boyd Evans, Cathy Evans, Mike Hamilton, Chris Pyle, Joanne Grimes,  Jared Spradling, Jonathan Marshall, Kristee Houser and William Shell

��	Still need a couple of boulders at the kiosk trailhead to prevent idiots from driving down path.
��	Tom Dunigan to get with City about the split rail fence.  
��	Shoreline Cleanup April 3.  TVA has provided gloves and bags in the past.  We need boats to pick up the trash on the shore.  Jimi will provide lunch food.  Start at 9 AM.  Lunch-noonish.  After lunch will work on trail projects.  Jimi has made about 20 new trail signs to replace ones that keep disappearing.  These need to be installed.  Need power screwdivers and deck screws.  Jeff has a couple of power screwdrivers.  Work projects for Kaboom and Red Hill discussed.
��	Little River Trading Post in Oak Ridge now has FOHR bumper stickers.
��	Tom has heard about proposed camping on the blueway and a �gWalk all the Greenways�h program in Oak Ridge.
��	Jimi will coordinate an adopt-a-highway project of TN HWY 170 for a two mile section that the kiosk fronts on.  We will need to wear orange vests when we pick up trash four times a year.  FOHR will get a sign with our name on it.
��	The Wildflower Walk is scheduled for 9AM on April 24.  Please be considerate of the wildflower watchers by riding SLOWLY through the group.  
☺	A SIGNIFICANT gift was given to honor Tom Dunigan.  Ways to spend the money were discussed including gravel and bobcat work.  Cathy Evans to look into getting bobcat gratis.
✍	Four UT creative writing students are working with the Friends of Haw Ridge about getting publicity and writing news releases.  All four attended the meeting.
��	Joanne passed around the horse and mountain biking Leave No Trace brochures.  Will get these laminated and put on the back of the kiosk for educational purposes.
✍	The next meeting will be second Thursday, May 13 at the Life Development Center.
��	Long term water drainage was discussed.  Vehicular traffic (TVA) on the power line is different from recreational trail traffic in design.  Kent�fs friend Justin is taking a forestry class at UT that might undertake Red Hill as a �gproject�h.  Boyd does not want to ditch both sides of Red Hill.
��	The Trail Committee will meet next week sometime to discuss just trail issues.  Tom is chairman.  We recognize need for a more democratic process.  Many people do not attend our meetings but still want a voice in projects.  A vote on the e-group does not reach all people (some don�ft have e-mail) and has the potential to be abused.
��	We agreed to put up a metal sign at the entrance trail with words to the effect �gPlease do not ride in the park when trail conditions are wet - it damages the trail �g.  Joanne will look into cost.  We also need directions to the West Boundary Greenway as an alternate bike riding location.
��	Jeff Nichols got the old plastic laminated map from the kiosk for $10, effectively squelching Monte�fs opening bid of $1.
��	Cathy Evans will look into getting a realtor holder thingy for our brochures at the kiosk and Joanne will get a new Lost and Found mailbox for the kiosk.  The lid on the old one is broken.
☹	Still a problem with horses on East Edge from a manway and at the top of West Shore.  Joanne will place more signs on the Trail Workday.
Meeting over at 8:30