Sokokis Lake Association

Sokokis Lake Association

was founded in 1956 to serve the needs of the property owners and those who use Sokokis Lake. According to the Town office/public record, there are 201 waterfront properties on the lake.

 Our programs are funded through annual dues of $50 per cottage per year. Dues can be paid to Sokokis Lake Association. Click here for form and where to send check.

 Annual Labor Day

2018 



The Annual Meeting July 4th minutes

SOKOKIS LAKE ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

June 30, 2018

Roy Bagley, President, called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.

1. Those present introduced themselves and their location on the lake. There were 31 members present.
2. Secretary’s report – Copies were available. Linda Atherton, Secretary was unable to attend the meeting. Roy thanked her for her 10 years of service to SLA in this role. It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the 2017 annual meeting be accepted as distributed. Motion carried.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Copies were available. Tom Creamer provided an update on financials. As of 6/29/18 the balance was $18,845.37. It was moved and seconded that the report be accepted as presented. Motion carried.
4. Historian Report – Evan Cole was unable to attend. Tom Creamer noted that Ryan Atherton (Linda Atherton’s son) passed away unexpectedly at age 36. Louise Creamer, age 87, a long time lake resident, also passed. Some brief history of the lake was included in the most recent newsletter.
5. Additions to the agenda

-       It proposed that we have a July 4^th lighting of flares – all camps would light a flare at the same time creating a “circle” of light around the lake. The suggestion was modified to do this after the boat parade on Labor Day week-end. It was moved and seconded to appropriate $100 to help purchase flares and try this as new event this year.

1. Old Business

a)    Water Hazard Markers – Roy thanked the volunteers around the lake who help put in and take out the markers each year. A request for one additional marker has been made to the game warden.

b)    Courtesy Boat Inspection Report 2017 – Roy noted that this is the 9^th year of doing inspections. A total of 543 boats were inspected in 2017.

c)    Corn Hole Tournament 2018 – Marshall Robbins reported this was the 5^th of the event with increased attendance. He thanked the Cefalos for the use of their property. It was suggested that we use local access cable tv to help promote the event.

d)    Labor Day Activities 2017 -  Kelly Leblanc reported is was very successful and ran more smoothly due the support of all the volunteers who helped.

e)    Website/Facebook – Calece Johnson, administrator of the website, was unable to attend. Need to determine who is the administrator of the Facebook page so it can become an official SLA page.

f)     Water Clarity Report -  Calece Johnson measures the distance into the water that you can see a disc visible to determine clarity. In the late 90’s the depth of the middle of the lake was 12 feet. Currently depth finders show it to be about 6 feet – likely because of the debris (leaves etc.) that settle there. It was suggested we consider hiring a scuba diver to video the bottom of the lake to better determine what the bottom surface is like. The Board will discuss further. Calece reports her data to the state who tracks this information. Roy thanked her for her efforts.

g)    Water Quality Testing – Donna Nelson tests water for potential bacteria growth. These results also go to the state. Currently no major concerns have been identified. Roy thanked Donna for her efforts.

h)   Water Level – Roy described how the water level is determined using the “red line” on the dam. On October 15, 2018 the boards on the dam will be pulled to lower the lake for the winter. It was noted that the beaver dam in the river is larger than usual. Beaver dams do help to filter invasive plants.

i)     Reserve Fund for Water Control – Funds of $6,000 were previously appropriated to improve the regulation of the dam. Roy and Guy Cefalo will work on potential options.

j)      SLA Ski Club – Calece Johnson is the liaison between the SLA and the ski club. The organizational meeting for this year is at 10 a.m. on 7/7/18 at the Murphy Camp on East Shore Drive. The ski club is a long-standing tradition on the lake.

k)    Sokokis Lake Memorabilia - Tom and Mary Creamer have windbreakers and black hooded sweatshirts with the Sokokis Lake logo available this year. This is a good fundraiser for the association. Roy thanked them for their efforts.

l)     Corporate Annual Filing – Roy noted it has been filed and that SLA is in good standing. Currently we are not a 501c3 organization. Denise offered to help with the re-filing.

1. New Business

a)    Boat Inspections 2018 – Roy reported we have $4900 in grants to fund the project from Memorial Week-end thru Labor Day. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are covered. We may also cover Mon. Thurs., and Friday from 6-8 am to monitor fishermen. It was noted that fishermen who enter official tournaments are required to be CBI trained.

b)    Invasive Plant Patrol –Roy noted that the IPP project is underway with intern, Jacob Cammett. Jacob will be a junior in college and is a CBI inspector for us as well. Plan is to video the shoreline of all properties underwater to get a baseline of current plant growth. This is the first project of this type in the state. DEP has completed a report (available on-line) on how lakes are rated for being at risk for invasive plants. Sokokis Lake is rated at high risk so they will also be doing some monitoring,

c)    Corn Hole Tournament 2018 – Marshall agreed to chair again – thank you!

d)    Labor Day Activities – A chairman is needed for this event. Please let Tom Creamer or Roy Bagley know if you are interested or if you can help.

e)    2018 Budget - Copies of the proposed budget were distributed. Some funds in our account were appropriated in previous years but not yet expended so they are still reflected in the current balance. It was moved and seconded to approve the budget as presented. Roy thanked Tom C. for his service as treasurer and for preparing the budget.

f)     Election of Directors – The role of a Director was described as a volunteer who assists the Board of SLA particularly with the distribution of the newsletter. It was moved and seconded that the proposed list of Directors be approved. Motion carried.

g)    Election of Officers – Proposed slate included:

President – Roy Bagley

Vice President – Calece Johnson

Secretary – vacant

Treasurer – Tom Creamer

Terry Collins was nominated from the floor to be secretary but declined.

It was moved and seconded to approve the slate of officers as presented. Motion carried. Roy appointed Mary Creamer as acting secretary until one is found.

h)   Meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

 

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Reminder: the lake will be lowered this winter to enable upgrades at the damn. For more info see the newsletter.