Wallenpaupack Lake Estates

Property Owners Association

Marina Committee

Approved Minutes 

April 22, 2023

Tony Schwab called the meeting to order at:   9:01 AM.  

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Pledge of Allegiance was led by Tony Schwab, Chairperson

General Discussion

1. Chairperson Tony Schwab reminded everyone that the June meeting is an organizational meeting and new committee members will be installed at that time.  To date, four homeowners have expressed an interest to serve on the committee.   Homeowners have until the end of April to apply so additional resumes may be received.   Four seats will be available since Tony, Torrey Jacobsen and Mike Wilson have reached their term limits and Paul Kiczek has resigned.  The Charter states that the Marina Committee shall consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of ten regular members.  Resumes will be reviewed and the selected applicants will be notified prior to the June meeting.
2. The Marina budget was discussed at length.  It was noted that the Marina Committee was set up in 2015 and since that time the following docks have been replaced, A in 2017, B in 2018, C in 2019, A1 in 2020, D in 2021, E in 2022 and F will be replaced in 2023.  Due to the high cost of materials and some additional work which was not budgeted, a portion of the Marina reserves had to be used to cover expenses.  The optimal reserve is $50,000; balance in the reserve on 12/31/22 was $43,908.  F Dock which is being replaced this year is the last of the larger docks.  Docks G, H, and J which will be replaced during the next three years are smaller and therefore, less costly to replace.  It was also noted that the cost of materials has decreased since Covid when several of the docks were replaced.  These factors should reduce the amount spent on dock replacement during the next several years which will allow the reserve to return to the optimal balance.  Because of these factors, the committee does not see any reason to raise slip fees at this time. 
3. The docks are currently being installed.  The mains are in and anchored with the fingers to be installed in the coming weeks. 
4. Tony asked all members to walk the docks when completed and put together a punch list of any items they see that would need attention prior to opening. 
5. A boating class will be held at the Main Club House on Saturday April 29 from 8 AM to 5 PM.
6. It was also brought to the committee’s attention that WLE has purchased and will begin placing boots on vehicles that are parked at WLE amenities, such as the marina area, and are not registered with WLE. 
7. The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for June 3, 2023 at 9.00am at the fire house.

The meeting adjourned at 10:45 AM