20 members were present. The 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  

Thank you for coming to our first meeting this year. 

We donated $1500 to Quill Hill last fall to help with the upkeep on their road. It certainly sees a lot of ATV traffic and for the most part they are very respectful. Spinning tires and doing doughnuts on the road causes damage which needs to be repaired. Please respect this great place to visit and drive respectfully. We received a very nice thank you note from the family for our donation. 

We received a request for Pine Tree Camps for their spring campaign and made a contribution of $100.00. 

We have started putting together information for our municipal grant again this year and hope to have it done by the first of May. Rangeley’s ATV Club has not done a municipal grant before so will be helping them get started with theirs as well. 

The new laws for ATV registration go into effect this year for 65” wide and 2,000 lbs.  All of our trails are currently 66 to 67 inches so should not be much of an issue.

The club would like to have their annual rides to Red Onion Restaurant in Rangeley and Tim Pond Camps so will be in touch with them to get a date that will work for everyone.   

A discussion was had about re-naming our Split Rock Trail as we cannot actually get to Split Rock anymore. The split rock is on the land belonging to the Paper Company that shut that part of the trail down. It was decided that since that was the name everyone knew that trail by we would leave it as is for now.  

Last year the landowner’s appreciation gift was a calendar with pictures of club rides and volunteers working on the trails. It was very well received and several landowners called just to say how much they liked it. There was a discussion about maybe having a photo contest for pictures next year from members when they were out riding. We will have more discussion on it at the next meeting. 

One of our members made a motion that we donate $200.00 to an organization that was sending money to help Ukrainian people. It was voted by the members to make the donation. 

Vice President: Sandi Isgro, sandi.whitewolf@gmail.com

Discussion was had about the non-existence of the Moose Loop Trail as we are presently landlocked and unable to get a loop. She is hoping to come up with other ways to draw riders back to the area. 

Trail Master’s Account: Dale Dunlap, breezy1@tdstelme.net

Expenses since the last meeting in October were $204.81 to Pines Market fuel, $25.30 to NAPA for stabilizer and Rangeley Lumber for chain and locks for gates at Quill Hill. 

Deposits: $336.00 for maps and $11083.00 from the last part of last years’ grant. 

Treasurer’s Report: Gloria Smith, fredgloria@msn.com 

Expenses from October 14th to December 2021

JL Brochu Inc., for work on Elephant Head Trail – $4262.50, JL Brochu Inc. for the Rangeley Trail – $8290.00, McLucas for grading – $1994.40, Kramer’s for maintenance on the club’s ATV – $568.81, Donation to Quill Hill – $1500, Lisa Duke (website) – $502.75, Eliminator Systems for 14 culverts – $7840.00.

Income from October 14th to December 2021

Memberships – $567.00

Expenses starting January 2022:

Amazon for printer ink, clear seals, envelopes for membership mailing – $116.00, Town of Eustis for building and photo copying – $200.00, Town of Eustis for Dump Trailer registration – $26.00, US Postal Service  for stamps – $116.00, ATV Maine Banquet – $40.00, Harland Check – $26.81, Walmart for printer ink – $70.45, FABA membership – $100.00, Pine Tree Society donation – $100, Penobscot Indian Nation Land use permit – $150.00, Secretary of State Filing fee – $35.00

Deposits starting in January 2022:

Donation boxes and 50/50 – $297.00, Memberships & donations – $2600.

Secretary’s Report: Diane Wyman  

Memberships this year to date is 55 regular Members and   16 Businesses members.

Membership collected to date is $2334.00 and donations are $1402.00

Trail Master’s Report: Dale Dunlap, breezy1@tdstelme.net         

There is still too much snow on the ground to get out and check the trails but are putting the red trail closure signs up for the mud season. 

We are waiting for the large land owners to have their meetings and then let us know where and when they will be cutting this year and what closures we are looking at. 

Wagner’s Forester he said there were no complaints from the truck drivers on the section on Tim Pond Road they let us use last year to access Split Rock Trail so they are willing to let us use it again this year. Please obey the signs to stay single file and to the right on this section of the road so we may be able to keep it for the year. Without that connection we will have NO ACCESS to the Split Rock Trail. Thank you to all the riders last year for helping us keep this trail open!

We will need some help trimming on trails this year and will be scheduling some work parties. Also while riding it would be helpful to have a pair of clippers with you to maybe clear out some of the signs that may be hidden by foliage or brush that is sticking out into the trails. Every little bit helps, thank you. 

Club members voted on renting the mini-excavator again this year for use on the trails. 

The 50/50 was won by Karen Murphy, which she donated back to the club, and the door prize was won by Hunter Babineau                               . 

Our next meeting will be Sunday, May 15th, 2022 at 10:00 am at the Stratton Community Building.