Meeting Minutes from the February 2015 Plymouth Rotary Meeting
Summary of successes during Summer 2014
- Grills and picnic tables installed
- Several beach cleanup days
- Rotary/Friends barbeque celebration
- Limited presence by the Friends group
- Full time attendant provided by Holderness
- Decrease in tickets and summons by Holderness PD
- Noticeable change in the type of visitors, well over 5,000 visits to the Park in Holderness
- Established a governance structure consisting of the following committees: executive, historical, recreational, environmental and communications
- Received a commitment of $150,000 from the State resulting from a settlement with the Groton
wind farm - Received and spent our Rotary grant funds and matching gifts – raised over $10,000 in donations
- Significant Rotary participation in all Friends meetings and events
Important needs for improvement during Summer 2015
- Full time attendant provided by the State (DRED)
- Completion of resource study by a State consultant in February
- Completion of an engineering study by a State consultant concerning the Campton side of the river
- Final design and construction of a parking lot on the Holderness side of the river
- Receive the $150,000 settlement promised by the State
- Install bike rack
- Develop content for a Livermore Falls website to include information on historical, environmental and
recreation values - Additional fund raising for interpretive signage, events and new kiosks
- One event per month beginning from May to September 2015 in Holderness
- Develop a volunteer calendar to provide increases in site presence and some docent – like
presentations on both sides of the river - Make strategic decisions about Campton side of the river and plan for improvements there
- Hold a celebration event for the entire community to end the Summer season
Summary of our last Friends meeting
- Excellent relationship with the State
- Working on a memorandum of understanding for our Friends activities
- Close to final design for the parking lot
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