Organization of Woodland Lake

Board Meeting

July 10, 2002

The meeting, held at the Brighton Township Hall,  was called to order by the President at 7:35pm.   The President announced that Tim Roberts was rejoining the Board.   Those members present were:

Anita Grapentien – President              John Holmes               Bill Loughead

Paul Jermanus                                    Bob Campbell             Ray Howard

Chuck Pendleton                                Mark Thomas              Jeff Bertoia     

Kathy Kittridge                                     Stan Lawrence            Frank Ducato

Tim Roberts                                        John Arthur

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Motion to approve by Ray Howard.   Seconded by Paul Jermanus.   Approved unanimously.

Treasurer's Report

Expenses this month have been limited to postage stamps and copies for meetings.  Current balance in the OWL account is $12,089.77.  Motion to approve proposed by John Holmes, seconded by Chuck Pendleton.   Approved unanimously.

Committee Reports

Weed Control

A spot treatment was applied on July 10 and a further all-inclusive treatment is planned for end-July.   A request was made for the President to contact the spray company and express concern that overspray on to boats be avoided in future applications.  Board members raised the issue of having a competitor perform an application so that a performance comparison can be made with the present spray company.   The President indicated that this is probably not possible because the license for the spraying is made out to the spray company, not OWL;  however, the issue can be raised with the attorney who is visiting OWL in September.

Dam

There was nothing new to report on the dam at this meeting.  

Water Quality

Frank Ducato reported that samples for testing water quality had been taken but the results were not yet available.

In response to an Argus newspaper article on the sewage leak on Oak Knoll, the President advised the Board that the article was incorrect in saying that there had been any leakage into Woodland Lake.   She circulated her letter to the Argus correcting the mis-statement.   To date, there has been no retraction by the newspaper.

Old Business

The president collected completed SAD petition forms.   She will check the percentage of total Lake acreage whose owners have approved the new SAD and advise Board members if a satisfactory target has been achieved or if more work needs to done.

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The Attorney who has been invited to meet with the Board in September to answer Board members' questions has been contacted but has still to confirm.   Following a discussion on notifying lake residents about the Attorney's presence and inviting them to attend, it was agreed that a newsletter to this effect would be issued in August.    However, the need to concentrate the questions on general lake matters and avoid specific individual concerns being raised, was emphasized.    Board members were asked to bring their questions to the August Board meeting for collation, at which time there will be further discussion on the format of the meeting with the Attorney.

Updated AGM minutes were circulated by the Secretary for members' information.

New Business

The President circulated a letter she had sent to Brighton Township supporting Doug Taylor's comments on the Township Master Plan (see June Board minutes).

The new Waste Water Treatment plant has invited the OWL Board to tour the facility.  The President will arrange the visit and Kathy Kittridge will let members know the specific date and time (probably congruent to the August Board meeting).

An OWL Web Site committee was established with Jeff Bertoia, Chuck Pendleton and Kathy Kittridge as members.  Jeff will register the site and maintain it at no cost to OWL, at least for the near term.

Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for August 14 at Brighton Township Hall, subject to any changes arising from the Waste Water Treatment Plant visit mentioned above.

Adjournment

Ray Howard proposed the motion to adjourn at 9:00pm.   Seconded by Frank Ducato.   Passed unanimously.

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