15 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  

Welcome, old and new members.

Edie has contacted the Red Onion in Rangeley and the tentative date for our ride is Saturday, July 20th. She should know in the next couple of days. We do not have the date for Tim Pond ride in August yet and our end-of-year cook out at Natanis will be the last Saturday in September, which is the 28th. Family Fun Days will be the first weekend in August again this year so will keep that in mind for club participation.

There has been quite a bit of logging going on at Harris Pasture (Canyon Trail). One of the landowners who had a lot of wood cut around his camp now has a beautiful view from his property, where the ATV trail is. He has had a side section leveled and is building a gazebo with plans on putting 2 or 3 picnic tables in it for riders to stop to eat or just sit and enjoy the view. 

Our grant was submitted to the state for $66,922.50. The state approved the grant for $66,700.00 so at 90% reimbursement, we will receive $60,030.00

We received a thank you letter from Pine Tree Camp for our yearly donation.  

Last meeting, the members voted to donate $100.00 to Sandi Isgro’s bikes that she places around the town. This year, she is using silk flowers in place of real ones. 

Gloria and Edie have been out signing the last 2 weeks and have just one short section of trail left to do and then all our open trails have been checked. Next week, we plan on doing some scouting up at Natanis on part of the old trail to find where the connection came be made with a trail coming up from the Indian Land. 

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

Sandi asked about signs to put in stores asking ATV riders to please stay on marked and open trails. She has had riders come in who have said they have been on closed trails. 

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

Expenses: Arthur Rogers for Hay: $375.00, Onxmaps: Fuel for trucks, Kubota and excavator. $762.26, which includes $54.20 for the trip to get the 75 bales of hay, $38.13 for ATV Maine banquet in Bangor and $136.16 to pick up the club’s Kubota after getting repaired in New Hampshire. 

Total Expenses: $1,172.05

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

Income: Memberships: $1,115.00, Donations: $725.00, Clothing: $50.00

Total Income: $1,890.00

Expenses: Bobcat of NH (Excavator Rental, 2 months) $7,000, Camerota Truck Parts (2 tires for trailer used for transporting equipment) – $158.00, JP Fleet Service (Club Tractor repairs/main seal)  $1,838.74, Rangeley Lakes Building Supply Co. (post for gate): $66.82 , GCA Logging (Grading) $1,120.00, Postal Service  (mailing membership packets): $95.48, Fotter’s Market (Cookies for meeting & gift cards for Door prizes) – $20.68, Postal Service (stamps): $68.00, Fabian Pines Market (gas for club ATV for signing trails): $13.85, Walmart (Ink & Paper for club printer): $46.94, ATV Maine (32 Regular & 4 Business memberships) $400.00, Bobcat of NH (Trac Loader Rental): $2800.00. 

Total Expenses: $13,628.51

Secretary’s Report:    

Memberships this year to date:  98

77 Regular Memberships, including 3 new ones.

21 Business Memberships

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

Most of the work done so far has been behind Flagstaff General on the trail going to Spillover and on the other side of the Iron Bridge.

A washed-out section of Sawyer Brook Trail was filled with rock and leveled out by Scrib’s Excavation. 

Entrance to Tea Pond Trail was closed with rocks.

Bridge on Split Rock was fixed where one end was washed out. 

Bridge by McCarthy Hill just before Tim Pond Road has been flagged in one section because of a washout and has been reported to Weyerhaeuser as it is one of their truck bridges. 

The 50/50 was won by, Donald Duplessis, who donated it back to the club, thank you. Door Prize was won by Nancy Charest. 

Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am

Our next meeting will be on July 14th 2024, at 10:00 am at the Stratton Community Building.