Draft: Friends of the Chester Valley Trail
Presiding: Tim Lander Board
members present: Mike Broennle, Bob Cochlin, Gail Lipstein, Bob O’Leary and
Steve Warren.
Representing
21
other attendees including Sean Moir
1. Minutes
o Approved minutes for
2. Treasurer’s Report
o Bob Cochlin reported a balance of
$3829.43.
3.
Facilities & Parks Capital Projects
Coordinator Dave Stauffer reported:
o Phase II
Rehab
of the
Working
to finalize an agreement with PECO for the trail along
April
10 is the contract deadline for completion.
Then the
The
Warner Road Trailhead will get a portable toilet.
The
jersey barrier along
The
Grand Opening date is yet decided.
Parking
in Tredyferrin Twp: County continues to
talk to property owners:
Penn
Med
Keystone
Property Group, owners of Westlakes
Wegman’s
and Target own their lots in Uptown Worthington
hhgregg
Trail
access:
Old
Forge Crossing Condos: On the
The
link agreement is on the county website.
DownEast
homeowners.
Trail
fill: The fill originally used to level
the rail bed was not “clean fill.”
Pollution includes arsenic,possibly from the creosote in the
ties and/orpollution from coal. It is
not leaching into the adjacent
land or water, and is encapsulated by paving.
Water
is pooling on the north side of the trail near the former Syms fitness
facility.
o Phase III
The contract for trail construction from the Exton
Trailhead to
o Phase IV
To Oaklands Corporate Center. County funding for design
is available with a bridge planned for the
o Phase I
Ranger Sissy Pavolic reported the
county has an agreement with O’Neill Properties, owner of Uptown-Worthington, to remove snow.
Bids for improvements at the Exton
Trailhead to double the parking area and add playground facilities are due Apr 23.
Contract should be completed in mid-May.
Signs for the Exton Trailhead. Still pending.
PennDOT District 6 will address the
safety of the crossing of the SR29 northbound ramp to
Safety improvements to the crosswalk
on
o Other Trail Items
Rangers Sissy Pavolic, Cullen Davis,
and Mike Travis introduced themselves. The
rangers mission is to serve and
protect, providing conditions to enjoy the trail in safety. The trail is a high priority for the county, promoting the county as a desirable
place to live and work.
Paoli Connector: Bob O’Leary reported TMACC’s completed design
plan for a ped/bike connection between
the Paoli Train Station and the CVT along
The Park Dept is seeking 2 trail counters
to better document trail usage.
Trail etiquette grows in importance
as trail usage grows.
4. Historical Markers
o Bob O’Leary reported the
5. Board Items
Events:
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March
29 [Sat]: Rails to Trails Conservancy: Opening day for trails
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April
10 [Thu]: Penn State Great Valley Arts and Culture Expo table
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April
23 [Wed]: Vanguard Earth Day table
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April
26 [Sat]: E Goshen Healthy Kids Day table [tentative]
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May
16 [Fri]
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May
17 [Sat]
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Sept
27 [Sat] 10 am-noon: Tredyferrin Community Day,
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Oct
4 [Sat] Paoli Blues
Finished at
Next meeting: May 13,
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Broennle
Draft