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2023 Projects

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  • repair damaged power line #20
  • finish removing moldy/musty carpet tiles in First Aid Room
  • Tunnel
    • replace blocking along lodge to air seal (plywood + foam insulation)
    • restore "front light" (above deck)
    • restore mural (currently in propane hut)
  • Fire Safety
    • fire: spread a 2" deep layer of gravel around all buildings
    • fire: cover all holes / gaps / cracks and buildings with screen to keep out embers
  • Seal cedar deck railings
  • Drain line under onion shower needs pipe supports (check with Ben or Matt)
  • replace the Turtle tow rope hanging pole (ask Bev)
  • drain check valve under newer shower needs replacing (ask Ben)
  • Thing upgrades #31
  • outlets and lighting in Zoo extension

Bev & Marion

  • repair / replace roofs on Tow Hut & Top Hut

Michael Froebe

  • Water line between Dam & Cistern subject to freezing #25
  • investigate: tow rope protection sleeve. Cost effective? Worth the effort?
  • Telephone Cabin woodstove chimney

Michael Moreland

  • multi-speed fan for kitchen range hood
  • outlets and lighting in tunnel
  • Shipping containers for storage #8
  • Ski Hill trench for comms & power #15
  • Update Fire suppression to run off gravity water supply
  • Simplify Lodge Electrical supply (goal – make running lodge on generator easy)
  • Fire Alarm system

Jim Fahey

  • Ski Hill, needs new required safety signs
  • Design and install new propane powered generator for lodge

Matt Simerson

  • install keyless deadbolt on First Aid Room door
  • install door latch & door stops on tunnel doors
  • coordinate Forest Stewardship Plan #41 production
  • fire: establish defensible space #39
  • get Zoo extension final inspection #14
  • host a chainsaw safety course at Meany #43
  • spray foam the underside of the deck / roof of the tunnel #29
  • FUNDED: rebuild "temporary" east wall of first aid & ping pong room
  • FUNDED: replace electric heaters in dorms with heat pumps
  • FUNDED: widen and slope the driveway #13
  • insulate wood shed wall, cannot use styrofoam or batting because of hornets/insects
  • caulk unused screw holes in roof of Pump House.
  • get PSE-supplied EVSEs installed
  • take delivery of electric snowmobile
  • tunnel: install door latches & stops

Dave Claar

  • Brush 420 Rd, clean ditches, fill potholes
  • Install new culverts on Nikki's to improve drainage

Dave Maltz

  • complete Forest Stewardship Plan #41
  • Forestry health improvements, per expert (DNR, ecologists, forestry consultants) guidance

Norm Vigus

  • Mach Tow Routing Jigs labelling currently stored loose in Tow Hut Attic, attach proper (metal or laminated) labels to jigs so future Meany-ites know what they are looking at

Annual Maintenance

Spring / Early Summer

  • Firewood - split and stack outdoors, so the summer warmth seasons it
  • Fire safety: remove all wood and woody debris from a 100' perimeter around the buildings
  • Chip limbs from winter debris and firewood and spread chips on the XC trails
  • Reader board on 420 road: transport up to the lodge
  • Wood stove: sweep the chimney

Summer / Fall

  • Fire Safety
    • Fire exit signs - replace batteries, north on even years, south on odd years.
    • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - change batteries and test
    • Fire extinguishers - bring to town for annual inspection
    • Mow grass around lodge and on the hill
  • Kitchen:
    • stove/range annual maintenance
    • range hood, remove filters and clean hood, filters, and vent pipes
    • remind expired food workers to renew their cards
    • fridge
      • vacuum dust from coils
      • perform dryer maintenance & desiccant replacement
  • Generators
    • Zoo: test & run under load
    • Lodge: test & run under load
  • Water Bars - repair and trench out all existing water bars
    • on the 420 road
    • on lodge property
  • Pest control
    • inspect and refill mouse traps
    • refill mouse poison dispensers (check with Shawn)
    • carpenter ant control around the lodge
    • carpenter ant control around the power poles
  • Fuel
    • purchase propane
    • purchase diesel: tank info
    • fill gasoline tank near Zoo & Cat House
    • diesel hut gas tank (likely not needed)
  • Snow Machines
    • oil and grease
    • service

Late Fall

  • Rope Tows (all 3)
    • grease the pulleys (Alicia)
    • Add 'Benite' to wheels to improve snow & ice shedding. (Norm & Rick)
    • Mach: torque tow hub lug nuts
    • Mach: torque u-joint bolts
    • Torque thru bolts on idler and bull wheels
    • Inspect all wooden wheels for cracks and other defects
    • Inspect wire rope pulleys and wire (Alicia & Michael F)
  • Firewood: move seasoned wood into the wood shed
  • Generator: fill and place gas cans in generator hut for ready use during winter.
  • Water System
    • Dam: clean out
    • Dam: clean silt out of reservoir
    • Change water filters, ask Phil

Prior to Mushroom weekend

  • Clean and empty the Zoo
  • Set up plywood tables atop sawhorses
  • Clean the Lodge

Last work party list here

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