Board Meeting—Barnes Lake Club
October 4, 2023
Meeting called to order at 7:04 PM
Board Members Present: Pam Reid, Pat Betcher, Lacy Minard, Tom Petts, Teresa Rolland, Cece Stramsak Absent: Alex Nikora, Derek Morey, Brian Menard
Guests: Rachel & Kevin Johnson, Mike Beauvais, Linda Zukonik, and Burns Rolland
Moment of Silence: A moment of silence was observed for Carl Ekstrom
Minutes of Last Meeting: Pat Betcher made a motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting and was seconded by Cece Stramsak and the motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Lacy Minard made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and was seconded by Tom Petts. Motion passed.
Membership Update: We have 234 members. It was noted that the dues increase needs to be posted to the website.
Special Events Reports:
A. Observer notes: Pam will contact everyone that runs an event and have them write a little blurb for the Observer.
B. Halloween Party 10/14: Pam has everything in order for the event and just needed one more driver and trailer. Lacy Minard volunteered her husband if they could find a trailer to use.
C. Barnes Lake Directory: This will be worked on over the winter.
Beach/Pavilion Maintenance Report: Everything will be taken down after the Halloween party. Alex will have prices for new buoys in November. He’s also obtained all the fish stocking permits.
Park Lot Maintenance: Alex was absent.
Scouting Report: The Scouts will host a Handicapable campout on the 24th and 25th. They had a biking meeting at Richfield Park that was fun.
Barnes Lake Improvement Board: Our spraying season has wrapped up for the year. Pam and Chuck did a lot of the lake samples this year and Pat was able to run the samples up to be tested. We have a good situation for nice lake water. Assessment postcards have been sent out and the meeting will be on October 21 at 8AM at the Deerfield Township Hall. We have a private company coming to evaluate whether the way we are spraying is the most effective.
Old Business:
A. Park Lot and street new and outstanding issues: Park Lot G has erosion that needs to be addressed, Park Lot P still needs a retainer wall, Park Lot B will have the tree removed when the company is able to, Park Lot C had the road graded by it but we won’t know if it’s effective until it rains, and on Park Lot Q the barriers are working well.
B. Road Commission Lakeshore/Hillside Project: The meeting with Ray Hayes was productive. Cory will look at some new engineering options to fix the water flow issues. It will be about 5 weeks before any of that can be implemented. We have a storm drain on Lot E with no easement for the road commission to access it. A motion was made by Pat Betcher and seconded by Teresa Rolland to grant the Lapeer County Road Commission a 10-foot easement on Park Lot E to access the storm drain. Motion passed.
C. New Website Items: Tabled until November.
D. Legal Action Thompson vs. BLC: Still in litigation and can’t be discussed.
New Business: none
Correspondence: Pam received an email from Susan asking who put up a fence on the north side of Lot L between her and the lot. Everyone was confused as to what happened
Upcoming Events: Christmas Home Décor Contest will be 12/16 between 7 and 10 PM
Lacy Minard made a motion to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Cece Stramsak at 7:58 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Lacy Minard
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