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FLOAT FISHERMEN
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Published by the Float Fishermen of Virginia, Inc., a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the preservation of Virginia’s free flowing streams. Dues are $15 annually. Additions or changes to the newsletter mailing list should be sent to the Treasurer. Articles and material may be submitted to: FPP&P Editor. Preferred format: Email with attachments in Word or ASCII files, pictures in jpeg.
Linda VanLuik
2771 Summit Ridge Road
Roanoke. VA 24012
Email: lvl@gateway.net
Minutes of the Memorial Day Weekend Meeting
In the absence of President Larry Born, Vice President Byron Jones of the Scotts Creek Chapter called the meeting to order under the covered shelter at Glen Maury Park the morning of May 27, 2001.
It was moved and seconded that the Winter meeting minutes be approved as submitted in the newsletter.
In
the absence of Treasurer
Susan Richardson, Bob Leonard read her report. The checking account’s
balance is $7,609.12 and the CD’s balance is $6,513.90 . The report was
accepted as submitted.
Linda
VanLuik requested articles and pictures for the newsletter, noting that no
articles about recent floats had yet
been submitted for the summer issue.
Bill
Tanger presented the conservation report as follows:
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The State of the Rivers Report was followed by Virginia’s DEQ report containing many errors, so
the SORR is currently the most accurate report available to the general
public as well as to boating and conservation groups. |
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FFV is the fourth largest donor to the Whitt Riverbend Park effort. A ceremony was held May 22 in which the head of the DCR handed over a giant “check” for the purchase of the park. |