On Saturday, July 25th, the Lake St. Catherine Association held their third meeting of the 2026 season.

Attendance: Jim Canders, Kemi McShane, Jerremy Jones, Ed Laird, Mary Jo Teetor, Tim Mante, Mike Gay, Mark Shea, Sue Williams, Lisa Micich, Dan O’Connell. Absent: Nancy Liberatore, Steve Mattison, Bob Williams, Jeff Crandall. Guests: Dave Williams

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM.

Opening Comment Period: Dave Williams from Idylwild Bay expressed his concern about the cannons firing from 2 separate properties on the lake.

Recording Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the June 29, 2026 meeting accepted as presented. Approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Mary Jo presented her report, and detailed the recent banking changes that were made per approval of the board at the June meeting. An account was opened at Arrow Bank, with $170k placed into a 6 month CD, and $30k placed in a money market account. MJ will prepare YTD numbers for the Annual Meeting slides.

Membership Meeting: Plans for the meeting were discussed, including an update on RSVPs. The slides will be discussed later in the meeting.

Milfoil Control Program: Jeff reported on the DASH team’s progress, and made a motion to extend their contact by a week, all in favor, so moved.

Water Quality and Testing: Mary Jo reported that the water is looking clear, water sampling continues.

Publicity: Jerremy mentioned that he had started working on the newsletter, and he’d have printed copies ready for the next meeting in August.

Lake Safety: Mike talked about getting quotes for the sign, and the possibility of making a mask to sandblast it.

Nominating Committee: There is a slide in the presentation for the election of 4 trustees, Jim, Sue, Jeff & Jerremy. We have one opening.

Membership: Jerremy reported that there were currently at 360 members.

Government Relations: Jerremy spoke about the state and local officials that have RSVP’d for the Annual Meeting.

Old Business: Jerremy spoke about a recent discussion at the FOVLAP Dam Discussion Group. There is a concern that if a dam fails, the state would not allow a repair or replacement. With the age of the dam at Lakes End, and that it is owned by Fish & Wildlife, it was decided that we reach out to them to discuss the dam.

New Business: There was a discussion about outreach from someone in Lily Pond, her question was discussed and Jerremy will reply. Jerremy mentioned that a member with a camp on the Halls Bay Channel is interested in working to coordinate raising funds to hydrorake the channel, and he asked if we could inform the community. We’ll add it to the newsletter. The slides for the Annual Meeting were presented, and updates were made to the slides.

Next meeting is the Annual Meeting & Dinner on August 8th.

Jim called for the meeting adjournment, all in favor. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 AM.

Meeting minutes compiled by Jerremy Jones