Historical April 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Trustees of Camp Forrest Staley and the committee of Troop 98 arranged a transfer of land and funds with St. Louis County.
According to the agreement the county received the land and Forrest Staley Trust received $110,000 plus other considerations. About $90,000 of the amount came from a special grant from the federal government which has been awarded to Eureka and transferred to the County Department of Parks and Recreation.
The additional considerations for the transfer included: retention of the name Forrest Staley for the newly established park; no lumbering; no off road vehicles; the property to remain open land forever; and, the right for Troop 98 and the Boy and Girl Scouts of St. Roch’s to use the property for short or long term camping.
The principal of the trust must be invested, while the interest from the principal can be expended, but only with the approval both of the Troop 98 Committee and of the Forrest Staley Trustees.
The trustees and troop leaders have been working toward the completion of this project ever since the buildings on the property were vandalized over ten years ago.
Some of the people who have been very generous with their time and talent during the years it took to reach the agreement were Hugh Bertsch, Jack Wright, Ed Gund, Bob Newsham, Jim Flynn, Hi Watkins, and Rick Bender.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1981.
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