Michigan Trail Permits

[RoyalBlue]

Does anyone know what they cost this year.

 

[Nick1945]

$ 35.00

 

[pat the rat]

wow,$35,what a bargain compared to ontario and quebec

 

[Vandelay Industries]

that is a bargain. It is $155 in New Brunswick this year.

 

[sleddingfarmer]

$ 35.00

Are you sure? I thought they were going up to 45 or 50 this year?

Hopefully they didn't! not that matters...gotta go where the snow is.

 

[06attaker]

cool news by amsnow staff Michigan governor signs bill increasing snowmobile fees M ichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed a bill to increase snowmobile registration and trail permit fees for the 2009-2010 season. The bill increases registration from $22 to $30 starting July 1. In addition, trail permits will increase from $25 to $35 for next season and then to $45 for 2011 through 2015, the governor's office reports. Bill Manson, executive director of the Michigan Snowmobile Association, said his organization lobbied hard for the increase, and he's pleased with the bill. He says the fees were increased in an effort to prevent a $1 million deficit. Fees collected are designat- ed for the Snowmobile Trail Fund, which includes a permanent trail easement to prevent a loss of a trail section due to private land being sold. The fees will be used to help stop trail closings and for trail maintenance. "Industry stakeholders did the necessary homework to conclude that permit increases …

 

[RoyalBlue]

I heard that last year they took 6 million out of the trail fund and put it in the general fund until MSA came to our rescue.

If you are not a member of the MSA , you should be even if you dont live in Michigan but use the trails.

 

[Nick1945]

$ 35.00

Are you sure? I thought they were going up to 45 or 50 this year?

Hopefully they didn't! not that matters...gotta go where the snow is.

Yes I'm sure, I bought 3 of them at Nelson's Snow Motion, back in August.