August 2019 Meeting Minutes

Sep 13, 2019

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Board Members:

Present: C. Anthony, C Byrne, J. Cragin M. Duchow, L. Gezelman, H. Monnerat, R. St. Pierre, C. Scully, B. Simard.

Absent: A.J. Singh Quorum present? Yes

Proceedings:

· Meeting called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Chair, LG
· Motion by L. Gezelman to approve July minutes. Motion passed.

Items for New Business: N/A

Treasurer’s Report: Discussion about what to do with the $100,000.00 in our CD that is coming to the end of it’s term. The recommendation by the treasurer (not present) was to roll the money into a new CD. R. St. Pierre made a motion to approve this. Seconded by J. Cragin. Motion passed.

Tax Collector’s Report: Collections are up from the last meeting in July and are even with this time last year.

There was a decrease in properties by one because of the land at 9 Pond street being divided into two properties as opposed to three which was previously thought. Liens will be applied to the properties next week.

Lake Report: No update. Old Business:

School Street Drainage: The drainage and fencing are completed at the cost of $48,056.85. This money came from old debt collected in the amount of $60,000.00 and named in the budget for maintenance of the roads that was previously discussed at the June and July meetings.

Encroachment Committee: No update.

Events Committee: The date for the Regatta/Poker Run was postponed due to the condition of the lake. It has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 14 with a rain date of Sunday September 15.

New Business:

Tree Removal: Three trees are down in the lake. McLellan Tree Service came out to asses what it would take to remove the trees and come up with the most economical solution. The brush will be chipped up and added to the walking trails. The trees will then be logged and then placed in a position that does not interfere with the trails and left as a money saving measure. The quote for the entire job was $2,900.00. H. Monnerat made a motion to approve this project. C. Anthony seconded. Motion passed.

A tree on Lakeview is dead and is leaning over power lines, quote to take it down was for $350. Motion made by J Cragin to remove the tree. Motion passed.

Brush Removal: There are several places where brush needs to be removed around the lake. The quote was for $700.00 for cutting back and removal. Motion made by C. Anthony to approve this project. Seconded by J. Cragin. Motion Passed.

Further research will be done about spraying these sections in the future to prevent further growth.

Lake Cleaning: With research from members the cost of lake cleanup and weed removal with a special eco-friendly motorboat was found to cost $2,200.00 per day. This number is tax free as it is all labor. There is a potential that this project could take two days.

In addition, there will need to be removal of the weeds deposited on the shore which has been quoted at $750.00. H. Monnerat made a motion to approve up to $6000.00 for this project. C. Anthony seconded. Motion passed.

Public Comments:

Discussion about weed control in the future, L. Gezelman will do research on it, so we can get ahead of the weed problem.
Discussion about the 3 types of meeting and rules to have them. C. Scully will look into that.
Discussion about the web site out of date and getting it up to date from now forward. Will be looked into and necessary changes made.

Meeting adjourned: Motion to adjourn at 7:58 pm by J. Cragin. Motion Passed.

Next Meeting: 7:00 pm September 13th, 2019 at Lake Garda Elementary School.

Respectively submitted,

Chip Anthony, Secretary