We will begin the annual Drawdown starting November 1st.
Please plan accordingly for clean ups, boat removal and Repairs.
Monday, October 3, 2016
2016 SRA Annual Meeting Notes
Sugden Lake Association
Minutes for
Annual Meeting September 20, 2106 7:30pm
The meeting was called to order at
7:40pm, there were about 40 in attendance.
It was noted that it was great to see
so many in attendance.
The Minutes from the Board of Directors
meeting were read and accepted.
The Treasurers report was then read
and accepted.
August 15, 2015 starting balance was
$35,919.16
Dues collected was $3,468.60
Payouts were $11,533.11
Bank Fees $16.42
Website $107.40
Balance to date $27,703.83
Al Solarcyk opened the meeting with
discussion about our weed problems which is everyone’s concern. Recently we did
a 3 day pull of a different type of weed that has become a problem in certain
areas. It is not an invasive type but a nuisance and needed to be addressed.
With Tom Flannery’s help they have been mapping the areas of concern. Back in
October several days of weed suction was done in other areas of the lake as
well.
On the up side, it was noted that a
recent water test was done and the results were very good.
Many lakes are having issues with water
quality and levels due to the drought this year. Our lake has very good water
quality.
Going forward for weed removal the
problem is that we don’t have a lot of funds to work with.
We spent $9,600 on weed removal this
year and from the residences prospective, it is not enough to keep ahead of the
problem. Tom noted that we have been trying to control the weeds with
non-chemical treatments. Next year we will look back at chemical treatments.
The herbicide we would use to treat the lake
runs about $200 an acre. This would mean about
$20,000 for the whole lake which
right now is out of our budget. Tom can work with the treatment company and
residents for concern areas to map the areas in most need.
The board voted to get a treatment
company on retainer for next year so we’ll be ready to go when needed. The vote
was up to $7500 to start, and board approval for anything over this amount. The
problem is not getting the dues in from all residents.
Lee Jarvis suggested we get a list of
lake addresses from the town to send a direct letter to residents requesting
dues, or we could use the reverse 911 function the town has to call residents.
It was thought that not all residents have land lines.
It was mentioned that some lakes opt
to have residents pay a fee to have weed treatment done in front of their homes
to help with the cost, could this be an option. This is difficult as it would
be hard to monitor and guarantee.
Another suggestion was to have a
betterment added through the town to add dues right on the tax bill for lake
side residents. This would help insure dues were paid but would require a 2/3
vote from residents effected. It was suggested that a sub-committee be formed
of those interested to work on the logistics of this. A list was sent around
the meeting for people interested in helping. A motion was made and accepted to
allow this group to get this accomplished.
The board also noted to residents
that we had minimal work done at the boat ramp entrance. We had put in some gravel/patch
to help with accessibility for now.
The draw down is again scheduled for
November 1st this year.
Al suggested that if anyone was
interest in being a board member to let us know. The existing members were
noted. Caroline Ely offered to step down to give another
a chance to join the board. Steve Boyle
offered to come on board and take Caroline’s place. The request was approved. All others were
reelected as standing.
With no other business, the meeting
was then adjourned at 8:30pm
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