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AMA Club #2417

SNHFE Meeting Minutes: Sept 3, 2003

Meeting Called to order at _7:33_ by Frank Phillips.

Today’s attendance is about 20 members.

New members/ guests: Patrik Henriksson, Steven Demeritt.

Officer Reports:

President: Frank Phillips:

Container purchase option. We prepay for 1 year. Buyout is

$1950. New is $2700. They will haul away the old one. Rental fee is

$637 annually. Show of hands was in favor of buying new container

(no opposition). Three items drive dues: container, snow removal

and $80 per month to have porta-potty.

We should be a gold leader club shortly.

Meeting program suggestions are welcome.

VP: Jim Burns absent.

Treasury: Jim Austin

Treasury = amount reported. Call Prez or Treas. if you want the

number.

Gal fuel YTD = 91

Members 2003 = 114

Metered glow driver with charger.

$5 t-shirts are available.

Secretary: Dave Majchrzak: No report. No minutes from last meeting.

I was out due to family issue.

Field Marshall: Duane was absent.

Safety: Dave Beach: No safety issues or reports. Instructors should

be on guard for flight line rule.

Newsletter Editor: Mark Devins: News letters are available at the

hobby shop.

From the floor:

? Field needs to be mowed. Has been growing very fast with

rain quantity. Mower belt went last week. Belt/bearing

‘squeaks’, needs to be addressed. Bill Bootle will bring some

grease. Should investigate mulch kit for mower. Thanks to

mystery mower/ chain-link-fence guy.

? Request for leveling the field. Issue is field will be out-of-service

for a while while grass grows. Possible issue with

flooding. O’Keefe did quote the club on leveling the field many

years ago. Marston matting suggested as one alternative.

Saugus 107 th has artificial turf. Arthur O’Connor volunteered

to head committee on field leveling. Current field is 500’ long.

Filling dips is probably cheapest.

? Access road needs serious help. We’re

hoping Town will work on it due to Boat

Ramp work. Frank will call town again

about access road maintenance. We

shouldn’t spend our money to fix the town

road. Dick Hinch has been contacted.

? Porta-potty is in current place so it doesn’t

float away.

? Can possibly use Toys-for-Tots event as

an excuse to get Town moving on access

road.

? Frequency problem reported at the field.

Channel 49 was problematic. Joel

Chappell has been contacted.

Old business

? None.

New business:

? Fall Float Fly (Sept 12-14). Please send

email to Bob Spear if you can help. Food

available for lunch. Start 8am electric and

~9:30am glow. Stand-In safety officer may

be needed for time that Dave Beach is

absent. Buddy boxes are welcomed at the

float fly.

? Oct 4 th . Boy Scout Jamboree in Laconia.

Would like a couple flight sims up there,

call to volunteer yours. We have insurance

certificate. Frank is CD’ing event. Could

use your help.

? Toys for Tots. Oct 19 th . Bring an

unwrapped toy. One day event.