Board meeting minutes: September 5, 2026

ELCOA Board Meeting Minutes from Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location: Boat Launch

Present: Mark Scott, Donnie & Tonya Patterson, Jonathan Kelly, Sally Rouse, Eric Rouse, Marty Neighbors, John Krieger, Frank DeVuono, John Collins, Kendra Koman, Angela Kraetke, Deb Smith, Scott Cupp

Absent: Lisa Wick, Tyler Hay, Erie High, Mary Ann Wood, Lucky Mottausch.

Guest: None.

The meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m. by President Mark Scott.

Minutes: Sally Rouse read the minutes from Sunday, August 2, 2026. A motion was made to approve as is by John Collins and seconded by Donnie. Motion passed.

Treasurer’ s Report: The financial report was read by John Kelly noting a starting balance of $7,476.01 as of 8/2/26 with an available balance of $5,323.63 after expenses.

Membership Report: Tonya indicated there are a total of 73 members as of today. Membership fees have been slowly coming in. Kevin and Tammy Brady have rejoined the association. Deb Smith indicated that Mary Ann did not get the roll call list from the county. Deb Smith gave 2 newsletters to the new folks in the association. Deb has a welcome letter and provides a copy of the recent newsletter.

Neighborhood Watch: Frank indicated that there was nothing to report at this time.

Facebook/Website: Tyler was absent, nothing was reported.

Memorial Day Parade: Cassie Kelly has volunteered to chair the Memorial Day Parade for 2027.

Boat Parade: No discussion. Chairperson still needed for this event.

Annual Picnic: No discussion.

Hay Ride: Mark Scott will bring up his wagon and it has new tires. Frank will talk to Love at Hunter’s Paradise to see if they plan on sponsoring the event. Sally spoke to the Wright’s and they plan on providing the tractor for the hayride.

Beach Beautification: Kendra reported that both property owners next to the beach are ok with the tree trimming and putting up a privacy fence. RJ volunteered to trim trees on both sides. Kendra said the play structure has met its life expectancy and a new swing set is needed. She asked the board to watch on Facebook, marketplace or end of season deals and to let her know. She would like to put up a snow fence, a new display board and would like to build an enclosure for the porta john.

Fish Planting: Frank called and put in an order for 1900 fish. Ideally, it would be nice to get some photos or video of the fish being dropped. Tyler will be asked to be present if able.

Old Business: It’s possible that Ed Erskine and Caleb Stenger may take care of the illegal dumping at the boat launch area. Marty informed the board the boat launches light costs about $26.00 a month, but the majority of the cost is the administrative fees, it’s $312.00 a year to have. A discussion took place about having a motion activated light or having a drop with plug to get electricity with a lock box. Tonya will look into it.

New Business: The trophies for the cornhole tournament have been engraved and upgraded. Donnie will talk to his friend to see if he has any more tents to sale, the board is interested in purchasing a newer one that will take less time to assemble. A motion was made to have porta johns from May to October, all were in favor. Motion passed.

A motion was made to adjourn at 10:56 a.m. by Kendra. Seconded by Donnie. Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted by Sally Rouse, Secretary for ELCOA.

Source: Secretary's original document (Sally Rouse).