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Havre Trails President Lindsey Barndt-Bennett speaks Monday to the Hill County Park Board during its monthly meeting in Havre. Brandt-Bennett discussed a proposal for new trail in Beaver Creek Park that would begin at the spillway of Bear Paw Lake and lead to Rotary Falls in the first phase of trail building.
Hill County Park Board members and guests talk during the board's monthly meeting Monday in Havre.
Havre Trails President Lindsey Brandt-Bennett points to the route of a proposed trail shown on a photograph Monday during a Hill County Park Board monthly meeting in Havre. Thenew trail in Beaver Creek Park would begin at the spillway of Bear Paw Lake and lead to Rotary Falls in the first phase of trail building.
Continued Beaver Creek Park cabin breakins have prompted the park superintendent to begin taking bids on the installation of high-end surveillance cameras throughout the park, an idea he discussed during Monday night's Hill County Park Board meeting.
Superintendent Chad Edgar told board members four cabins have been broken into within the last month alone, and he is taking bids on four cameras that would be installed throughout the park.
"It's time to start beefing up the surveillance," Edgar said.
The cameras, Edgar said, are costly, mainly because they would need to pick up important details such as license plate numbers.
The topic was brought up by head of the Cabin Owners Association Rose Cloninger, who said two cabins nearby had been burglarized within the last two weeks.
"It's just getting sad," she said. "Too many of them are getting hit."
An audience member who did not give his name told a story about a time he was almost run over. The man said he was taking a picture of the license plate of a vehicle he found suspicious when the driver began rolling toward him. He got out of the way just in time, he said.
Other topics discussed during the meeting included adding another hiking trail in the park and and a way to get money to battle noxious weeds.
Havre Trails President Lindsey Brandt-Bennett proposed a walking trail be created in the Rotary Falls area.
Havre Trails is an organization that promotes improving the walking, running, and bike paths in and around Havre.
"There's already animal trails established," she said. "It's very beautiful."
Park Board Chair Steve Mariani told Brandt-Bennett she had the blessings of the board to pursue the trail.
"It could be really good for everyone," Mariani said.
Hill County Weed District Supervisor Terry Turner told the board a national magazine is interested in perhaps publishing an article on Beaver Creek Park. Turner said he had been speaking to a writer of the magazine - he didn't remember the name of the magazine - and the goal is to draw attention to the park's noxious weed problem, and more importantly, maybe some money to battle the problem.
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