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Get directions to the MSA Office:
205 Church Hill Rd, Augusta, ME

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MSA FORMS

A number of forms needed by MSA members can be accessed with the dropdown below. (.pdf format, which may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is a free download, and allows you to view and print pdf files.) Some of the forms are interactive, and may be filled out at the computer, then printed. Those using the full version of Adobe Acrobat can rename and save an interactive form to their desktop, then email the form to the MSA office.

MSA Members: The MSA handbook and Business Certificate are password protected documents. The password is mailed to each club in the season's membership package, to be shared with all members. You can either obtain it from your club president or membership chair, or just contact the MSA office, 207-622-6983 or email.

MAINE LANDOWNER/LAND USER RECOGNITION PROGRAM

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IF&W) in Cooperation with the Department's Landowner and Sportsmen Relations Advisory Board (LSRAB) will again this year be hosting an awards banquet honoring selected Maine landowners and land users. MSA Snowmobile Clubs are encouraged to nominate one of their landowners, or a land user organization, for recognition through this program. In the drop down below you will find nomination forms, and letters from the Maine Landowner Relations Program explaining the Landowner/Land User of the Year program and nomination process. All nominations must be submitted by June 12, 2013.

MSA EVENTS, DIRECTORS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

The MSA Directors meet eight times a year, in the months of August, September, October, December, January, February, March and April. All MSA members are welcome - voting privileges are reserved for Club Directors, Alternate Directors and Executive Committee members. The MSA Executive Committee meets monthly, often with a teleconference option. Details about upcoming meetings are published as they become available in The Maine Snowmobiler newspaper.

MAY 21 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING - 5 p.m. teleconference.

OCTOBER 18, 19, 20 - THE MAINE SNOWMOBILE SHOW - presented by the Maine Snowmobile Association, at the Augusta Civic Center off Exit 112, I-95, Augusta, Maine. Friday 4-9pm, Saturday 9am-8pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Admission proceeds benefit the Maine Snowmobile Association. Exhibitor space is available - contact Bob Meyers, MSA Executive Director, for information: 207-622-6983 or email.

TRAILS COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Trails Committee meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30p.m. Some meetings are held at the MSA Office, 205 Church Hill Road in Augusta; others are held via teleconference. FMI you can contact the MSA office, Trails Committee Chair Mike Grass Jr. or Vice Chair Bob Hansen

REPORT OF THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL FUNDING SURVEY:

This is the report on the results of the Snowmobile Trail Grooming Funding Survey that was undertaken in the winter and spring of 2011 by Dr. Stephen Reiling of the University of Maine Orono in conjunction with the MSA Trails Committee. The study was funded as part of the MSA Trails Committee contract with the Department of Conservation this past season. There was a great response from clubs and municipal projects across the state, and the results are interesting reading - see what folks think here:Click here to view the report.

GROOMER SALES TAX EXEMPTION

Incorporated nonprofit snowmobile clubs: Click here to download the affadavit of exemption from Maine state sales tax for trail grooming equipment from the Maine Revenue Services web site. This form should be filled out by a club officer and the seller of the equipment, and a copy made. One copy will be retained by the dealer for his use, and the second must be presented by the club representative when registering the grooming equipment.

GAS TAX REFUND

Your club may be eligible for a refund of gasoline taxes paid in the operation of grooming equipment. The refund application form can be downloaded from the Maine Revenue Services web site.

SNOWMOBILE TRAIL GRANT INFO:

Is posted on the State of Maine web site. Visit the Snowmobile Program in the Division of Parks and Public Lands, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.