Prior Year Annual Meeting Minutes:
WORTHLEY POND ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
JULY 12, 2008
President Dave Clement called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
General items covered:
- Made everyone aware of all of the brochures available on the information table.
- Passed out a Hazardous Waste Collection brochure.
- Made septic system pills available to anyone interested.
- A notebook, made available by the town office, with information and instructions on how to contact the DEP and what areas the DEP is responsible for, was passed around.
- Sign up sheets for volunteers to make food for the golf outing was passed around.
- Worthley Pond signs were donated by Kathy Hussey and were made available to all for $20.00 each.
- Shoreline Zoning regulations were made available for $2.00 each, after today they will be $3.50.
Business meeting:
- Motion to accept the minutes from the 2007 Annual Meeting was made by Ron Ashworth and seconded Bernie Elfrige. All voted in favor
- Orville Lind moved that the Secretary’s Report for 2008 Annual Meeting be approved by Officers at their next meeting, posted on the Web Page and in the newsletter with final approval at the 2009 meeting. Second by Sheila Delamater. All voted in favor.
- Sherry Clement presented the treasurer’s report. Diane Radvillas moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report second by Dave Davis. All voted in favor.
Presidents Message:
- The current officers and board members were introduced: Dave Clement – President, Sheila Delamater – Vice President, Sherry Clement- Treasurer, and Kathy Barrett – Secretary and board of director’s members Ron Ashworth, Orville Lind and Steven Gallant.
- There are several docks on the loose they are at the following locations:
- Ahara’s camp
- Pulsifers dock
- Ron Ashworths camp
- Web page is being updated on a regular basis by Pam Wintle Archiving past water tests
- Archiving ice out dates – started by Jack Zollo, then the store updated and now Reggie Wing is keeping track.
- Signs are up
- New bulletin board is up at the spring.
- The bulletin board was built by Jim Sinclair.
- The bulletin board is being maintained by Kathy Hussey.
- The bulletin board is not for commercial use. This is for Association and Town news only.
- Jim Pulsifer and Kathy Hussey are doing regular Spring Water tests. Tests are good this year.
- The Boat Launch project is still on hold, the plan is being modified as a result of the public meeting.
- East Shore Road repairs are 2 -3 years out. The town voted to pay off existing bond before moving forward with the East Shore Road project.
- Property tax bills are out 1st installment is due August 1, 2008 and the second installment is due January 30, 2008. This is the only bill you will receive, there will not be another bill before the January payment is due.
- CBI – John Shea did a good job getting volunteers. More volunteers are needed if anyone is interested please get in touch with John.
- Dave Clement and Orville Lind went to another training course on Milfoil identification.
- So far this season 115 boats have been through a CBI launch site.
- So far this season there have been 317 hours recorded at CBI launch sites.
- Golf outing chairman this year is Tim Placey. Sheila Delamater is in charge of the solicitations with the help of the committee.
- Thanks to:
- John Shea for CBI work
- Tim Placey for being the golf outing chairman
- Ron Ashworth for his time spent on Shore land Zoning and for being on the Planning Board
- Dennis Gallant, Orville Lind and Dick Bean for organizing last years golf outing.
- The town voted to give $650.00 for water testing, $500.00 for CBI and $600.00 for maintaining the spring.
- Insurance changes were made this year. There is now a policy to cover the Board of Directors and Officers. The board is looking into a bonding insurance for the treasurer as well.
- New store merchandise was displayed and modeled.
- Awards were given to:
- John Shea for Exceptional Lake Steward by COLA
- Orville Lind for getting a hole in one at last years golf outing.
- Thanks to Bill Gates and Donna Davis for the awards.
Old Business:
- Ron Ashworth reported on the changes to the Shore land Zoning ordinance”
- The major change was the height of foundations can now be 6’.
- Please be sure you have all permits before you start any work.
- After a discussion it was voted as follows:
- The Association is to work toward 25’ setback for work to be done to a camp: 18 for 7 opposed.
- The Association is to work toward basement areas not being counted as living space: 24 for 1 opposed.
- New store location is at the Honey Run Campground.
- Lake Smart program application has been submitted.
- A signup sheet was passed around for anyone interested in participating in the program, if we are accepted.
- Dam Committee reported on their progress on the dam. Although information has been collected the process is ongoing.
New Business:
- Sheila Delamater moved second by Jessie Shea, we make the following donations:
- Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program $100.00
- Rockemeka Grange Fund $50.00.
- Ron Ashworth is looking into Hazardous Markers.
- The State of Maine does have a program.
- We must use the buoys sold by the State and we pay ½ the cost.
- Ron has a kit on the way that explains the program and all that is involved.
- David Davis suggested we look into any liability issues associated with this program.
- Kathy Barrett reported that she had called the DOT, as requested, and the DOT is going to come down and look at the North Shore and see if we can put any signs up for people to slow down during the summer months because of the pedestrian traffic in the area.
- 2008 Activities still to come:
- Around the Pond yard sale: July 26, 2008
- Christmas in July: July 25 – 27, 2008
- Ice Cream Social: August 9, 2008
- Golf Outing: August 16, 2008
- Betty Barrett submitted the following slate of officers and board members:
- President – Tim Placey
- Vice President – Sheila Delamater
- Secretary – Kathy Hussey
- Treasurer- Kathy Barrett
- 3 year Director Term – Ron Ashworth
Bill Gates moved that nominations cease. Second by Diane Radvillas. The secretary cast one vote for each of the officers above. All voted in favor.
- Next years nominating committee will be Betty Barrett, Peter Brawn and Diane
Radvillas.
Sheila Delamater thanked outgoing President David Clement and outgoing Treasurer Sherry Clement for all of their hard work.
Meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.
MINUTES APPROVED BY OFFICERS ON 7/15/08
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