Meeting Minutes March 10, 2018

10:00 Crescent Town Hall

Present:  Dan Butkus, Tom Johansen, Marj Mehring,  Jeff Paddock, Kathy Tournour, Craig Zarley

Absent:  Tom Hanson


  1. Opening Remarks:  Meeting called to order at 10:00am by president Jeff Paddock.  Jeff stated that he intends to step down as president in August.  Members of the board expressed their appreciation of Jeff serving as board president this past year.
  2. Meeting Minutes from January 27, 2018.  A spelling mistake was noted in the opening remarks of the minutes.  A motion was made and seconded to approve the amended minutes.  The motion passed unanimously.
  3. Treasurer’s Report:  Marj Mehring presented the submitted treasurer’s report.  A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer's Report.  The motion passed unanimously.
  4. Ongoing Business:
    1. Lake District Update:  Tom Johansen reported the next Squash Lake District meeting will be held on April 8 at 1:00 at the Crescent Town Hall.  The District will launch a website soon. They are in the process of revising contracts for divers and boat storage. Two divers will return full time and one will return part time.  The District is looking for another part time diver.
      1. Lake Management Plan:  Dan Butkus reported the District will revise the Lake Management Plan.  An updated Lake Management Plan is required for issuance of grants. A comprehensive Lake Management Plan was originally finalized and issued in 2014.  Marj Mehring moved that the Squash Lake Districe will be in charge of future Lake Management Plan with assistance from the Squash Lake Association. Dan Butkus seconded.  The motion passed unanimously.
  5. Grant Administrator Report:  Dan Butkus reported control and monitoring grants have transferred to the Lake District.  AIS volunteer training is set for June 23 at 9:00 at the boat landing.
  6. Raffle License:  The current raffle license expires April 10.  The Lake Association will not reapply for a raffle license at this time.  
  7. CWCB Training:  Bill Aken will coordinate hired inspectors.  
    1. Bill will train volunteers and paid inspectors in the spring.  200 volunteer or paid hours and required for the grant. At least 112 must be volunteer to qualify for full reimbursement.
    2. EWM monitoring forms have been updated.
    3. CWCB Training:  volunteers can be trained on individual basis.
  8. Fisheries Habitat Development – Craig Zarely is going to a training and will work on sustainable fisheries study.
  9. Private Well Sampling:  Jeff Paddock reported sampling supplies will be distributed on Saturday, July 7 at the Annual Meeting and the samples will be collected on Sunday, Jully 8.
  10. Annual Meeting:  The Annual Meeting will be held July 7 at a location to be determined.  Dan Butkus moved to keep the Annual Meeting budget the same as past meetings ($450) and at same location if possible.  Tom Johansen seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
  11. The Lakes Convention will be held on April 17-19 in Stevens Point.  Marj Mehring cannot attend this year.
  12. The next meeting is on May 19.
  13. A motion to adjourn was made by Dan Butkus and seconded by Tom Johansen.  The motion passed unanimously.