Carry Ponds Association
Board of Directors Meeting
June
18, 2016
Wanda
and Juddy Calder Camp, East Carry Pond
The meeting was called to order by
President, Sandy Runyon at 9:00AM
Present: Sandy Runyon, Wanda Calder,
Norm Kalloch, Larry Stowell, Stan Giguere, Ted Gradie, Jim MacLeod, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Hall, Mike Hasting, Juddy Calder
2016
budget
Wanda reviewed current financial
status. Wanda reported that the road
assessment for 2016 is 56 property owners in the West Carry Pond, 44 property
owners in East, Otter and Middle Carry ponds.
Total Road dues for 2016: $15,300.
The allocation of 2016 road funds is 56% and 44 % respectively.
After a brief discussion, it was
voted and approved that the 2016 budget balances’ would be as follows:
- Administration $536.79
- Contingency $4874.37
-
West $ 6710.46
(including $160.47 carry over from 2015)
- EOM $ 7036.98 (including
$1386.98 carry over from 2015)
Unpaid road Assessments:
- EOM -0-
- West -
$750
Annual
Meeting
Wanda will check with MaryEllen
Royce to see if she is still willing to put on a chicken barbecue at the CPA
annual meeting. Sandy will contact Leo
Beane for permission to use the dam site for the annual meeting. Norm will contact Peter Ware to see if he
will make arrangements for the porta- potty and Sandy will talk to Steve Sperry
about the use of his tent.
Board/Officer
Nominations
The following are nominees for the
Officers for 2016/2017.
President: Sandy Runyon
Secretary: Norm Kalloch
Treasurer: Wanda Calder
There will also be two board
vacancies this year - Sandy Runyon and Larry Stowell. Both have decided not to be
re-nominated. Two potential candidates
will be contacted to determine if they are willing to have their names placed
in nomination for a directorship.
Additional nominations will be solicited from the floor.
New
Business:
Jim MacLeod and Sandy Runyon will
attend the Maine Alliance for Roads Association annual meeting July 12.
Winter parking---- Jim MacLeod
reported a number of property owners contributed towards the winter plowing
fund to maintain a parking area at the junction of the Long Falls Dam Road and
the Spring Road. Jim is very pleased with the response to help pay for winter
plowing.
ATV
cards
CPA property owners are entitled to
an ATV card(s) that note permission to use ATV/UTV’s on CPA Roads. Contact Peter Bryant for obtaining these free
cards.
These cards can be presented to a
warden, landowner or a landowner’s representative to show the CPA has a travel
easement over the following Roads: Spring Road, Storey Road, Dickson
Road, Mass Pike, North Gate Road, Otter Pond Road, Middle Road and Eagle
Trail.
The current card has an expiration
date of 04/29/2018. Property owners need
to contact Peter for a current card(s).
4- wheelers are only allowed on
private roads (paper company roads) with the permission of the landowner or
where an ATV club has obtained such permission.
Roads
There was a brief discussion on the
cost of trucking gravel due to the long distance from known pits to roads
sections needing repair and the need to minimize erosion and excessive runoff
to the ponds. In addition, Jim MacLeod
reported he is working to find someone to do road side mowing. Jim and Ted Gradie met with Phil Curtis who
consults with the Maine Local Road Center to get his ideas about maintaining
and improving our road system.
10:30 Meeting adjourned.
Respectively submitted,
Norm Kalloch, Secretary
