The 306^th meeting of the Advisory Board was called to order at 11:40AM on Sunday May 6, 2012, by Chairman George McMullin. All present pledged allegiance to the US flag. In attendance were George McMullen, Steve Sollenne, Richard Stoveland, and Mike Smilko. A quorum was met. Also attending, Sandi Boyer, acting secretary.

 

The minutes of the previous meeting were unavailable due to Grace Olson’s absence, so there was no reading of the previous minutes.

 

The Committee Reports were read as follows:

General Manager, by Steve Sollenne. All docks are in at the Marina. (Boats may be put in the lake as of Saturday May 5, 2012.) Interior lakes have been stocked with Bluegills. Snack bars at Beaver and Rockledge pools have each had bids awarded for the summer. Easement agreement with Gary Mohr for a water main flush valve at the end of a system line on property not in WLE is complete. Only 3 people, all in good standing, are running for the 3 open Board seats, so there is no election process.

Public Safety, not read; available after meeting to anyone interested.

Neighborhood Watch, by Mike Smilko. No ATVs allowed in WLE after June 1, 2012. CPR course instructor is available, will report later. Blood drive reached goal.

Building, by Mike Smilko. Only 4 new houses, number now at 1354. Resale inspections being done; storm water run-off for new construction being inspected. Unsightly lots recommendations sent to Board. Board decided to form a new committee (may be called Beautification) to set up guidelines. Ask Advisory Board to request volunteers give name to office.  (Mike Smilko comment: Fire watches and bans this March made him aware of the natural forest litter in WLE that is easily burnable.)

Marina, by Rich Stoveland. Winter storage spot for docks worked well. Current system for boat rack spaces on interior lakes has had some problems.

Building Compliance Officer, by Rich S. For month of April. Currently 25 open building permits, 8 of them new houses. Houses number 1355. Fees $1780, fines $600. Confusion on house number duplication with corner lots at Iroquois and Mountain Top.

Recreation, by Steve S. Bingo profit $288. Flyers will now show number of tickets limit and when reached sales will be cut off. Memorial Day Weekend events: Meet Your Neighbor, artists’ display inside Adult Lodge with Wine & Cheese, also music. NO flower sales this year. 4^th of July picnic held on June 30^th needs chair. Pat Mongalieri’s term ending - new Tri-chair needed. Summer activities in talking stage: fish derby, gambling nights, Sat. night music, etc. Board expressed appreciation for all this committee does.

 

Steve then read a letter from Kathy about the Marina opening on May 5, 2012. She also stated, if you have not received you slip assignment letter, you need to call the office to verify your information.

 

The meeting was now opened to the Property Owners.

PO 1-333. Wants speed bumps installed on Indian drive to cut down on speeding.

PO 4-116. What happened with buying the electronic device that shows a driver’s speed?

PO 1-333. Believes water pressure is greatly reduced since new installation by S&W at his house. Cannot run water from 2 taps at same time. (Steve told him to call and have Brian check this out.).

(2) an employee of WLE has an orange flag on ATV. (Steve: ATVs are legal until June 1, 2012; flag color is old.) (3) at St. Patrick’s Dance, he felt some attendees had improper dress. Is there a dress code for Recreation parties? (Steve: Any dress code is up to whoever chairs the event, and if there is one, it will be stated on tickets and/or flyers.) (4) There are still a lot of speeding vehicles on Indian Drive.

PO 1-508. Came to MCH last month (April) on Palm Sunday to attend the Advisory meeting. There was no sign on the door for a cancellation, the room was all set up for the meeting and no one was here. Public Safety Officer did not know there was no meeting. Activity Sheet from office indicated there was an Advisory meeting scheduled. PO wants to know how such a huge miscommunication occurred? Why did office not know?? Or Public Safety Officer? They felt extremely inconvenienced by this situation. Much discussion followed. (George said at the December meeting the next meeting was scheduled for May, due to the holiday (Palm Sunday).)

PO 5-92. Expounded at length on the unsightly lots issue in the past, particularly whether Maintenance had ever actually done a clean-up on a property and then charged the PO. Whatever is done, new regulations ‘need teeth.’

PO 2-179. Suggested that the unsightly committee use photos to verify.

PO 4-290. Thought that at one time WLE had recommended that lots be ‘left natural’, and will the standards be the same for undeveloped lots vs. lots with houses?

PO 1-508. Wants to know why are the regulations now on the books not enforced? Cited a situation of a junk TV stored on a deck that they reported to Rocky several times before it was removed.

PO 5-92. Questioned the policy of ‘reserving spaces’ on the interior lake boat racks (as stated in the GM’s report.) Is reserving spaces on the boat racks allowed?

PO 4-277. Explained that there was sometimes confusion with putting a boat on the rack, then immediately going to the office to register and pay for that space, then immediately returning to the rack to put on the sticker. Some Pos could end up having days between each action.

PO 2-302. Could there be a lottery for spaces? (Steve: Deemed not feasible due to varying boat sizes and rack heights.)

Introduction of Marge Kenny, who will be one of the new Board members in June. When asked, she stated that she had no personal agenda.

PO 4-290. Questioned the cost of the easement with Gary Mohr for the waterline flush valve. Also, he wanted to know if Mr. Mohr could obtain water from this valve. (Peggy Kostyshyn, Board member, said the easement was $10,000. Steve Sollenne, said no one can obtain water from flush valves, and that water outputs can be verified with various meters.)

PO 4-290. Do the new golf cart flags replace the license plates?

PO 5-92. Wants it brought to the Board that license plates for the golf carts need to be front and back.

Correspondence: From Vinny Settepani concerning paint color and ‘grandfather clause’.

Next meeting is Sunday June 3, 2012, at 11:30 AM at MCH. A motion was made by Steve Sollenne, seconded by Rich Stoveland to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 12:45 PM.

　

Respectfully submitted,

Sandi Boyer, Acting Secretary