American Tobacco Trail Workday, Saturday October 16 at 9

[Bill Bussey]

Hi American Tobacco Trail Volunteers,

Your help is really needed at this important workday this Saturday, 
October 16 at 9 am.

We are holding our regular third Saturday of the month American Tobacco 
Trail workday at our parking area site on Fayetteville Road about a mile 
south of Southpoint Mall this Saturday starting at 9 am. We could really 
use to help out with this important project because we'd like to finish 
with the demolition and clean-up of the site in order to not need to 
rent a dumpster again.

We made a lot of progress last weekend, and this is the final push on 
this important project. Thanks to Mike Moorman, Chris Baylies Judy 
Szustakowski, Curt Devereux and Frank Bennett for all the work they did 
to finish with the structure demoltion this past weekend.

Come at 9 am or after and stay as long as you like. If you can walk and 
pick things up, we can use you!

When finished this parking area will be donated to the City of Durham 
Parks and Recreation Department for the enjoyment of future generations. 
TRTC probably will help maintain it for a number of years. Completion of 
this demolition and trash removal is an important first step toward 
completion of this project.

Don't forget to bring your work gloves, long pants and preferably long 
sleeved shirts. Bring water and a snack if you like. As a precaution, 
make sure that your tetanus shot is up-to-date as there as we'll be 
picking up and moving a lot of junk and some trash. We'll be moving 
brush and other yard debris as well. We don't have a major structure to 
deal with so it should be fairly safe work.

If you have it, please bring a wheelbarrow or wheeled cart. If you have 
them, bring some loppers for trimming brush. If folks don't want to haul 
trash, we'll put them to work on the grounds! You might want to bring a 
bucket to carry home anything that might be of use to you.

Please contact me by email or phone (see below) if you have any 
questions or comments.

Trucks and trailer capable of making runs to the recycling stations are 
always welcome.

Directions: From Southpoint Mall and I-40 on Fayetteville Road, go south 
about 1/2 mile. See the cement bridge over the American Tobacco Trail or 
old RR. Property is on the immediate right BEFORE you cross the bridge. 
If you cross the bridge and pass the entrance of Chancellors Ridge on 
the right, you've gone too far. Park along the shoulder of Fayetteville 
Road.

 From the south, from NC 751 coming from US 64, drive north on NC 751 to 
the stoplight at Fayetteville Road. Turn right onto Fayetteville Road. 
Go about a mile and cross the cement bridge. Property is on the 
immediate left past just past the bridge. Park on the shoulder. If you 
pass the new Drees Home subdivision on your left, you've gone too far.

Also all of you are cordially invited to meet with the riders of the 
East Coast Greenway Tour at a potluck at the Durham Armory in downtown 
Durham, tomorrow night, Wednesday October 13 at 6:30 pm. Though no RSVP 
is needed, please bring something to share. These cyclists started in 
Calais, Maine on September 12 and are headed for Key West, Florida down 
the existing and future route of the East Coast Greenway. We are proud 
that the American Tobacco Trail, the South Ellerbee Creek and Ellerbee 
Creek Trails are designated portions of the East Coast Greenway. They 
have a well deserved rest day in Durham and we plan on showing them our 
southern hospitality.

Please join us if you can. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for your great work on the American Tobacco Trail.

Bill Bussey
Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
919 545-9104