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Easthampton conservation trust re-elects board members, appoints new clerk as treasurer resigns
Summary
At its annual business meeting, the PCT re-elected multiple board members, added two new members and appointed a new clerk; the treasurer announced her resignation and the treasurer's report—read aloud by the president—said revenues exceeded expenses. The board also described recent land acquisitions and upcoming fundraising plans.
The Easthampton conservation trust, PCT, held its annual business meeting and re-elected several board members, added two new members and appointed a new clerk while announcing the treasurer’s resignation.
Diane Mlan, PCT president, called the meeting to order and read administrative items, including nominations and floor motions to re-elect incumbents and to add two new board members. The board voted by voice to re-elect the slate and to add Helen Clement and a member identified as Missy; meeting attendees then voted to appoint Missy as the organization’s clerk.
Mlan read the treasurer’s report because the treasurer was absent and has resigned. The report, read aloud to the meeting, listed line-item revenue and expense categories and described a positive net operating result; the board moved and approved acceptance of the treasurer’s report. The minutes and the organization’s financial records were cited as the source for full, line-by-line figures.
Clerk Mary Lou Dodge summarized the prior year’s minutes and activities: two prior gift acquisitions of roughly 10 acres each along the Manhan River, outreach events such as guided walks and farmers‑market tabling, work on trail repairs and invasive-species control, scholarships for local high‑school graduates and fundraising pivots after losses to plant-sale income.
The board announced a recently acquired parcel of roughly 40 acres adjoining Pomeroy Meadow and other conserved parcels, creating what the board described as a roughly 150‑acre conservation corridor in Easthampton. The trustees said that the new parcel will remain largely undisturbed to benefit wildlife.
Diane Mlan also described partnerships with Kestrel Land Trust and the Department of Conservation and Recreation and previewed a planned capital campaign to offset lost plant-sale revenue and to support bridge and trail projects. The meeting closed its business session with a motion to adjourn, then transitioned to the public program.
Actions recorded at the meeting included voice votes to re-elect board members, votes to add two new board members, appointment of a clerk, and acceptance of the treasurer’s and clerk’s reports. The meeting did not record individual roll-call vote tallies in the transcript; outcomes were recorded as voice approvals.
