BCSCA Park and Trial Committee
Meeting
June 27, 2013
Present: Adam Racow (Chair),
Sharyn Anhalt, Stuart Jennings, Karin Jennings, Steve Enoch, George Durkin. Absent:
Lessa Racow and Rollie Rounds.
McIlhattan Trail Segment
Update: segment was completed and drainage swales crossing the trail
were redone with rock lining to prevent erosion from heavy rains. Committee
agreed to organize a volunteer work party to reseed trail edges in the fall,
and to place rocks/sod at the downhill edge of the trail to retain the trail
fines/gravel.
Maintenance Updates
Stuart reported that he recently applied round-up to weeds within the
new McIlhattan trail segment and also to about half of the Phase 3 trail before
emptying the backpack sprayer tank. He
also spot-sprayed the Phase 1 trail last week.
Sharyn reported that she confirmed with Grass Chopper that they will be
applying round-up to all trail surfaces as well as applying broad-leaf weed
killer to all park areas. This work is in their original bid. In the Phase 3 park they will be mowing to
the park boundary markers to the south, adjacent to the homeowner
properties. Also, the will be working to
repair the sprinklers in the Phase 2 park.
12 Acre Property adjacent to Phase 1 Park off Boylan Road
Sharyn and Karin updated the committee on the June 21 Board meeting
discussion regarding the ~12 acre property adjacent to the Phase 1 Park near
Boylan Road and City property which the East Gallatin River flows through
(trail in the woods to the East Gallatin Recreation Park). The Board tasked the committee to look into
options/avenues for partnerships to protect it from future development. The
committee discussed several local groups that they might initiate discussions
with, including:
·
Trust for Public Land (TPL; involved in
redevelopment of the trailer park property south of Bridger Drive and east of
Story Mill and protection of the wetlands and Bozeman Creek adjacent to the
property);
·
City of Bozeman (new Open Space Bond
funds/application process);
·
National Park Service (working on the Bozeman
Creek Corridor Enhancement Project); and
·
Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT; possible
access to grant funding, conservation easement).
New Projects
Hidden/Triangle Park in Phase 1 – committee discussed that a willing
donor for an access easement to the park from Par Court still needs to be
identified if improvements to this park are to be recommended to the
Board. The committee agreed to direct a
letter to the one or two key landowners identified to explore interest.
