During another induction planning meeting Monday morning, Otsego County Tourism Director Deb Taylor said the peripheral parking lots are lined up on Route 26 between Fly Creek and Grasslands. Taylor said there are five lots and approximately 2,500 spaces for the Induction visitors.

Since the last meeting, the county has agreed to cover property owners under its insurance policy. It will simplify matters and make certain everyone has coverage, she said.

Taylor said plans include as many as 24 buses shuttling people from the remote lots to the elementary school. From there, people will walk to the Induction site at the Clark Sports Center. A map is almost ready which shows the location of the parking lots and will help visitors navigate the highways and village streets. The map is being put on a number of websites which visitors are likely to look at before making the trip.

Also nearing completion is a brochure containing the information visitors will need when they arrive. Taylor expects to print 30,000 brochures which will be handed out in expressway rest stops with travel information centers in Binghamton and Unadilla, in area and regional lodging facilities and at the convenience store south of Milford.

Taylor said the parking that is available on private property in the village should fill up fast Sunday morning. Property owners interested in selling parking on their property must have a permit to do so. According to deputy clerk Deanna Ashurst, there is a $25 fee and property owners must provide a map of the property showing where the parking will be.

There must also be enough room to get an ambulance to the parked cars in the event of an emergency.

The village’s trolley system will be running from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. From Friday through Monday, trolley tickets will be $5 for adults and children 12 and under free.

``The big thing is volunteers,’’ she said, adding that there are still people needed to help out.

Village police chief Diana Nicols suggested the possibility of using people who had been sentenced in court to community service.

``I have a real problem with that,’’ said Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Executive Director John Bullis.

It’s wonderful for some things, Bullis said, but not when they would be the ones creating first impressions for visitors.

Nicols said her department is ready to go. Village police will be joined by NY State Troopers and personnel from the Sheriff’s Office. Four officers from SUCO will also be helping out.

We will have four bikes, three cars and lots of people on foot, she told committee members.

Because many of the officers on duty are not from Cooperstown, they will be outfitted with information packets so it is more likely they will have the answers when visitors ask for assistance.

Nicols said she has also made arrangements with a number of tow truck operators to be on hand to remove improperly parked cars.

Bullis said he has contacted regional tourism offices and chambers of commerce in the region in an attempt to find any other tour buses which had not contacted the Hall of Fame, but found none.

``The Hall of Fame and June {Dolhum} have good control of the buses,’’ he said.

According to Bonnie Kaido, the hospital is all set. The fire department and emergency medical squad is still short of some volunteers, but she has every confidence they will have all they need.

The committee will meet again Monday, July 16 at 10 a.m.