Minutes:

19 January 2005 ­ Steering Committee

Present: Whit Humphreys, Cynthia Rennenger, Holly Boyce, Phil Huffman, Brian Shupe, Claire Dacey, David Cunningham, Nancy Elkington, Jean Butman, Anne Munger, Joe Trenn, Cecilia McGuire, John Fedor

Minutes read and corrected.

Discussion of flyer - overview of Benson: Past, Present & Future.

Phil / Brian Version

David Version

Jean version

Purpose of flyer:

1-Overview “What is Benson PPF?”

Newsletter style with lots of info

2-Flyer of upcoming events to be hung around town

3-Overview Flyer

Tell people what’s going on and the dates. People like the idea of having all Benson PPF flyers & etc having a particular “look” to them - design one.

Claire will introduce PLACE Program at Conservation Committee event on 22 January

New Date for 1st PLACE event is not MARCH 3rd

Submit longer document about Benson PPF for printing in Town Report.

Consider making Display Boards for Conservation committee on 22 January

Publicize in Lake Region Free Press and Rutland Herald (calendar@rutlandherald.com)

What is conservation? What is land conservation?

Much Discussion

Everything related to conservation is “on the table.”

What does the public mean by conservation and what do they want conserved?

Let community define what land conservation means?

Many people will come with preconceptions of what land conservation is.

Come back to this question next meeting.

Is this a good question for the questionnaire?

Discussion of tax implications of techniques can be in a meeting after the last Benson PPF event.

Discussion of Events:

Reviewed event questionnaire for 22 January 2005.

Interviews - Random or Targeting People/Groups? Subcommittee to work on this? Jean, Nancy, David, Joe will consider options. They will develop questions and topics.

Agenda for next meeting: What do we want to know/learn from interviews?

Town-wide survey questionnaire mailing - discussion of goal of questions.

Next Meeting February 10th at 6 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

John Fedor