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INSIDE:Delinquent Accounts ........................2Ski show ............................................3Trustees Meeting ..............................4Profit & Loss report ..........................6Classifieds..........................................8Booster Club News ........................10Patrol report ....................................11Calendar ..........................................18

Howard Maynard,Tristan Maynard,andTelford Berkey ski on the lake.

See story, Page 3

Do you have questions aboutour school district, its finances,

or plans for the future?If so, we invite you to attend these

Question and Answer Sessions

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Monday, October 10, 2011From 7-9 pm • Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

CHOCTAW MAIN LODGETuesday, October 18, 2011

From 7-9 pm • Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

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Mr. Allen, Superintendent, The London City SchoolsBoard of Education, and the new Treasurer, Kristine Blind will be on hand at both

locations to answer any questions you would like to ask.

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Dear Fellow residents:

As many of you are aware, we publish, in each issue of the PeacePipe, a listing of all delinquent accounts. You may not know that this listis getting larger and is now beginning to affect the decisions on how lakeoperations are conducted. The Choctaw Lake Property Owners Associa-tion Board of Trustees is acutely aware of this problem and feels that achange in policy is needed to redirect this trend.

As a result, we intend to contract with an outside collections agencythat will manage our past due accounts. Their focus will be to collect allmonies in arrears using a multi-step approach. If that effort fails, thedelinquent account will be reported to a national credit bureau.

We encourage those who fall into this category to contact the lake of-fice and discuss options for your account before further action is taken.

Sincerely,CLPOA Board of Trustees

Delinquent Accounts

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2011 Choctaw Lake Ski ShowD

espite Labor Day tem-peratures in the low60’s and howling winds

that would keep the mostenthusiastic skier on dry land,the Choctaw Lake Ski Clubentertained our communitywith yet another impressivedemonstration of talent andskill. Jeff Holmes and 3 yearold son Parker got things goingwith the opening flag, followedby the “footers” Bill Laney,Choya Mansfield, and ScottCosgrove, who made movingat speeds greater than 35 mphin rough water…on barefeet….look easy. Next up:Howard and Tristan Maynard,and Telford Berkey held steadyfor a 3-person skiing pyramid,followed by yet another pyra-mid with a new top (EthanHastings), while Noah

Thompson, age 7 and ChuckHolmes, age 72 showed us thatSlalom skiing knows no agelimits. Kent Feliks and HollyHunt switched boats while inski-motion, which was totallycool, but we have to ask, whatwere you two wearing?!Rebounding from what

appeared to be a wardrobemalfunction, Craig Smith andChuck Holmes made somenifty moves on trick ski’s, thenthe great Scotts (Carpenter andCosgrove), and Brian Killiandemonstrated their commandof the intimidating air chair.Brian successfully landed hisfamous air chair flip and wethink he’s the only person onthe lake who can do that.Anyone up for challenginghim next year?Steeped in tradition, Jim

Jones attempted the precariousLake Choctaw exclusive eventof Chair on the Disk. This tra-dition, dating back many yearsand started by Jim Moran,requires a person to stand on achair, that is sitting on top of afloating disk, while beingpulled by a boat down thelake. Unfortunately, this sanc-tioned competition event was avictim of the weather (can yousay Atlantic Ocean), so Jim J.,maybe we need to ask Jim M.to come back next year toshow us how it’s done?Wrapping up, the closing

flag was presented by MadisonKillian and Taylor Maynard.Chase and Tanner Killianarrived by Jet Ski to throwcandy to the crowd, and Lexi,the golden retriever, chased agiant bird across the beach for

the crowd’s pleasure. Chasewas on the agenda, THE chasewas not. Improv at its best!Seriously, Brian, where did theCardinal come from?With special thanks, we

couldn’t have done all of thiswithout our Master ofCeremonies and voice of the skishow - Gary Feliks; beach com-mander - Jim Zawodony; soundproducer - Brian Killian; theboat drivers - Bill Laney, ChoyaMansfield, Ryan Peters, JimJones, Jeff Holmes, Dar Jones,Matt Goodyear, Jim Price,Shannon Hastings, Mike Blake,Janine Killian, & HowardMaynard; and our supportivecommunity who braved the ele-ments with us! See you all nextyear when it will be in the 80’s!

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Board of Trustees MeetingSUBSTANTIVE

MOTIONS APPROVEDIN THIS MEETINGThere were no substantive

motions approved in thismeeting.

CALL TO ORDERThe Board of Trustees

meeting convened at 7:00p.m.in the CLPOA conferenceroom. A roll call was takenas follows:

Shannon Hastings: pres-ent, Tom Boyd: present, DarJones: present, Ruth Sowers:present, Bill Laney: present,Gene Brundige: present, JohnFoote, Sr.: present, RickBallard: present, Dan Blazer:present.

Mike Hexamer (CLPOALake Manager), Chuck Plantz(CLPOA Building Inspector),

Roger McGath and CraigSmith were also present.

PROPERTYOWNER’S TIME

Tim Pond (lot 936) waspresent to discuss the lightsat Georges Fork cove. Hewould like to have one of thelights turned off because it istoo bright with both lightson. His neighbors alsoagree. Mr. Pond also men-tioned that he has a pelletgun and asked whether thereare any rules against using itto scare off geese. To be dis-cussed in new business.

Steve Blake (lot 409) waspresent to ask about the play-ground equipment near theboat launch that has recentlybeen removed. Steve feltthat the equipment was beingused by people to keep their

children busy while they arelaunching boats. He alsostated that he had donatedthe equipment and was notnotified it was beingremoved. John Footeresponded that the Board haddecided it was not an appro-priate location for the equip-ment because it was attract-ing children to an area withboat and car traffic. TheBoard would rather have iton other green space whereit would be safer for the chil-dren. Jim Moran has theequipment now and was towork out a deal with Steve.Steve said that he has notheard from Jim. He addedthat he feels it was inconsid-erate. To be discussed innew business.

Judy Maynard (lot 943)was present to discuss howthe rules on fences are being

enforced. She feels that sev-eral recent fences are morelike barricades. Shannontold her that the fence ruleshave recently been updated.

MINUTESTom Boyd stated that he

was not present at the Julymeeting according to theminutes. Ruth Sowers madea motion to approve theamended July minutes. JohnFoote seconded. The Boardapproved the amended min-utes.

OFFICE REPORT(Presented by Mike

Hexamer)The Office report was

accepted as submitted. Mikereported there have been sev-eral property transfers andsome delinquent accounts

have been collected in wholeor in part.

PATROL REPORT(Prepared by Dan

Summers)The Patrol report was

accepted as submitted.

MAINTENANCEREPORT

(Presented by MikeHexamer)

The Maintenance reportwas accepted as submitted.

TREASURER’SREPORT

(Presented by RuthSowers)

The Treasurer’s reportwas accepted as submitted.Ruth reported that she and

Carla are looking intooptions for the investmentaccounts such as roads anddam to attempt to maximizegrowth.

John Foote asked aboutthe bad debt expense for theperiod of March throughJuly. Ruth stated that someof this was written off foraccounting purposes.

MANAGER’S REPORT(Presented by Mike

Hexamer)The Activity report was

accepted as submitted.Mike reported on the new

maintenance storage facility.The County inspection hasbeen completed and we nowhave a conditional permit forusage once the doors are on.

See MEETING p. 14

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All articles not otherwise indicated to be au-thored by an individual, should be addressed tothe Board of Trustees.

Choctaw Lake is not liable for non-insertion ofads beyond the amount paid for the advertise-ment. The Peace Pipe is printed by The MadisonPress, 30 S. Oak St., London, OH 43140.

Typesetting, layout and graphic design aredone by The Madison Press.

All editorial submissions should be sent toCLPOA@rrohio.com.

DeadlinesThe Deadline for the October Peace Pipe is

Sept. 14. The deadline for the November PeacePipe is Oct. 13.

Advertising ratesSize CostBusiness card $201/4 page $401/2 page $80Full page $200Color Call for pricing

All ads must be paid for in advance and sub-mitted to the Choctaw Lake office.

The Peace Pipe goes to every property ownerin Choctaw lake. That’s 100-percent coverage.

Classified ads rates are 12 words or less for aminimum charge of $3.

Ads are accepted until the Peace Pipe’s pub-lished deadline.

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Junkyard Boat DerbyA great big thank you to all the par-

ticipants, spectators, and volunteerswho came out in crazy weather to helpmake our 10th Annual Choctaw LakeJunkyard Boat Derby a huge success!The beach was covered with floatingpiles of creatively designed junk, bat-tling to the bottom for prizes andawards in 3 age group categories, aswell as in the traditional East vs. Westgrand finale. Plastic barrels, beachballs, scrap wood, milk jugs, peg board,foam noodles, and lots of duct tapewere transformed into pseudo boats foran afternoon of fun.The 12 year olds started the race

with a determination that produced aphoto finish between first place MantisIII, captained by Garrett Neely, andsecond place 54 Racer with Ashton andAmber Wolford. In the 13 – 17 divi-sion, Eric Thomas, Brian Thomas,Danny Perkins, and Nick Perkins fin-ished in first, but barely above sealevel, and second place Taylor Neely

looked like he barely fit in a boat ironi-cally named Taylor Made. First placeAdult went to Sam Thomas, MarkPerkins, and Matt Erdliz with a record-breaking 32.4 seconds, but Sally Lanein Fast Lane was hot on their keel with37 seconds. The East vs. West titlewent to the 2 1/2-woman team of EastAngels who blew away the youngstersin Save the Jugs. Last, but certainly notleast, the coveted Anchor Dragger tro-phy went to Luke and Maya Berleywho fought gale force winds in a vesselcomposed of little more than anumbrella, milk jugs, and duct tape,known as the SS Umbrella. Kudos toeveryone for your creativity and perse-verance!Some of you recognized our special

guest and Master of Ceremonies DavidMcCreary, comedian, magician andhost of Ohio Lottery’s Cash Explosion.David did a fantastic job of entertainingthe crowd with his quick witted racecommentary. He actually had as much

fun as we did, so maybe we can gethim to come back next year. What dowe think? Do we want David back?How was the race in general? We’dlove feedback from both the partici-pants and the spectators to make thisrace even greater in the years to come.You can email the good, bad and other-wise to dwinesburg@gmail.com.Of course, this writing wouldn’t be

complete without special recognition toall the volunteers who helped make thisevent possible. Our judges – MikeDonaldson and Brian Welch; soundcrew - Jay Winesburg, Angelo Casa,and Brian Killian; set-up and registra-tion – Paulina Casa and JessicaWinesburg; finish line – JayWinesburg; photographer – CharlotteBeaver; the Choctaw Lake Patrol;Mikes Choctaw Pizza for their contin-ued donation of prizes; and DavidMcCreary and Paul Hoy of Class ActsEntertainment for jumping in at the lastminute. Thank you all!

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SPECIAL THANKS to Dan and Patty Blazer, Martie and Mike Hexamer,Randy and Lori Bennett, Mary Kay Withrow, Emily Rodgers,

Mandy Mirtich and the Maintenance Crew.......ALL THE VOLUNTEERSthat graciously gave their time in making our community beautiful.

The pride you took in the hard work you did around the entrances and lodgemake us very proud of where we live and we appreciate all that you have done

and continue to do.THANK YOU!

— John & Gloria Foote

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PROPERTY TRANSFERSLot # Name of Buyer Address Name of Seller498 Andrew & Heather Dwyer 1320 W Choctaw Dr Brett Myers549 Karl & Randi Crook 2975 Potawamie Dr Marty &Abigail Blakeway924 Brenda Cimino 2401 Chickasaw Dr Thomas & Laura Giere967 Larry Emmons 2567 W Choctaw Dr Linda Bockey977 Charles & Kathleen Avery 2589 W Choctaw Dr Steven & Nancy Patterson

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Child’s Name: _______________________________________ Date of Birth:_________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________ Phone:______________________________________________

Parent’s Name(s): ____________________________________ Parent Cell: __________________________________________

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Allergies or medical conditions?______________________________________________________________________________

Please return registration and payment to Julie Siders – 1890 Itawamba by October 15th.For further information, contact Julie at lucybell7@yahoo.com.REGISTRATION

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Booster Club NewsThe Booster Club

meets the first Thurs-day of every month at6:30 p.m. in the lodgeconference room.If you have any

ideas for a communityevent, please attend

and share yourthoughts. You do notneed to be a BoosterClub member to at-tend.Volunteers are al-

ways welcome.Please contact an

officer if you wish tovolunteer with any ofthe upcoming events.The Booster Club is

an all-volunteer or-ganization workinghard for the commu-nity.

2011 Booster Club OfficersPresident..........................................................KimYousey (852-5072)Vice President..........................................Charlotte Beaver (852-6255)Treasurer ........................................Debby Winesburg (740-490-8618)Secretary ..........................................Laura Hotchkiss (614-531-0489)

Booster Club Calendar of EventsOct. 6 ................................................Regular Meeting (CR) 6:30 p.m.Oct. 22......Kids’ Halloween Bash (L) 6-9 p.m. — Julie & Mike SidersNov. 3 ................................................Regular Meeting (CR) 6:30 p.m.Nov. 19 ............Annual Craft Show (L) 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Kim YouseyDec. 1 ................................................Regular Meeting (CR) 6:30 p.m.Dec. 31..................................NewYear’s Eve party (L) 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.

— Laura Hotchkiss & Susan Malone

Choctaw Lake’s2nd Annual

ChristmasTree Lighting6:00 p.m. • Sun., Nov 27

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PROCEDURE FORVIEWING CLPOA RECORDS

1. Written request with:• Information requested• Date• Purpose• Signature

2. President and Secretary to approve or deny request within three(3) working days.

3. If denied, it will be brought up at the next Board Meeting.

INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR WATERFluoride 1.25 m/l • Sodium .25 m/lHardness 370 m/l • 28-30 grains

All the above are naturally occurring and nothing is added.James Moran, Utility Superintendent

Specific activitiesDispatched calls 24House checks 227Business checks 298Alarm drops 4Open doors 15

Squad runs 4Fire runs 1911 Hang-ups 0Backup deputy 2Other assist calls 57

Burglary/breaking, entering 1Theft 1Criminal damaging/vandalism 0Other criminal complaints 4Domestic/neighbor disputes 1Juvenile complaints 4Animal complaints 1Vehicle crashes 0Suspicious persons 27Suspicious vehicles 14

CitationsState citations 4Mad. County Sheriff 10Lake citations 5Total 19

ArrestsFelony 0Misdemeanor 0Juvenile complaints filed 0Total 0

Other activitiesReports written 9Patrol miles 4,683Fuel consumption 369.6

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Choctaw Lake Board of Trustees 2011-2012Shannon Hastings (2012) President 614-851-0340Tom Boyd (2013) Vice President 852-7730Ruth Sowers (2013) Treasurer 852-0149Eugene Brundige (2014) Secretary 852-4042John Foote (2014) 852-9534Bill Laney (2012) 852-2550Rick Ballard (2012) 852-4631Dan Blazer (2013) 740-490-7008Dar Jones (2014) 852-3227

Choctaw Utilities Company BoardKen Ferguson (2014) President 852-1870Ernie Sparks (2014) 852-1949Tim Good (2014) 852-4198Robert McKinley (2014) 852-5626John Foot (2014) 852-9534

2011 CommitteesBoard CommitteesBeautification....................................................................John Foote, Dan Blazer, Dar JonesLake, Drainage & Roads ..............................................................John Foote & Rick BallardPublic Relations & Publications ..........................John Foote, Shannon Hastings, Dar JonesRecreation ............................................................................................Bill Laney, Dan BlazerHouse/Office..............................................................................Gene Brundige, Ruth SowersLand/Facility Use ..............................................................................Rick Ballard, Tom BoydLong-range Planning ........................................................Tom Boyd, Dan Blazer, Dar JonesSecurity..............................................................................................Rick Ballard, Bill LaneyPersonnel ..................................................................................Gene Brundige, Ruth SowersChoctaw Utilities ....................................................................................................John FooteSewer........................................................................................................................Tom Boyd

Standing CommitteesNominating....................................................................................John Buckers, JimWeimerBallot Counting ..............................................................................................Chantal Weldon

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Mike Hexamer................................................................................................Lake OperationsCarla Dye ........................................................................................................Office ManagerJames Moran ........................................................................................Utility SuperintendentDan Summers ........................................................................................................Patrol Chief

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Mike reported that the OhioLakes Communities Associa-tion fall meeting will be heldat Candlewood Lake.Mike reported there is

some building permit activity.There were signed permits fortwo new houses, a boathouseand a garage addition.John Foote asked when the

electricity would be trenchedto the new building. Mike re-ported it will occur when theutility company installs thefire hydrant at the boat storagearea.The Board discussed the

red light and boats runningfast after sunset. Mike re-ported that he has been moni-toring the lake and has notseen any violations.

COMMITTEES• Beautification – nothing

to report.• Lake Drainage and

Roads – nothing to report.• Publications and Public

Relations – The new ThePeace Pipe is being distrib-uted and is being well re-ceived.• Recreation – Bill Laney

said that all arrangements areset for Community Days. Hewill check the weather andadjust the number of mealsaccordingly. Ruth Sowerswould like to try presale tick-ets to speed up the servingline. The Board agreed thisis a good idea.• House and Office –

nothing to report.• Land/Facility Use –

nothing to report.• Long-range Planning –

to be discussed in old busi-ness.• Security – nothing to re-

port.• Personnel – nothing to

report.

• Choctaw Utilities –DanBlazer asked if any Boardmembers have seen the ap-pearance of the rental houseat the water tower. TheBoard discussed having themaintenance department takecare of the property duringperiods when it is vacant.John Foote will discuss itwith Jim Moran and theWater Board.• Sewer – Tom Boyd re-

ported on the August meet-ing. The Board authorizedthe purchase of a new servicevan.

OLD BUSINESSRick Ballard distributed in-

formation regarding collectionsand the recent meeting with acollection agency located inCleveland. This company doesbusiness with many of the lakecommunities in Ohio. Rick ex-plained the process this com-

pany uses to pursue accounts.The Board discussed at

what point or delinquent bal-ance an account should beturned over to the agency. Itwas noted that the agency hasthe ability to report delinquentaccounts to a national creditbureau. It was also discussedwhat accountability would beexpected from the agency. Thecommittee was directed tobring a collection policy pro-posal to the Board.Mike sent a letter to Mr.

Wiser about the stability of theboathouse and that a third partysuch as a structural engineerneeded to sign off on it or pro-pose changes. No response re-ceived to date.Dan Blazer reported on the

swimming pool discussion atthe Long-Range planning com-mittee meeting. There was in-terest in an indoor pool with arecreational and workout area.The Board discussed whether afeasibility study should bedone. The committee will con-tinue working on this project.

Mike has issued several ci-tations for vehicles beingparked overnight in commonsareas or in yards.

NEW BUSINESSMike distributed photos of

watercraft parked in yards.He said there currently are norules to prevent this situation.The Board discussed a pro-posed rule addition to theparking rules. No actiontaken.Shannon will speak to the

lawyer about geese and pelletguns.The Board discussed Tim

Pond’s request to have one ofthe lights turned off at thepublic area at Georges Fork.Mike reminded the Board thatthe lights also illuminate thedry hydrant. No action taken.Mike will call Jim Moran

about the playground equip-ment and have him speak withSteve Blake.Shannon brought up the

issue of watercraft on the lake

without a sticker. He spokewith attorney Don Gregoryand shared Don’s recommen-dations with the Board. BillLaney made a motion toamend the rule concerningboats without a sticker: If aproperty owner is asked to re-move a boat due to not havinga sticker and does not comply,it will result in a fine up to$250 and the Lake Manageror his designee, or the LakePatrol shall have the right toforcibly remove and securethe offending watercraft. DanBlazer seconded the motion.The Board discussed the issueand decided not to vote on themotion but rather send it tothe Security committee for re-view. The House and Officecommittee was asked to re-view the fine structure.Ruth Sowers made a mo-

tion to adjourn. Tom Boydseconded. Motion passed.The meeting adjourned at9:58 pm.Minutes recorded by Craig

Smith.

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Call to OrderMinutes (May 19th 2010)Treasurer’s Report – Ruth SowersCommittee Reports:Beautification- Foote, Blazer, JonesPatrol/ Security- Ballard, LaneyLake Drainage & Roads- Foote, BallardPersonnel- Sowers, BrundigePublications/ Public Relations- Foote, Hastings,

JonesUtilities- Jim Moran

Recreation- Laney, BlazerSewer- BoydHouse/Office- Brundige, SowersManager Report-Mike HexamerLand/ Facility- Ballard, BoydPatrol Report- Dan R. SummersLong-Range Planning- Boyd, Blazer, JonesUnfinished BusinessNew Business- 3% late feeMotion to Adjourn

Balance Sheet

Property Owners’MinutesMAY 19, 2010

SUBSTANTIVEMOTIONSAPPROVED

Tim Pond (lot 904)made a motion to modifythe existing capital expen-diture limit section as pre-sented. Rosemaryinaudible (lot 771) sec-onded the motion. Themotion carried.

“Section 4 – Limita-tions The Board ofTrustees is limited to ex-penditures not to exceedten percent (10%) of thecurrent year’s operatingbudget per annum for cap-ital expenditures.(Amended 5/2010).”

CALL TO ORDERThe Property Owners’

meeting convened in theChoctaw lodge. CLPOAPresident Shannon Hast-ings called the meeting toorder at 7:35 p.m.

MINUTESJoe Price (lot 1018)

made a motion to acceptthe Fall PO’s meeting min-utes from October 22,2008. Paul Casa (lots 230& 231) seconded. Theminutes were approved.

TREASURER’SREPORT

Shannon announcedthat Treasurer Ruth Sow-

ers is absent today andthere will be no report.

COMMITTEES• Beautification – John

Foote reported that thecommittee has been busyplanting flowers andthanked several residentsfor their help.

• Lake Drainage andRoads – nothing to report.

• Publications and Pub-lic Relations – nothing toreport.

• Recreation – BillLaney reminded residentsthat Community Days willagain be held during LaborDay weekend.

• House and Office –Gene Brundige reportedon the duties of the com-mittee. They have beenworking to reduce legalcosts, employee health in-surance costs and maintaina bidding procedure formajor expenditures.

• Land/Facility Use –nothing to report.

• Choctaw Utilities –nothing to report.

• Sewer – nothing to re-port.

• Long-range Planning– nothing to report.

• Security – noth-ing to report.

• Personnel – GeneBrundige reported that thecommittee has revised theemployee handbook tobring it up to date and

comply with current regu-lations.

MANAGER’SREPORT

(Presented by MikeHexamer)

Mike reported on thesevere winter and fortu-nately only a few potholeshave appeared. The crewis working to get every-thing ready this spring de-spite the rain. He hasremained under budget.

PATROL REPORT(Presented by Dan

Summers)Dan Summer reported

on the patrol deputies andboat patrol (Jim Edwards).All the deputies are trainedthrough the Sheriff’s officeincluding TASER training.There is a radio & tele-phone on the patrol boat ifassistance is needed. Thepatrol is dispatched on allsquad runs to provide as-sistance. Other servicesprovided include jumpstarting vehicles, first re-sponder assistance andhouse checks. Dan pro-vided a summary for theperiod of January 1 toApril 30: 85 dispatchedcalls, 2945 house checks 7alarm drops, 5 open doors,6 squad runs, 3 fire runs,and one 911 hang up. Cita-tions included 8 state, 4

lake speed, 13 trash con-tainers and 4 curfew viola-tions. There were nofelony citations. Patrolmiles logged were 15,048using 1175 gallons of fuel.

UNFINISHEDBUSINESS

Sidewalk standardshave been looked at by thebuilding committee. MikeHexamer said that it is dif-ficult to define a standard.He has received someinput from the Long-Range Planning commit-tee. No action taken.

NEW BUSINESS:Shannon Hastings re-

viewed some of the recentcapital projects and im-provements around thelake. At this time there is acapital expenditure cap(ArticleVII section 4) lim-iting the amount of moneythe Board may spend dur-ing a fiscal period. TheBoard would like to set thecapital expenditures limitas a percentage of the an-nual budget. They wouldlike to modify the existingcapital expenditure limitsection to read as follows:

“Section 4 – Limita-tions The Board ofTrustees is limited to ex-

See MINUTES p. 18

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BoosterClub Mtg.(CR)

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MinutesCONTINUED FROM PAGE 16

penditures not to exceed ten percent (10%) ofthe current year’s operating budget per annumfor capital improvements. (Amended 5/2010).”

Gene Brundige explained why the Boardwanted the changes. Tim Pond (lot 904) made amotion to approve the motion as presented.Rosemary _____ (lot 771) seconded the motion.There was discussion. Melinda Newsome (lots316 & 317) asked how much the capital limit istoday. It is $35,600.

Joe Price (lot 1018) suggested a friendlyamendment to change capital improvements tocapital expenditures. Why was 10% used?Mike asked other lake associations and found upto 25% and as low as 3% is being spent on capi-tal. Todd Eades (lot 419) wanted to know whatwas considered capital expenditures. CLPOAuses standard accounting practices. Gary Felikscalled for a vote. Vote was taken. Motion car-ried.

Judith Maynard (lot 943) asked why ourmaintenance crew was mowing the ditch alongOld Columbus Road. She was told that therewere several complaints about the weeds andtrash along the roadway. Mike agreed to havethe crew maintain this area.

A question was asked if the Lake websitecould contain a link to a directory to help findresidents. The Board is looking into upgrades tothe website.

Tim Pond (lot 904) praised the improve-ments made around the lake. He asked whatwas being done about the few properties that arenot being kept up. Mike and the building in-spector keep a watch out and try to work withthe property owners. The Board is doing asmuch as they can within the current rules. Itwas discussed printing in The Peace Pipe theowners of eyesore properties. No action taken.

Bob Branson (lot 999) discussed the burnthouse on Karok which has not been removed.Bill Laney addressed the issue. The insurancecompany has been contacted but they are stillconsidering it an open investigation. He re-ported that a couple of the responding watertrucks went up the east side because their GPSdirected them to the wrong side of the lake. Re-sponse time was not affected because the firstresponders knew exactly where the house wasand began battling the fire upon arrival.

There was discussion about a volunteergroup helping out property owners with eyesoreconditions. No action taken.

Ray Chamberlain (lot 883) made a motion toadjourn. Jim Moran (lot 89) seconded the mo-tion. The meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m.

Minutes recorded by Craig Smith.

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