JAY — The Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce is holding its August breakfast meeting  Friday, Aug. 6, at LaFleur’s to get an update on the recreational trail system.

The group will gather at 7 a.m. for networking and a light breakfast. The public is invited to attend the meeting and is asked to RSVP to the Chamber Office at 897-6755 by Thursday morning at the latest.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a presentation about the upcoming Frantasia Festival by Maine musician Greg Boardman, who has been performing in Maine for about 40 years.

Broadman teaches strings full time in the Lewiston Public Schools and at Bates College, and also teaches private lessons. His diverse musical interests lead him to the American Folk Festival in Bangor, the Maine Chamber Ensemble, playing classical masterworks in Lewiston, performing music at the Frantasia Festival, playing at local nursing homes and performing with his students.

Jonathan LaBonte, executive director of the Androscoggin Land Trust, and Phil Poirier, a member of the Livermore Falls Downtown Betterment Group, will then update the group on the recreational trail system being developed in the area.

An official from Chisholm Trails, a program of the Androscoggin Land Trust, will discuss the work completed in the first year of its development with support from the National Park Service Rivers and Trails program.

In the fall of 2009, Jay and Livermore Falls, in partnership with the land trust, were selected in a competitive process to be assisted by National Park Service staff in planning for riverfront trails and open space. Through the initial organizing, the Riverfront School Trail was designated the primary project. This trail would link the Jay and Livermore Falls school complexes and the former Otis Paper Mill via a riverside trail. Through a partnership with Maine-based landscape architects, pro-bono design assistance has been provided to Chisholm Trails.

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