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Putnam County adds "friends of the trail" representative to Tennessee Rail Trail Authority board
Summary
The Putnam County Commission approved a change to the Tennessee Rail Trail Authority bylaws to allow a representative of a local "friends of the trail" volunteer group to join the board after commissioners said the group has raised funds and provided volunteer support.
Putnam County commissioners voted to amend the Tennessee Rail Trail Authority bylaws to add a board seat for a representative of a local "friends of the trail" volunteer group.
The change was introduced during the Planning Committee report and moved for approval by a planning committee representative. Commissioner Bennett, who serves on the rail-trail board, described a growing volunteer organization that has supported the trail with fundraising and volunteer events. "We've got some momentum going on the board now where we have a friends of the trail of people in the community that are volunteering to wanna help see this grow and expand," Bennett said. He told commissioners the volunteer group likely has "30 or 40 members" and raised "between 30 and $50,000" last year to support the trail.
The Planning Committee motion to accept the Tennessee Rail Trail Authority Board's recommendation for a bylaw change received a second and, after no further discussion, the commission approved it by voice vote.
Commissioners said the new seat is intended to ensure the volunteer fundraising and stewardship group has direct representation on the authority board. The transcript does not specify the exact wording of the bylaw amendment or whether the seat is voting or ex officio; those details were not specified during the meeting.
