Meeting Minutes 12-01-2021
Meeting Minutes for 12/01/2021
The meeting was held at Bill Bouffard’s house from 6:00pm until 7:45pm.
Attendance – There we’re 15 members.
Meeting Minutes
- N/A
Treasurer’s Report
- Jeff provided an overview of the status of the accounts.
- MSA raffle tickets around 700 sold
- $100 donation to Presumpscot land trust was sent on the Club’s behalf.
- We will be doing the fund raiser at Little League Tournaments again next year.
- $1500 to Little League Foundation from the proceeds of this fundraiser.
- Fill out your logs. One for grooming and trail maintenance, one for equipment servicing and one for administrative work.
- Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Bill B, 2nd was made by Ray. Motion passed
unanimously.
Membership Officers Report
- We currently have 46 total paid members this year
- Motion to accept the Membership report was made by Ray, 2nd made by Randy. Motion passed unanimously.
Landowners Report
- The trash that was illegally dumped behind the old dump has been picked up by the city.
- Everybody is encouraged to report any dumping they see to the Westbrook Police Department.
- Motion to accept the Landowner’s report was made by Ray, 2nd made by Bill B. Motion passed unanimously.
Information Officer
- Bill B discussed the Bonfire at Lenny’s this year. Bill U is happy to have it in his back lot. The bonfire will be held on January 29th this year. Final planning is still to be worked out.
- The Christmas Party at the Frog and Turtle is looking to be a great turnout. Invite friends and family. Everybody is encouraged to make reservations for a table if you want to sit and eat dinner. We’re shooting for 100 people to attend. Doors open at 6:00. Mention that you are with the club at the door.
- Bill H will contact the top 10 landowners and invite them to attend.
- Motion to accept the Information Officer’s report was made by Jeff C, 2nd made by Jeff T. Motion passed unanimously.
Trail Master’s Report
- The marking of the golf course trail is complete. Remind people to stay on marked trails and not to ride around on the golf course or we could lose it.
- Oil change kits and other fluids for the Rangers that were purchased from Abbott’s were distributed by Lance.
- Anthony shared a list of equipment needed for each Ranger. People responsible each Ranger will check the equipment to make sure this is done.
- New Club Property
- The proposal to the city for the new club property was read and discussed.
- Discussions were held on access, power requirements and sewage which will be 600 gallon holding tank.
- Confirmation that Shaw Brothers has granted us access.
- A motion to submit the proposal was made by Ray motion 2nd by Tom. Motion passed unanimously.
- The trail to CeCe’s Diner will be opened once the ground freezes.
- The safety equipment and tools kits list for each groomer were reviewed. Motion for Mark L to purchase 5 kits of tools and safety equipment was made by Lance 2nd by Ray. Motion passed unanimously.
- The trail from Wagon Wheel trail to the Pipeline is done.
- Tom is looking into purchasing combo locks for the club.
Digital Officer
- Facebook engagement is up 90%.
- MSA raffle tickets sales are done. We sold far more than the club has done in the past. Big thanks to Brandy Cobbett (and Jeff) for processing them.
- Remember to send pictures and a brief write up to Jeff on work being done by the club so he can post our progress on Facebook.
- Everyone is encouraged like and share our posts on social media whenever possible.
- The next meeting will be held on January 12th at 6:00 at Bill Bouffard’s house.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Think snow everybody! Lots and lots of snow.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 11-17-2021
Meeting Minutes for 11/17/2021
The meeting was held at Bill Bouffard’s house from 6:00pm until 7:30pm.
Attendance – There were 13 members.
Meeting Minutes
- Minutes were discussed. Motion to accept by Randy 2nd by Ray. Motion passed. Treasurer’s Report
- Jeff provided an overview of the status of the accounts.
- Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Dan, 2nd was made by Bill B. Motion passed unanimously.
Membership Officers Report
- 82 letters were mailed out to registered snowmobile owner. We receive 4 new members.
- The drawing for the gift certificate to Duck Pond Variety was held. The winner will be notified and arrangements will be made to deliver the gift certificate to him.
Information Officer
- This year Christmas Party will be held at the Frog and Turtle. Doors open at 6:00. Mention that you are with the club.
- Lenny’s has offered us his location for the Bonfire. The date is TBD.
Trail Master’s Report
- A work crew will meet at 8:00 at the Community Center to pick up the old bridge materials to send them to the transfer station. Ray volunteered to bring his dump truck to haul the loads for us.
- Oil change kits and other fluids for the Rangers will be purchased from Abbott’s by Lance and dispersed to the appropriate members for servicing the equipment.
- A discussion was held on the safety kits and tools that should be with all grooming equipment. A list will be generated by mark L and discussed at the next meeting.
- Randy will work on arranging Club SWAG for people who want to purchase it.
- We will be relocating the trail from Wagon Wheel trail to the Pipeline next weekend.
- Tom is looking into purchasing combo locks for the club.
Digital Officer
- Facebook engagement is up 90%.
- MSA raffle tickets are selling beyond expectations. We will manage inventory of tickets to ensure we don’t sell more than we have.
- Remember to send pictures and a brief write up to Jeff so we can post our progress.
- Everyone is encouraged like and share our posts on social media whenever possible.
New Business
- N/A
The next meeting will be held on December 1st at 6:00 at Bill Bouffard’s house. These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Think snow everybody! Lots and lots of snow.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 11-03-2021
Meeting Minutes for 11/3/2021
The meeting was held at Bill Bouffard’s house from 6:00pm until 7:30pm.
Attendance – There were 12 members.
Meeting Minutes –
- N/A
Treasurer’s Report –
- Jeff provided an overview of the status of the accounts.
- Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Anthony, 2nd was made by Bill B. Motion passed unanimously.
Membership Officers Report –
- Tom reported that Paypal was having issues. Jeff C will investigate them and get back to us.
Landowners Report –
- The new development on the North side of Brook Street was discussed. The trail will need to be re-routed once the work starts. Dan M is working with the developer on the details.
Trail Master’s Report –
- Signing and clearing trails and removing old bridge material from the woods is still underway.
- The trail to the skating rink on Lincoln Street will be put on hold until next season.
- Extensive discussions were held on the land located on the Shaw Brothers Road for the possibility of a centrally located club house. A vote was taken to confirm that the club members want to move forward with this project. Motion made by Anthony, 2nd by Randy. The vote was unanimous to move forward and develop a plan for the property to be reviewed in the near future. Dan will generate a letter expressing the club’s interest and vision of the area.
- A discussion was held on the safety kits that should be with all grooming equipment. A list will be generated and discussed at the next meeting.
Digital Officer –
- MSA raffle tickets are coming to an end with a large amount being sold through the web site. Jeff will coordinate when to stop offering them to ensure we can get them to the state office in time.
- Everyone is encouraged like and share our posts on social media whenever possible.
New Business –
N/A
The next meeting will be held on November 17thth at 6:00 at Bill Bouffard’s house.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Think snow everybody! Lots and lots of snow.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 10-13-2021
Meeting Minutes for 10/13/2021
The meeting was held at Anthony Latini’s house from 6:00pm until 7:30pm.
Attendance – There were 14 members.
Meeting Minutes
- There were a few house keeping items discussed on the previous meeting minutes that will be
corrected. - A motion was made to accept the minutes pending house keeping by Bill B, 2nd by Ray. Motion
passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report
- Jeff provided an overview of the status of the accounts.
- Jeff reported that there will be an increase in the state grant funds for the 2021-2022 season.
- Motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Ray, 2nd was made by Bill B. Motion passed
unanimously.
Membership Officers Report
- Tom reported that there were data entry issues with the state last year which caused some of
our members to not be registered with the state. He’s working through the issues with the
appropriate people. The issues should not re-occur this coming year. - The letter being sent to registered sled owners was reviewed by the members.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Anthony, 2nd was made by Bill H. Motion passed
unanimously.
Landowners Report
· The new development on the North side of Brook Street was discussed. The trail will need to be
re-routed once the work starts. Dan M is working with the developer on the details.
Trail Master’s Report
- Maintaining the distribution of the keys for the gate locks has been causing issues for the last
few years. It was suggested that the club purchase 10 new combination locks to replace the
exist keyed locks. The new combination locks will allow us to have the same combination for all
gates removing the need to keep up to date keys. - We will table the new trail to the skating rink on Lincoln Street until next year.
- The drags behind Anthony’s house will be distributed to the appropriate locations in the next
week or so. - There is still one bridge near Brown Trout bridge needing significant work. A work detail will
organized to fix it in the coming weeks. - Work crews will be picking up the old bridge materials from the sides of the trails and bringing
them to the Methodist Road “Dump”. Ray will take the material from there and properly
dispose them. - A motion to purchase a new club chainsaw and a pole saw for a total of $1,030.78 was made by
Randy, 2nd by Anthony. After a brief discussion the motion passed unanimously. - The trail from River Road to the train tracks needs to be bush hogged. The bridge on the same
trail should surveyed to see if it needs work.
Digital Officer
- Everyone is encouraged like and share our posts on social media whenever possible.
New Business
- Members discussed reimbursing the Little League for repairing their tractor for damages caused
by us for the amount of $192.85. Motion made by Lance. 2nd by Anthony. - A motion was made by Bill B, 2nd by Bill H to donate $100 to the Presumpscot Land Trust. The
vote was unanimous to make the donation. - The extended warranty on the new Ranger was discussed. A motion to purchase the four year
extended warranty through Abbot’s for a total of $1,192 was made by Anthony, 2nd by Billy H.
The next meeting will be held on October 27thth at 6:00 at Bill Bouffard’s house.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written
anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be
addressed prior to the next meeting.
Think snow everybody! Lots and lots of snow.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 09-08-2021
The meeting was held at Anthony Latini’s. 170 Pierce St. Westbrook, ME 6:30pm until 7:45pm.
Attendance – Jeff Todd, Anthony Latini, Jim Marean, Ray Benner Sr., Ray Benner Jr., Bob Harvey, Jamie Phelps, Billy Hazlewood, Jason Philbrook, Randy MacWhinnie, Tom England & Nathan
England.
Meeting Minutes
Previous Meeting Minutes weren’t available for final discussion.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer provided Cash Balance reporting as of today and reconciled with the bank through 8/31/21.
Checking: $11,213.17
Savings: $20,479.58
PayPal: $145.79
Total: $31,838.54
Made the group aware of the results from the joint fundraising effort with Westbrook Little League and the district tournament that was held in July. ($8300.80) State of Maine Trail Grant was received and deposited 6/5/21. ($5400.00). Treasurer is not aware of any unpaid invoices to our vendors, at this time. Treasurer contacted MSA regarding super raffle tickets and asked for 250 of them, so we could be involved with the Associations raffle.
(Congratulations to member, Billy Hazlewood and Mark Lapierre for their winnings from last years’ MSA Raffle).
Membership Officers Report
Tom advised that we have 4 memberships already to kick of our 2021/2022 campaign. There was a short discussion regarding membership fees. It was decided that with all other costs going up, that we would remain the same with our requested membership fees. $40 Business, $30 Family, $25 Individual & $10 Associate. (Already a MSA member with another club). We discussed a membership push asap, and motion was made to offer $100 Gas Card from Duck Pond Variety to any member that pays for membership by 10/31/21. (WTB BOD is excluded). Motion made by Tom England. Second by Randy. The motion passed.
Landowners Report – N/A
Trail Master’s Report:
The 2014 Blue Ranger is still at Abbott’s. The repairs voted on at an emergency summer meeting should be completed at any time. Anthony will continue to monitor and update the group. Anthony indicated that there have been several meetings over the summer with town officials, regarding land development around Wormel Farm (Brook St and 302). Also shared that there is movement on making a trail up to the new Lincoln Street/Cornelia Warren hockey rink and through a portion of the former River Meadow golf course.
There was a lengthy discussion around some of our older equipment. This was a follow up to the emergency meeting from earlier this summer, when decisions needed to be made on our 2014 “Blue” Ranger. A motion was made that we would try to sell our 2015 Sportsman XP1000, with track system and the drag that was built specifically for that ATV. Anthony suggested that we provide the Windham Drifters Club with a first refusal to purchase this setup and at a reduced price. We also decided to offer our 1996 Arctic Cat Bearcat to them as well. If they are not interested, we’ll open it up to the entire marketplace at a value to be determined at our next meeting. The motion was made by Jamie. Second by Ray Sr. The motion passed.
Lastly, limited trail work discussions tonight. Anthony asked anyone that could get out on the trails to survey the conditions and report their findings at our next meeting.
New Business:
Randy discussed that we purchase a second chainsaw and a pole saw for trail maintenance that was coming up for this fall. Some of this need stems from Anthony’s discussion around a new trail being cut to get to Lincoln Street. We usually work in split crews anyway. Ray said he would work with his contacts at Yerxa’s power equipment. We would try to keep the cost under $1000. The motion made by Randy. Second by Jamie. The motion passed.
Election of Officers for 2021–2022 Season:
This was completed during this meeting, with the following elections.
President: Dan McCarthy was nominated by Randy, Second by Anthony, All in Favor.
Vice President: Randy MacWhinnie was nominated by Anthony, Second by Ray Sr., All in Favor.
Secretary: Lance Cyr was nominated by Ray Sr., Second by Randy, All in Favor.
Treasurer: Jeff Todd was nominated by Randy, Second by Billy, All in Favor.
Trail Master: Anthony Latini was nominated by Jeff T., Second by Billy, All in Favor.
Assistant Trail Master: Wally Carey was nominated by Anthony, Second by Jim, All in Favor.
Assistant Trail Master: Jason Philbrook was nominated by Anthony, Second by Tom, All in Favor.
Membership Officer: Tom England was nominated by Randy, Second by Anthony, All in Favor.
Landowner Relations: Billy Hazlewood was nominated by Ray Sr., Second by Jason, All in Favor.
Digital Officer: Jeff Cobbett was nominated by Jamie, Second by Jim, All in Favor.
Information Officer: Bill Bouffard was nominated by Randy, Second by Jamie, All in Favor.
Equipment Officer: Mark LaPierre was nominated by Anthony, Second by Jason, All in Favor.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 9/22/21, at Anthony Latini’s house. 170 Pierce Street, started at 6 pm.
Stay up to date by visiting our web site.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Treasurer,
Jeff Todd
Meeting Minutes 04-01-2020
The meeting was held at Bill Bouffard’s house from 6:30pm until 7:10pm.
Attendance – There were 9 members in attendance.
Meeting Minutes –
- Accepted without discussion.
Treasurer’s Report –
- N/A
Membership Officers Report –
- N/A
Landowners Report
- N/A
Trail Master’s Report –
- The Blue Ranger is at Abbott’s being serviced. They’re working directly with Polaris to trouble shoot the problems.
- There’s still a few areas needing some work to close the trails and prepare for summer. These will be completed in the next few weeks.
- The Wormell field is being developed by two developers with around 200 units going in. The club is in constant discussions with the city and the developer to ensure the trails remain open
in these areas. There will be more updates as the work progresses. - There are a few items discussed for next year’s project list:
- The bridge on the Cave Trail near the Junior High Trail needs to be reworked (maybe moved).
- The Culvert on the Wormell loop heading to Falmouth needs top be repaired.
Digital Officer
- N/A
New Business –
- This is the last meeting for the season. We will plan to meet this summer to discuss fund raising
opportunities and how we can do work on the trail system during the summer months.
The time and date for the next meeting will determined at a later date. Keep on the lookout for
notifications for the nest meeting on Facebook and our web site.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written
anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be
addressed prior to the next meeting.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 11-05-2020
The meeting was held at Anthony Latini’s house from 6:30pm until 7:15pm.
Attendance – There were 16 members in attendance.
Meeting Minutes –
- The minutes from the previous meeting were discussed. There were no issues with the minutes.
- Motion to accept the minutes was made by Bill H, 2nd was by Wally. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report –
- Jeff reviewed the current status of the accounts.
- No major changes since the last report.
- Raffle tickets were gathered. If you have more please make arrangements to get them to Jeff ASAP.
- Motion to accept the minutes was made by Ray, 2nd was by Bill H. Motion passed unanimously.
Membership Officers Report –
- N/A
Landowners Report
- N/A
Trail Master’s Report –
- We have two crews going out Sunday. One for each side of the system. The focus will be patching and signing bridges 3 and 4. Another crew will work on the Tricycle Trail heading into Falmouth.
- We’ll have a crew pulling out the drags at Latini’s and assessing them for preparations for this coming season.
- The PTO bush hog has to be transported back to Dan Brackets. This is currently at the Little League Field.
- The DR Mower bush back up and running with a new exhaust and battery relocation kit , new wheels all supplied under warranty by DR Mower.
- The Blue Ranger is out of service. Lance and Jason will put a new fuel pump in it. If this doesn’t fix the problem, the Ranger will be dropped off at Abbot’s for repairs, a full service and to have the tracks installed.
- Anthony is meeting with the Gas Company this week to workout some issues on the Poitras Trail. More news to come on this in the future.
- Bill Fournelle has once again graciously offered his services and excavator for a day of work which will happen over the next few weeks. Big thanks to Bill for offering his time and equipment.
- Anthony is still tracking down the sign order.
- Resigning the Kiosk’s with the new trail maps and additional signs is on the schedule for this weekend. The Latini’s will label the kiosk maps with “YOU ARE HERE” once they’ve been put up.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Jeff C. Motion passed unanimously.
Digital Officer –
- We be sending a second mass emailing this upcoming next week.
- Everyone is encouraged t like and share our posts on social media whenever possible.
New Business –
- Randy is in discussions with Greg Post who’s asked us to groom a trail behind the Rec Center for none snowmobile use. All members present were happy to do it. Randy will work out the details with Greg on where they’d like to have the trail.
The next meeting will be held at Advanced Leach Field which is located at 872 Riverside Drive in Portland on Thursday 11/19/2020 at 6:30PM.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 10-22-2020
The meeting was held at Anthony Latini’s house from 6:30pm until 7:45pm.
Attendance – There were 17 members in attendance.
Meeting Minutes –
- The minutes from the previous meeting were discussed. There were no issues with the minutes. Motion to accept the minutes was made by Bill B, 2nd was by Ray. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report –
- No formal report but the club’s financial status was briefly discussed by Dan M.
- No major changes since the last report.
- All raffle tickets should be brought to the next meeting so they can be forwarded to the state.
Membership Officers Report –
- We’re working on the letter that will be going out to registered snowmobilers in the city.
- Everybody is encouraged to bring someone new to each of the meetings to promote the club and increase membership.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Bill B. Motion passed unanimously.
Landowners Report
- No issues with landowners to report.
- Mark and Jason will walk the connector trail into Falmouth to touch base with the landowner. He’s been putting up his own trail signs but they will touch base with him and offer assistance if he wants it.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Anthony. Motion passed unanimously.
Trail Master’s Report –
- We have two crews going out Sunday. One of each side of the system. The focus will be on signing, cutting back the trails and putting the finishing touches on sections of the trail system.
- The prep work for switching over to grooming mode was discussed but we’ll wait for a while until the fall prep work is complete.
- The little league tractor will be used Sunday to cut back the Junior High Trail. Afterwards, it will be brought back to the Little League field garage. As always, a big thank you to the Little League for helping the club out so we can clean up the trail system. It’s good to see organizations in the city supporting each other.
- Our current inventory of signs, backers and stakes have been distributed throughout the work crews. The plan to restock these items was discussed and will be done prior to this Sunday’s work.
- The DR Mower bush hogg is having a replacement muffler shipped to the club. This is a warranty item. Lance will install it when it arrives.
- Anthony is tracking down the sign order.
- New trail maps for the kiosks are in.
- All the Kiosks have been repainted. We’ll be working on resigning them with the new trail maps and additional signs this coming weekend. The Latini’s will then label the kiosk maps with “YOU ARE HERE” once they’ve been put up.
- The replacement gate for Duck Pond Road will now be reallocated to the Methodist Road crossing at the end of the Poitras trail. Dan and Mark will confirm that this is ok with the landowner prior to having it installed.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Jeff C. Motion passed unanimously.
Digital Officer –
- We had a lot of traffic on our social media pages.
- Everyone is encouraged to like and share
- Raffle tickets continue to be sold through the web site. Great job processing those tickets Brandy C. Keep up the good work.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Bill B. Motion passed unanimously.
New Business –
- Discussions with the city were discussed. More on that on future meetings minutes.
The next meeting will be held at Anthony Latini’s house on Thursday 11/5/2020 at 6:30PM.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr
Meeting Minutes 10-05-2020
The meeting was held at Anthony Latini’s house from 6:30pm until 7:45pm.
Attendance – There were 14 members in attendance.
Meeting Minutes:
The minutes from the previous meeting were discussed. There were no issues with them. Motion to accept the minutes was made by Ray, 2nd was by Anthony. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report:
- The club’s financial status was briefly discussed.
- More raffle tickets were distributed among the members.
- The club’s current liability insurance provider will not be offering this coverage after the end of April 2021. A new provider is being looed into so we do not have lapse in coverage.
- New 2021 logs will be distributed with the meeting minutes and be made available at future meetings.
- There are two separate logs that need to go to the state. They are the same form but you have to check off the appropriate box on the upper right hand corner of the form.(See below)
- Club Related Administration log.
- Trail Maintenance and Grooming log.
- These have to be filled out and submitted to the state separately. Please make sure these are submitted to Jeff T when the deadline is communicated. Keep in mind without these logs we do not qualify for the state funding program at the end of the year.
- There are two separate logs that need to go to the state. They are the same form but you have to check off the appropriate box on the upper right hand corner of the form.(See below)
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Tom. Motion passed unanimously.
Membership Officers Report:
- We’re working on the letter that will be going out to registered snowmobilers in the city.
- We will also do a mass email with the letter.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Lance, 2nd by Ray. Motion passed unanimously.
Landowners Report:
- Dan and Mark will be meeting with Chase in the coming weeks to discuss continued access through the back of the Chase office’s lot on Rt 302. They will report their findings at the next meeting.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Tom, 2nd by Ray. Motion passed unanimously.
Trail Master’s Report:
- Rangers, Bearcat and Sportsman are all prep’d and ready for trail work.
- #3 bridge on the Junior High Trail needs new ramps.
- The little league tractor will have the clubs bush hogg attached to it and work will resume on that this weekend.
- All trail and sign stakes will be painted fluorescent orange.
- The DR Mower bush hogg is having a new gas tank shipped to us. It will be installed and back up and running as soon as it arrives. This is a warranty item. We also received two new belts which were purchased by Lance.
- There will be a work crew going out Sunday the 11th to repair the bridge near the Wormell Loop.
- A list of materials was generated based on the trail surveys that were done over the last week. Anthony will place the order from Hillside for the boards, nail guns nails and other miscellaneous items.
- There was a discussion about numbering all of the bridges and formerly naming the trails in order to easily identify work locations and post the trail conditions on-line. This will be completed so we can add this to the new trail maps.
- The annual sign order has been placed with the state.
- Motion to accept the report was made by Ray, 2nd by Tom. Motion passed unanimously.
Digital Officer:
- We’ve seen a large up tick in traffic one our web page. We want to take advantage of this and have this continue. One way to do this is to post pictures of the work we’re doing on the system so please ensure that you send pictures to Jeff Cobbet so he can post them on the web.
- Brandy Cobbett has been processing the raffle tickets that were purchased through the web site. She’s been filling out the tickets, taking pictures of them and texting the pictures back to the purchaser’s. Great work!
New Business:
- Repainting the Kiosks will be completed using alternative labor resources. Details will be coordinated by Dan M.
- A meeting was held with city officials. The topics discussed were:
- A proposal to have a club house built near the Community Center. The building that was discussed would have a three bay garage with doors on both sides of the building, a space for meetings and office work and possibly a lean too for a warming hut during winter months for snowmobilers, hikers and fat tire bikers making it a multi-use building.
- New developments are to consider the impact of the snowmobile trail system during the planning process. The city has added this to the list of criteria when reviewing new developments in the city.
- The funding to purchase a replacement Ranger was discussed. Anthony will have a quote generated for a fully equipped Ranger for future discussions.
The next meeting will be held at Anthony Latini’s house on Thursday 10/22/2020 at 6:30PM.
These minutes are based on the information I have gathered during the meeting. If I’ve written anything that someone finds to be inaccurate, please let me know so the potential issues can be addressed prior to the next meeting.
Club Secretary,
Lance Cyr