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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 7:02 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; Eagle Lake South Shore Rep Brian Hansen; Keepsake Shores Rep Jerry King; At-Large Member Gary Sargent.
Members Absent: Palmer Beach Rep David Baker; Trails End Rep Tony Herd; Hoodrije Shores Rep Ken Nielsen.
Minutes: Minutes of the January 9, 2007 Special Board meeting were approved on motion by Gary Sargent and second by Skip Youngblood. Minutes of the March 6, 2007 Board meeting were approved on motion by Ruth Wilkinson and second by Brian Hansen.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer advised a balance of $2063.77 following payment of $25 for renewal of our agreement for a website through MLSA and an additional $25 for their annual fee. There are no outstanding obligations. There are currently 82 members of the lake association. Treasurer’s report was approved on motion by Ruth Wilkinson and second by Doug Dorgan.
Committee reports:
Government: No report.
Finance: No report.
Health and Safety: Doug asked that everyone keep their eyes open for the Sheriff’s Department Boater Safety Class schedule so that it can be shown in the newsletter. Doug also asked if there was interest in replacing the “Ten Rules of Boater Safety” sign we have placed at the public access site which has been removed twice now. It was decided to not replace the sign at this time.
Water Quality/Sewer Feasibility Study: As with our previous meetings, considerable discussion was devoted to progress of the Paw Paw Township sewer feasibility study. Chuck Cubbage provided some information on the March 22 Township Planning Commission regular meeting where results of the study were presented. This meeting was well attended by representatives for the three lakes. A couple of possibilities that developed from this meeting were approval by the Township without a vote by the property owners affected. A petition signed by 20% of the acreage opposed to the project would block it. Also, there was some consideration of seeking inclusion of Christie and Reynolds lakes.
The possibility of alternatives to the mandatory immediate hookup were discussed as a possible way to encourage more support, especially from those who have recently installed or replaced a septic system. Chuck will discuss this issue with the Township and their engineering firm.
Chuck had provided each Board member with a draft copy of the Q & A but for some reason many had not received it so discussion of the issues addressed in the Q & A were tabled until our next meeting.
Chuck made a quick trip around the lake before the weather cooled this spring and noted significant damage to the milfoil he was able to see, indicating the weevil population may be recovering from the possible problems last summer. Due to concerns remaining from last year Chuck will speak with EnviroScience regarding information that might be shared with the property owners relative to what is happening with the weevils and milfoil.
The need for continued emphasis on other forms of environmental pollution in the way of lawn fertilizers, leaf burning and other phosphorous sources was noted.
Newsletter: Items to be included in a newsletter for publication in mid May include: Paw Paw Twp. Website address for information on the sewer project being considered; boater safety training class schedule; payment of dues; lake rules again; possibly the sewer Q & A and the dates of upcoming sewer meetings. Additional items will be included as offered based on space availability.
We will again seek advertisements to offset some of the cost of the newsletter; Ruth will speak to her daughter regarding running an ad again; Jerry will speak to Kerry Tapper; and Chuck and Doug will approach other who have advertised before. All board members will be watching for opportunities to solicit additional advertisers. Ad prices will remain the same with a single business card ad being $25, double businesses card ad $35; and a one half page ad $50.
Nominating: All current board members are willing to continue in their positions; no Nominating Committee is needed.
Website: Chuck encouraged everyone to review our website at www.mlswa.org/elppa-382/ and provide him any comments they may have regarding the website structure and content.
Old Business: There was no old business.
New Business: The date of June 30 was set for the Annual Meeting with a rain date of July 7. Jerry King will handle for approval from the Keepsake Shores Association for use of their access site. It was decided to again try doing a breakfast before the meeting because it seemed attendance was greater when we had done that in the past. Gary Sargent said he would talk to John Tapper regarding any interest he would have in sponsoring some of the cost. We will also try a ‘Donation Can’ to seek some additional off set of the cost. The menu will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Should someone choose to donate donuts they would be accepted.
Chuck will speak to the Township regarding someone to answer questions regarding the sewer feasibility study and Doug will ask the Sheriff’s office to participate again.
Consideration will be given to selling Eagle Lake T shirts at the annual meeting along with further sales of the Eagle Lake door mats.
Next Meeting Date: The next meeting of the Board was scheduled for April 10, 2007 at the Conference Center.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:03 PM on motion by Pat Cubbage second by Doug Dorgan.
Doug Dorgan, Secretary