Paint Creek Trail

Connecting the communities of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion Township and the Village of Lake Orion in Oakland County, Michigan.


 

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Trailways Commission

trail sign

Mission Statement

"The Paint Creek Trailways Commission provides trail users a natural, scenic, and educational recreation experience while preserving the ecological integrity of the Paint Creek Trail for the enjoyment of future generations."

Paint Creek Trailways Commission Members & Staff
Officers
Community Representing
Rock Blanchard, Chairman
Rochester Hills
Linda Gamage, Vice-Chair
City of Rochester
Ed Peters, Secretary
Orion Township
Maryann Whitman, Treasurer
Oakland Township

Commissioners

Community Representing

Richard Schultz
Rochester
Steve Sage
Rochester
Ravi Yalamanchi
Rochester Hills
Kathy Thomas
Oakland Township
Alice Young
Orion Township

Alternates

Community Representing

Vacant
Rochester
Paul Miller
Rochester Hills
Nathan Klomp
Rochester Hills
Martha Olijnyk
Oakland Township
Marc Edwards
Oakland Township
Jeffrey Phillips
Orion Township
vacant
Orion Township

Non-Voting Commissioner

Community Representing

Doug Hobbs
Village of Lake Orion

Staff

Title

Kristen Myers
Trail Manager
John Makris
Attorney
Sandi DiSipio
Recording Secretary
David Moutrie
Bike Patroller

Commission Information

The Paint Creek Trailways Commission is an intergovernmental agency formed under the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967. As part of the intergovernmental agreement, the Paint Creek Trailways Commissioners are appointed by our local City Councils and Board of Trustees, depending on the municipality. Each community is given two Commissioners and two Alternate Commissioners, and they consist of elected officials and citizens. The Commission is responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the Paint Creek Trail.

The Trailways Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. The meetings are held at either the Paint Creek Cider Mill Building, 4480 Orion Road, Oakland Township, 48306 or at the Rochester Municipal Offices, 400 Sixth Street, Rochester, 48306. All meetings are open to the public. Meeting dates scheduled for 2012 are as follows:

January 17, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

July 17, 2012
Rochester Municipal Offices

February 21, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

August 21, 2012
Rochester Municipal Offices

March 20, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

September 18, 2012
Rochester Municipal Offices

April 17, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

October 16, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

May 15, 2012
Rochester Municipal Offices

November 20, 2012
Paint Creek Cider Mill

June 19, 2012
Rochester Municipal Offices

December 18, 2012 
Paint Creek Cider Mill

 

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Bike Patroller Moutrie
Bike Patroller Moutrie, patrolling the Trail

Agendas & Minutes

To request an item on the next Commission agenda, contact Trail Manager Kristen Myers at (248) 651-9260. You may also email your request to: paintcreektrail@aol.com.

If you would like to obtain copies of current and previous agendas & minutes, you can access them here:

Paint Creek Trailways Commission Meeting Agendas & Minutes

or you can access them by year:

2012 Agendas & Minutes

2011 Agendas & Minutes

2010 Agendas & Minutes

 

 

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Budget

The Paint Creek Trailways Commission upcoming annual budget is approved by the Commission in June of each year. It is then sent to each voting member municipality for their approval. The budget is divided into Operations and Patrol budgets. Each voting member municipality contributes equal amounts to the Operations budget, regardless of the amount of Trail in their community. The Patrol budget covers the cost of our part-time Bike Patroller, as well as the contracted services of the Oakland County Mounted Patrol. The patrol budget is pro-rated based on the amount of Trail in each community. Our, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Approved Budgets are available for download:

2012 Approved Budget

2011 Approved Budget

2010 Final Amended Budget

For prior year budgets, please contact Trail Manager Kristen Myers.

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Mounted Patrol
Mounted Patrol Deputies Purgatori and Haering, protecting the Trail