Who is involved with the Flint River Trail?

Flint River Trail Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors on all aspects of trail, such as design, route, amenities, and assists the county in developing the trail by working with community members and conducting outreach and soliciting participation.  The members of the Flint River Trail Advisory Committee are:

Bob Beck	Kim Perlstein	Dick Keith	Dan Wiedemeier
Keith Schultz	Beth Nickel	Amber VerKuilen	Gary Szymula
Brian Carter

Flint River Trail Communications Committee The Flint River Trail Communications Committee carries out functions such as: marketing, logo design, community outreach and education.  The members of the Flint River Trail Communications Committee are:

Beth Nickel	Jeff Burkhart	Lisa Orth	Scott Noll
Lori Rudy	Shawn Meers	Kim Perlstein	Susan Denk
Steve Hexom	Jeff Ebbing	Ron Stigge	Amber VerKuilen

Flint River Trail Capital Campaign Committee The Flint River Trail Capital Campaign Committee is leading the local fundraising campaign that is needed to gather enough funding for the completion of the Flint River Trail.  The members of the Flint River Trail Capital Campaign Committee are:

Jim Olson	Sue Sorenson	Jerry Derby	Jerry Krause
Brian Isom

Flint River Trail Rules Committee The Flint River Trail Rules Committee was created to evaluate current conditions near the trail and future conditions on the trail and to develop a set of rules of operation for when the Flint River Trail is completed  The members of the Flint River Trail Rules Committee are:

Jeff Bergman	Phil Collier	Pat Jackson	Christa Perkins
Dale Schmeiser

Flint River Trail Amenities Committee The Flint River Trail Amenities Committee is in charge of researching amenities along other trails around the country, such as signs, benches, shelters, etc.  They will use this information to make recommendations on the amenities to be placed along the Flint River Trail.   The members of the Flint River Trail Amenities Committee are:

Gary Szymula	Keith Schultz	Jess Lionberger	Ken Velharticky
Craig McEvely

City of Burlington Flint River Trail Advisory Committee

Bill Ell	Phil Collier	Sue Frice	Dan Luttenegger
Jim Olson	Ken Velharticky

Riverfront Advisory Committee

Doug Smith	David Stoermer	Steven Perlstein	Stephanie Stuecker
Sue Frice	Art Klein	Dr. Sidney Carter	Charles E. Walsh
Lisa T. Walsh

City of Burlington Staff

Eric Larson

Eric Tysland

Amber VerKuilen

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission Staff

Mike Norris

Zach James

Nick Stark

Des Moines County Supervisors

Bob Beck

Jeff Heland

Tim Hoschek

Burlington City Council

Bill Ell	Matt Murray	Jim Davidson	Garry Thomas
Tim Scott