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Approval by the Board of Director’s
EAGLE LAKE-PAW PAW ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING
Call To Order: President Skip Youngblood called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM
Members Present: President Skip Youngblood; Vice President Chuck Cubbage; Treasurer Pat Cubbage; Secretary Doug Dorgan; Collins Cove Rep Ruth Wilkinson; Eagle Lake Campers Rep Skip Youngblood; Eagle Lake Park Rep Chuck Cubbage; Palmer Beach Rep David Baker; Trails End Rep Harold Finley represented by Tony Hurd; Hoodrije Shores Rep Ken Nielsen, At-Large Member Gary Sargent.
Members Absent: Eagle Lake Sub Rep Brian Hansen; Keepsake Shores Rep Jerry King; Web Master Barb Kohl.
Minutes: Minutes of the June 8, 2004 meeting were approved on motion by Ruth Wilkinson and second by Pat Cubbage.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer advised all bills were paid including $500 to Professional Lake Management and there is a balance of $686.21 in the account. There was a good response from the most recent newsletter and Annual Meeting Breakfast with several property owners paying their dues. Report was approved on motion by Doug Dorgan and second by Gary Sargent.
Committee reports:
Government: No Report.
Finance: No report.
Health and Safety: It was noted there had been frequent patrols of the lake by the Sheriff’s Department this summer, including their use of a wave runner.
Water Quality: Chuck Cubbage advised that Professional Lake Management had surveyed the lake as we had arranged and provided a comprehensive report. However, considering the extent of the report, yet the short time the Professional Lakes Management people were actually on the lake conducting the survey, Chuck questioned the accuracy and validity of the comprehensive report and recommended we not use this firm in the future.
Chuck also advised he had purchased, for the $375 price of shipping, and additional 4,400 weevils and seeded them himself in several locations in the lake where there was continued evidence of Eurasian Milfoil. Chuck is working with the Township to assure all funds from the special tax assessment have been dispensed before reimbursement is made to him from ELPPA funds.
Chuck will be making a presentation on our progress with the weevil treatment for Eurasian Milfoil at a conference being held in Wisconsin Dells, WI on October 8. Chuck and Skip will be attending the MLSA conference at the Decatur Library on September 18.
Gary Sargent advised that Pete Walker from Gove Associates, who was to speak to the Board regarding sewer systems around lakes, was unavailable to be at the meeting due to a scheduling conflict. Arrangements will be made for Pete to speak at a future Board meeting.
Newsletter: Publication of a newsletter will be considered in the spring of 2005.
Nominating Committee: no report
Web Site: Chuck Cubbage advised that he thought the web site was up to date; however, Doug Dorgan advised that the last time he checked none of the meeting minutes for 2004 had been posted.
Old Business: None
New Business: Dave Baker suggested the Board consider some activities to draw attention to the Lake Association, such as a Venetian Boat Parade. It was agreed this and other ideas would be discussed further in the spring.
Chuck Cubbage expressed further concern with property owners burning yard waste near the shoreline and proposed the Board offer to assist those who needed such assistance to remove their debris to an area for disposal that would not negatively impact the lake. Chuck suggested notifying the riparian property owners again regarding concerns with burning near the water and the Board’s willingness to help those who could not remove the yard waste themselves. While there was support for this idea there was no specific course of action decided on.
Pat read a letter from MLSA thanking us for our continued support of their association through payment of our annual dues and the additional one-dollar per member of our Association, noting these and other contributions provided the opportunity for MLSA to continue to work on behalf of all lake property owners.
Meeting dates for 2005 were set for March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, August 9 and September 13. Doug Dorgan will make arrangements with the Conference Center for those dates and if there are any conflicts he will advise the other Board members.
Next Meeting Date: March 8, 2005.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned on motion by Pat Cubbage and second by Ruth Wilkinson at 751 PM.
Doug Dorgan
Secretary