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Minutes, August 20, 2011
Joe's Pond Association Fall Meeting
The final meeting of the Joe's Pond Association's 2011 season convened at 10:10 a.m. President Tom Dente opened the meeting with an announcement that there have been complaints about dogs which are allowed to roam unattended at the JPA recreation area as well as on other private properties. Owners do not clean up after them and leave them unattended so there have been brutal dog fights and disturbing late-night barking. He asked that anyone who rents their cottage should ask renters who may bring their dogs on vacation with them to make sure they are kept in control and to please clean up after them so they do not become a nuisance.
Secretary's and treasurer's reports were read and accepted without changes.
Tom explained that because next year is a leap year, some event dates will be slightly skewed. Vice President Don Sherwood said although the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday, we have no choice but to have fireworks on the 3rd with the 5th our rain date. He said we will be happy to accept large donations for fireworks such as the two anonymous ones we had this year. He mentioned the blog on our web site has pictures of the elaborate fireworks setup those extra donations made possible.
Dave Parker presented the schedule of 2012 events and said there are still several rental dates available. Tom mentioned we try to have the Annual Meeting on the first Saturday in July and then plan two-week breaks between JPA regular events during the summer.
Pam Hebert reported the water survey was done last Wednesday and no invasive species were found. There were nine native plants identified. She said greeters will be on duty until Labor Day. The greeters did not find any invasive plants on the boats they inspected. They did, however, find some material on a State Police boat, but it was not an invasive plant and the greeters were convinced the material had been "planted" to see if they would find it. Asked if there is a record available of where boats come from and what inspections have been performed, Pam said there is and she can make that available.
Larry Rossi reported all work was completed as planned for this year and because it was very hot at the pavilion during some of the functions this year, it has been suggested ceiling fans might be installed. He is going to look into that.
Tom mentioned a dock put near the VAST trail at the outlet of the pond (behind Larrabee's storage barn) has been destroyed. There was some discussion as to who owns the property and who has put docks there in the past. He also said an Act 250 pre-hearing conference [about the rail/trail] will be coming up and we will post the date of that meeting on the JPA web site as soon as we have the information. He went on to say that Ken Hoeppner was unable to come to the meeting today as planned, but he is planning to attend our spring meeting with a rail/trail update.
The penstock that carries water from the dam to the power plant is being upgraded from wood to steel. Work is scheduled to be completed by November. Tom said the recent accidental let-down of water was caused when blasting upset the controls that govern the rubber dam and too much water was released. He said there is to be a meeting with Green Mountain Power, Agency of Natural Resources and Joe's Pond Association and we will be negotiating for a possible change in water level management to better accommodate heavy storms and provide a reservoir for spring runoff. Tom said the Bomoseen Lake Association sued the state to have the regulations changed there - it cost them a lot of money and they lost, so that is not a way we want to pursue. He said because we were declared an official wetland area in the mid 1990's, stringent restrictions apply.
The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Brown, Secretary
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