Friday, Dec 27, 2006

The meeting was called to order at 7:13pm at the home of Craig & Julie Kasa – 7252 Ninth Street SE. There were 19 people in attendance representing 12 households, plus three absentee votes for the new officers – we had a quorum.

The meeting started with introductions as new residents were in attendance.

No additional nominees or volunteers were presented for the positions of Vice President and Secretary. Nancy Halagan motioned that Angela Miller remain Secretary and Bill Tregaskis seconded. Bill T. motioned to accept Paul Johnson as Vice President and Jim Miller seconded. Craig Kasa was unanimously accepted to move from VP to President.

Craig K. brought up the idea to get a head start on the season and presented a sign-up sheet for hosting the meetings. Angela M. stated that she had had a few complaints about the meetings being on Fridays. Bill T. said that not everyone would be happy or could make it all of the time. Alternating Mondays and Fridays was suggested. Angela M. and Julie Kasa asked if that would be too confusing. Paul J. said that the flyers were a great reminder. Pam Scott had the idea to put up “meeting tonight” signs at the street corners on the night of a meeting. Nancy H. was in favor of this, as were several others. Pam S. has some old school signs. Angela M. has the garage sale sandwich boards. The question of who would be responsible was presented with no solution. Bill T. asked about having proxy votes in order to make the necessary quorum for votes. Craig K. mentioned that there were three for tonight. It was asked if the acceptance of proxy votes needed to be a Bylaw. Paul J. stated that a quorum is only needed for the voting on officers and things involving approval of money, so asked if it really needed to be a bylaw. Craig K. said that suggestions would be accepted tonight, that they would host the April meeting again, and that the day(s) of the meetings will be determined at that meeting. Paul J. and Polly Willhite agreed that alternating Mondays and Fridays would be good. Pam S. suggested doing Fridays at the beginning of the season and Mondays during the summer.

Paul J. said that he and Craig K. would distribute the weed treatment applications. Craig K. had received a letter from the DNR that had two points. The first point was they want to reduce the amount of shoreline that can be treated. Paul J. stated that Lake Vermillion did it and it was a disaster. The second point was to make it easier to control invasive weeds. The letter was passed around. Paul J. suggested that people go to the DNR website for details. Dave Tabbut said that there is a link from the Lake Martha website to the DNR one.

Bill T. inquired if new residents had been welcomed. Polly W. had volunteered to be the Hospitality Committee and gave the updates that the Kugler’s and the sheriff had been welcomed. Also that she only knew that the log home and the Voigt’s were still for sale. It was mentioned that Jeannie Lebert and her kids moved into the Carol Miller house next to the log home. Mike Rydberg mentioned that there were several places for sale in the area.

Pam S. asked if anyone had spoken to Miller Trucking about the sand delivery. Mike R. stated that Miller Trucking said the ice wasn’t good enough for their trucks. Julie K. said that she heard that they couldn’t deliver sand anymore. Jim M. said that he had heard that as well. Julie K. said that she would check into it. Pam S. said that one used to be able to get half of your shoreline delivered unless a “beach blanket” was applied for. Nancy H. mentioned that there was a rule about 15 feet above the high water mark that no one adhered to.

Mike R. stated that there was another public hearing scheduled at the Rockford Township regarding the paving issue on February 13^th or 17^th – to check the Township’s website for the exact details. Craig K. mentioned that he had seen a survey crew walking around.

Dave T. mentioned that DSL is now available. Theresa Witstine, Nancy H., and Jim M. all said that additional people couldn’t get it. Jim M. presented the “parking ramp is full” theory that he was given. Nancy H. mentioned that Frank Summers has cable, but that he pays a lot for it and that it was slow.

Dave T. inquired about the garbage discount – he felt that we used to get a good deal, but not any more. Paul J. said that he just switched to Onyx from Superior, which is much cheaper. Craig K. proposed that someone call the top three companies – Onyx, Superior, and Randy’s Waste. Bill Erickson said that Randy’s Waste would not be cheaper. Bill T. stated that the original reason for the group discount was to decrease the large truck traffic on our streets. Bill T. also said that some of the benefits of being a Lake Association member are the group discounts, such as garbage, lawn care, and weed treatments of the lake. Dave T. said that the Lake Association dues are paid for with the savings from the garbage discount, which is like getting your membership for free. Craig K. volunteered to call around for quotes.

Mike R. said that the domain registration for the website is due soon. He will talk to Jimmy Mattson about it when he is in town within the next couple of weeks. Polly W. suggested a vote on keeping the website. Everyone was in agreement to keep it. Mike R. stated that the fees are $35 per year or $75 for three years. Bill T. said that a vote could be taken when it is actually due.

Jim M. motioned to adjourn.

Vicky Rydberg proposed to close the public landing with a permit. There are supposed to only be two parking spots at the landing. Paul J. said that all lakes over a certain size are has to have a public access, however not all of the accesses are maintained by the DNR. Bill E. stated that some landings do not allow boat trailer parking and inquired if we could do that. Paul J. mentioned that Bruce Biederman had done some research on the topic and suggested that it be put on the next meeting agenda.

Paul J. motioned to adjourn at 7:58pm. Julie K. and Bill T. seconded.

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