b"VAST NewsLVRT UPDATE A message from VAST Vice President Jeff FayBy Ken Brown, VAST Trails Manager & LVRT Project Manager The state is moving along with theWithout local businesses completion of the entire trail. The bigwe would not have the projects have been slow to start, butdestinations to ride to, they still aim to have everything doneplaces to eat at, places by the end of 2022. Details: https:// to fuel our sleds, and no www.vtrans.vermont.gov/highway/ places to buy or repair local-projects/lvrt our sleds when calamity strikes. There are those The section connecting Swanton toof us that need a place Sheldon is now complete. That wasto stay when away from able to start last year because VASThome, its nice to know had already done the needed planning. the comfort of somebody As of July, the next project to start willleaving the light on for be the replacement of several of theus. With the miles of trails major bridges along the trail. The trailavailable to ride, crossing construction (split into three sections)the state from side to side, should be in the works by the time ofTHANK YOU!! top to bottom, is all possible in part annual meeting. Those two simple words, not usedto the localsThank You.Discussions have begun about shiftingnearly enough, in my opinion, toThe staff in the office, yes, they Its a Snowmobile Blitz onare employees and its their job, VASTs role with the trail just to winterexpress the gratitude we should all maintenance and having the state ofhave for the many people in VASTbut they are as dedicated as the Vermont take over managing for all thethat make snowmobiling across thevolunteers and keep the Association other recreational uses. state possible. Of course, you haveheading in the right direction. all of our 2017 and 2018With the extremely unusual the visible volunteers, cutting brush, The open sections of the trail weregrooming trails, putting up or takingcircumstances of the last 18 months, busier than ever this past year duringdown signs, doing Facebook live trailall worked together from a far to Polaris Snowmobiles!Trail so you, the membership, didnt the COVID pandemic. Our trafficreports from trailside as they kick themake sure VAST Stayed On The counters along the trail show as muchsnow around to calm their nerves. The as a 20% increase over the previousnot so visible volunteers who cookhave to Stay HomeThank You.year. the meals for the potluck suppers, Last but not leastThank YOU, the We were lucky to have no majorattend meetings to stay on top ofVAST membership, for supporting Limited quantityyour Association. I hope you all washouts to deal with on the openwhats going on or figuring out what sections this spring, but, as always,needs to be done, selling raffle ticketshad an enjoyable time on the trails kept us busy. and absolutelythis season, even with the afore the encroachment of beaver ponds hasfor the club fundraiser and so much more. You have the new volunteersmentioned unusual circumstances and the seasoned veterans all working the lowest price! and got a chance to explore new Town road crews continue to supporttogether to make sure the membership us by including the trail in theirof VAST has the best possibleareas, revisited your favorite places, mowing programs, and a group ofexperience when out on the 4500 plusand saw something new that you volunteers in Hyde Park have evenmight not have seen otherwise. Massive blitz -Don't miss out! VAST saw a slight increase in taken on the challenge of trying to getmiles of trails. You know who you are, some knotweed patches under control. modest as always, butThank you. membership this past season and Its a Snowmobile Blitz onwe welcome you newbies. The Those same two words need to be Call us today!! 413-443-0638 - successful future of this sport relies used for all of our landowners across Its a Snowmobile Blitz on Its a Snowmobile Blitz on Its a Snowmobile Blitz on all of our 2017 and 2018 Super deals on the state that open their land to uson continued support from all of all of our 2017 and 2018 all of our 201all of our 2017 and 2018 7 and 2018 Polaris Snowmobiles!every fall for a few short months.us - volunteers, landowners, local all inventory! Without their generosity, there wouldbusinesses, employees and theAsk for Dave or Brian!Polaris Snowmobiles! Polaris Snowmobiles! Polaris Snowmobiles! Limited quantity Limited quantityLimited quantitybe no VAST trail system, no weekendgeneral membership. 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