Call to Order: Jane Root called the meeting to order at 8:00am.
Board members present: Jane Root, Kevin Thie, Josh Geistkemper, Andrew Phelps and Tim Ahlers. Absent: Nikki Lynch and Gail Scherr. Also absent were Secretary, Laurie Helling & Treasurer, Helen Schwietert. To see members in attendance (a large group) ask to review the sign-in sheet for this meeting.
Building permits:
- Hambling shed on skids, ___ 1st Ave. Approved by Steve Lampe & Doc Rolfes.
- Septic road deposit received from Gruber, 443 RVR.
- Buck & Linda Lampe’s project is complete. Road deposit to be returned.
Property Changes: No known property changes today.
Committee Reports:
Boat Storage: No update as Don Niosi was absent. The recommendation of building clean-up and spreading of lime will take place before winter boat storage commences. Possibly the weekend of October 2nd.
Pond Committee: No update as no Rec Committee members were in attendance.
- No discussion on the speed bump. Never installed in 2021.
- A date has not been established for the annual flushing of pond fire hydrant.
OLD BUSINESS:
Flagpole Update: No update as Gail S and Chip Flory were not in attendance. The installation is delayed due to delay in raw materials. The committee is seeking resident donations. All donations will be recognized.
Farm Lease: Jane will contact Rich Kann regarding second payment and written lease.
Nuisance Trees: All recognized trees at the pond and along our roads have been removed. Neyland resident is the only resident who did not participate in the project.
NEW BUSINESS
Guest Speakers: Brandon Klass (Mi-Tech) and Dustin Mohs (Alliant Energy) took the floor to discuss the underground utility project. Highlights of the discussion include:
- The project is in the design/mapping stage. Construction would be in 2022, working around any road embargos. Work will take place on Fridays.
- Underground utilities will lessen power outages & tree trimming.
- Over 100 island residents have contacted Alliant regarding this project.
- Wooden poles will remain only in residents do not wish to upgrade to underground utilities.
- Alliant will be re-surveying the entire island.
- Resident’s concerns included flooding, location of septic tanks and costs for potential electrical upgrades & state inspection.
- Resident’s expenses are: trenching from property line to house; electrician’s costs at house, including any upgrades to electrical service; and state electrical inspection.
- Electrician Tim Bergman was in attendance. He lives at 440 River View Road. Tim would be happy to consult with residents. Contact him at his address. He will be here full-time until October 8, 2021 and again in spring.
- PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH ALLIANT ENERGY! This may be done on-line at www.alliantenergy.com or call to 1-800-ALLIANT (800-255-4268). Have your billing information handy. Consider adding Alliant to your phone contact list.
- More Q&A can be found on the island Bulletin Board, located at 1st Avenue & Timber Lane.
Northend Road: A buried survey pin, covered up by the recent road resurfacing project, has been uncovered. Shawna Barton, neighboring resident to this pin, brought forth this concern to the Board. Shawna requests that any future damage created by this breach in the road will not be the financial responsibility of the Barton or Steiner families. Andrew Phelps admits to revealing the pin and will add silicon to the area. The Board will monitor the situation in future drive arounds and comments from residents.
Can Donation Update: This very successful project, created by Stacy & Jeff Zearley, has become overwhelming to manage. Therefore, we are looking for volunteers to assist sorting cans on-site. Suggestions include storing cans in our storage building & meeting frequently to sort out any debris or non-refundable cans. We are looking for a redemption source that may pick up cans, instead of us delivering. For more information, contact Jeff or Stacy Zearley or Terry Denner.
Water Quality Project: Ken Root presented a video concept regarding sand point wells and septic tanks systems. His goal is to increase awareness of the dangerous link between our water wells and out-of-date septic systems, which may be leaking raw sewage into our aquafer. This informational video will be screened by the Board & interested residents, hopefully at our October meeting. If approved, the video will be available on our website.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Kevin T and seconded by Tim A. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 AM.
Our final 2021 meeting will be Saturday, October 16th at 8:00AM.