September 4, 2025, Meeting Minutes

14 voting members were present.

Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM by the President.

April 3, 2025, minutes and March 20, 2025, Executive meeting minutes were accepted with no changes.

Treasures Report:

• The current Membership 24.
• Previous Balance $25,187.20.
• Current Balance $5,406.59.
• Groomer Fund (Savings) $49,234.32.
• Expenses of $143,212.92. This includes the payment of the new groomer.
• Deposits of $123,432.31. This includes the proceeds from the $80,000 loan to purchase the new groomer.
• Total Funds: $54,640.91.
• Payment for the new groomer is $1,941 per month for 4 years.
• A motion was made by Jeremy and seconded by John to donate a $200 cash prize by Lakeshore Riders for the 2026 Super Raffle. The motion passed unanimously.  Our club sold the second most tickets in the state last year and had 3 winners from our sales, one of which was one of the five grand prizes.

Trail Projects:

• All Phase I & II paperwork has been completed and turned in along with appropriate TRPs.
• Mudge Creek –Core drilling has been completed, and we are now waiting on DOT update.
• Possible trail from Bridge Pub in Palmyra to East Palmyra as a local connector trail is going to be investigated by the business owner with Andy, Bryan, and Dale.
• RG&E put up a gated barrier on the Red Creek Bridge on S41 passable by bicycle and foot traffic. It will be opened in the winter to allow snowmobile traffic as well.
• Investigating reroute of C4 along Shaker Tract Rd to make for safer travel along the bay shore.

Groomer Committee Report:

• Repainting the metal repairs on the Tucker to prevent rust has not been completed.
• Winch for PB100 needs longer battery cables to install it.
• New Holland tractor needs a hammer strap to connect the drag. A motion was made by Jeremy and seconded by Mike to purchase a hammer strap and associated hardware not to exceed $500.  The motion passed unanimously.
• The groomer committee presented a front end Samasz Hydraulic extension arm / Circular saw which can trim and cut branches up to 6” in diameter. A motion was made by Bryan and seconded by Ted to authorize the groomer committee to allocate $18,000 for the purchase of a front-end mower for the New Holland Tractor pending the rental of a demo unit to test on our trails.  The motion passes unanimously.
• Jeremy is looking at getting fleet cards for the groomers.

Miscellaneous:

• Jared is going to follow up for an October meeting with NY State Police and other Wayne County clubs next season.
• Dale is going to be assisting Bryan with his trail captain duties to have a backup trail captain.
• 501 (c)(3) complete. We are waiting on the state for tax exempt ID.  Once we have them we will file for local tax-exempt status.