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Claytor Hydro Relicensing Project
http://www.claytorhydro.com/relicensing/newLicense.htm will directly link you to AEP's proposed application for new licensure.  

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to receive correspondence about Claytor Lake's relicensing. Use docket number P-739, Subdocket 022 for Claytor Lake.
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp to submit short (up to 6,000 characters) text only comments without registering with FERC (accepted only during comment periods)
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp to submit longer comments including non-text attachments (e.g., photos) (accepted only during comment periods)
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp for FERC's main page listing online options.
http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/docket_search.asp to see correspondence to date, fill in the fields as follows: Docket Number P-739; Subdocket List 018 for comments up to 6/30/09; Subdocket List 022 for comments 6/30/09 to present; check "Legacy Data; hit "Submit."

These links have been added to our "LakeLinks" page on our website.

FRIENDS OF CLAYTOR LAKE • Board Meeting Minutes • June 21, 2010

Present:  Ron Powers, Bill Cunningham, Audrey Akers, David Gruber, Dave Dobyns, Cheri Strenz, Mike McLeod, John Copeland, Teresa Rogers, Chris Meade, Dave Collett, Mike Spraker, Jackson Beamer, Laura Bullard, Laura Walters, John Johnson, Dean Jackson

Minutes of the May 14, 2010 Board meeting were approved with subsequent clarification that drawing for 1, 2 or 3 year terms for Board of Directors will occur at the Board meeting following the annual membership meeting.  Officers will also be elected at the following Board meeting.

Draft By-Laws:  Unanimously approved by the Board as written, subject to legal clarification.  They will be posted on the FOCL website. 

Annual Membership Meeting:  June 26, 2010, Claytor Lake State Park, Shelter #1.  Board members  are asked to arrive at 8 a.m. for set-up.    Registration will begin at 9 a.m.  Bios were requested from Board members.  The agenda for the meeting was reviewed.  Mike Spraker, as Chairman of the Nominating Committee, will handle the election process including presentation of nominees and asking for nominations from the floor.   Dave Dobyns announced that Jane Graham, a reporter for The Roanoke Times, will attend the meeting and do an article on FOCL for the Current.

Financial Report was accepted as presented.  General Fund Balance:  $11,473.39.  Ferrum College has increased their water quality monitoring fee to $6,099/yr.  Per Teresa Rogers, AEP may be able to provide more funding.   The National Committee for the New River has requested donations.  The Board approved donating $125.

Buoys are in and waiting to be deployed by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.  Dave Collett offered anchors.

Clean-up:  Due to starting earlier,  50 roll-offs have been collected compared to 9-10 this time last year.  Five are working four ten-hour days.  Currently they are below Harry DeHaven Park, and will be going to Cecil's Chapel next.  Per Dave Collett, there might be partial funding for  clean-up at the Park.  Cheri Strenz said some people would like to take lunch to the crew.  Phone numbers for Ronnie Powers and Gary Roseberry will be put on FOCL's Facebook site. 

Facebook:  Laura Walters is monitoring  FOCL's site, which is getting over 100 hits a week.  She encouraged others to post.  So far 309 have befriended FOCL.  

FEMA Funding for clean-up:  According to Ronnie, FOCL is still in the running.   He received a call from FEMA last week, during which he increased FOCL's request from $80,000 to $140,000.  This will allow for doubling the crew and increasing work to six ten-hour days, plus additional equipment and abutement wall.  Ronnie estimated that this winter's weather brought in an additional 5,000 tons of debris.

Dam debris:  John Johnson asked Teresa Rogers how debris is handled at the Dam.  Per John, the log boom is gone.  Teresa will check into it.

Re-licensing:  Teresa expects FERC to make their Environmental Assessment report available soon.  She will let FOCL know.  A public comment period will follow.

Dave Collett:  The Board recognized with appreciation Dave's participation and contributions to FOCL and the community.  The Board meeting was Dave's last, as he has taken a Regional Director position with the Park Service out of Hungry Mother Park.

The meeting was adjourned.