Gillett Sno & ATV Riders Meeting Minutes (9/13/2023)
The Blue Spruce – Spruce, WI
Members present = 21
Club meeting minutes
- Introduce new members/visitors – Kyle Frederick and sons
- Secretary report – Lynn – Motion Nick, second Duane, approved
- Treasurer report – Ali – Motion by Chet, second Keith, approved
- Trail report – Keith/Aaron
- Having our own tractor will help with funding/grooming
- Talked to Dennis Furdon, on the opening of Cty E & D. It still needs to get on the town meeting agenda, the earliest guess for opening would be December.
- Cty C has been opened from Sampson to Pulaski
- Suamico has opened the majority of their roads including Velp
- Tom Gwidt has started to help with grooming
- Events coordinator update – Melinda
- Open House –
- Gun ticket sales were quite a bit lower than last year
- Need to discuss what we want to do for next year. Will discuss more at the next meeting.
- Open House –
- Old business
- New flag for clubhouse
- Kevin & Lynn will donate a flag
- Tractor has been purchased from Curt Kohls
- Club owes Curt for one fuel up for prior to purchase
- Look at having stickers made and placement for Tractor. Kevin and Brad will work with Victory signs.
- Will need to get chains fitted
- Have Rick Mikle look at turbo actuator
- Update on Grader
- Perry met an individual from Beaver and he purchased the grader.
- Snow Groomer update.
- Groomer had a bad hose, Jason Patzer and Nick Klemmens fixed it.
- Blaine and Keith are looking for an oil filter.
- New flag for clubhouse
- New Business
- Seven County meeting on the 20th next Wednesday starting at 10 AM. Followed by ATV trail maps meeting for the 24/25 year maps. We need to update our sponsor list for the new maps.
- Meeting is at the town of Riverview Town Hall in Lakewood. If you’re interested in going, talk to Keith.
- After the Seven County meeting is the map meeting. Perry has everything ready to give to Jim at the meeting.
- Mention possibility of looking into a smaller cheap snow groomer for a tractor
- Will bring this to a future meeting
- New county contracts are out. Are we good to go on all snowmobile trails this year? Sign order, equipment update. All forms must be turned in ASAP.
- Trail permissions are usually asked for in October
- Elections next month at the clubhouse. Up for re-election are Shane (Vice President, Ali (Treasurer), and Kevin (Board Member).
- Will be grilling out at the next meeting. Meat is taken care of, just bring a dish to pass.
- Seven County meeting on the 20th next Wednesday starting at 10 AM. Followed by ATV trail maps meeting for the 24/25 year maps. We need to update our sponsor list for the new maps.
- Any other business/ideas:
- Club will continue to groom for Pulcifer
- Adjourn – Motion by Ali, second by Keith, approved
- Next meeting – October 11th, The Clubhouse, GIllett – Elections