ORGANIZATION OF WOODLAND LAKE

BOARD MEETING

                                                            MAY 15, 2002

The monthly meeting was called to order at 7:34 p.m. by Anita Grapentien, President.

Members present were:

   Anita Grapentien – President          Stan Lawrence                 Dennis Shoner

   Kathy Kittridge                               Bill Loughead

   Ray Howard                                    Chuck Pendleton             

   Paul Jermanus                                Doug Taylor

Guests included:                                 Frank Grapentien            Bob Campbell

Minutes

A motion to approve the minutes, after correction of the term 'quick claim deed' to 'quit-claim deed     of the meeting held March 12 was made by Paul Jermanus, seconded by Chuck Pendleton and approved by the board.

Treasurer’s Report

Ray Howard reported the receipt of a $75.00 refund of the trustees' insurance premium thereby resulting in a balance of $12,412.15.  Motion by Dennis Shoner, seconded by Doug Taylor was made to approve the minutes.  Board approved. 

Sewer Update

A sewer status was reported on by Frank Grapentien.  The following points were:

System is approximately 90% complete, selected restoration work needs to be finished by both Gleason and SBG.  June 1^st is the targeted start up date.  VIP – do not hook up until we receive notification that it is OK to do so.  Grinder pumps are live and functional at a 60 gallon of sewage level.  Only hindrance would be finding something wrong at the plant.

We need permits, at no cost, for the purpose of triggering an inspection to determine that there is a correct pitch in the pipe slope, no leakage, no damage to the grinders and etc.  We should expect a billing to come at the end of the quarter in which the inspection has been completed.  There is a 6 month window to hookup, then a reminder letter will be sent probably with the first billing of $72.00

Much discussion and questions and answers followed, including power outages, overworked Building Dept. Inspector and etc.

Committee Reports

Weed Control

Diquat will be used again this year.  The first posting will be Monday with the spraying on Tuesday (5/21) weather permitting in selected areas of the lake as a result of specific weed citing.  A return inspection will be performed in two weeks.

Dam

Anita called Andy Blystra looking for his dam inspection report.  He said it was on his desk.  Doug Taylor is talking to Dale Bemish about doing the dam work.

Water Quality

Doug Taylor said that the County is waiting for some good weather to do more tests.

Old Business

Petitions for the SAD are ready.  They use the same working as before except for the amount - $175.00.  They must be signed exactly and by each person on the property roles.  However, revisions were suggested for its presentation and, therefore, it will be revised.  The whole project needs to be completed by September 15, 2002 to make the next tax deductions.

Annual Meeting – Bill Loughead will handle the nominations for board member elections.  Those up for reelection are:  John Arthur, Anita Grapentien, Paul Jermanus, Bill Loughead and Dennis Shoner.  Also, the vacancy of Jim Collins needs to be filled.

Web Site – Chuck Pendleton has researched setting up a web site.  Two possibilities are Christopher Audio Concepts (CAC) for no cost and Michigan Lakes & Streams at $50.00.  A contractor will help set up the front page at $125.00 and contents pages at $125.00.  Much discussion and questions and answers took place.  It was decided to defer any decision on this until after the results of the SAD petitions are known.  The web site for the Michigan Lakes & Streams is – www.MLSWA.org.

New Business

Mrs. Shulte has sold the island to Jim Lamb.  Mr. Lamb is looking to build a house with a three car garage and an outbuilding 6 car garage.  Also, he is planning to put in a driveway extending from Grand River down to the Lake, therefore, he needs a 'variance'.  This would not be good due to the possible run-offs from Grand River, the shore line beauty and etc.  He is planning to meet with the Township on May 23 on this matter.

Next Meeting

Annual Meeting – May 22, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.

Adjournment

At 9:35 p.m. a motion was made by Bill Loughead, seconded by Chuck Pendleton and approved by the board to adjourn the meeting.

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