Lake Martha Association Meeting
Thursday, May 15, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.
Chad & Rachel Kugler's Home
Location (E01)
Agenda
Recycle/Trash Collection Q & A: - CurbSide Rep
Introduction of Residents at the Meeting
Last Meeting Minutes: - Nate
Treasurer Report: - Curt
Information about 2 2025 Projects: (from Dan Nadeau-Senior Resource Conservationist Wright Soil and Water Conservation District) addressing Farm Field Watershed Issues impacting our Lake -Patrick, Gary Anderson, Al Miller,
Dave Tabbut
Curly Leaf Pondweed Update:-Patrick
Updates since Last Meeting:
- Aeration Update-Chad
- Ice Out Contest-Dan
- Progress on a document listing benefits of joining the lake association-Anne
- Signage at Public Access-Anne
- Increasing the Association Dues-Patrick
- Venmo Account-Nate
- Households that are not participating in dues / weed treatment-Curt
- Process for Collecting Housholds-Anne
- Group Discount for Curbside Waste-Michelle
- Details for the Lake Picnic Location TBD and Committees-open
Reminder: Lake Picnic:
- July 12th Lake Picnic 2:00PM will there be a Meeting before?
- Location TBD - Recommended the lake picnic to be hosted at Jim and Angela Miller's
Secchi Disk readings-Lake Treatment Assessment - Jim Miller
Directory Updates - Dave Tabbut
Website - Dave/Patrick/Tim
Additional New Business - open
Pick Future Tentative Date(s) for Meetings (Election of 2026-27 Officers)
Is there a need for a Meeting on July 12th Before Picnic??
Adjourn
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:03PM by Patrick second by Nate
Recycle/Trash Collection Q & A: - CurbSide Rep did not show up:
- Michelle Smeby worked with Brian Torres from Curbside
- 763-843-1384 – Cell
- 763-533-2500 – Main
- Below is the Lake Martha Rates
- 38-Gal Trash: $18/month
- 65-Gal Trash: $19/month
- 96-Gal Trash: $22/month
- 96-Gal Recycle: $8.50/month
- Price is locked for one year. Increases for years 2 and 3 are capped at 8% depending on disposal costs and fuel
- Association members can call and reference the Lake Martha Association with the above rates
Last Meeting Minutes: - Nate
Michelle Approved and Brian 2nd the minutes
Treasurer Report: - Curt
Bank Balance: $19,084
Actual Balance after uncleared checks is $9,554.01
Dues collections are up slightly from 2024
- 2025 – (38) Dues payers totaling - $3,750
- 2024 – (30) Donors - $3,000
Weed Treatment:
- 2025 – (35) Donors - $9,350
- 2024 – (27) Donors - $8,550
- We have not contacted off Lakers
- Motion to approve Jeff Brian 2nd
Information about 2 Current Projects: (from Dan Nadeau- Wright Co. Soil & Water) addressing Farm Field Watershed Issues impacting our Lake - Patrick, Gary Anderson, Al Miller, Dave Tabbut
- #620 Farm Field South of Co Rd 44 (Anderson/Kohnen Project): No guest speaker Preliminary Cost Est, Preliminary Combined Plans
- Started 30 years ago
- Detergent like frothing build up in Anderson's yard
- Raise the intake pipe to help settle erosion settlements keep runoff cleaner, build 2 rock ponds with pipe connecting them from the culvert down to existing trees
- Look to start this project in July
- Received a grant for 75% of the $15,000 costs
- Asking for $$ to assist to makeup the difference
Michelle Smeby made a motion to Donate $2,500 to Gary Anderson’s project Brian Anderson 2nd and was approved
- #??? Farm Fields North Side of Lake
- Dan is the contact working on this project
- Minnesota Filter project.
- Was supposed to last for 25 years, but is now failing
- Next step is to get funding to be approved
Curly Leaf Pondweed Update: Patrick
- Will vote in the fall to continue the Lake Treatment
Updates since Last Meeting:
- Aeration Update-Chad
- There is a leak that has been there since the beginning
- 2 pumps are down
- Would like to move to rotary main pumps as what we seem to have more maintenance issues with the current pumps
- Do have the potential to move the hoses
- No decisions made
- Ice Out Contest-
- Michelle was the grand prize winner = $3.00
- Progress on a document listing benefit of joining the lake association-Anne
- Printed being folded and will be put into people’s mailbox
- Anne and Jane to assist in distributing
- Signage at Public Access-Anne
- Increasing the Association Dues-Patrick
- Discussion but no motion to increase they remain at $100 for those on the lake and $50 for those off the lake
- Venmo Account-Nate
- Nate to create a Venmo account to assist in collections
- Curt motion Lisa 2nd
- Process for Collecting Households-Anne
- Details for the Lake Picnic Location TBD and Committees-open
Reminder: Lake Picnic
- July 12th Lake Picnic 2:00PM will there be a Meeting before?
- No meeting in before the picnic
- Location-
- Nate and Lisa and will talk to Jim and Angela
- Rachel to assist in creating the picnic flyer
- Curt, April and Theresa to help with planning the picnic
Secchi Disk readings- Jim Miller
Directory Updates - Dave Tabbut
- No changes from the previous meeting
Website - Dave/Patrick/Tim
Additional New Business - open
- Look at getting a lid (Rick Dehmer)
- He will work with Lake Charlotte residents that started their LID, gather the information and present it back to Lake Martha
- Curt: Went to Wright County Lake meeting
- Only lake in the county where health is declining
- Funding for the aquatic species may be cut in half
- Wake Surfing is one of the county commissioners looking into regulations around that
- Clean your boat on the landing ($150 to put in)
- Water Operator license for anything over 25 hp. Those born after 2004 are susceptible
Pick Future Tentative Date(s) for Meetings (Election of 2026-27 Officers)
Next meeting is Tuesday September 30th to be hosted by Michelle Smeby 7279 9th Street SE 7:00PM
Introduction of Residents at this Meeting
Tim Hanson Motion to adjourn 2nd by Brian Anderson
Adjourn 8:32PM
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