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Written by Dan Luebke   
Sunday, 07 December 2008 20:57
Agenda for week of December 8 - 12, 2008 and the IMBA Ride Center Planning Visit

IMBA Personnel to Attend:
Scott Linnenburger - IMBA Director of Field Programs
Scott Gordon - IMBA Ride Centers Coordinator
Chris Bernhardt - Senior Planner with Alta Planning & Design (former IMBA Trail Care Crew & managed the IMBA Trail Solutions program)

Monday, Dec 8th:  IMBA folks arrive in Minneapolis around 2:00 pm.
IMBA drives to Lax and gets to Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites.  Evening is informal with food, drink and discussion with any HPT folks that want to attend.
Monday, Dec. 8th @ 6:00 pm: Any and all who want to meet the IMBA folks, please plan on coming down to the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites @ 6:00 pm and meet in the bar.  We will decide where we want to go from there.
FYI: The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites will not be charging HPT or IMBA for the rooms for the week.  Let’s say “Thanks” by spending some $$ at their business !!

Tuesday, Dec 9th:
Early morning: Drive/hike the La Crosse area trails so Gordon & Bernhardt can start to learn our system.
Mid-morning: Drive to Viroqua to pick up Pete Taylor.  IMBA, CMC, Pete drive to Madison
12:45 pm mtg in Madison: Hosted by the  Sec of Tourism for State of Wisconsin, Sen. Kapanke, Reps from U.S. Sen Kohl & Feingold, DNR,Trek Bicycle and other state gov’t elected representatives.
Post mtg: Possible follow up from mtg contacts and return to Lax.
6:00 pm: All those interested meet in the bar at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites for a cold something or other and we will discuss the day’s meeting in Madison !!

Wednesday, Dec. 10th: Early morning: Prep for 10:00 am mtg.
10:00 am Mtg: Meeting hosted by Mayor Johnsrud of La Crosse to include: HPT, MVC, Hixon, City Parks Dept, City Planner, Mayor Giese of Onalaska, Conv & Vis Bureau of La Crosse, and others.
Post 10:00 am mtg & lunch: Possible follow up from 10:00 am mtg.
Afternoon: Other agency mtgs being finalized.
6:00 pm: Set up room for 7:00 pm Public Meeting
7:00 pm: Public meeting at the People’s Food Coop 2nd floor Meeting Room
Post 7:00 pm mtg: Determine where to meet and discuss the day !!

Thursday, Dec. 11th:  Early morning: (Linnenburger to drive to Minneapolis for other mtgs there.) Gordon,Bernhardt, Mike Charron and others to drive to Vernon County. Meet up with Pete Taylor to tour Jersey Valley, Sidie Hollow & Duck Egg areas in prep for 1 pm mtg.
1:00 pm: Meet with Vernon County gov’t officials.
2:00 pm: Drive to Kickapoo Valley Reserve area to review and overlook.
4:00 pm: Meet with Marcy West in late afternoon to discuss Reserve.
6:00 pm: All those interested meet in the bar at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites for a cold something or other and we will discuss the Day’s meetings!
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This is huge news and a great step for mountain biking / trails in general for not only the La Crosse area, but the midwest as a whole. I hope that IMBA has traded the bikes for snowshoes and skis, winter has made it's appearance and it looks like it's here to stay.

At any rate this is great! smilies/grin.gif
 
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