Stannard Beach Association General Mtg July 3, 2016
The meeting was called to order by Assn President, George
Dallas, at 9:05 am.
A moment of silence was observed in memory of Sally Shea,
George and Sis Palmer and Mackey Barron.
Minutes from the meeting dated 8.30.2015 were read.
Motion to accept the minutes by Peter Langlois, 2nd
by Merle Katzman, all present voted to accept the minutes as corrected – change
E J Robbins last name to Greenspan and reference to Allison Schlein should be
to Allison Adams.
Treasurer’s Report:
Please see attached report from Laura Petchler, Treasurer, including proposed
budget.
Motion to pass the budget made by Merle Katzman, 2nd
by Peter Langlois, all voted to pass the budget.
It was noted that the breakfast costs $872 with food and the
rental costs for chairs.
The pizza party costs $2600+ for the pizza truck, gelato,
cappuccino and band, plus more for guests.
Thank you to Allison Schlein for organizing.
The Board recommended no change in the mil rate.
Welcome new Assn members Jim and Patty Sansone who purchased
the Colangelo cottage at 26 Stannard Drive.
Speed buoys:
After approximately 20 years, Steve Mason and Harvey Robbins are passing on the
task of storing, taking out, placing and pulling in the speed buoy markers to a
new group of capable volunteers. Thank you Steve and Harvey!
Council of Beaches:
Steve Mason reported that the Council of Beaches meets on the first Monday of
every month at 7 pm at Town Hall.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to sit in on the informative
meetings.
All buoys need a permit from the Town of Westbrook starting
this year. There is no charge and Steve Mason has the forms. Anyone needing a
buoy installed or serviced can try contacting Scott Mitchell, Harbormaster in
Old Saybrook, or BB Marine as a couple of places.
The Zoning laws for Westbrook are being updated so watch for
changes.
Project Limulus – investigating horseshoe crabs. Mtg will be
held at town hall on July 7.
For more info on the Council of Beaches please see their
website: WestbrookcouncilofBeaches.org
Directory: Please
contact Steve Mason with any changes to your contact information for the
Stannard Beach Assn directory. He can be reached at shm992000@yahoo.com. The directory is only shared with police,
fire, state police and the security guard.
We will ask Lou Brown if Max can build us a website with security and a
password so that our published business/meeting notes stays within our
community.
Nominating Committee: Steve Mason is chairing the committee. A
slate will be presented in August at the Annual mtg.
Thank you to Mike Rottblatt for contacting DEEP regarding
mosquitos from standing water at the end of 2nd Avenue. DEEP sent a
crew and did some cleaning out of a drain. More is needed. A much deeper trench was expected to allow
for outflow from the drains to be more, smooth and greatly improved, but even
though much debris was pulled out it is not nearly enough.
We would like to repave 2nd Avenue but that will
only allow water to flow even more easily down the street, with no clear drains
o go through, to get it off the street, so we need to fix the drainage before
doing any paving. DEEP says they need a bigger license from the Army Corp of
Engineers to clear out our mosquito ditches.
The digging out was on Adam Schwartz’s land, which was
impacted as the water moved from the catch basin to Adam’s yard. The catch
basin needs to be graded so it is lower than Adam’s property. Adam requested being kept informed as to
further plans since so much of the work is on hi property.
It was clarified and agreed that drainage remediation and
paving would include the full length of 2nd Avenue and Beach Court.
New Business: The
Stannard Beach Assn by-laws were written to protect seasonal enjoyment. An
exception was made to allow the Caslins to finish their home. Specifically most
of this time limited work will be inside except for outside work on
Tuesday-Thursday of next week. This exception is not a precedent, it is only an
exception.
The Association tax bills will be generated now, as the
budget passed today, so please let Laura Petchler know if there is a different
address you would like the bill to go to, such as if the house is in someone
else’s name. Please be sure she has full, clear information.
Road repair: all of Stannard Beach needs repair. This is
very expensive, as we own the roads. Zoning rules do not allow drainage put in
within 50 feet of septic system, so this is a huge challenge, as we need to
have drainage in place before doing any paving.
Speeding: Please slow down – there are too many cars
going too fast.
There is no parking allowed on the pavement of 2nd
Avenue during the summer, so that an emergency vehicle can always get through
in the event of an emergency, and because there is no room for folks to walk
down the street, and children run out from between the cars. Please respect this rule and do not park on
the pavement.
Fireworks: There are no fireworks allowed within
Stannard Beach, for the safety of our families, guests and our homes. People
get hurt and smoke and sparks are carried on the wind onto rooftops.
Motion to adjourn made by Merle Katzman, 2nd by
Ed Pinn. All voted to adjourn at 9:45 am.
Submitted by Sharon Bender, Secretary
Attached: Treasurers Report
Council of Beaches report
