April 2023 General Meeting Minutes
Lake Garda Improvement Association
General Meeting Minutes: April 11th, 2023
7:30 pm Farmington Senior Center
Proceedings:
Meeting called to order at 7:34pm by President L. Gezelman
Approval of Fall Minutes: Marie Simard made a motion. Second by Mark Castrogiovanni. Motion carries.
Treasurer’s Report: Report presented by the treasurer, A.J. Singh. Total cash in hand $145,428.19. Report will be placed on record. The budget was discussed in detail.
Tax Collector’s Report: Report presented by the tax collector, M. Duchow. 515 billable properties with 32 delinquent accounts. 11 of the delinquent accounts have gone to our legal team who handles accounts owing more than $500.00.
President’s Report: The lake treatment will be starting in the next few weeks with the first of 5 treatments. The dam has been closed and the area around it has been cleaned. The lake is slowly returning to normal level. The carp in the lake will slowly being removed. Discussion was had about the geese and what could be done about them. Tree removal was discussed and the need to remove dangerous trees over the next few years as trees age and die.
Transferring Property: Discussion about Property on West Side and Pleasant street that is owned by the town of Burlington and the LGIA was to be quit claimed to the town of Burlington. Burlington does not want the property. There was lengthy discussion about what to do with our potion of the lot. This issue will be tabled for future discussion.
Budget Vote: The budget was voted on and passed unanimously.
Questions from members about the budget were discussed.
New Business:
-Julie McNeil – Pollinator pathway project presentation. Creation of a committee from within the LGIA was recommended. Motion made by A.J Singh and seconded by R. Frey to review information from the project and decide on whether to disseminate that information to our membership.
Boat Stickers and Registration: C. Castrogiovanni discussed the boat sticker policy.
Comments: Comments about the clean-up at Battistoni Beach and how great it looks.
Meeting adjourned: Motion to adjourn at 8:27 pm by Chip Anthony. Seconded by H. Monnerat. Motion carried.
Next General Meeting: 7:30 pm October 10th, 2023 at Farmington Senior Center
Respectively submitted,
Chip Anthony, Secretary