Stannard Beach Association General Meeting July 3, 2011
The meeting was called to order at 9:04 a.m. by George
Dallas, President of the Association.
Minutes of the prior meeting dated August 29, 2010, were
read. A motion to accept the minutes as read was by Marie Garabedian and
seconded by Merle Katzman. All present voted to accept the minutes as
presented.
Treasurer’s Report: John Kava, Treasurer, gave the report,
which is attached to these minutes. John reported an amount of $30,000 in the
bank accounts as of today, July 3, 2011. Proposed mill rate for Stannard Beach
Association will be 1.30. This is a change from 1.15 last year. The proposed budget for 2011-2012 shows
assessment income increasing from $66,800 to $75,600. A motion was made by Dennis Hersh to accept the proposed budget
and seconded by John Abella. All present voted in favor of accepting the
proposed budget.
New Residents: Brian and Nancy Petronio purchased Mark
Hoberman’s house. Dave and Darcy Caslin sold their house to Sheralyn Marsh and
purchased Ralph and Diane Smalley’s house. John Reed’s house is being purchased
by John Wolff, the grandson of the original owner.
DEP: We have received a notice from the DEP saying we are in
violation of a 1992 agreement that was part of the permission to build jetty
#3. The Association Board of Directors allocated money $5000, less than was
needed for a general vote, to look into the situation and are dealing with it.
Security: Our guard has been asked to be vigilant about
parking and attention by drivers to stop signs. Safety is of highest concern.
Please also be careful backing up out of your driveways.
Golf carts: Carts need to be monitored as children and young
teenagers driving them are illegal without a valid driver’s license, as well as
being often out of control.
Noise: Please be quiet and considerate after 10 p.m. This is
a Westbrook as well as Stannard Beach ordinance.
Beach chairs: Waterfront owners generally own from 2nd
Avenue to the high tide line. Therefore please do not leave chairs on or in
front of private sea walls. Please keep chairs, boats and all types of
equipment and toys out of the right of ways as these pose a safety hazard to
folks trying to traverse the right of way, as well as impede emergency
vehicles.
Other business: Peter Black asked the Association to
reconsider allocation of assessments. Waterfront properties pay much more. The
Council of Beaches is also looking into this question for all beaches in New
England. Stannard Beach works off of the Westbrook town grand list. Cornfield
Point charges everyone in the association the same, regardless of location. Our
Association is not required to follow the town guidelines and grand list. Peter
Black made a motion to look into more equal distribution of assessments, seconded
by Irene Nichols. All present voted against the motion, which failed.
Dogs on sand and sand bar: CT state law says that no dogs
are allowed on the beach because if they “make a deposit” it fouls the beach and
water. A sign will be posted on the last jetty by the creek facing Pointina
Beach.
Mail vs email: Folks who do not have email accounts may have
their information printed and mailed or hand delivered to them. Lynn Nathan
will hand deliver information to Raelea Bobrow.
There will be no more paper distribution of information
except to approximately 10 people without email addresses. A PDF of the
directory will be sent to all for you to download and print, if you so choose,
on your own.
The crowd thanked George Dallas for a job well done as well
as his present efforts as President.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Bender, Secretary
