PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The Board of Directors’ meeting commenced at 8:00 AM.

The following Board Members were in attendance:  Jerry Beskovoyne (President), Mike Cioffi  (Vice-President), Kathleen Maynes (Secretary), Al Cucciniello, Dean Barbier and John Carney (General Manager). Scott Healey attended via phone. Bruce Phillips (Treasurer) was excused.  

A motion to approve the minutes from the Board of Directors’ Meeting on January 18, 2025  was made by Jerry and seconded by Al.  The minutes were unanimously approved. 

Treasurer’s Report/Finance: 

• Lorraine provided the BODs with the Financial Reporting Package dated January 31, 2025 (Unaudited). “
• Generally, the budget report looks very good with most accounts being favorable.
• The cold and snowy winter created additional costs for propane, heat, plowing, cinder, and salt.

Maintenance / Housekeeping (Jerry Beskovoyne): 

• Brian and the Maintenance crew are doing a tremendous job of clearing the roads and attending to inclement weather.
• The mains for Dock H have been completed.  Maintenance is now working on the fingers.
• Maintenance should start building the new SUDS very shortly.
• New closets are being built for Beaver Lodge and new flooring will be put down once that is completed.
• Deer Lake was plowed to allow skating.
• Washers and dryers were fixed at the Laundry Room.
• Maintenance was completed on a number of vehicles.

Sewer and Water (Scott Healey):

• The treatment plant is running well despite the cold weather.
• Repairs have been made and parts have been ordered due to a power surge.  An insurance adjustor is generating a report. 
• Well flows are above normal and leak detection continues. Sewer and Water has identified nine homes with leaks due to the cold weather.
• Maintenance and painting is being completed in the well buildings and sewer plant.  
• The STP generator was installed and is online for any power outages.

Public Safety (Mike Cioffi):

• Dominic provided the BODs with a Public Safety Report for January that included citations, incidents, and EMS calls.

Legal/Administration:

• WLE is preparing for an audit review.

Building Committee (Scott Healy):  (No meeting this month)

• There is a stop work order on a property in WLE.  This property is under review by Paupack Township.

CDC (Mike Cioffi):  No meeting this month

Neighborhood Watch (Kathleen Maynes):  No meeting this month

Technology Committee (Kathleen Maynes):  No meeting this month

• A weighted mic stand was purchased to assist in facilitating better sound at Zoom meetings.

Paupack Township (Jerry Beskovoyne):

• A property is under review in reference to a stop work order.

Open Session commenced at 9:05 PM

Jerry opened the open session with the Pledge of Allegiance at 9:10 AM. 

General Manager’s Report (John Carney):

• The deed has been prepared for lot 1-428 that the BOD exercised its First Right of Refusal to acquire the lot. The lot has a drainage ditch that runs through the middle of the lot that extends from a culvert pipe under the road. This will allow WLE to have control of the lot to maintain the drainage. The drainage ditch carries a considerable amount of water during heavy rainstorms. The original purchaser is a property owner selling his house and staying in the area close to WLE and was purchasing to maintain his membership to WLE to use amenities. WLE has a lot that can serve the same purpose for this property owner, which can be sold to the property owner in lieu of taking the lot that he was going to purchase.  WLE has 2 lots that were going to be turned into green area due to being very wet and not suitable for building on. Lot 1-428 will be turned into a green area.
• The closet at Beaver Lodge is near completion. The closet will be used to store tables and chairs to avoid tables and chairs to stacked in an unorderly fashion and maintain a safer and neater area. There will be an inventory of tables and chairs at the lodge for a variety of functions and would hope that Beaver Lodge can start being used more for functions. 
• Maintenance has completed the IT room in the MCH to securely house the audio and visual equipment, internet modems, and Zoom equipment. The room is still able to be used by others while keeping sensitive equipment secure. 
• Maintenance along with other work is building a new H – dock for the marina. The mains are almost completed, and Maintenance will be starting on the fingers this week. 
• Sewer & Water continue to look for water leaks and infiltration into the sewer lines, two never-ending jobs that are part of owning our own sewer & water facilities. The Board and Brian Schan are looking into some more aggressive methods to find and repair infiltration into the sewer lines. 
• Some projects that we are looking to do in 2025:
  • New carpet and painting in Kasper Lodge
  • New flooring in Beaver Lodge.
  • Digital Bulletin Board at Main Entrance.
  • Upgrades to the west gate mailboxes adding new boxes, replacing old boxes and expanding the shelter.
  • Tree trimming of low hanging branches along roads.
  • Replacing the flooring surface at the dog park for a surface easier on dog’s paws. 
  • Building or possibly purchasing a new lighthouse for the marina
  • Preliminary stages of investigating a splashpad at Beaver Pool to replace the kiddie pool.

Jerry added that now property owners will be able to purchase pavers at the Memorial Park to honor/memorialize people.

 

Question & Answer Session:

Question:  How much will the pavers cost?

Answer:  We were waiting to see if anyone was interested to determine the price. Two people were immediately interested in purchasing pavers.  WLE will now be able to obtain a price.

Question:  Can WLE increase the height of the dog run?  I have a large dog and he can jump the fence. I would like to see a 6 foot fence.

Answer:  The BODs will discuss this.

Comment:  After explaining his professional building/construction experience, a property owner discussed his frustration with a stop building order that Paupack Township placed on his property in October. 

Response:  The BODs invited him to stay after the open meeting to discuss his situation.

The open meeting ended at 9:30 AM.

The discussion with the property owner continued after the open meeting.  The property owner explained that Paupack Township did not address his situation after the transfer to the new inspection service NEIC.  The property owner did meet with a representative from NEIC on Friday to remedy the situation.  The BODs explained that their most important concerns were safety and the roads.  The BODs hands are tied until Paupack Township releases the stop work order.

Marina Committee (Dean Barbier): No meeting this month

• An additional camera will be added at the docks.
• Maintenance will spray the top of the docks with a appropriate preservative to elongate their life.

Recreation Committee (Al Cucciniello): 

• The Recreation Committee purchased a new projector for the Main Club House.  It is providing a clear picture for activities.
• Card Bingo, Thursday Breakfast, Honky Tonk Party, Super Bowl Party, and Game Night were among the Recreation Events that have been successful over the past month.
• WLE will provide some updates to the crafts shop, which include new flooring and heat.
• The Recreation Committee has scheduled a number of events for the upcoming months. The list of events is listed on the Recreation website.  For a list of events, go to www.wleonline.org and click on the Recreation link.

Al made a motion to accept the Recreation Committee Budget.  The motion was seconded by Kathleen.  The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.  

Jerry made a motion to accept first right of refusals, which were done via email due to the fact that they were time sensitive.  The motion was seconded by Al. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 

They included the following:

Section and Lot:	Approval Date:
4-290	12/8/2024
4-106	12/21/2024
4-147	12/5/2024
1-509	11/23/2024
2-249	1/15/5158
4-285	12/24/2024
1-283	1/2/2025
2-048	12/28/2024
5-071	12/17/2024
2-189	1/6/2025
5-169	1/22/2025
1-522	1/14/2025
7-177	1//17/2025

Correspondence:

• The BODs received a letter from a property owner commending Dorothy, a WLE’s Safety Officer, (should I include her name?) for her caring ways and going beyond her duties in assisting an injured property owner.

Unfinished Business:

• The permits are ready for the Digital Monument. It will now be ordered. Al and Jerry will be working on the electric for this.
• The location of the Salt Shed was discussed.  It will be continued at March’s meeting.
• The BODs continued their discussion of replacing the kiddie pool at Beaver with a splash pad.  

New Business:

• John presented a picture of a lighthouse that could be obtained from Ritters, which may be below WLE’s cost to build.
• The BODs discussed Paupack Township’s stop work order on the above mentioned WLE property.  Paupack Township must sign off on the permits before WLE can do anything.  The first and second fines will remain in place, but an extension may be given going forward. (John, please fix this). 

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 AM was made by Jerry, seconded by Al, and approved unanimously.

The next BOD meeting is scheduled for March 15, 2025. 

Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen R. Maynes, Secretary