February 2023 Meeting Minutes
Lake Garda Improvement Association
Board Meeting Minutes: February 14, 2023
7:00 pm Farmington Community Center
Board Members:
Present: L. Gezelman, R. St.Pierre, C. Scully, AJ Singh, M. Duchow
Absent: P. Anthony, R. Frey, C. Contreras, C Castrogiovanni, J. Cragin, H. Monnerat
Quorum present? Yes
Proceedings:
- Meeting called to order at 7:08p.m. by Chair, LG
- Motion to accept January meeting minutes made by R. St. Pierre, seconded by .Duchow. Motion passed.
- Board President LG called for items of new business
Treasurer’s Report – AJ Singh presented the treasurer’s report. Report placed on file.
Tax Collector Report – Report presented by M. Duchow and placed on file. Six lien releases were filed. The current amount of delinquent taxes almost twice the amount of last year’s delinquencies in February. Updated quarterly billing to be mailed out by 2/15.
Lake Report: – No report.
Encroachment Committee: – No report
Event Committee Report: No report.
New Business:
- Special Presentation by CT Pond and Lake our contractor for lake maintenance on removal of the carp. Note there are thousands of carp in the lake:
Removal of carp via gill nets – the carp swim into the nets and get stuck – they are removed and disposed of the next day. This method typically nets around 25 carp per net. Or trap net which only nets 3-4 carp at a time. Netting takes three days, first day install nets, second day remove carp and reset nets, third day remove carp and nets. This is not a one and done option.
Netting cost estimate is $9,000.
The nuclear option which is a treatment that kills all the fish in the pond. The treatment will not kill the turtles and frogs – it kills anything with gills. This option needs DEEP approval and a permit. It would be applied in late spring or early fall.
Treatment cost estimate is $50,000
Comments by association members: None
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 by R. St. Pierre seconded by M.Duchow. Motion passed.
Next meeting March 14th at 7:00 Farmington Community Center.