Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:03:30 -0400WeeblySun, 09 Oct 2022 15:30:43 GMThttps://www.rangeleysnowmobile.com/minutes/august-7-2022Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club
Sunday, August 7th, 2022 9:00 A.M.

Attendance: Lee Libby, Mary Archer, Jake Beaulieu, John Lewis, Chris Wargo, Mike Koob, Faye
Fukowski, John Merriman, Brian Clarke, Danielle Ellis, Brian Kelley
Meeting Called to Order 9:00 am
Members & Landowners - No one in attendance
Secretaries Report
● Accept Last Meeting Minutes- Mike Koob - Faye Second
● Smarter Trails -Meeting at 11:00 Monday Morning August 8th
President’s Report:
● Lee received the package for the grant for Dec. 1st sent it to Bill Pierce and worked with Steve
Dudley. Moving forward we will be using him. We will be paying Bill Pierce 35/hr to write these
grants
● Mike Koob will stay involved with Grant writing - Lee Libby made the motion - Faye Second
● Lee Spoke with AFM
● Lee would like to sell one of our groomers
Vice President’s Report:
● Mike would like to work on the ITS route so that in oct/sept we can know where they are logging
etc.
● Locate any bridge repair, some ATV trail damage to the Bemis track trail that we share.
Treasurer’s Report
● Financial Report (Chris Gave report as bookkeeper)
● Boosebuck issue. Joe Higgins said to expect to have to drive to New Hampshire. Be sure to
mention this in the grant.
● Chris passed out a breakdown of both Skowhegan and Franklin Savings Bank accounts. Mike
went and talked to Seth, the new manager at the Rangeley branch. Franklin online gave $200 to
the club.
● Franklin was just a groomer account- Some rent payments, Karen’s Payroll,
● Chris Changed everything over to Skowhegan, Payroll, Payroll Taxes etc.
● Received the $13,000 fuel grant
● Danielle & Lee will Look for V&V insurance binder
Trail Master’s Report
● Budget - Chris & Jon
● Budget was created for Groomer Barn, Groomers, Etc.
● Sheet for 2022-2023
● Jake Beaulieu made a motion to accept the proposed Groomer & Trail Maintenance Budget,
Brian Kelley Second the Motion. All In favor
Committee Reports:
Social Media Committee- Faye Zukowski , William Kelley

● Faye and William met and have deleted all members from the members only page
Trails Committee -Brian Clarke , Teddy Leahy
● Brian Clarke brought out trails signs and marking trails, Matt asked that we could put out the
signs. 16’ wide bridges groomers will fit, Received the book on how to sign trails.
● Jake and Chad removed all the old signs they are at the Barn
● John Durkens from onyx would like to pay for all of the kiosks
● Use PVC to make them less permanent.
● Kiosks should generate income to be able to pay for themselves. Mary will look into
● Brian is going to build the kiosks, Signs will have Map (you are here) Corrugated maps (Use
tamper proof screws) Faye Zukoswki made a motion to start making kiosks, Jake Beaulieu
Second motion - All in Favor
● Need contact with landowners to begin maintenance
Business Sponsorship - Jon Lewis, Chris Wargo, Mary Archer, Lee Libby, Faye Zukowski, Jake
Beaulieu
● Mary usually sends a letter about the previous season.
● Jon Lewis recommends adding in some numbers for revenue that the club brings to the
community and their businesses.
Events and Fundraising - Tyler Philbrick, Mary Archer, John Merriman
● Faye recommends we do a trails day event with a BBQ etc.
● Mary approached Crystal about the Halloween party, maybe paying for Tom Ball, Have swag at
the door.
● Mary will make a list of all the events and present it in September
● Jake will look into the racing company we have used in the past
● Snodeo needs a refresh, Everyone come back with some good ideas for snodeo

Upcoming events:
Next Meeting - September 6th - 6:00pm
Adjournment: 10:22am]]>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:18:15 GMThttps://www.rangeleysnowmobile.com/minutes/minutes-of-july-6-2022​Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 6:00 P.M.

Attendance: Lee Libby, Chris Wargo, John Merriman, Jacob Beaulieu, Danielle Ellis, Ashley Quimby, Jon
Lewis, Faye Zukowski, Brain Clarke, Brian Kelley, William Kelley
Meeting Called to Order 6:02 pm
Members & Landowners - No members or land owners present at this meeting
● Lee would like members and landowners to give us a heads up on issues etc.
Secretaries Report
● Accept Last Meeting Minutes- accepted
President’s Report - nothing to report
Vice President’s Report
● Summer maintenance
● land owner permissions
○ Marty Belt at the town office can get all of the up to date information for us.
○ Get the major information to Marty

Treasurer’s Report
● Financial Report
○ Ashley has never had any access to any of this information. Chris Wargo takes over the
books Thursday, July 7th, 2022.
○ Lee asked if everyone is ok with Chris signing the checks. Jon Lewis suggested creating
an audit committee. Brian Kelley suggests that we print out a monthly financial report.
Print an expenditure report.

● V&V Insurance
○ Lee is going take care of the application, Will be filed by Monday
● Repair cost and groomer down time for the past season
○ Three breakdowns, pump issue, o-ring issue
○ Chris mentioned oil sample kits for preventative maintenance
○ Pistenbully paid for most of it because it is something that they looked over

Trail Master’s Report

● Jon Lewis - Met with Matt. Chris and Jon will have a budget together for the
groomer barn. They would like to have a vote once they have real numbers
● Jon will have a budget together for trail maintenance for the next meeting.
● Jon has several volunteers that are already asking to help. Jake has people going
up to the barn to organize etc.
● Matt has been cleaning out. Painting the floor and cleaning out grim in the barn.
Lots of organization done, tools etc.
● Matt needs outdoor lights, gable window (Lee has the windows), Gable End vents
(Donated by Rangeley Lakes Builders Supply),
● All signs have been picked up, Dube drag has been worked on, Original drag was
taken apart and new blades, repainted etc.

● Chris is going in once a week and checking on Matt. He has a list and she is
checking to make sure that these things are completed etc.
● Hay Trailer is leaking, Lee would like to just seal it for this year.
● NOTHING CAN HAPPEN UNTIL WE HAVE THE LANDOWNER RELATIONS
COMPLETED!
● Lee wants our new land owner permissions to allow minor earth work so that we
can bring in bigger machinery for bigger jobs. Up to 14000 lbs.
● Lee, Mike and Mary met with the state. They have appointed liaisons to
communicate with us

Old Business
● Smarter trails
○ Mike made a motion to accept using Smart Trails for our membership, Ashley Quimby
Second that, All in favor.

New Business
● Create subcommittees
○ Lee made committee appointments
■ Trails Committee- Brian Clarke, Jake Beaulieu, Teddy Leahy (Headed by Chris
Wargo & Jon Lewis)
■ Membership - Faye Zukowski, Danielle Ellis, Brian Kelley
■ Business Sponsorship - Chris Wargo and Jon Lewis
■ Events & Fundraising - Mary Archer, John Merriman, Tyler Philbrick
■ Social Media Committee - William Kelley & Faye Zukowski
■ Bylaws Committee - Faye Zukowski & John Merriman
■ Landowner Permissions - Marty Belt @ Town office & Steve Dudley
■ Budget Committee - Ashley, Lee, Mike Koob, Jon Lewis & Chris Wargo
■ Grant Writing - Steve Dudley & Bill Pierce (35/hour, looking into agricultural
grants) put on agenda to vote on paying Bill Pierce (He will pay himself with the
grants that he writes) Faye Zukowskie makes a motion to pay a grant writer,
Brian Kelley seconds, All in favor
■ Snodeo Committee - EVERYONE

Lee does not need 15 people at every meeting. 1 person from each committee, 4 times a year each
quarter there will be a mandatory meeting where everyone will need to be there. Always can zoom in.
● Begin discussion on creating a 2022-2023 budget
● Amazon Smile donation account
○ Portion of your Amazon shopping can go to a nonprofit. When you buy something from
amazon you choose the nonprofit and a portion of your shopping goes to that nonprofit.
Danielle makes a motions to get an account set up on amazon smiles, Lee Seconds, All
in Favor.

● Create monthly meeting schedule
○ Friday Meetings 5pm - Mandatory
○ First Tuesday Meeting 5pm - Other Meetings
● Quickbooks online
○ Chris would like to use the Online Plus Version/ offers budget features, Track spending
etc.

○ Mike Koob makes a motion to accept that Chris switches to Quickbooks online, Jake
Beaulieau Seconds, All in Favor
● Staggered board member terms
○ So that we do not have a complete change over, change it to 3 year terms, put our
names in a hat and decide who is up next year etc. Bylaws state 3 years.

● All reports/minutes available to members
○ Minutes won't be posted until they are approved at the following meeting. Smarter Trails
will house these minutes for members and board members to be able to revisit

● Trail signage & Kiosks
○ Lee received permission to put our signs in permanently. Jake will be in charge of this.
Update all old kiosks. Faye says that a business would like to build them if we put their
name on it. Kiosk donated by plaque.
○ Needs to look into signage with V&V insurance company
● Radar Runs at snodeo
○ Harrison Riders

Other
● Businesses adopt a trail
● Members only Page
○ Lee doesn’t want the page, Faye believes that we should make a post that the page will
be closing, we will only have one facebook page without commenting, Mike Koob makes
a motion to accept, Chris Wargo seconds the motion. All in Favor
○ Report-A-Problem email address, William Kelley will have access. William is going to look
into it and get back to us at the next meeting.

● Cut down on facebook chatter etc. Any issues need to be filtered out and sent to the
correct source, trailmaster etc. How do we eliminate all of the emails and posts asking
about the trail conditions etc.
● Mike says we should update facebook and website once or twice a week for trail
conditions etc. Chris or Jon would be in charge of this as a trailmaster. Shut facebook
replies off. Link in the live webcams to our website/facebook page.

Upcoming events
● Logging Day Parade July 16th
○ We will not be participating this year

Adjournment - 7:26 pm]]>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:15:34 GMThttps://www.rangeleysnowmobile.com/minutes/minutes-of-june-26-2022Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club Meeting
Sunday, June 26th, 2022 3:00 P.M.

Executive Committee: 
President Jonny WakeField, Vice President Tyler Philbrick

Attendance: 
Danielle Ellis, Nicole Lewis, Jon Lewis, John Merriman, Donna Merriman, Jacob Beaulieau, Chad Alexander, Matt Kennedy, Tim Lyons, George W., Bill Lincoln, Eric Pomerleau, Domenic Pono, Chris Wargo, Brian Wargo, Nathan Walker, Kathy Walker, Lee Libby, Chriss Higgins, Mary Archer, Ryan O’Neil, Mike Koob, Brad Stokes, James Eastlack, Jim W. , George Rensky, Kate Rensky

Zoom Attendance: 
Faye Zukowski, Ed Zukowski, Paul Pearla, Denise Krula, John Krula 

Meeting was called to order: at 3:07 P.M.

Vice President Report: 

• Following nominees for 2022-2023 season:     
  

President: Lee Libby & Mike Koob     

• Voting Results 
  

Lee Libby - All in Favor 
Mike Koob - 3 votes 

Vice President: Lee Libby & Mike Koob

• Voting Results
  

Lee Libby - 0 Votes
Mike Koon - All in Favor

Secretary: Danielle Ellis 

• Voting Results
  

    Danielle Ellis - All in Favor 

Treasurer: Ashley Quimby

• Voting Results
  

Ashley Quimby - All in Favor 

Co Trail Masters: Jon Lewis & Chris Wargo

• Voting Results
  

Jon Lewis- All in Favor
Chris Wargo - All In Favor 

Directions: Mary Archer, Faye Zukowski, Tyler Philbrick, Brian Kelley, William Kelley, Jacob Beaulieau, John Merriman, Brian Clarke, Teddy Leahy (nominated at meeting by members in attendance) 

• Voting Results
  

Mary Archer - All in Favor
Faye Zukowski - All in Favor
Tyler Philbrick - All in Favor
Brian Kelley - All in Favor
William Kelley - All in Favor 
Jacob Beaulieau- All In Favor 
John Merriman - All in Favor
Brian Clarke - All in Favor 
Teddy Leahy - All in Favor 


Volunteer Secretary’s Assistant: Members in attendance nominated Jess Ebert    

• Voting Results
  

Jess Ebert - All In Favor 

Bookkeeper: Chris Wargo has volunteered to be the bookkeeper for the 2022-2023 season 

Membership Report: 
Danielle Ellis reported about the meeting that took place with Faye Zukowski (Member) and Andy Meyers at Smarter Trails. This software will be online and was proposed at this meeting to adopt this for the 2022-2023 season. 

Change to Signatory of Accounts: 
For the 2022-2023 season the board approves the change of signatory to Lee Libby, Mike Koob, Chris Wargo, Ashley Quimby and Danielle Ellis 

Motion to Adjourn at 3:20 P.M.: Made by: Chris Wargo
        Seconded by: Tyler

• Motion Carried
  

Next Meeting: July 6th, 2022, 6pm at 2378 Main Street 
Summit Homes Main Office Conference Room 

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