Draft: Friends of the Chester Valley Trail
Presiding: Tim Lander Board
members present: Mike Broennle, Bob Cochlin, Phil Hoke, Bob O’Leary, Steve
Warren.
Others:
Owen Prusack, Ed Auble and 10 others
1. Minutes
Approved minutes for Mar 19, May 19,
and
2. Treasurer’s Report
Bob
Cochlin reported a balance of $2305.77 after paying for 200 maps and 100
membership forms.
3.
As Superintendent Owen Prusack is en
route, Bob O’Leary began:
· Phase II by
contract is due to be completed by
· The
· There are several areas of concern
along the trail: multiple sections of fencing, particularly bordering the
quarries in Westlakes.
· Removal of lead based paint and
placing fencing at the
· Issues regarding
· Phase IIIa, Church Farm Trail Head
to Iron Lake Blvd, Exton, is in the Chester County (CC) Procurement Office and
will be opened for bids by the end of Sept; completion anticipated by
mid-summer 2014.
· CC plans to apply for a state grant
to fund design of Phase IV,
· No current information is available
regarding
· Owen Prusack arrived at
· Seven to nine benches are in the
Phase II contract. Sites have been
chosen.
· Though both the areas adjacent to
Westlakes and Vanguard are closed due to construction, lunch traffic is
occurring.
· Reconstruction of a retaining wall
along
· The concrete will be poured for the
decks of both the
· The final paving of
· The
· There is no agreement yet to permit
trail access parking behind hhgregg along
· Uptown
· In questioning there was agreement
rain water drainage is an issue through the culvert under
4. Signage
·
Bob
O’Leary reported on the status of historical
signs. Bid documents are undergoing
county review, then go to the Procurement Office. Two bids will be advertised in early Oct, for
design and construction. CC personnel
will install. There will be two large trailhead and six historic interpretative
signs, funded by the county.
·
Owen
Prusack reported there has been a delay in ordering a directional sign to the Exton Trailhead posted at the
5. Board Items
·
The
Friends have been given a table at the Paoli
Blues Fest on Saturday, Oct 5. Mike
Broennle will head. Phil Hoke and Bob
Cochlin may be able to assist. Hours are
thought to be
·
Mike
Broennle has drafted a letter accepting the offer for the FCVT to join the Circuit Coalition. Board members are asked to
review and forward any comments to Tim Lander in the next week. Mike will represent the Friends at Circuit
events. Mike is joining Sarah Clark
Stewart and David Bennett, chair of the Delaware County Cycle Committee next
Sunday, Sept 22 at the trail site at the E Whiteland Twp Building to obtain
postcard petitions to help in requests to the 9 Delaware Valley county
governments to support funding the regional trail fund in the Delaware Valley
Regional Planning Commission’s transportation budget.
6. New Matters
·
The
2nd public meeting to report on and solicit comments about the
design of the Paoli Connector
multiuse trail between the Paoli Station and the CVT is at
·
An
attendee reported there was an incident on the trail in which a speeding
cyclist struck a pedestrian.
Meeting
adjourned at
Next meeting:
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Broennle