TOWN BOARD MEETINGS HELD THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH @ 7:00PM AT THE SPRING LAKE COMMUNITY BUILDING, RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND BE INVOLVED IN YOUR TOWN. 

Town of Spring Lake Indiana 

     SPRING LAKE      INDIANA

​    INC. 1928

TOWN OF SPRING LAKE – BOARD MEETING MINUTES
2667 WEST HILLSIDE DRIVE, SPRING LAKE, INDIANA  46140
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Monday, September 18th, 2023, 7:00 p.m.

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Town Council meeting minutes from – Monday, August 21st, 2023, 7:00 p.m.

  • Town Council Member, Bill Barber opened the meeting with a Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Board Council in attendance:  Council, Bill Barber and David Johnson, Clerk / Treasurer, Diana Johnson.  Wally Althaus, Street Commissioner and Council President, Andy Swain were not in attendance.
  • Others in attendance: Marion Quinlin, Byron Holden, Roy Schalk, Annabelle Bamberry, Joe Roque, Sandy Casey.
  • July 2023, minutes read.
  • July claim vouchers shown for payment.
  • Council Member, Bill Barber made motion to approve July minutes, David Johnson second the motion. Minutes approved.
  • Council Member, Bill Barber made motion to approve July claim vouchers for payment, David Johnson second the motion for payment. Claim vouchers paid following Town’s ordinance.


COMMITTEE REPORT:

  • Street Commissioner – No new updates currently via email.
  • Planning Commission – Byron Holden, No new  updates.
  • BZA – Sandy Casey – Attended first meeting and shared she is getting introduced and acclimated with the BZA.
  • Spring Lake Men’s Club – Marion Quinlin – No new updates.

                                                                 

OLD BUSINESS:

  • Signage for Town: Board to follow up with Signarama. Andy is currently looking into additional vendors.  Currently tabled for more information. David Johnson mentioned more signs down within town and would like to see forward progress with signage updates, Joe Roque commented in agreement. Sandy Casey suggested signs downed by tree trimmers hired either by cable company and/or Duke Energy in addition to noticing piles of roadside tree debris left in piles by a white truck.
  • Community Building Basement Doors:  Eric Brown ordered doors; work will begin once doors come in. Eric Brown reached out to Diana, still waiting on the doors to come in. Will provide updates as necessary. Doors still not in, Diana to follow up with Eric Brown for new update.
  • Swimming Area / Beach / Docks / Bench's:  Board reviewing catalog options. Currently tabled at this time for more research.
  • Arched metal walking bridge (small part of lake): Painting and Repair. One quote received from Kelly’s Painting. Tabled currently.
  • Tennis Court Net - Andy getting quote for new net.
  • New chairs are in and available for delivery – will hold on to the delivery until the upstairs wood flooring has been refurbished.
  • Upstairs wood flooring consideration for maintenance. David Johnson stated met with a contractor at the community building and received a verbal quote of 11K to refurbish flooring. David stated he would work on getting additional quotes for the board.
  • Kitchen remodel – Additional Quotes needed.
  • 3 Dead trees around the lake area in need of maintenance. Andy and Wally to meet and look at trees mentioned for maintenance. Holmes tree service is coming soon to remove trees.
  • 2024 Budget recommendations needed. Budget due 6/30. Complete.
  • October is coming up, usually restock lake with Fish.
  • Pothole corner of Sugar Creek and Beech is getting bigger. Wally and Andy repaired the pothole. Complete.
  • Numerous trees and limbs have come down from recent storms. Trees and limbs cleaned and removed by town residents.
  • Wally & Bill attended an educational meeting at the co-op regarding water quality and treatments for small ponds and lakes.  Recommend having Aquatic control come out and go over aeration system, couple bubblers don’t seem to be working, test water, provide plan for treatment of the lake. Oxygen status of the lake. Look at other resources such as Ponds Rx and/or other vendors for assessment of lake.


NEW BUSINESS:

  • Roy Schalk expressed concerns of Lake access roads blocked, lake water quality, weeds behind dam area, tree cut down Hamilton Heights side that has not been completely removed from area, Dam ledge not being cleaned of debris, aquatic control not testing water, bubbler in small lake not working properly and stated he has approximately 50 lbs. of blue vit that he could treat the lake and that he recently treated the inlet from Hamilton Heights.


STATEMENT:

  • No other business was presented to the town council. Next Town Council meeting scheduled for Monday, September 18th, 2023, 7:00 p.m. Council Member, David Johnson motioned to adjourn meeting with no more new business, Council Member, Bill Barber 2nd the motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned.​