Hello Scouting Family:
Our Council continuously and thoughtfully evaluates all our programs, services, and assets. This comprehensive review also extends to our portfolio of properties. Recently, our focus was on Wah Wah Taysee, a 16-acre property in North Haven that the Council has been the proud stewards of for nearly a century. Our volunteer-led Properties Committee, in close alignment with the Council’s Strategic Plans, thoroughly evaluated Wah Wah Taysee’s usage and benefits. After a careful review, the Committee presented a recommendation to the Executive Board to divest from Wah Wah Taysee.
Wah Wah Taysee was donated to the Council in the early 1950s to be used for wilderness training, and since then, a handful of units have used the camp each year. The property features four small campsites, two camping shelters, and a couple of primitive outhouses. One of the camp’s draws is its proximity to Sleeping Giant State Park.
Outdoor stewardship has been a hallmark of Scouting since its inception, and when divesting properties is a factor we consider. With that in mind, we are happy to share that the Council has accepted an offer from the North Haven Land Trust to purchase the property in cooperation with the neighboring community. This decision marks a significant step forward for Scouting and the community. This offer will preserve the land as open space in perpetuity. The North Haven Land Trust intends to allow Scouts continued use of the property, including for camping, through a forthcoming liaison process. We will share details of that once it is established.
Yours in Scouting,
Jim Accomando, Council President
Mark Kraus, Scout Executive
Gene Waring, Council Commissioner
Mike Card, Vice President – Properties
