Cato Trail Blazers-             Summer 2008 Newsletter –         www.catotrailblazers.com

We hope everyone’s summer is going well.   Many of us enjoy the hot sun, but many of us can’t wait for a good blizzard!

Well some of you may still be wondering what happened with the million dollar trail fund sweep.  Well, good news and bad...... bad news is we didn’t exactly get our million bucks back, but the good news is it appears we will get it back over time, and then some.  Below is a exert from Governor Patterson’s July 10 press release

“Under the new procedures instituted today, at the end of each fiscal year, OPRHP will reevaluate the amount of revenue the State has received from snowmobile registration fees. Surplus funds will then be dedicated to trail maintenance efforts through additional grant payments. This will help ensure that money from these registration fees will be spent in a way that specifically benefits snowmobilers.

Based on a review of revenues collected in previous years, as well as the current fund balance in OPRHP projects that it can nearly double its 2008-09 local trail maintenance grant payments to $5.34 million. This represents an increase of nearly $2.5 million or approximately 86 percent. Over the next several years, the remaining excess balance will be spent down – solely on trail maintenance and related program activities.”

The full press release is available online on our website, or in paper at the next club meeting.

In June the club elections were held, but all officers stayed the same….as follows….