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Minutes and Agenda
ANTIETAM WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF JAN 9, 2008
QUARTERLY MEETING
The AWA held the quarterly membership meeting on January 9, 2008 in the
Washington Township Meeting Room at 7 p.m.Board Members Present: Pat Heefner, Steve Rettig, Pat Brezler, Clif Norris, Doris Goldman, Melodie Anderson-Smith, Jeff Rhodes, Ruth Coe, Frank Conway and Judy Bricker. Present also was Executive Assistant Maggie Cisar.
The AWA Minutes of October 17, 2007, were reviewed by Judy Bricker with no corrections or additions.
Treasurer’s Report: Received $64,000 from 319 Grant, which was paid to Rettew as owed. The balance in combined funds is $1491.23.
It was announced by President Pat Heefner that 2008 dues notice will be sent soon. Those funds when collected will help with expenses in the coming year.
Old Business:
Legacy Grant: Summitview Rain Garden was the final project, planting of which was completed on October 27 as planned. Members and volunteers need to turn in to Maggie their in-kind hours for the final report. Approximately $4000 in grant monies left which may be released to us upon NFWF receiving the final report.
319 Grant: The overview of the implementation plan had been presented at the 10/17/07 meeting, and we received the complete report this week. The DEP and EPA are to review and approve before final payment is released. AWA Board will then prioritize and coordinate projects in the coming years.
Stream Monitoring Committee: Melodie Anderson-Smith reported new monitor Chris Brown has started 2 new testing sites on Falls Creek. 4 sites along the West Branch from Mont Alto downstream are currently being tested by Craig Houghton, Bob North, Bob Lawn and Kitty Monn’s St. Andrew 6th graders. A volunteer is needed for Blueberry Farm in Quincy.
Monitors new and experienced will attend an interpretation workshop on February 23, 2008, and a quality control sampling to be sent to ALLARM is scheduled the 1st weekend in March.
Antietam Currents: Need members or knowledgable persons to help write articles for the coming year. Any subject concerning watershed, environment, nature, etc., 500 words or less, can be sent to Judy Bricker, who will forward to the Record Herald and add to the Antietam Currents File. Article can be one previously written, as long as we give credit to author.
Rattlesnake Run Road Clean Up: Held 12/2/07 with small turn out. Trash was collected and the State will pick up. Noted there is not quite as much since we have been doing it several years.
AWA General Meeting
New Business:
Announcement of Officers: Officers for this year are President: Pat Heefner; Vice-President: Steve Rettig; Treasurer: Patrick Brezler; Recording Secretary: Pat O’Connor; Corresponding Secretary: Judy Bricker
A list of Volunteer Opportunities was made available. AWA is a volunteer Watershed organization which needs help in many ways. Our group is proud to be one of the few small watershed groups to receive substantial grants for improvement of the Antietam Creek Watershed, but the small active membership welcomes additional support.
Backyard Buffer Program – Chesapeake Bay has a plant give-away. Aaron Cook will check to see if the program is available to PA residents.
Girl Scouts will be having a Water Patch Event, an Environmental Education event at Happel’s Meadow first part of March. Elaine Gladhill suggested that AWA and Renfrew set up a display.
She is to let us know when the date is set.
Program:
George Hurd from the Penn State Cooperative Office presented a program about REAP program (Resource Enhancement and Protection Program). The PA. State Conservation Commission released REAP applications in December which gives PA tax credits for approved projects for Conservation Plans, Ag Erosion and Sedimentation Plans, Nutrient Management Plans for farmers and sponsors . Approved activies include implementation of BMP’s, planting riparian forest buffers and remediation of problems related to legacy sediment. For more information, contact the State Conservation Commission or the Franklin County Conservation Office.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Bricker
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