04/05/2025 PLPOA BOARD MEETING

Pine Lake Board Meeting April 5, 2025

Attendees: Sarah Kirchoff, Julie Vanhalen, Beth Bush, Ginny Detloff, Jean Medway, Fred Koch, Jeff Price, John Hedstrom (Zoom), and Jim Henderson (Zoom).

Ginny called the meeting to order at 10:00am.

Fred moved to approved the minutes from the last meeting. Beth seconded.

Treasurer’s Report

  • CD’s are coming due and will be rolled over.

  • Our balance is increasing. 

  • Jim sent out information about making a disclosure that donations that had been previously called “Milfoil Funds” will now be called “Lake Health Funds”, giving the board some latitude to use for.  Sarah moved to approve. John seconded.

Treasurer Report was approved.  Fred moved and Jean seconded.

Lake Health/Invasive Species

  • Chemical treatment this year is unlikely. 

  • Fred has solicited bids for DASH treatments from five vendors.  We know we have an area of 1.3 acres to treat.  Two vendors bid, with costs of approx. $3000-3500 per day.  Three days of treatment are estimated for potentially a 3-day total of  $10,000.  Treatment would be ideally done early in the season before boat traffic spreads the milfoil.

  • Fred will also solicit a bid from Aquatic Plant Management, our prior DASH vendor. 

  • We will do another lake survey in early May by Wisconsin Lake and Pond Resources.

  • We have $12,000 left in our grant.  If we do not use the money, we will lose it.

  • We will talk to the Gilbert Lake board to explore possible synergies in treatments.

  • Gilbert Lake is planning to work with Aquatic Plant Management.

Communications

  • We will add notices to the newsletter that 1) swimmers cannot swim more than 200 feet from shore, and 2) wake boats are no longer allowed on Springwater Township lakes (with full tanks).

  • Articles are due for the newsletter by May 1.

Fundraising and Merchandise

  • We discussed ideas for fundraising items to sell:  pillowcases, float, bucket hats, golf/tea towels, collapsable coolers. Sarah will secure the items.

Annual Meeting Giveaway

  • We will hand out $5 free coupons to Plainfield Bowl.  Fred will contact The Kluetchens to work out details.

Camp Thank you Gift

  • Fred moved and Jeff seconded a motion to make a $200 donation to Pine Lake Camp.

Pine Lake Happy Hour (or two)  

  • We will launch the Pine Lake Happy Hour (or two) on the 2nd Saturdays per month.

  • We will announce it in the newsletter and create signs.

Boat Landing

  • Springwater Township will put up a sign about wakeboats.  Fred is repairing the donation box.

Jean moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:33.  Julie seconded.