October 5, 2017 Minutes

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September 7, 2017 Minutes Approved.

• Treasures Report:
  • Current Membership for the 2017/18 season 45
  • Current balance is $2741
  • Last season’s final 30% was not received as expected.(approximately $8000) it is at the county and will be distributed shortly.
  • Property taxes have been paid.
  • We have ordered 4000 2018 Super Raffle Tickets for sale by the club. We are donating a $500 prize for the raffle.
  • 2018 Super Raffle Tickets will be available for purchase on November 1^st.
• Trails:
  • Crops are late this year so some sections will need to be revisited once crops are harvested.
  • S41 has been brush hogged from Red Creek to Wolcott.
  • S40 has been brush hogged from Elks Club in Wolcott to Stone Road/104 Junction
  • We will have a work party meeting at the groomer barn, 8AM Sunday October 15^th C4 to Wolcott and the RR Bed (S41) will be signed.  The trails will also be trimmed at that time.  Bring pole saws, chain saws and 4 wheelers.
  • New section of S49 by Quarry road needs some fill to raise the trail above the current level to keep water from settling on it. There are also a few more trees that need to be cut.
  • Gate on east end of Chimney Bluffs State Park needs to installed once the post holes are dug.
  • We are still waiting for the DEC approval fro all the trails that cross DEC land.
• Groomers:
  • Still waiting on the few inquiries on the Bombardier Groomer.
  • Groomers are set for the season
• Advertising/Event Committee:
  • Started to sell more advertising for the upcoming season.
  • The price sheet located on Sponsor page https://lakeshoreriders.org/sponsors/ will remain that same for this season.
  • Planning a poker run on for January 27^th 2018
  • We will be planning an outdoor Winter Party in February. We will need a volunteer team to run it (more details will follow)
• 501 (c)(3):
  • Final paperwork has been submitted to the lawyers. This should be in the final stages for approval.
• Snowmobile Safety Course:
  • November 5^th from 8AM to 3PM at the Marion American Legion in Marion NY. Please contact Paula Chapman at (315)945-0876 for more information registration.