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April 2006 |
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“WHAT IS A GREENWAY” ESSAY CONTEST Cathy Haley and David Hardin (owner of Biker’s Choice) and
members of the Hendersonville
Greenways Committee are asking the opinion of school children in
grades 6 through 12. On April 11’th watch Cathy on
TV address the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and explain that the
contest runs from April 15’th through May 7’th and that our celebrity judges:
Jamie Clary, Scott Foster, David Hardin,
Don Long, and Shirley Wilson will decide who
gives the best answer. You can find complete details at http://bikinhville.homestead.com
or www.evanscenter.com/essay.htm |
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JOYCE HOYLE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP In a 3/24/06 meeting called by Senator Diane Black
and David Hardin, Joyce Hoyle, retired Director of the Recreation Educational Services (RES)
Division of Tennessee, volunteered to work with the City and the
Committee to bring in technical expertise to give our greenway activities the
visibility/status to qualify for grants and to search out those funds,
provided that the City Staff and BOMA are receptive to that assistance. Joyce has worked with many of our neighboring communities to
help obtain grants and is well recognized for her expertise. We feel
fortunate to have her involved as an advisor to our committee. |
We are indebted to the efforts of Frank Bowyer IV,
Bruce Day, and Timothy Whitten to get 4-ft bike
lanes added (Hendersonville
Star News) Developers will also be installing a pedestrian sidewalk
that will run the length of the development’s frontage with Our committee, especially Frank Bowyer IV,
works with City Planners, Engineers, and the Planning Commission to encourage
developers to include Bike Lanes and greenway trails. |
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TOWN RIDES Adult bike riding isn’t just for those trim bodies in
multi-colored spandex. Some of us seniors find getting on a bike to be
a great source of low impact exercise, plus it is a great way to enjoy our
community. We would like to share some of the routes on the City’s Master
Plan. These casual rides are targeted for our young and our
senior advocates who want to get some light and relaxing exercise. The
length of the ride will depend on you. Our focus is the two bike routes on If you would like to join us, send us an e-mail with your preferred times for biking
at bikinhville@evanscenter.com
. We will try to put together rides that match the schedules of the majority. |
REPORT TO
TOMORROW
COMMITTEE On March
31’st we delivered our report to the Hendersonville Tomorrow Committee.
We were disappointed in the reporting format. Whereas, we prepared an
extensive 24-page plan in story-board format with charts, maps, and colored
pictures, all the Committee wanted was a brief sketch, which in our opinion
is hardly sufficient to describe the history and greenway opportunity for |
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LOCAL RIDES Click on
the title for links to Web Sites with more information: Two-County Metric – Ride Back in
Time Metric Century – Watertown Big Hill Ride – Tour de Nash – Every
Saturday morning at |
Tornado Damage
Our
sympathies go to
those who suffered
losses in Friday’s
tornado.
Corner of Drake’s Creek and |
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Your Participation
is Important We need your involvement in expanding this grass
roots movement throughout our city. Please email this newsletter to
your friends and family and encourage them to participate. BikeNwalk
is our communication to list of friends of the community who are interested
in Greenways in http://bikinhville.homestead.com where we share activities of our Committee. For more
information and to sign up to receive this newsletter, contact Doug
Depew at |
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