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Minutes,July 3, 2010
Joe's Pond Association Annual Meeting
The meeting opened at 10:10 a.m. with a good assemblage. Tom announced Kid's Day would begin at 11:30; yoga classes are being held on Mondays at the pavilion and contact Carolyn Hamilton if interested; the commemorative postal stamp is being unveiled today at West Danville post office; there have been burglaries at Lyford Pond, and some kayaks, etc., missing on this pond; all tickets for events are now available; and he thanked Jaff Baxter for helping put up a net at the tennis court.
Don Sherwood told members, "Thanks for the Memories" for all we enjoy here at Joe's Pond, and for those no longer with us; he then read the Memorial List of friends who have passed away in the past year.
Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were read and accepted. The treasurer's report included historical expenditures at the Joe's Pond Association facility from 2000-2009, per Andre LaPrade's request in May. George explained the "Project 2000" listed was for the new BBQ pits and enclosure. Expenditures for that period amounted to $120,774.47, and included items for the pavilion, the playground, tennis court maintenance, well, dock area, road signs, milfoil prevention, and more.
Don Sherwood reported fireworks would go with no rain problems, from the rail bed at the north corner of the pond.
Pam Hebert reported her workers have been on duty for a couple of weeks. No plant materials have been found. She said it's a new law that all aquatic plants must be reported, not just the invasive ones.
Dave Parker listed the Joe's Pond events coming up and said there will be a BBQ on July 17th at West Danville Church put on by the Groton Fire Dept.
Larry Rossi reported all electrical work has been done, and Mayo's are coming to replace the kitchen and bathroom floors.
Ray Rouleau said all signs are up and the Sandy Beach Road sign which has been damaged numerous times has been set back 15 feet from the road. He said all signs are now in good shape.
There was a question from a member about buoys that tip over. Dave said they get water-logged and probably could be upgraded. Someone asked why some of the older types of buoys are no longer used, and Dave said we try to keep them uniform. A motion was made to purchase a new "No Wake" sign for the fishing acess area; it was seconded and passed.
Sue Bouchard said a new supply of the Joe's Pond Cookbook will be available later this month.
Someone expressed concern about PWCs (Jet Skis) saying they are dangerous. Tom reminded members that anyone born after 1974 needs to take a special exam in order to legally drive a PWC.
Someone asked if it is possible to lower the water level in the fall as used to be done, saying there was no harm done then and it should be allowed. Tom said requests have been unsuccessful in the past but we will try again. A motion was passed to have JPA contact ANR.
There was discussion regarding new law that after July 1, boaters need to have necessary equipment such as fire extinguishers, personal floatation devices (PFD), etc., aboard, plus PFDs must be worn when operating a PWC or water skiing, and by children under a certain age in any craft.
There was a question about people fishing too close to private docks, boats, etc. The water is public and licensed fishermen can fish anywhere they wish. The best a property owner can do is ask them to move a bit further off shore.
Dave Parker reported briefly on the loon population - now two nesting pairs. One pair in the middle pond hatched two eggs and later one of the chicks was abandoned. Ray Richer and Eric Hansen were called, the chick was rushed to a rehab center in Maine, but did not survive. The other chick seems to be doing well, and in the big pond the older chick hatched by another pair at the nesting platform near Richer's, is also doing well.
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
Jane Brown, Secretary