A project to build a bridge over Goose Creek as an entrance on the north side into Big Hill Park in order to connect Janesville and Beloit through the hiking, biking and recreational trails.

1. Partnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
ROCK LDA
BRIDGING OUR COMMUNITIES
Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin

2. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Presentation Overview
• Team Members
• Project Purpose and Method
• Scope
• Partners
• Timeline
• Challenges and Successes
• Fundraising Event
• Donors
• Gratitude

3. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Team Members
Kelli Cameron
Foundation & Alumni Director
Blackhawk Technical College
Kathleen Clothier
Planning and Development
Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator
Community Action
Karen Ellis
Employment Manager
Mercy Health System
Lori Huntoon
Hydrogeologist
HydroGeoLogic Consulting, LLC
Beth Jacobsen
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Beloit
Michael Oellerich
Attorney
Nowlan & Mouat

4. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Project Purpose and Method
Connect Janesville and Beloit through the hiking,
biking and recreational trail by installing a bridge
over Goose Creek as an entrance into Big Hill Park.
Using the old railroad bridge abutments, a 30’ long
bridge will be installed to connect the trails.

5. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Janesville
Gazette,
June 22,
2012

6. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Scope
• Communication with stakeholders
• Wisconsin DNR permit process
• City of Beloit
– Parks and Recreation
Commission
– Planning Commission
– City Council
• Individual/Business Fundraising
• Event Fundraising
• Grants
– Stateline Community
Foundation
– Wal-Mart
– DNR Stewardship Grant
• Marketing
– The Gazette
– Beloit Daily News
– Flyers
– Social Media

7. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Bridge and
Trail
Location
Map

8. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Current Status of
Location

9. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Cost Estimate
From Custom Manufacturing, Clinton
• 36' flat bridge x 12' wide
• 54" horizontal railings (needed for bike traffic)
• Use existing cement abutments (securing with angle iron and welding I-
beams in place)
• 12,000 pound load + 30 pounds per square foot
• Cost estimate is $ 16,000

10. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Partners
• Dean Paynter, Rock Trail Coalition
• Carolynn Brandeen, Rock Trail Coalition
• Tom Presny, Parks Director, City of Janesville
• City of Beloit Engineering
• City of Beloit Parks & Leisure Services
• Lori Williams, Parks Director, Rock County
• Tim Lindau, Attorney, Nowlan & Mouat, LDA Alumni Ambassador
• Brian Anderson, Branch Manager, BMO Harris Bank, LDA Project Advisor

11. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Partners
• Rick Barder, retired banker and avid cyclist
• Jeff Johnson, local pharmacist, philanthropist and avid cyclist
• Schreiber Anderson Associates, Inc.
• Be Active Outdoors
• Graphic designer (Lori?)

12. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Timeline
November:
Project
selection, met
with partners
December:
Identification
of scope,
continued
meeting with
partners
January:
Bridge
engineering
discussion,
fundraising
strategy
discussion

13. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Timeline
February:
Fundraising
planning
March:
Fundraising
implemen-
tation,
City of
Beloit
approval
April:
Fundraising
implemen-
tation,
site visit
May:
Reporting
on
project
status to
LDA and
stake-
holders

14. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Challenges Successes
• Engineering
• DNR Permit
• City processes
• Variation of key stakeholders
• Scheduling and time
constraints
• Fundraising and awareness
building event
• City of Beloit support/approval
• Crane donation
• DNR permit process
• Availability of DNR
Stewardship Grant
• Event

15. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Beloit
Daily
News,
March
18,
2013

16. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Memorandum
to Beloit
Parks,
Recreation &
Conservation
Advisory
Commission
March 7, 2013

17. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Fundraising Event
• Dual purpose – raise money and raise awareness
• Hold event in central location to trails
• Keep it simple and fun
• Base the event on project purpose

18. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Rock &
Roll
Event
Press
Release

19. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Rock &
Roll
Event
Flyer

20. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Greater
Beloit
Chamber
Online
Marketing

21. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks

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23. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks

24. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks

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26. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Project Donors
• Mercy Health System
• Nowlan & Mouat, LLP
• Crane Lifts
• Ric Genthe & Associates
• Stateline Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Southern
Wisconsin
• Robinson & Prijic
• Beloit Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Rock Trail Coalition Board
• Brad Cantrell
• Rick Barder
• Dean Paynter
• Jennifer Johns
• Rosie & Tom Kautz
• Edward Jeannette
• Terri Houlahan
• Kristin Koeffler
• Phyllis DeGraff
• James VanDeBogart
• Pat Cameron
• J.T. Johnson
• Jane Fossum
• Neil & Kay Deupree
• Thomas & Kathleen Luedtke

27. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Event Donors
• Karl Bell, Musician
• Afton Pub
• Mike Norton, MSN Pro Coaching
• Michael’s Cycles, Janesville
• Erika Penny, Arbonne Independent Consultant
• The Abbey Resort, Lake Geneva
• Beloit Bicycle Company
• Glen Erin Golf Club
• Studio 107 Salon & Spa, Janesville
• Studio 215 Hair & Nail, Clinton
• Carol Esselman
• Café Calamari, Lake Geneva
• Shopiere Tap
• The Janesville Armory

28. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Results
• Raised $5,336
• Applied for a matching grant
• Secured a $10,000 donation (if needed)
• Obtained the DNR permit
• Strengthened partnerships between the Rock Trail
Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, Rock
County Parks, Afton community
• Built awareness of the Leadership Development
Academy
• Developed lifelong friends and colleagues

29. ROCK LDAPartnership with Rock Trail Coalition, City of Beloit, City of Janesville, and Rock County Parks
Leadership Lesson Learned
(one of many!)
Leadership is a relationship between those who
choose to lead and those who choose to follow.
These relationships are based on mutual respect
and caring as the quality of the relationship will
determine the quality of the results.
It is important to make others feel powerful and
capable, not to acquire power for oneself.

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With Gratitude
“Do not go where the path may
lead, go instead where there is
no path and leave a trail.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson