Meeting Minutes February 3, 2024
Squash Lake Association
Board of Directors Meeting
February 3, 2024
Attendees: Tom Eggert, Tony Giannola, Marj Mehring, Greg Nevinski, Dale Smith, Russ Tennessen, &
Kathy Tournour
President’s Report
Membership Update
o Membership fee vs. other contributions
Email receipts will be sent
Web site update
o Current issue with Shopify have been resolved
o Should we continue using Shopify or move to a different platform?
Shopify costs about $40 per month
Moving would eliminate the “store”
o Move platform to GoDaddy…SquashLake.org
Need to rebuild the web site
Make the move by the end of summer 2024
$10 to reserve the domain name and about $100 per year to host
Final discussion will be had at the April 2024 Board meeting
October 7 th Meeting Minutes
o Motion to approve…Tom Eggert
o Second…Greg Nevinski
Treasurer’s Report
We have money in the bank
o Year-end 2023 financial information will be provided in March 2024Membership fee vs.
other contributions
CBCW, +$3,500
Inspectors, -$5,500
Fisheries Committee
Update will be provided in April 2024
Pursue permits for additional cribs ($200)
Marj Mehring will attend the Wisconsin Lakes & River Convention in Stevens Point, WI
Social Committee
Annual Meeting to be held on June 22, 2024
o Location to be determined
Town Pump or Northwood Golf Course
Tony Giannola will contact the new Golf Pro at Northwood for
information
o Expect about 50-60 attendees
Social hour, 4-5pm
Meeting begins at 5pm
o $500 budget (about 12 pizzas)
Boat Flotilla…July 6, 2024
o Reposition signage so it can be more easily seen
Neighborhood Gatherings
o Consider “membership” pins for time spent on Squash Lake
o Consider “lot/parcel ID’s” so homes/owners can be identified from the lake
Tony Giannola will investigate
o Consider a Squash Lake Association Golf Outing
Tony Giannola will contact Northwood Golf Course
Lake Level Monitoring
Tom Eggert will prepare the 2023 report
Data gathering will take place again in 2024
Lake District Update
Next meeting is April 14, 2024
Other meeting not yet on the calendar
Other Business
Kathy Tournour will email the dates of future SLA Board Meetings
o April 6, 2024
o May 18, 2024
Newsletter articles due May 15, 2025
Motion to adjourn
Russ Tennessen
Second…Tom Eggert
Board of Directors Meeting
February 3, 2024
Attendees: Tom Eggert, Tony Giannola, Marj Mehring, Greg Nevinski, Dale Smith, Russ Tennessen, &
Kathy Tournour
President’s Report
Membership Update
o Membership fee vs. other contributions
Email receipts will be sent
Web site update
o Current issue with Shopify have been resolved
o Should we continue using Shopify or move to a different platform?
Shopify costs about $40 per month
Moving would eliminate the “store”
o Move platform to GoDaddy…SquashLake.org
Need to rebuild the web site
Make the move by the end of summer 2024
$10 to reserve the domain name and about $100 per year to host
Final discussion will be had at the April 2024 Board meeting
October 7 th Meeting Minutes
o Motion to approve…Tom Eggert
o Second…Greg Nevinski
Treasurer’s Report
We have money in the bank
o Year-end 2023 financial information will be provided in March 2024Membership fee vs.
other contributions
CBCW, +$3,500
Inspectors, -$5,500
Fisheries Committee
Update will be provided in April 2024
Pursue permits for additional cribs ($200)
Marj Mehring will attend the Wisconsin Lakes & River Convention in Stevens Point, WI
Social Committee
Annual Meeting to be held on June 22, 2024
o Location to be determined
Town Pump or Northwood Golf Course
Tony Giannola will contact the new Golf Pro at Northwood for
information
o Expect about 50-60 attendees
Social hour, 4-5pm
Meeting begins at 5pm
o $500 budget (about 12 pizzas)
Boat Flotilla…July 6, 2024
o Reposition signage so it can be more easily seen
Neighborhood Gatherings
o Consider “membership” pins for time spent on Squash Lake
o Consider “lot/parcel ID’s” so homes/owners can be identified from the lake
Tony Giannola will investigate
o Consider a Squash Lake Association Golf Outing
Tony Giannola will contact Northwood Golf Course
Lake Level Monitoring
Tom Eggert will prepare the 2023 report
Data gathering will take place again in 2024
Lake District Update
Next meeting is April 14, 2024
Other meeting not yet on the calendar
Other Business
Kathy Tournour will email the dates of future SLA Board Meetings
o April 6, 2024
o May 18, 2024
Newsletter articles due May 15, 2025
Motion to adjourn
Russ Tennessen
Second…Tom Eggert