GREENBELT COMMITTEE UPDATE MEETING MINUTES
Sunday, June 17, 2006  

 The Greenbelt Committee had an “update” meeting in the Ponderosa Office at 9:00AM for people to report what they had learned  or done in the past week.   PRESENT:  Bobbie Lambert,  Gina Wilkins,  Lorelie Olson, Pam Nicklas and Mary Bunney (Judy Toenyan was absent but proviced a written report.) 

 

PROJECTS: Judy reported that she has 2 Balsamroot, 2 Aster and 1 Lupine sign. 

1)      Lupine Trail:    Judy is in the process of writing the homeowners who have violated the Greenbelt by placing debris from their fallen trees in the area.

2)      Logging Operation just off Primitive Park Road:   Judy talked to President Jim Lawson.  Jim advised that the loggers will clean up their debris as soon as it is dry enough to bring in their equipment.

3)      Plain Hardware Account:  Judy has set up an account so she can charge supplies there for the Committee.  Judy and Lorelie will meet later in the week to pick  up some sedums for the pool garden

.4)      Bluebell Trail:  Pam found some chips to put on the middle of the trail.  Lorelie and Tim Olson have been weed-eating the trail.  Some trees need to be limbed up.

5)      Aster and Balsamroot Trails:  Judy has started to clip the brush buut needs to take her weed-eater in and groom a little more.   Gina and Dean Wilkins surveyed the Balsamroot Bridge and determined it will take some new boards (10’ x 12’), cement blocks underneath and screws to repair it.  Bobbie may have some screws.

6)      Pool Garden:  Lorelie bought sedums at Plain Hardware and put them in..  The caretakers weeded the garden.

7)      Pine Drop Trail:  Pam trimmed back places where it has become overgrown.

8)      Mock Orange Trail:  it is still under water.

9)      Pool Beach Picnic Area:   it will be maintained by the caretaker.

10)  Fire Department Flag Pole:  Mary reported that she had cleaned up, pulled knapweed, dug and raked rocks (the caretaker broke tines on Roy Dagget’s rototiller twice trying to dig the rocks.).  She set up a watering system, bought steer manure and peat moss and planted around the Fire Department Flag Pole.  Any additional plants that people want to donate would be appreciated.  Mary noted that none of this could have been done without Mike Bunney’s help and suggested that we have associate committee membership for all of the spouses who help the Committee.  Everyone agreed.

11)  Baseball Field:  It was decided that we do not want the posts that are at the ball field and that we donate them to the Building and Grounds Committee.  Bobbie will contact Nancy Melson.

12)  Bonneville Power Lines Area Cleanup:   Judy checked briefly with Jim Lawson on the status of the maintenance contract with Bonneville Power.  A contract will need to be worked up and signed.  Pam hasn’t heard back from WSU on the bugs.  Bobbie suggested contacting Terry Knoka.

13)  Fire Safe Zone Cleanup:  Bobbie met with Fire Chief Bruce Merighi.  She and Bruce set up a cleanup date  for the Fire Safe Zone on July 1^st.  Anyone can help.  Perhaps we should get a chipper for debris.

 NEW PROJECTS: Pam revamped her new trails ideas.  The idea of the lower side of Primitive Park Road near the Reader Board sign is still good but the upper side of Primitive Park was too steep and involved other private property.  Instead she suggested a walk up the road to the upper water tank and eventually maybe putting a bench there as the views are quite nice.  Lorelie thought that would be nice and we could have several of our trails circling the Ponderosa. Everyone needs to be pulling knapweed on their properties and along the roads.  It was decided that Pam would pull knapweed along Primitive Park Road, Bobbie along Riata, Mary on the right side of Palomino and Gina across the street from her house.  The Lupine Trail will be our first project on June 24.  

 

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Bunney, Secretary Pro Tem 

Pool slope

After the meeting some of the group looked at the pool slope.  The caretakers have weeded it once but weeds are growing again and the slope is too steep for committee members. Bobbie talked with Rick who advised that we remove the bark and  plants and put grass on the slope. The committee agreed with this but would like to keep a 4-5 foot strip along the pool fence with bark and plants.  Some of the knickkinick can be transplanted to the top row in the pool garden, and some to the strip along the fence. Bobbie discussed this with Rick a few days after the meeting and he felt he could manage the work.