Blackwoods Scenic Byway

04/04/06

Minutes

Attending: Ashby Bladen, Gary Edwards, Andy Sprague , Larry Johannesman, Greg Burr IFW, Charlie Hitchins (ballan@midmaine.com), Chuck Simpson (chuck.simpson@maine.gov), Jim Fisher

Note: Include Katherine Cassidy in mailing list.

Contact: Andrew Pierce, abutting land owner

Committee Recruitment

Businesses:

· Franklin

· Sea Veggies

· Trading Post

· Cherryfield

· Cynthia Huntington - Art Gallery

· Englishman's B&B - Peter Winham

· UT Residents

· Bud Hennig

· Charlie Hitchings

Tunk Lake Project

Funds

· MaineDOT $20,000

· MaineDOC $5,000 +

Larry

· looking at site - master plan

· model byway recreation site

· suggesting improvements

Best Site Qualities

· Fishing

· Flora - winterberry, cranberry, blueberry,

· High visibility

· History - story

· Lake access - boat and foot

· Parking - lots

· Potential for trails - long loop to Tunk Mountain

· Public ownership

· Rest stop and picnic

· Salmon Spawning in the fall - veterans day-Halloween

· Scenic Land Area

· Stopping Point on Byway

· Stream

· Swimming

· Views of the Lake

· Water quality

· Wild qualities

Site deficiencies

· Cell phone access

· Highway speed

· Inconsiderate users

· Maintenance funding - ongoing challenge

· Narrow bridge

· No retail sales

· Parking

· Remote

· Road condition

· Rough circle

· Shallow

· Site distance

· Trash and human waste

· Truck traffic

· Unorganized

Name for the facility: Tunk Lake Recreation Area

Suggestions

· Signage

· Camera

· Riprap along boat ramp

· Organize parking area - close some loops, force entrances to safe locations

· Long term parking on the Spring River Lake Side

· Short term - lake side

· Keep it simple

· Privy

· DOC - ordering 7 now at about $4,500 each including installation

· $785 per year - maintenance - might do some fundraising around this

· Adopt a site program - boy scouts

· ADA

· Boat washing station - to remove invasive plants

· Expand picnic area

Need: Parcel maps