FMRS Meeting Minutes 03-04-08 @ Jennings County Public Library Call to Order @5:32 pm Attendance: Tom Moore, Sherida Moore, Kevin Jayne, Troy Jackson, Les Ticknor, Robert Miller, Christinia Koons, Everett Sparkman, Simeon Stearns Approval of Minutes: Approved as submitted. Treasurer's Report: CENTRA Credit Union: 11-14-2007 Beginning Balance: +1404.29 "Share" Balance + 11/14/2007 Ending Balance: +1430.41 Home Federal: 10-01-2007 Beginning Balance: + 880.31 DEPOSITS: 12-31-2007 Ending Balance: +1881.25 Debits 1-8-8 Ticknor gloves -$22.20 2-7-8 Plain Dealer invites - 34.20 2-7-8 Moore- postage - 8.20 Total -64.60 Balance $1,816.65 Old Business: Annual Meeting Review Not much to change Ice Creek dump site: Tom sent an email to sheriff Hoppock. No response yet from Hop. Tom to call or talk to Hop. How can we best connect with the Sheriff's department? Central Muscatatuck Watershed Project update: Rob announced the following upcoming dates: - 3/8/08: Hoosier River Watch monitoring training; contact Rob for details* This Saturday, 22 people signed up. Working on dumping with conservation officers and DNR Hardy Lake Sweep April 26 Media coverage- TV, Earth Day Testing- Greg Bright, management plan * Robert Miller Central Muscatatuck Watershed Coordinator Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D 812-273-2070 x.3 rob.miller@in.nacdnet.net SWCD Great experience Muscatatuck River Music Festival We are a 501(c)3 group, can we have a raffle? We need to apply or desist. Sherida will call HHH. Guitar, portrait package, etc. Christinia, Sherida, Troy, taskforce to investigate New Business: Action Register for Spring Cleanup, see attached Les approved to order gloves, trash bags. Kevin Sea Lion 10 bags Christinia will get 10 first aid kits Troy will check out Walgreens Correspondence: Jennings Co. Realtors' Association, Ben Hauersberger Other: Agenda for next meeting: Reconnaissance reports, 15 cleanup sites, 15 leaders Adjournment @6:54 pm The next monthly meeting is at 5:30PM in the Jennings County Public Library on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Upcoming dates of interest: 4/26: Spring River Cleanup 5/3-5/4: Rendezvous / Race (FMRS volunteers needed to work) 5/9-5/10: Muscatatuck River Music Festival (FMRS volunteers needed to work ?) 5/17: American Cancer Society Relay for Life (see Christinia for details) 10/4: Fall River Cleanup Use the TIP LINE 1-800-847-4367 (1-800-TIP-IDNR) Mother Nature Thanks You!!!