April 2, 2026, Meeting Minutes

13 voting members were present.

Meeting called to order at 7:32 PM by the President.

March 5, 2026 Minutes, were accepted with no changes.

Treasures Report:

• The Final 2025-26 Membership 377.
• Previous Balance $41,027.47.
• Current Balance $33,831.56.
• Savings $20,007.35.
• Expenses of $7,675.91.
• Deposits of $480.00.
• Total Funds: $53,838.91.
• Groomer loan balance $63,754.19.
• Tabled to April meeting to further discuss paydown of the NH tractor.
• Working on application for tax exemption of property tax.
• Groomer maintenance report was requested and reviewed.

Trail Projects:

• Mudge Creek –DOT to update this summer.
• Need all trail captains to be aware of signing requirement to keep stakes 25 feet apart when possible.
• Need to report trail hours to Dale for reporting.
• Dave will check at forum about getting stakes. Dale will review and report.
  • Rich also has a local contact and will report to Dale for review.
• Still pulling signs, over halfway complete.
• Jeremy proposed to update, rebuild, and add to kiosks.
  • Motion was made by Jeremy, seconded by Jarad, to not spend more than $1,000 on signage and kiosk updates. Motion passed unanimously

Groomer Committee Report:

• Groomers need to be washed.
• Piston bully needs track tensioners looked at and pumps checked (Jarad will confer with Jay on Groomers)
• NH has a leak in the rear that needs to be looked at.

Barn Committee Report:

• Barn floor grooving to be worked on in the coming months.
• Going to research clubhouse addition.

Miscellaneous:

• Todd Furber reported that he is organizing an ATV ride fundraiser scheduled for May 9. The registration fee will be $30 per machine.
• The Bridge Pub Trail project continues to make progress. Of the 15 landowners involved, permission was received from seven (7). Steve L. has assembled a crew to assist with both trail construction and ongoing maintenance.  His goal is to have the trail ready for next season.  A small number of landowners remain hesitant, which is slowing overall progress. Andy will stay in contact with Steve throughout the off-season to monitor developments and help move the project forward.
• Club Officers and BoD for 2026-2027 year:
  • President: Andy Reinhardt (2 years)
  • Vice President: Jeremy McBride (2 years)
  • Treasurer: Steve Durham
  • Secretary: John Renahan
  • Board of Directors: Dale Daunce, Rich Rice, Mike Means, Bryan Klekota, Jared Hillegeer (2 years), Todd Furber (2 years), Todd Lupo (2 Years).
• Super Raffle tickets need to be back by 4/20/26.
• Andy, Jeremy, Dave and John are attending forum in Binghampton.
• Ted Reppi reviewed the grant application process, including State registration and pre-qualification at least 10 days before applying. Ted also attended a webinar on the process, and Andy volunteered to complete the setup.
• Ted Reppi made a motion, seconded by Jared, to allow SMS Designs and Shirts to connect to the club’s website and Facebook page to sell merchandise. The motion passed unanimously.