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Pleasant Lake Association
Board Meeting
Minutes -
May 21, 2011
Officers present:
Chair Sedey, Vice Chair Hogberg, Treasurer Arfsten, Secretary Peterson,
Directors Warner, Mader, Hable, Bayer, Lundeen
Treasurers Report:
$3,000 in donation plus $3,000 in dues plus expenses of $86 result in
present balance of $7,615.39.
This includes a gift of $2,000 from the Triathlon Club and $750 from the City of
Annandale.
Membership:
Julie Sedey reports a total of 70 homeowners have joined the association
out of a possible 125. A membership
list was circulated to confirm or correct gathered information.
Newsletter:
Editor Warner reported that the latest newsletter was provided free of
charge by members Dave & Nancy Haugland.
She expressed appreciation for all the time Tim Hable & Joe Bayer put in
to get the newsletter out with informative lake history and current events.
The next issue will be out in Aug and hopes to include introductions of
new lake homeowners and projects being addressed by the association.
Water Patrol:
Deputy Joel Mackereth of the Wright County Sheriff’s Dept. explained what
the local Water Patrol does & how the Sheriff’s Dept. benefits from their
service. Wright County has over 200
lakes and the current 30 assigned
deputies rely on the eyes and ears of local patrols in making our waterways safe
for the public. Deputy Mackereth reviewed the current DNR Boating Guide covering
the following areas: License
requirement, display stickers, life jackets, buoyant cushions, lights, fire
extinguishers, whistles, drain plugs, no
wake zones, personal watercraft restrictions, personal swimming areas, buoy
restricted areas, Dennis Arfsten is our Water Patrol Captain & contact person
and anyone interested in joining the patrol should contact him.
134 hours were put in by our local patrol last year.
We currently have 5 members.
Clearwater River Watershed
Dist: Managers Merle Anderson
and Dennis Loewen addressed our group.
Merle explained just how the determination is made to open or close the
culvert on our lake. There are
currently 5 inlets to the river and we happen to be the only one with a culvert
they can control. It
was closed 2 weeks ago and is reviewed daily. There is a dam on Grass Lake where
measurements are taken to make this decision.
The District has a annual
budget of $180,000 and funds many project
within the district. Lakescaping
programs to individual homeowners are funded often to slow runoff of chemicals.
Merle spoke to the members making up the
community affecting the waters of
our lakes and what each can do to protect
the quality and safety we hope to maintain. Merle explained how the 5
directors on the Watershed Board are appointed and their terms.
Merle has been a close friend and advisor to our association for close to
10 years now. He has the background
and knowledge and his recommendations are often followed.
Pleasant Lake Clothing:
Director Warner presented clothing from Annandale Embroidery with our
lake name and logos. Order
forms were available and should be used in ordering to financially benefit our
association. Drawings for
shirts, bags, & hats resulted in following winners:
Hogland, Mader, Peterson, Sedey, Schmidt
Loon Platform:
ViceChair Hogberg reported that a 2nd platform-nest has been
built and installed on the
southeast side of the lake and awaits occupancy.
The 1st platform-nest was built by Al Dubbeldee and
installed by Kermit Lundeen and Bill Lauer back in 2002.
Loons have been seen on the lake but it is yet to be determined if we
have 2 families or just one.
Boat Parade:
Penny and Dave Hogberg will coordinate
the July 3rd Boat Parade set for 7 p.m.
Ideas and help should be directed their way.
Newsletter:
Look for next edition in early Aug.
Secchi reading:
Water quality. Report
including the monthly water sampling we take to monitor the lake for
contaminants. We contract
with RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc. and the current readings were shared
with the group.
Curley Leaf
Pond treatment program:
Delayed due to lack of funds. DNR
lakewide permit was funded this year.
Point intercept vegetation
survey relating to the Legacy money discussed.
We will work with either Wright County Soil and Water or Clearwater
Watershed Dist. when the state decides which program to go with in our area. A
committee of Sedey, Mader, & Hable will work with selecting a survey company and
starting date for the mapping of our lake.
COLA:
A group of lake associations are looking into the possibility of forming
a combined association to lobby for future needs.
We will be kept informed of that progress.
Cedar Lake:
An invitation to an Open House at Camp Courage on Sat June 18th
to any and all interested parties to hear a speaker address lake environment
issues.
Initiative Grant:
If there is anyone interested in grant writing and has time we are still
eligible for a $5,000 grant.
This will expire in December.
New lake maps distributed.
Maps are provided by Steve Bruggemen.
Please contact any board member with corrections.
Next board meeting will be
June 18th.