HVFF Meeting Minutes – Dec. 9, 2023
Meeting Minutes for December 9, 2023, held in-person at White Wolf and on Zoom.
HVFF Meeting Minutes – Nov. 11, 2023
Attendees In person: On Zoom: Recent Updates Upcoming Dates & Activities: Matters Under Consideration: Q&A / Discussion Question (Shani): What interest rate are we earning on the fundraiser funds in the savings account? Answer: Paul said the interest rate is small: around 0.15%. Wayne said we may want to secure a money market rate. Question: Aren’t we restricted to how much money we can hold on to as an 501c3? Answer (Wayne): Ross Wisdom (accountant) says no. Can structure it appropriately. Question (Paco): Who handles membership? Answer (Shani): Starting Jan 6, 2024, membership will be handled by the club. Membership and waivers will be online. There will be membership fees to fly, and people can continue to donate. Donations keep membership affordable / accessible. Membership is required even from those who donated. Question (Tim Curran): What will be the membership fee? Answer (Wayne): The annual dues will be decided in…
HVFF Meeting Minutes – Oct. 14, 2023
Minutes by Shani Schechter
HVFF Meeting Recap – Oct. 14, 2023
Recap courtesy of Shani Schechter A brief recap of the HVFF club meeting on 10/14/23. Since 2016, Wayne Neckles, HVFF president, has endeavored to get Ellenville Flight Park under pilot ownership, working extensively behind the scenes in talks with Tony Covelli and the Open Space Institute to broker an agreement. On 9/27/23, Wayne reached an agreement to buy both the Ellenville Launch area (16.67 acres) and the LZ (13 acres) from Tony Covelli, the site owner. The LZ plot goes from the creek to the edge of Tony’s training hill, between the road and the organic farm. The price for the Launch and the LZ together is $650,000. The agreement is to pay Tony a $200,000 downpayment by 1/6/24 to keep the deal, and then $90,000 per year for the next 5 years, interest free. The site would become an USHPA site and thus get USHPA insurance. The HVFF club will…