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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 Chuck Cubbage called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM
Members Present: President Chuck Cubbage; Vice President Skip Youngblood; Treasurer Pat Cubbage; Secretary Doug Dorgan; Collins Cove Rep Ruth Wilkinson; Eagle Lake Campers Rep Skip Youngblood; Eagle Lake Park Rep Chuck Cubbage; Trails End Rep Tony Herd; Hoodrije Shores Rep Ken Nielsen, Keepsake Shores Rep Jerry King.
Members Absent: Palmer Beach Rep David Baker; Eagle Lake Sub Rep Brian Hansen; At-Large Member Gary Sargent.
Minutes: Minutes of the September 20, 2005 meeting were approved with the addition of “Lyon” Lake where the lake name had been left blank, on motion by Ruth Wilkinson second by Ken Nielsen.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer advised a balance of $940.33. All outstanding bills are paid including $20 to the State of Michigan for Non-Profit Organization registration. Report was approved on motion by Doug Dorgan second by Tony Herd.
Committee reports:
Government: No report.
Finance: Doug Dorgan had spoken with Kerry Tapper (on suggestion from pat Cubbage) regarding success of the advertising insert in the most recent Newsletter for Look Sharp Marketing where they were to return 5% of their sales of clothing with Eagle Lake embroidery. Kerry advised we would receive $41 as a result of this effort but asked if we would share our mailing list with them so they could do a pre-Christmas mailing directed at Eagle Lake property owners with 5% of those sales going to the Lake Association. Doug was to call her back with a decision from the Board. Discussion followed relative to possibly disclosing some confidential data that may be in our mailing lists. A motion was made by Tony Herd and second by Skip Youngblood to offer to provide the service of affixing mailing labels to look Sharp’s prepared and posted mailing and place the addressed mailing in the mail. Their mailing would include a reference to the Eagle Lake Paw Paw Association with a reminder that membership dues are due as well as a reference to the funds that would be available to the Association for any purchases that met the requirements of Look Sharp’s offer. We would also ask that a check for the $41 be mailed to the Treasurer. Motion passed with one dissenting vote. Doug will contact Kerry Tapper with this proposal.
Chuck Cubbage suggested that perhaps Craig DeSimone, the representative from Gravel Lake who attended the MLSA Lake Associations Representatives meeting on September 24, could talk to our board regarding the experiences of their association, especially the 70 some percent participation by their property owners.
Health and Safety: No report
Water Quality: Tony Herd expressed concern with weeds popping up in front of Harold Finley’s cottage. Chuck Cubbage advised that with the weevils leaving the lake to over winter in the lakeside soil areas, the water level dropping almost 12 inches in the past month and the fact that Eurasian Milfoil grows better in cooler conditions, this was to be expected.
Newsletter: No plans were made for a newsletter this fall
Nominating Committee: No report necessary
Old Business: The area representatives offered the feedback they received from various property owners regarding the property owner’s support for a study of a potential sewer system. While some areas were very supportive of a study, others were very much opposed to it. The consensus seemed to be that a great deal more needed to be done to inform the property owners of the need for actions to protect the lake from various kinds of pollution, among them addressing the potential of failing septic systems contributing to increased weed growth in the lake.
Looking at where we needed to go from this point discussion centered on preparing an information meeting for the property owners to be given in late spring 2006. Doug mentioned a septic performance demonstration that was available from the local Water Conservancy District; Skip suggested presentation of an enhanced map of the lake’s water shed; Chuck thought Michigan Lake and Stream Association might have some ideas on what to use to better inform the property owners. Doug suggested formation of a committee to gather information and prepare a presentation.
New Business: Chuck presented a letter he had received from MLSA that they received from the MDEQ regarding a permit application from the Van Buren County Road Commission concerning some action they wished to take on the Eagle Lake Drain Project. Chuck was to investigate further but thought it might be to clear the drain of debris.
Chuck also noted a proposal from MLSA regarding program available for lake monitoring and noted we were already doing monitoring of Eagle Lake through Dr. Fusilier.
Next Meeting Date: Tuesday November 8.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 811 PM on motion by Ken Nielsen second by Pat Cubbage.
Doug Dorgan, Secretary