Lake Alexander Property Owners Association Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 2nd
6:00 P.M.
Scandia Valley Town Hall
Board Members Present: Dr. Bill Faber. Pete Hanson, Darline Molde, Wally Pantzke, Tony Prozinski, Gordy
Schenian, Dan Surma,and Tom Trutwin
Interested Property Owner: Rick Lindmeier
Meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M.
A motion was made by Pete, seconded by Tony, to approve the April 19th Board Meeting minutes as printed. Motion
carried.COMMITTEE REPORTS
Bogs:Dan Surma surveyed the bog situation, taking his boat out on the lake last week, bringing with him Wally and Bill.
They viewed a very large amount of bogs on shorelines, varying in size from small to huge.
Bids are being taken for removal of these bogs. Rick Shorten submitted a bid of $60.00 an hour, using three men and a pontoon.
He would move the bogs and stake them down.
Pete is waiting to hear a quote from Dan Parker who said he would try to get Sentence to Serve as helpers and he would
remove the bogs from the lake.
A permit to either remove or move the bogs is needed from the DNR ; Dan will check with the local DNR office to find out
if the permit that we obtained last year is still valid.
It was a Board decision that, for the present time, the large bogs will be a priority and will be removed; the contract
will go to the lowest bidder.
It is again emphasized that small bogs are the responsibility of property owners due to the association’s magnitude
of funds needed to treat the milfoil infestation.OLD BUSINESS
Annual Meeting:
The date is June 17th; registration is at 9:00 A.M. and the business meeting commences at 10:00 A.M. It was
decided that an invitation will be extended to Chuck Forss, LID coordinator, and a representative from Professional Lake Management
to speak for a limited amount of time after the business meeting.
The elected government officials will be invited to attend and also invited to be available after the meeting for any individual
questions.
Lincoln Lakes Realty will provide the coffee; the association will provide doughnuts and rolls. Lake Alexander sweatshirts
and T-Shirts will be available for sale!
LID:
Tony met with Chuck Forss and a meeting date was set for Wednesday, May 17th, at the Morrison County Court House
for the purpose of initiating the next step in the process of establishing a LID. The county attorney, auditor, and other
government officials will attend along with Board representatives. All of the LID petitions that were returned will be presented
to the county at the May 17th meeting, along with the Aquatic Vegetation Plan, and the estimated cost needed for
weed treatments, bogs, etc, for the first year of the LID program.
Mr. Forss emphasized that the Board should save some treasury monies in order to implement the LID program; the monies
will later be reimbursed.
Nominating Committee:
Gordy reported that the three present Board members, Margaret Flolid, Dr. Bill Faber, and Dan Surma ,
have indicated a desire to fill another three year term. The By-Laws will be read at the Annual Meeting and nominations
from the floor will be received.
Aquatic Vegetation Plan:
Darline will have copies made and given to Chip Welling, LID personnel, DNR weed specialist, and sent to the web site.
Secchi Disc:
Tony reported that he along with Buck Simonet and Dale Ness will once again be in charge of checking the water quality
of Lake Alexander. THANKS!!!
NEW BUSINESS
Bids for Eurasian Watermilfoil Treatment:
Pete reported that bids from two companies were submitted to our association. Lake Restoration, Inc. will treat 55 acres
of milfoil with granular Aqua/Kleen Navigate with a dosage of 100 pounds per acre Patrick Selter from Professional Lake Management
submitted a bid using the same systemic herbicide (granular Aqua/Kleen Navigate) with the same dosage per acre.
A motion was made by Pete, seconded by Gordy, to contract Professional Lake Management to treat 55 acres of Eurasian Watermilfoil
in the latter part of June at a cost of $300.00 an acre Motion carried.
Grant Monies:
The applications for grant monies have been initiated . It is the Board ‘s hope that approximately $6.400.00 from
the DNR and $5,000.00 from the Initiative Foundation will be received for the sole purpose of treatment of 55 acres of Eurasian
Watermilfoil.
Board Meeting:
The date for the next Board Meeting was set for Tuesday, May 30th at 6:00 P.M. The location will be the Scandia
Valley Town Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Darline Molde
Secretary
