February 2020 Meeting Minutes

Lake Garda Improvement Association

Board Meeting Minutes: February 11th, 2020 7:00 pm Lake Garda Elementary School

Board Members:

Present: C. Anthony, C. Byrne, C. Castrogiovanni, J. Cragin, M. Duchow, L. Gezelman, R. Frey, H. Monnerat, C. Scully, R. St. Pierre, A.J. Singh.

Absent: N/A
Quorum present? Yes

Proceedings:

· Meeting called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chair, LG

· Motion by R. St. Pierre to approve December minutes. H. Monnerat seconded the motion. Motion carried.

New Discussion: N/A

Treasurer’s Report: Report was presented with $131,946.08 in our account. A 2020 Budget meeting will take place in the next week. The goal is to have a proposed budget at the March Meeting for approval.

Tax Collector’s Report: One property in foreclosure is paid off. Only one property owing over $1,000.00 is left.

The Tax Collector was also investigating properties that have come off of the tax books in previous years. The properties in question are 18 Lake St., 4 Lincoln St., 48 Monce Rd and 15 Buena Vista St. Our lawyer will be contacted to investigate the best course of action.

Old Business:
Encroachment Committee: The future owners of the new house on Pond Street will need

to be contacted about an encroachment issue onto LGIA property.

Events Committee: The Easter Egg hunt was proposed and set for April 4th with a rain date of April 5th.

New Business:

-Klunkit in a driveway in a Burlington needs to be addressed. L. Gezelman will address this.

-There was discussion as to whether or not the names of people making public comments at LGIA meetings need to be added to the minutes.

-Research was done on the lake draw down. It was found that there are pros and cons to drawing the lake down. There was also a suggestion of getting a local high school or college involved to see if it’s a potential research project.

-Discussion had about when to add the boards back to the lake. This could impact clean up. L. Gezelman will be purchasing new boards for the lake as ours are no longer effective due to age.

-Suggestion from J.Craigin to open the valve for the lake in late March and advise people to clean-up when the water level is still down.

– There was discussion about a rusty flag pole that is potentially on LGIA property. L. Gezelman and R.Frey Will investigate and determine the best course of action.

Comments from members:

Meeting adjourned: Motion to adjourn at 7:45 pm by J.Cragin. Seconded by M. Duchow Motion Carried.

Next Meeting: 7:00 pm March 10th, 2020 at Lake Garda Elementary School.

Respectively submitted,

Chip Anthony,

Secretary