DOST Committees
Development ReviewEducation
Finance
Matching Grants
Nominations
Open Space
Trails
Representatives to other organizations
Last-minute changes to the time and location of these committee meetings may be found on the City's Special Events and Meetings Calendar.
Development Review
The Development Review Committee studies
and makes advisory comments on zoning map
changes and site plans for the Development
Review Board, City Council, and Board of
County Commissioners regarding impacts to
greenways and open space.
Members: Annette Montgomery (chair), Glenn
Bowles, Helen Youngblood (staff contact)
Meeting place; date; and time: Conference
Room B Ground Floor City Hall, first
Wednesday of the month, 5:00 pm; and
Second Floor Committee Room City Hall,
third Wednesday of the month, 6:00 - 7:00
pm.
Education
The Education Committee staffs a
Commission booth at the Earth Day Festival
in April, the Eno River Festival in July,
and CenterFest in September to inform the
public about open space and trails
programs, provide maps, and encourage
community involvement. In addition, the
Education Committee writes and edits the
semiannual DOST Newsletter.
Members: John Goebel: (chair), Jeffery
Bakalchuck, Jason Nelson
Meeting place; date; and time: Second
Floor Committee Room City Hall, third
Wednesday of the month, 6:30 - 7:00 pm.
Finance
The Finance Committee makes
recommendations to the DOST Commission for
consideration by the elected officials
(with staff assistance fom the Department
of Parks and Recreation and the County
Engineering Department, Division of Open
Space and Real Estate, City Planning) on
the ongoing budget and long-range spending
priorities for greenways and open space
bond funds and impact fees.
Members: Annette Montgomery, Deborah
Morgan (chair), Ellen Reckhow, Bo Glenn,
Glenn Bowles, Tom Stark
Meeting place; date; and time: Conference
room next to Board of Commissioners
chambers, Second Floor Courthouse, meets
quarterly or as-needed.
Matching Grants
Now for nearly twenty years, the Matching
Grants Program continues to provide grants
to community non-profit organizations for
open space and recreation projects
throughout the County. Durham County
contributes an annual allocation of
$85,000 to support the Program. During the
life of this Program, the County's
investment of $1,031,337 has leveraged
over $1.8 million in monetary and in-kind
contributions.
Ellen Reckhow, Annette Montgomery, Bo
Glenn, Deborah Morgan (Bo Gattis, staff
contact)
Meeting place; date; and time: Ad-hoc
during Matching Grant Program cycle.
Nominations
The Nominations Committee makes
recommendations for vacant positions on
the DOST Board.
Members: Kelly Bryant (chair), Dan Clever
Meeting place; date; and time: Ad-hoc.
Open Space
The Open Space Committee makes
recommendations to the Planning
Department, and the County Division of
Open Space and Real Estate on priorities
for open space preservation.
Members: Glenn Bowles (Chair), Ellen
Reckhow, LaDawnna Summers, Bo Glenn, Will
Wilson, Jane Korest, Helen Youngblood
(staff liaisons)
Meeting place; date; and time: Conference
Room B Ground Floor City Hall; Fourth
Thursday of the month; 5:30 pm.
Trails
The Trails Committee makes
recommendations to the Parks and
Recreation and Planning Departments on
trails and greenways development
priorities, new trails and greenways
routes, and proposals prepared by design
consultants.
Members: Kelly Bryant (chair), Deborah
Morgan, Dan Clever, John Goebel, Glen
Bowles, Charlie Welch
Meeting place; date; and time: Conference
Room B Ground Floor City Hall; Second
Tuesday of the month; 7:00 pm.
Representatives to other organizations