HOLA Board Minutes January 11, 2025

HOLA Board Meeting Sat, Jan 11 at 5pm at the Congo Barn

Present: Millie Hoekstra, Darren Winslow , Rob Smith,Ann Arthurs, Dave Arthurs, Jeff Zapolsky, Val Zapolsky, John Patriquin, Sam White, Dave Douglas, Al Salvini, Mary-Ellen Moroney, Brittany DiPompo Russell, Ed Zambraski (Zoom)

Absent: Ana Wetherill, Larry Malone,

5PM Millie called the meeting to order and thanked everyone for being flexible about scheduling.

Property owners are still having problems with LUPC. There are new houses going in and land transfers are still happening.

Minutes of November Meeting: Correction: Add to Sam White’s motion “Due to Rt. 4 safety issues”. Correction accepted and minutes approved unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report – Jeff Zapolsky (attached): Account Balances are good. Income is up and expenses are down. Almost all have paid, but those unpaid by Jan.1 are getting a late fee of $25 added.

Road Report – Dave Douglas: The Thanksgiving storm caused some problems due to inadequately equipped vehicles and poor driving conditions, but since then the roads have been good. The response from state and local officials regarding our concerns about speed limits and passing zones on Rte. 4 (from Lynn Way to Overlook Rd,) have been looked into and noted but they will not change at the present time. We can continue to pursue.

Waterfront Report – Ed Zambraski: No issues. There is a waiting list of 20 for the kayak racks. We will not build new racks at this time due to spacing issues. Ed will ask people with 2 spaces to compress into 1.

ATV Ad hoc Committee – Rob Smith: After considerable feedback from many sources, Rob is okay with our decision/policy of the Nov. meeting. Dave Douglas spoke against that, as did Ed Zambraski. Dave Arthurs spoke in favor of the new policy and clarified the current statutes. Rob Smith presented his discussion with the Game Warden (ATV enforcement). Dave Douglas withdrew his objection. The policy will go out in a memorandum to the HOLA Membership via email.

New Business: Ed Zambraski asked if HOLA should have a method for members to pay by credit card such as Square. Paying via a website button is possible as is via Quickbooks. Both will cost for the program and then there are processing fees. We will look into the costs and labor. People can currently pay via ZELL and their own bank’s online bill-pay systems.

Meeting was adjourned at 5:55 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Val Zapolsky – Secretary