Trails Committee interviews three candidates for membership.
Trails Committee · Meeting of May 12, 2026
Carlisle Trails Committee conducts membership interviews with three candidates. Chair Steve Tobin and four in-person members, along with remotely-attending Merritt Maxim, heard from John Cappella Zielinski, an archeologist and Air Force veteran interested in full membership; Maxim, an associate member seeking promotion to full status who is interested in developing new trails and cataloging unofficial routes appearing on AllTrails; and Michael Bond, a volunteer on the Elliott Trail project seeking associate membership. Paula Griffin withdrew her application over scheduling conflicts with evening meetings.
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Source: the Trails Committee meeting of May 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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