July Board Meeting

The meeting, held at the Brighton Township Offices, was called to order by the President at 7:30pm.

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Ray Howard and seconded by Kathy Kittridge. Approved unanimously.

Status of the account is the same as last month - $11,436.42. Bills for 3 weedsprays totalling $22,217.50 have been submitted to the Township for payment. A motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was proposed by Chuck Pendleton and seconded by Stan Lawrence. Approved unanimously.

An increase from $72 to $134 per quarter is being proposed for Operation and Maintenance. A Public Meeting is to be held on July 14, 2003 at 7:00pm, where the rationale for the increases and the detail behind the numbers can be questioned.

Anita Grapentien presented the Committee Quarterly Report which is attached to these minutes. Following minor corrections, it was agreed that the report would be included on the OWL internet site.

John Holmes reported significant weed growth at the north end of the lake which requires treatment in the near future.

The Quarterly report was postponed to the next meeting. Doug Taylor reported that he had received a proposed contract document for the repairs to the dam from Andy Blystra. Because of the technical nature of the contents, Doug proposed that a committee be formed to go over the contract to ensure a full understanding prior to sending it out for bids. The committee would then be available to oversee the bidding process and to assist the successful bidder as required. All bidders would have to be bonded/insured and be responsible for obtaining necessary permits.

Bill Loughead, Doug Taylor, Jeff Bertoia, Anita Grapentien, Chuck Pendleton and Paul Jermanus were designated as committee members and will meet on July 15 at 7:00pm at the home of Jeff Bertoia.

The Quarterly report (attached to these minutes) was presented and reviewed by Jeff Bertoia.

With regard to the 18 docks installed by Andre Bond, the President reported that she had been in touch with Tom Koloff of the DEQ Land Water Management Division and that a formal Board letter has also been sent to the Township Building Department with an e-mail to Chris Ward. Tom Koloff had visited the site and indicated that the DEQ will issue a formal letter of violation. The Township will also charge Mr Bond with violating the Township Keyholing ordinance. However, it was noted that the issue will likely take some time to resolve, particularly if it has to go to Court.

The DEQ has initiated a State House Bill #596 (a similar Bill has already passed the Senate) to increase the fees for weed application permits. The fees will depend on lake acreage and in the case of Woodland Lake would rise from the current $150 to $1,500 – a tenfold increase. The increase is supposedly to fund the expansion of the DEQ. All members were requested to write letters to their congressman to oppose the bill. In addition, OWL will write a formal letter from the association.

The recent spate of dead blue gills in the lake was reported to Gary Towns who declined to come to the lake to investigate. The deaths may have been caused by Post Spawning Syndrome and if so, are not likely to re-occur.

The President reported that a number of Bass Clubs have indicated that they will not use Woodland Lake this year for competitions to give the bass population time to recover following last year’s outbreak of Large Mouth Bass virus. OWL will send a letter to the clubs thanking them for their consideration.

John Holmes circulated copies of the OWL By-laws, indicating those areas which require updating. These will be discussed over the next few meetings to prepare a necessary proposal for approval at the next AGM.

The next meeting is scheduled for August 13, 2003 at 7:30pm at the Brighton Township Hall.

The motion to adjourn at 9:00pm was proposed by Frank Ducato and seconded by John Arthur. It was carried unanimously.

OWL Weed Control

Year to date 2003 Report

This report is for the weed control on Woodland Lake. This report is actually a year to date report because this is the first written report on weed control.

January- Applied for weed control permit.

March- Received weed control permit from the DEQ. #03-98-0138-0

May 16,2003 Surveyed Woodland Lake with weed applicator to determine the growth rate of the weeds to be treated and to determine what weeds to treat and where.

May 22, 2003 first chemical treatment in specific areas (North of the bridge, Hunter Bay and the bay west of Woodland Shore Dr.) took place. Copper Sulfate was used for algae. Reward was used for Eurasias Water Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed.

June 4, 2003- 1^st major chemical treatment took place around the shoreline of the lake with Reward for Eurasian Water Milford and Curly Leaf Pondweed. Hunter Bay was treated with Aquathol Super K for Large Leaf Pondweed,

June 24, 2003 - Treated north of the bridge, along Grand River and area south of the bridge along Woodland Shore Dr. to the Point with copper sulfate for algae and Reward for Eurasian Water Milfoil. This area required a second treatment because the weeds were quite thick and not all of them were affected by the first treatment.