On Saturday, August 22nd, the Lake St. Catherine Association held their fourth and final meeting of the 2026 season.
Attendance: Jim Canders, Jerremy Jones, Ed Laird, Mike Gay, Mark Shea, Sue Williams, Jeff Crandall, Lisa Micich, Steve Mattison. Absent: Dan O’Connell, Nancy Liberatore, Mary Jo Teetor, Kemi McShane, Tim Mante. Guests: Beck Sinclair, Rich Kaiser
Meeting called to order at 8:00 AM.
Opening Comment Period: None
Recording Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the July 25, 2026 meeting accepted as presented. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report: The board reviewed Mary Jo's report, provided by email. Mary Jo outlined the few transactions since the last meeting, the 2025 990 is filed, will work to transition our checking from Citizen's to HFCU in the fall, awaiting Lake Wise 2024/2025 check from LCBP / NEIWPCC to pay PMNRCD, other upcoming payments include DASH and Arrowwood Environmental.
Membership Meeting: The membership meeting went well, and was well received.
Milfoil Control Program: Beck Sinclair gave a report on the work of the DASH team, outlining work completed at the DASH locations. Jerremy mentioned a dense area near the Lily Pond channel. Jeff mentioned that the treatment was less effective in Atwater Bay, as compared to the other areas. The board asked if Beck and the team could work additional days and be effective, he said yes. A motion was made to extend DASH an additional 2 days, all in favor, so moved.
Greeter Program: Jim mentioned a discussion with Missy about Greeters not approaching boaters one day, and Steve mentioned his experience. Missy is looking into it and will follow up with staff.
Publicity: Jerremy has the fall newsletter available for trustees to take copies of. A stack of newsletters are available at the Cluckin' Cafe and Wellsmere Farms.
Lake Safety: Mike said he will take out the buoys in October. He also mentioned that the property at the bottom of North Street on the right has agreed to allow the sign to be placed there, per Kemi.
Nominating Committee: Jim introduced Rich Kaiser who attended the meeting with an interest in joining the board. Rich told the board about himself and his history on the lake. With agreement of the board, Jim appointed Rich to the open trustee position.
Membership: Jerremy reported that there were currently at 364 members. He also reported that the website is being worked on, looking at a fall launch.
Government Relations: Jerremy reported that we had good attendance of state and local officials at the Annual Meeting, and all have been supportive and engaged.
Old Business: Jeff mentioned the yearly hedgehogging of the roadside on West Lake Road. It was suggested that we try to set up a meeting with the road crews from Wells and Poultney in the spring. Ed has reviewed the CWSP contract. A motion was made to approve Jerremy signing the contract on behalf of the LSCA. Jerremy reported that he responded to the Lily Pond property owner that contacted us. She indicated that she may like to speak to someone at the property. Based on the discussion of the dam at the last meeting, Jerremy reached out to F&W to try to set up a meeting. F&W responded, and we are awaiting the scheduling of a meeting.
New Business: Jerremy reported that the PMNRCD Lake Wise team would be out of hours for project implementation after completing the remaining assessments due to the program being popular this year. To maximize the $20k in available funds for materials for projects, Jerremy asked Jaden what she might need for funding outside the grant to complete projects. She estimated that they could complete 7 more projects for $3,010. Jerremy made a motion to provide the additional funding, all in favor, so moved.
Election of Officers: Motions were made, and all approved the re-election of Jim, Mike, Kemi, and Mary Jo as President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer respectively. Next meeting is May 22, 2027.
Jim called for the meeting adjournment, all in favor. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM.
Meeting minutes compiled by Jerremy Jones
