September 2015 Alliance Minutes

The Sept 22, 2015 meeting was called to order by President Dwight Mason at 7:32 PM at the new REV’s Bowl Bar and Grill (formerly Oshkosh Lanes). The March 2015 minutes were read and accepted.

Treasurer’s Report
Please join the Winnebago County Alliance to receive the Treasurer’s report.

Directors Report
Mike Giese reported on the upcoming AWSC fall workshop that will be held at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton from October 30 – Nov 1st. Early bird registration expires on October 16th. Early registration costs $15/person. Registration at the door costs $25. There will also be a banquet offered on Saturday evening for $32 per person.

Please visit the attached link for more information.
https://www.awsc.org/About-Us/Convention-Workshop.aspx

Mike also informed the Alliance about the progress regarding the Blue Mound State Park snowmobile access issues. The park has been closed to snowmobiling for the last 20 years due to a landowner who blocked access. A new landowner will allow the old trail to enter the park, but the final access decision will most likely be settled in the courts. This could become a milestone case that could impact other state park policies in the future.

Trail and Grooming Report
All clubs that were present picked up their marking and grooming contracts for the season. Clubs are asked to review these documents quickly and to get them turned into the county by the due date. Clubs will also be in charge of ordering their own signs this year. Rentaflash and Digital Crayon Printshop LLC (formerly Scenic Signs) are a couple of options for buying signs.

Old Business
Website – Clubs are asked to provide updated club applications and any pictures of their current grooming equipment to be added to the website.

Mary Koch is the new assistant to Rob Way at the Winnebago County Parks dept.

New Business
It was reported that the Poysippi club in Waushara county has disbanded. Their trails have been picked up by other neighboring clubs in the area. The Alliance discussed trying to increase public awareness throughout the area regarding the new Trail Pass system.

The secretary agreed to post some ads on Craigslist to try to improve public awareness.

8:11 PM, motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded – unanimously approved.

Clubs Attending: Sno-Scats, Wolff’s Pack, Wolfrunners, Omro Driftbusters, Sno-Pioneers, Drifters, Cruising Paths, Poyganaires,

Respectfully Submitted,

Jason Ollanketo

Location: Rev’s Bowl, Bar and Grill, 275 N Washburn St, Oshkosh, WI 54904
Mtg Dates: Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 22, Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 22