Meeting Attendees

Lisa Wurster

Coleen Ellis

Scott Cassin

Bill Dickey

Meeting started at 6:30 pm and adjourned at 7:45 pm. Held at Lisa’s home.

Covenants and By-laws

Covenants and By-laws were discussed and group noted that we need to ensure that we have a good, current copy of both documents. Lisa will see if she can secure a copy of the By-laws.

Brocton Manor Lake Issue

There will be no treatment to the lakes that we share with Brocton Manor until the BM HOA feels the cost issue is resolved. Scott did some research with the Purdue Cooperative to see how they typically address some of the issues we have. We need to find appropriate way to determine how ownership of maintenance is determined and the proper formula to apply. This was built as a detention pond. The Purdue Coop yielded a 60%BM/40%HP split on cost. Brocton Manor’s calculation yields a 55%BM/45%HP split (which amounts to $1580). BM claims the amendment to our Covenants was never filed, and therefore, not valid. Scott will check into this. The Board did not come to a conclusion on whether to accept BM’s approach or stick with the current HP approach.

Maintaining proper drainage control

The Purdue Coop provided educational information about maintaining proper drainage control. Guidelines are as follows:

Ponds that are 1 acre or larger can maintain themselves
Ponds that are ¾-1 acre need very little maintenance
Ponds that are ½ - ¾ acre require constant upkeep
Ponds less than ½ acre are almost impossible to control

Fountains can be irrating or decorative. Most irrating fountains in small ponds are there to help with the maintenance.

Need to determine if the BM pumps are required – they may not be due to the size of the pump. We also need to determine if the HP pond does need the fountain for proper maintenance (again, due to the size of the pond).

All of these issues need to be discussed and a decision made before we can respond to BM. The board believes it’s important to discuss with Denny O’Toole as well since he has much of the financial background on this. Note: we still have a credit with BM of $897 for past overdue payments of electricity for ponds.

Public Service Announcement

The Board feels it’s important to put some PS-related links on our website: i.e., link to sexual offenders within our area, important local information such as fire dept, etc. Scott will post this information on our website.

Brick Wall at front of Subdivision

It’s been brought to our attention that the brick wall at the front of the subdivision is in need of repair and possibly dangerous. Fritz Wurster will have a brick mason look at it and provide a quote for repair.

Subdivision Trees

The Grounds Committee is currently looking at replacing required subdivision trees and would like to put together a proposal for the project. Bill will look at the covenants to see if we have wording that addresses the tree requirement.

Board Insurance

Our insurance agent will be at the next meeting to address our questions on proper insurance for the Board.

Lake Easement

There is a 20’ lake easement on Lot 153 that has been built on. As a result, Leisner recently accessed the lake via another home site and the homeowner was not happy. Bill and Fritz will measure the easement to ensure that the encroachment exists. Scott will contact Leisner to let them know that they must use the proper lake access in the future.

Next meeting will be July 14 at Bill’s house.