August 2025 Meeting Minutes

August 2025 Meeting Minutes

Lake Garda Improvement Association

Board Meeting Minutes: August 12th, 2025

7:00 pm Moore Beach

Board Members:

Present: P. Anthony, M. Duchow, R. Frey, S. Manafort, C. Scully, A.J. Singh, L. Gezelman, J. McNeill, R. Cyr, J. Cragin.

Absent: C. Castrogiovanni

Quorum present? Yes

Proceedings:

  • Meeting called to order at 7:03 pm by President, L. Gezelman.
  • Board President LG called for items of new business.
  • Motion to approve the July meeting minutes motion by S. Manafort, second by, J. McNeill.  Passed.

Treasurer’s Report – Report presented by A.J. Singh and will be placed on record.

Tax Collector Report: Report presented by M. Duchow. Delinquencies are still up from last year. The report will be placed on record.

Lake Report: fourth treatment was done last week. One more treatment in September.

Event Committee Report: The Regatta is on Saturday.

Old Business:

-East trail off Pine Drive is now open with fresh wood chips. The west trail will take several more weeks.

-New posts for the trails will be purchased and in place in the coming months.

New Business:

-Discussion was had about a dog issue. The president clarified with the police the procedures for how to deal with this. Further talks ensued about whether we notify the owner with a letter. The president will contact our lawyer for best course of action.

-Tree work cleanup was discussed.

-The 100 year anniversary of the lake is next year. Ideas were discussed for what we could do to make the event special.

-The pollinator pathways group completed work around the lake.

Public Comment:

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 by J. Cragin, J. McNeill seconded. Motion passed.

Next meeting is September 9th at 321 New Britain Ave.

Respectively submitted by P. Anthony