CAPT Board Meeting
Annual Membership Meeting
November 19, 2016
Columbia, SC
The Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains will meet in Columbia
at the Richland County Public Library on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
The address is 1431 Assembly Street. The telephone number is 803-799-9084.
We will meet in Room 201 at 1:00 PM.
Ask for directions at the front if you have trouble finding the room.
The room is ours until 4:00 PM.
For those who may use Google Earth, GPS, or other mapping service enter the address “1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201”. Parking on the street around the library is generally available, and on Saturday meters are free. The rear entrance of the library is closed due to construction, and all must enter from the front entrance.
If anyone would like to get together for lunch prior to the meeting,
gather at the California Dreaming Restaurant at 401 S. Main Street, 29201
no later than 11:15 AM.
CAPT Official Notice of Election of Officers and Directors
Directors and Officers for the Carolinas Association for Passenger Trains will be
elected at the November 19, 2016, Annual General Membership meeting in
Columbia, S.C. Directors serve terms of two years, and officers are elected
yearly. The Board of Directors consists of 12 to 18 members based on the percentage
of CAPT members in North Carolina and South Carolina. This serves as official
notice of the annual meeting and elections. Any member interested in running
for the board should contact any member of the present board and provide
biographical information for consideration, or be prepared to provide this
information in person at the meeting. Current directors who are ending a term
of two years should notify Secretary Phil Astwood at astwoodp@bellsouth.net
if the intention is to run again. Those who do not notify the Secretary,
or appear at the meeting will not be considered. The current CAPT Board
serves as the official Nominating Committee.
CAPT 2016 Annual Meeting Agenda
- Secretary's report
- Treasurer's report
- Election of Officers and Directors for 2017
- Update on the resolution drive in South Carolina in support of expanded rail passenger service
- Update on CAPT fostering creation of an association similar to Virginians for High Speed Rail
- Update on news in North Carolina and South Carolina affecting transit and rail passenger service
- Update on CAPT newsletter and website issues
- Amtrak update
- Reports by Officers and Directors
- Planning for future meetings
- Adjournment
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