{"id":137,"date":"2008-08-25T17:21:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T21:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2008-08-25T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T21:21:11","slug":"tmr-on-national-shortlist-for-jambo-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/25\/tmr-on-national-shortlist-for-jambo-site\/","title":{"rendered":"TMR On National Shortlist for Jambo Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the unfounded rumor and speculation department, I heard the following over this past weekend at the NE-2C conclave.  It is not official nor can I verify the accuracy of it.  Consider it talk around the Cracker Barrel or campfire.<\/p>\n<p>As you may know,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Boy Scouts of America announced today it is expanding its search to find a permanent home for one of America&#8217;s great traditions-the Boy Scouts National Scout Jamboree.<\/p>\n<p>Securing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scouting.org\/Media\/PressReleases\/2008\/20080602.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">a permanent home for the National Scout Jamboree,<\/a> beginning with the 2013 event, is one of several initiatives launched in celebration of the BSA&#8217;s 100th Anniversary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The qualifications for the site include:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Have spectacular natural beauty<\/li>\n<li>Have water for recreational activities<\/li>\n<li>Be at least 5,000 acres and available for donation, long-term lease (100+ years), or sale<\/li>\n<li>Be located within 25 miles of an interstate or a four-lane divided highway<\/li>\n<li>Be located within 150 miles of a commercial service airport with medium or large hub status<\/li>\n<li>Be located in an area with adequate medical services<\/li>\n<li>Be accessible year-round via standard modes of transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Based on that, TMR naturally qualifies as a potential site.\u00c2\u00a0 The talk around the fire, was that part of the TMR reservation was the final Scout property on the shortlist.\u00c2\u00a0 Apparently NCAC&#8217;s Goshen Scout Camps, another short list site, is no longer under active consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The BSA is also looking at the possibility of purchasing sufficient land in the Midwest, as another permanent home for the Jamboree.\u00c2\u00a0 Or so went the talk around the fire.<\/p>\n<p>There are still apparently many considerations and negotiations required before any final decisions are made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the unfounded rumor and speculation department, I heard the following over this past weekend at the NE-2C conclave. It is not official nor can I verify the accuracy of it. Consider it talk around the Cracker Barrel or campfire. As you may know, The Boy Scouts of America announced today it is expanding its&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ten-mile-river-modern","wpcat-3-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Tidi-2d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":318,"url":"http:\/\/www.tenmilerivertrader.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/04\/goshen-out-tmr-back-on-the-list\/","url_meta":{"origin":137,"position":0},"title":"Goshen Out, TMR Back on the List?","author":"Bill Mulrenin","date":"August 4, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"In the Department of Idle Speculation, the Roanoke Times is reporting that Goshen will not be the Boy Scouts new Jamboree site. 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