31 members and guest were present. Meeting was brought to order at 10:00 a.m. By President Edie Dunlap with the pledge of allegiance.

Presidents Report:  Edie Dunlap, breezy1@tdstelme.net

• Moment of silence in Memory of our beloved trail master Dick Smith.
• Motion made and carried that we name a trail in memory of Dick Smith.
• Thank You to all who helped on Family Fun Day it was a great success. All thank you notes were sent.
• Tom Lapointe our map rep. sent a thank you for the donation from the club.
• Somerset Credit Union invited all of our members to their open house August 17th. Please support our new bank.
• Tripp Const. put gravel on Sawyer Brook Trial.
• Game Warden magazine was tabled until we get more info.
• Our club ride to Red Onion Restaurant July 14th was well attended with 42 people. David Lachapalle led the ride, thank you David.
• Our next ride is Saturday August 18th to Tim Pond Lodge. We will start from Eustis parking lot 9:15a.m. Be in the parking by 9:00a.m.   We will collect the $12.00 meal $2.00 for tip on our break. Same as last year a cook out of hot dog and hamburgers, salad, dessert, lemonade, coffee and water. Deadline is 12th.
• Last club ride will be Sept 29th for our BBQ Picnic Cook-out and fall foliage touring with our friends, club members and guest. We will finalize the ride at the Sept 9th meeting.
• Club has Business Cards if anyone would like some to help rides or Businesses that what more info from us.  It has our website and phone number on it.
• Have filed out application for our Landowner liability policy with V & V Agency. It will be what Paper Companies require for coverage and will cover all landowners.
• Our web designer Lisa Duke has offered to redesign and update our website at no charge.  A preview of the site was presented for club members to see.

Treasurer Report: Edie Dunlap

• Income:  Membership $485.00, Maps sold $396.00 total $881.00 Bills.
• Expenses:  Jordon Lumber $1,626,.83 lumber/screws/bits,  Tom Lapoint $100.00,  Walmart $9.48,  Joe Marcoux  $16.80,  Tripp $400.00, Pine Market Gas ATV/Kubota 20.74, Flagstaff General gas at $7.54,  Stratton Lumber $470.95,  Trantens Fuel $29.00,  pickup lumber U S post office grant packet $11.02 .
• To be paid:  Absolute gravel $60.00, Liberty Mutual Ins on equipment $575.00, V &V Ins. $1,740.00.
• Memberships update is 29 Businesses, 42 Newsletter and 72 do the website bringing the total to 143.   

Vice President Report:  Sandie Isgro

No Report at this time.    

Trail Master Report: Joe Marcoux, erm@myfairpoint.net

Had a report of ATV’s speeding on Eustis Ridge Road and the dust was bad. Talked to the road commissioner and he agreed to have the ATV’s stay on the paved part of the road which cuts out the dust. Put up speed limit signs, directions to stay on paved road and set some cones to help them to remember to stay off the side of the road.

Spent two days with Brian Bronson on AFM trails checking out all the issues they are complaining about and what we need to do to fix them. As about 50 of the issues were from Intersection 23 to Wind Towers Brian said we needed to close that trail, work on keeping our trails open to Rangeley and between Stratton and Eustis and then go back to revisit that trail. Did a bridge on Bradbury Trail as we were crossing a stream that had fish in it.

Fixed the bridge in by Tea Pond that the guy that got lost damaged. Replace two boards on the surface and redid the ramps up to the bridge.

Tea Pond fixed the big water hole where Sawyer Brook crosses Tim Pond Road so the land owner would not shut that trail down. Spent a whole day with excavator, hauling in gravel and rocks and got rid of all the water. The cost for gravel and rock was $800.00 and we paid them $400.00 for ½ of it.

They also fixed a bridge, adding slats over the openings and worked on the boardwalk. Re-decked the snowmobile/atv bridge on the pole line by 16 so no dirt would fall down between the openings.

Removed a culvert and put a bridge on Cherry Run just before Canyon Trail. That is snowmobile and atv bridge as well. 12 feet wide.

Drained and removed rocks from a mud hole on John’s way. May need to put a bridge there as there is water running across the trail.

Set rocks on the intersection, town property, to keep the jeeps – trucks – cars from driving on the new trail across Perry Road. Signs were put up on Perry Road side saying Recreation trail no motorized vehicles (Jeeps, cars, suvs) on the trail as well.

Checked two bridges/boardwalks on the Carrabassett Trail that will need to be fixed. Brian wants to look at them and maybe go back to the state for additional funding as they are on state land.

Had gravel put on both sides of Caldwell Road.  Some brushing and signing has been done by the Jackson’s in the rabbit hollow area and Tim Pass. Sunday Aug 19 volunteers will be brushing Tim Pass.

Snowmobile trail may be using Bradbury Trail and Johnny at Pine’s Market would do the brushing on that trail for us so would not have to hire it done.

Next meeting September 9th Sunday at the town hall at 10:00 a.m. in Stratton.