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August 9, 2008 by Joy Bowerman Leave a Comment

Minutes of August 9 2008 Board Meeting

 

Minutes of the Board of Directors

The Patterson Lake Association of Lanark Highlands

632 Fairs Way, Lanark Highlands, ON

August 9, 2008

Present:
Lorne Bowerman, Ted Manning, Jack Hobbs, and Howard Stanley.

Regrets:
Rhodena Bell, and Patrick Gilliland

  1. Lorne opened the meeting at 9:00 AM and thanked Donna and Howard for
    providing refreshments. In the absence of Rhodena, Lorne took the
    minutes and will circulate a draft to the Board prior to publishing
    them on the Internet.
  2. Howard moved seconded by Ted that the agenda be accepted. Carried.
  3. Ted moved seconded by Howard that the minutes of the last meeting be
    accepted. Carried..
  4. Financial: Howard reported a bank balance of $1,100.42 as of July 31,
    2008. Howard also presented the financial statements for the year
    ending July 31, 2008. After further discussion, Howard moved
    seconded by Jack that the financial statements for the fiscal year
    ending July 31, 2008 be accepted. Carried. Howard will complete the
    books and deliver them to Lorne so he can take them to Bud Kern, the
    Auditor.
  5. 2008 Lake Testing. Ted reported that the results of the chemical
    testing that he had done off his dock at 407 Hardwood Ridge Rd. The
    nitrites were low while the nitrates showed a slight surge. The
    potassium hardness levels have been up and down with no trends. The
    pH has varied from 6.2 to 7.5, then back to 6.0. Ted speculated that
    this was a direct result of the rain water. He caught rain water and
    it was the same pH of 6.0. Lorne commented that the lake normally
    turns over in the spring and the fall so the surplus rain we have had
    would accumulate on the top and not be mixed with the alkaline water
    from the lake bottom. .
  6. Lake Management Fact Sheets. Lorne and Ted are still working on the
    lake level part of the fact sheet. Ted had met with long time
    property owner Gord Chamberlain regarding his recollections on the
    changes to the culverts. Lorne reported that MVC have no records
    earlier than 1988 so they have no file references for culvert changes
    in the 1970s. As well, the Township have not been able to find the
    files from that period that should have come to them on amalgamation.
    Lorne noted that he had reviewed the files of MNR Kemptiville and
    had all their relevant data. Lorne reported that he and his daughter
    Joy had gone to the creek to check the bottom following a suggestion
    from Ted. At the creek mouth the bottom depth was 101” while
    the visual depth was 27”. The 74” difference was floc
    and a layer of light grey “mud” on the bottom. The
    bottom depth readings became less and less closer to the culverts.
    At the culverts the bottom was very hard with only about 2”
    penetration of the bottom. What was very interesting was the light
    grey mud. Lorne and family thought it looked like ground
    limestone/marble leftover from the ice age. The mud reacted
    vigorously with vinegar. A sample taken to MVC confirmed that it was
    ground limestone/marble. The details of this will be included in
    the August Newsletter. After further information gathering, Lorne
    will rewrite the draft and circulate again for comments.
  7. AGM, August 31, 2008 at Watsons Corners Hall. Lorne passed out a
    draft of the AGM agenda, covering letter, and the August Newsletter.
    The meeting decided to add the subject of septic tank management to
    the agenda. Lorne will ask the Township for someone to talk on the
    subject. If the Township cannot provide, Lorne will ask the Septic
    Re-Inspection office at MVC for a speaker. We agreed that all voting
    would be by voting cards. Howard will provide a list of those who
    have paid their dues for the fiscal year 2008/2009. Registration
    will start at 1:30 PM.
  8. Lorne, Ted, Howard, and Jack confirmed that they would stand for
    nomination for next year. This will be Lorne’s last year. Lorne will
    check with Rhodena and Patrick. A short Board meeting will be held
    after the AGM to elect the new officers.
  9. The next regular meeting will be hosted by Lorne at 6 Lipstan Ave,
    Ottawa on Thursday, October 16, 2008. There being no further
    business, Jack moved seconded by Ted that the meeting adjourn.
    Carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 AM

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