1. An introduction and a future

2.  > 50 Miles of Mapped Trails  42 trailheads  Ownership ◦ State of Connecticut – Cockaponset Forest ◦ CT Forest and Park Association - Blue Blazed Trails ◦ RSD 17- Haddam Elementary Land Trust - Swan Hill ◦ Haddam Land Trust

6. Trails Bamforth (21) Nedobity (15) Ponsett Ridge (20) Saraceno (9)

9.  Average Appraised Value of Single Family Home in Haddam = $ 237,500  Average Assessed Value of Single Family Home in Haddam = $154,375  Average Tax Paid by Home Owner=$4,368  Average Children per Home =.48  Average Cost of Education for Each Child in Haddam=$13,537, Which Equals = $6,497 per Household Where is the $6496 difference coming from?

10.  Loss of CT Yankee  Where does Haddam make up shortfall? ◦ Raise Taxes or Lower Spending (Schools)  Trend from Haddam Visioning Sessions  1% of land set aside for commercial  0.8% zoned for industrial use  Commercial Development of Village Center

11.  Nearby (convenient) opportunities for active and healthy lifestyle.  Safe for pedestrians  Increased awareness of natural surroundings  Non-motorized corridor connecting parts of the town.

12.  Increase in property values near trails  Attacts new businesses and employees ◦ 2 nd most important community amenity out of 18 choices (Mountain Bay Trail – Brown County, WI)  Increase in spending ◦ $13.54 per person per visit in town on food, beverages and transportation (Ohio Miami Trail) – ($4 -$30) ◦ $277/year average per person in region on clothes, equipment and accessories.  If trail is centrally connected, can lead to reinvestment in downtown.  A destination trail can bring in a significant number of outside users (depending on quality of trail, can be 5% to 70% non-local).

13.  Cove Wharf Road (Nosal Road) ◦ Higganum Cove  Higganum Village Loop  Swan Hill  Railway from Tylerville through Haddam ??

14.  DEP Grant submitted in August for $22,000 ◦ Web Site ◦ Trailhead Markings ◦ Interpretative Signs  Future Steps ◦ Central Kiosk map ◦ Printed Trail Maps ◦ Best use for unused railroad from Tylerville to Middletown ◦ Development of connector trails  Need active research into where trails are needed  Right of Ways  Donations to Haddam Land Trust ◦ Finish Higganum Loop

16.  Use the trails ◦ Receive email with links to all maps ◦ Spread the word  Receive updates on trails – sign up sheet  Volunteer to work on trail development