UNAPPROVED

Jordan Lake Improvement Board

Minutes from the Lake Board Meeting on January 9, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Bill Walker at the Odessa Township Hall.

Members Present: Bill Walker, Steve Schuiling, Jim Banks, Ron Coppess and John Bush.

Members Absent: Tom Doyle, Hoot Gibson, Robert Cobb Jr.

Others Present: Jason Broekstra, Professional Lake Management and several Lake Residents

Bill started the meeting by having the board introduce them selves. Then asked Jason to give a report on the 2006 season and what he would expect to do for the 2007 season. Jason stated that for the 2006 season the water quality monitoring was completed and that there were 6 treatments done to control Eurasian Milfoil, and other undesirable weed growth and Algae. He said that the good news was that the oxygen level was up from past years and that the phosphorus was down. He said that the tests done on Tupper Lake were about the same as Jordan so it doesn’t appear that Tupper Lake is contributing to problems on Jordan Lake. Jason said that Grand Valley is still working on the current land use map and finishing a report on the phosphorus loading in the lake. Jason said that the lake is starting to get a good growth of cara which grows close to the bottom of the lake and is vegetation that helps control algae. During the 2006 growing season it looked like the Eurasian Milfoil was under control, however by late fall it was starting to grow all over the lake and due to the mild weather this winter it continues to grow when the native weeds do not, therefore the treatment plan for 2007 will be Sonar to stop the Milfoil and continued Algae control.

There were several questions from the lake residents present. Many were directed to the timing of Algae treatments and the spawning of the blue gills. It was decided that Bill will have a contact let him know when the blue gills are in close to shore and on the beds and then maybe the first Algae can be put off until the spawning is done.

The amount of money that is currently in the Lake Board account was discussed, it is the feeling of the board that maybe the balance is higher than necessary. There was discussion from the board members and residents present that for one year the assessments could be cut.

Motion: by Steve Schuiling, seconded by Ron Coppess to reduce assessments by 50% for one year pending on having Jason check with Tony Groves to see if a public hearing would be necessary to go back to the present assessment after 1 year. Motion passed.

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted,

John M. Bush

Acting Secretary

1/10/07 E-mail from Jason with a response from Tony Groves saying that since the assessment has already been set at a fixed rate we can adjust the yearly amount up and down without additional public hearings as long as we do not go over the approved fixed rate.