| 1. President, Jim Roux said, “Welcome back!” We had 17 members in attendance. We said The Pledge of Allegiance and began the meeting at 7:06 pm. There was much to do this evening with the nomination of officers and other discussion. Jim asked about an appropriate time to give Bobby Torno his certificate and recognition. We will be trying to present this in December if possible with Torno’s schedule. 2. Secretary's Report: Cindy Roux presented the minutes from the September 13th meeting for the membership to read. A motion was made by Bob Hanson to accept which was granted and passed. 3. Treasurer's Report: Lou Forni asked the membership how they were doing after the summer. Then, he read his report (attached). Lou handed out a printed copy of a Year at a Glance (Account Balances). There was some discussion about finding a certificate of deposit (cd) and an update of funds for trail work. Lou will continue to check to see if we have our money in the ‘best’ institution and will update us in the event he finds something better. A motion to accept Lou’s report as read was accepted and passed. |
| 4. OLD BUSINESS: A. Camp Waban: Jim Roux thanked all the membership for their support of the Camp. B. Trail Projects: The $7,000 set aside for this summers projects is still accounted for. The only project completed was the Branch Brook Gates. Steve Duplisea gave his time and energy putting in and replacing the gates (again). He was given a $100 gift certificate to The Steak House in Wells. * Trailmaster Position: Jody will be unable to perform the tasks of trailmaster this year. * Scouting: Don Roux did some scouting this year of 5 projects slated to work on: a. Excavate between High Street and Grammar Street b. 2 bridges on CMP Power Lines c. Excavate trail between Power Lines and 202 (by Shaw’s Prop.) d. New Dam Road and Double Pole Line e. Bruce Gile Property -- Houses going up? Needs to be checked. f. Mousam River Bridge Don Roux talked to people and found that Jeff Simpson would be willing to help without charging us. Trail work is set to begin the 1st of October once landowner permission is verified. C. Bottles and Cans: Christi Wilson and Steph Wilson presented $200.00 to Lou for the bottles and cans that were collected during the summer. The method and redemption point has changed due to discussion about the amount of money being distributed from our other drop center last year. A round of applause has given these girls! They were told to “Keep up the good work!” D. Pot Luck Dinner: Jim asked if there was still interest in the Pot Luck Dinners? Some discussion followed, but was agreed that we would keep the Pot Luck Dinner on the first meeting of each month. E. Club Merchandise: There are still 5 hats, several decals left. You may order them at the meeting or online. Shirts will be made available for the season if you’d like to order. We are checking to see if the prices are the same as last year. If you have a special order or something else you’d like to see ordered, let us know. |
| Southern Maine Sno-Goers Minutes of Meeting #166 September 13, 2007 |
| 6. NEW BUSINESS: A. Life Membership: For more information on this topic and the discussion, please contact the Club President for the membership discussion. B. Equipment: Information on equipment was brought up and tabled. This information will be discussed by the Board of Directors once more information is available and other elements are discovered. C. Directors: A question was asked about the number of membership for a Director to be elected for our club. We will still have 2 directors with our current membership. When our membership goes past 100, then we can add a third (3) director. |
| 7. Buy, sell or trade: Check the website link ~ CLASSIFIEDS! 8. 50/50: None this week. 9. Next Meeting: Our next meeting is on March 8th at 7pm. This is our LAST Pot Luck Dinner! Come and ‘get it while it’s hot!’ See you there! 10. Adjournment: A motion was made by Lou Forni at 8:12 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and passed. |
| Submitted respectfully by: |
| Cindy Roux ~ Secretary |
| Amended Version Updates in RED |
| 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Trailmaster(s): Part I: Update on the trails. 1. We need to hold a trail clean-up day. This is on hold until we can get things set-up with the Town. 2. When do we want trail work to begin? * * A Board of Director’s Meeting will assist with this, since we have no Trailmaster at this time. Scheduled Meeting (Tuesday, September 18th at 6:30pm) 3. The Swinging Bridge and the work that needs to be done with an engineer for the specs needs to be worked on. B. Membership Committee: Mike Mosher asked, “How are we going to cover our membership now?” “Are we raising our dues or keeping as is?” In answer to this question after some discussion we will be dividing the $25 registration fee with $12 going to the MSA and $13 staying in the Club. One of the reasons for the rate hike? Bob Hanson told us the MSA no longer gets snowmobiles donated. Memberships expire on September 30th so sign up now! Don’t expire! C. Activities Committee: We have no Activity Chair. No report D. Safety Committee: Don Allaire had nothing yet. He will be happy to run the Safety Course in December. E. Scholarship Committee: No Report. |