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Board names volunteer of the month, hears museum, marketing and financial reports
Summary
The Emery County Travel Bureau named Julie Janis November volunteer of the month and received reports: the museum logged about 1,957 visitors in October (82% out of state), marketing work on signage and Placer AI geofencing is underway, trails work resumes after washouts, and staff reported TRT collections slightly below previous years and an EMS invoice for $25,000.
The Emery County Travel Bureau meeting on Nov. 12 opened with recognition of Julie Janis as the bureau's November volunteer of the month for her leadership with Joe's Valley Fest and ongoing trail stewardship, staff said.
Marketing staff reported the Emery sign has been printed and will be installed soon, while new trail maps are delayed because Bureau of Land Management mapping work is on hold during a federal shutdown. "The maps the trails maps, because of the government shutdown, BLM hasn't been able to, edit them at all," the staff member said. Staff also described an onboarding call with Placer AI to geofence local businesses and pull event reports, and circulated resident and visitor sentiment surveys for board feedback.
Janet, the museum representative, told the board the museum saw about 1,957 visitors in October, an unusually high proportion from out of state: "October... 82% of that 1,957 were actually from out of state including 41 from out of The United States," she said. Janet reported the museum friends organization raised just over $60,000 for the museum and a Hall of Fame weekend drew about 500 attendees.
Museum staff described recent events (a Halloween parade and trunk-or-treat) and said staff and volunteers are preparing a wire-wrap night on Nov. 20 and a mammoth outreach table at a Nov. 24 hockey game to share artifacts and visitor information.
The state parks representative, identified in the meeting record as Tiffany, reported Mill Site water levels at 39% and Huntington at 78% and said docks would be pulled the following day. "Tomorrow, we're gonna pull our docks, unfortunately," she said, noting tourism typically slows after hunting season.
Trails committee members said federal access issues limited October fieldwork after an equipment crossing washed out; crews will return to complete work on Colbert Trail. The Emery Trail scribed in April was reported complete.
On grants and finances staff said they are closing several grants for the year, including the Trails Crew 2023–24 grant, and plan to purchase equipment in January to meet purchasing deadlines. Staff reviewed TRT collections through October and said collections are "still slightly below where we've been in the past," and noted a decrease in one local lodging site's collections without a clear cause.
Staff also told the board EMS had contacted the bureau about the $25,000 the board budgeted. The staff member said EMS was invoiced and the bureau is considering a multi‑year MOU (three to five years) to avoid annual renegotiation.
Board members discussed volunteer recruitment for vacant and committee seats and agreed to circulate the schedule for next year's meetings; the board tentatively set the January meeting for the second Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. and adjourned.
