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Lake Martha Association Meeting

Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.

Michelle Smeby's Home

7279 9th St SE

 

Draft Agenda

Introduction of Residents at the Meeting

Last Meeting Minutes: - Nate

Treasurer Report: - Curt

Progress on 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
  • Progress on a document listing benefits of joining the lake association-Anne
  • Signage at Public Access-Anne
  • Venmo Account-Nate
  • Process for Collecting Housholds-Anne
  • Update on Group Discount for Curbside Waste-Michelle
  • Report on the Lake Picnic -open

Secchi Disk readings- 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)

Adjourn

Minutes

7:03 Meeting called to order- Patrick

Introduction of Residents at the Meeting

Last Meeting Minutes: - Lisa

Angela Miller motion to approve, Michelle 2nd, motion passed

Treasurer Report: - Curt

Current balance $9641.91 $2500 in dues/weed treatment came in since last meeting on may 15th Expenses - advertising brochures, party expenses, new resident gifts - $412.20 Motion to approve Lisa Benson, 2nd Angela Miller

Loni Voigt and Tom Larson from Lake Charlotte

Recent meeting with County Soil and lake members: An ongoing 2 year study on our lake, currently in year 2, looking for causes last 3-5 years the water has changed color dramatically. Trying to find a neighborly solution to fix it so Martha water doesn’t flow into Charlotte but directly to the Crow river. Entertaining an idea of a Pipeline that goes from our lake to the existing Charlotte pipe line that goes down 33-44 to the crow river.

Any idea would need 75% of our lake Property owner's to agree.

Per DNR 'Northern d? water in Rogers - buried Pipe to pump in our lake, temporary. Could lower it in 6 days then remove the pump.

Do preliminary vote to see if 75% would buy in, then Charlotte could get a closer estimate.

Asking us to send an email out to our residents to see if there is an interest.

Pump powered by diesel - electric; 74 decibels, vs 3-phase Electric that would costs $2000 each time it would turn on and off, Control Enclosure 6-8 feet long, 3 feet wide, in a cabinet which would power a 50 horse pump would be straight out from the landing.

Charlotte would have a contract drawn up.

What happens when we start in the spring at 6 in below the OHW at the culvert, then we get lower as the summer progresses, then we are super low. Concerns - noise, smell, use of the landing (pump in the way?)

Asked Charlotte to make a one page data sheet, they will provide to us in a week or so

Progress on 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

  • #620 Farm Field South of Co Rd 44 (Anderson/Kohnen Project)Preliminary Cost Est, Preliminary Combined Plans

    • Estimated Association contribution $1200 to contractor after project is completed. Propose to leave a green space by the road and around tile inlet? Is it possible to lease the land closest to our inlet from the owner? Average $300 per acre. Would the DNR ever lease it? It would be a good investment for the state.

  • #??? Farm Fields North Side of Lake

    • To be completed after harvest this fall.

  • Potential Future Projects

    • 2026 Recharge "2012-13 Minnesota filter" ?

Curly Leaf Pondweed Update:-Patrick

Goal is to get rid of curly leaf and get back natural lake vegetation

Updates since Last Meeting:

  • Aeration Update-Chad

    We're running one short on the pumps, two more pumps just quit running. Each hose has two pipes, so now we have 3 of 6 running

  • Progress on a document listing benefits of joining the lake association-Anne

    Jane and Anne stuffed some non-member mailboxes with a "Printed Flyer", Anne followed up via email, idea is to increase membership

    Contents of the Printed Flyer.

  • Signage at Public Access - Anne

    DNR(Tim) is interested in putting a sign back up at the Public Access. Sub committee to designate a committee to determine additional Content to be added to the new sign, Lisa made motion, Anne 2nd. Members will be Anne, Lisa, Angela

  • Venmo Account - Michelle

    We need a phone number - let’s do a google number set up? Process for Collecting Households

  • Process for Collecting Housholds-Anne
  • Update on Group Discount for Curbside Waste-Michelle

    Only complaint is that Curbside comes at 6:30am

  • Report on the Lake Picnic -Lisa

    What happens on the lake stays on the lake.  No comment.

Secchi Disk readings- Jim Miller

Directory Updates - Dave Tabbut

Dave sends an updated directory when we get a new resident with recent changes.

Website - Dave/Patrick/Tim

Check for newest updates. https://lakemarthamn.com

Additional New Business - open

Pick Future Tentative Date(s) for Meetings

March 3 - Curt’s garage 606 Halsey

(Election of 2026-27 Officers)

Officers President - motion to approve Lisa Benson for president by Angela, 2nd by April, motion approved

Vice President - motion to approve Anne Sutton for vice president by Lisa Benson, 2nd by Michelle, motion approved

Secretary - motion to approve Michelle for temporary secretary by Anne Sutton, 2nd by Lisa Benson, motion approved. Find replacement if Michelle can't serve.

Curt will continue as Treasure

Adjourn 8:51pm

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