Present at the meeting were Jon Papke, Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Dan Haumschild, Jack Brunell, Ed Collova, Brett Ewalt, Marie King, and Bob Schnickel.
Absent from the meeting were Mary Smoliak and Tony Rutter.
The meeting was called to order at 8:07 am by President Jon Papke.
Secretary’s Report – Jim Buhil had no secretary’s report.
Treasurer’s Report – Marie King reported $126,763.48 in the checking account as of 5/01/18. YLRA now has a meat handling license. This was needed in order to continue the meat raffle. This is now mandated by the state of WI. Jim Buhil made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Kent Warner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
AIS – The invasive weed harvesting on Little Yellow may be delayed due to the late spring.
Membership – Plans are being made for the membership drive on July 28th 2018 at Sweeny’s.
Website - Mary Smoliak was not present so no report.
Water Level – Jim Buhil and Kent Warner discussed with the YLRA board the meeting with RWE. RWE and YLRA both agreed a meeting with the WI DNR in Spooner was a good idea to what can be done to improve water flow and lake level control. Kent Warner will call the DNR to set up a meeting.
Water Quality – Tony Rutter was absent no report.
Spring Picnic – All plans for the picnic have been made. The picnic is at Whitetail June 9th 2018 starting at 11:00am.
Meeting adjourned at 9:38 am.
Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
The board meeting was held at the 10th Hole.
Present at the meeting were Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Tony Rutter, Dan Haumschild, Jack Brunell and Mary Smoliak.
Absent from the meeting were Jon Papke, Marie King, Ed Collova, Robert Schnickel, and Brett Ewalt.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 am by Vice President Kent Warner.
Secretary’s Report – Jim Buhil reviewed the board minutes held on Feb. 10th 2018 at the 10th Hole. Tony Rutter made a motion to accept the minutes. Kent Warner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report – Marie King was absent so no report from the treasurer.
AIS – Kent Warner has been working on getting permission to use a boat ramp on the East side of Yellow River. The ramp would be used for weed harvesting purposes. June 11th 2018 the contractor will start to harvest curly leaf pondweed on Little Yellow. Contractor is scheduled to harvest for 5 days that week.
Membership – Plans are being made for the membership drive on July 28th 2018 at Sweeny’s.
Website - Mary Smoliak has been doing a lot of work on the new website for YLRA. The new site is up and running.
Channel dredging is on hold due to permits and YLRA only has permission to use a landowners land in the winter frozen ground condition. Marking Yellow River with buoys, the next step is to go on the river to locate where the buoys will be placed. This is needed for the permit.
It was discussed that YLRA members that have concerns and would like to present them to the board at a meeting, should contact a YLRA board member to get them scheduled.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 am.
Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary
The YLRA board meeting was held on February 10, 2018 at the 10th Hole and was called to order at 8:03 am by President, Jon Papke.
Present at the meeting were Jon Papke, Kent Warner, Jim Buhil, Marie King, Tony Rutter, Dan Haumschild, Mary Smoliak, Robert Schnickel, and Brett Ewalt.
Absent from the meeting were Jack Brunell, and Ed Collova.
Secretary’s Report - Jim Buhil reviewed the minutes from the YLRA board meeting held on Jan. 10th 2018 at The 10th Hole. Marie King motioned to accept the minutes. Kent Warner seconded the motion, motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report - Marie King reported that YLRA has passed the audit with no issue’s. YLRA is still a Non-Profit association.
AIS – The board discussed harvesting weeds on Little Yellow and Yellow River in 2018. Kent Warner made a motion to hire Cheryl Clemens from Harmony to consult the board. Mary Smoliak seconded the motion, motion passed. A permit to harvest weeds on Little Yellow in 2018 is in the DNR for approval. Kent Warner made a motion to hire TSB Lakefront Restoration and Diving, the weed harvesting contractor. Tony Rutter seconded the motion, motion passed.
Water Quality – Water sampling will begin in June.
Water Level – There is a meeting with WRE on Friday, May 4th 2018.
Newsletter – Marie King said the newsletter will be mailed shortly.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 am. Submitted by Jim Buhil, Secretary