White Oak Lake Association Annual Meeting
Nov. 21, 2024 at the Monte Cristo Room, Germantown Hills, IL
Social Time: 6-6:30 p.m.
Call to Order: 6:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
WOLA Board Members are all present.
Quorum is present (>10%)
Households present that signed in: 34.
John and Cindy Lovelace; Buddy and Allie Pearson; Steve and April Nauman; Sue Davis; James and Kelly Kauffman; Brad and Tanya Hemp ; Sandra and Bill Beverage; Jon and Sally McKee; Paul and Peg Gutgesell; Mike and Barbara Joyner; Bryan and Dana Williamsen; Jim and Chris Sinclair; Joe and Morgan Grigsby; Chip and Cheryl Wilmot; Bill and Nancy Rodier; Ron and Mitzi Pollitt; Kyle and Katie Uftring; Kris and Maureen Severinsen; Mike and Veronica Axelson; Bob and Lynn Sutton; Dennis and Lillie Dragoo; Fred and Denise Eller; Jim and Christine Sinclair, James and Kelly Kauffman; T.J. and Danielle Crowell; Brian and Christine Bergstresser; Richard and Teresa Cushing; Kyle and Katie Uftring; Eric and Molly Wells; Eric and Patia Havican; Marc Wright; Dave and Kathy Cole,
President Rollie Pollitt presented the Annual Report to Membership Recognitions
- Jon McKee – Website maintenance
- Brian Williamsen – Facebook
- Jim Sinclair: New Signage
- Ian Gutgesell – Lake issues
- Mark Melody – Fish and Lake committee
- Jamie Theiler – Boat Parade Judge
- Jeremy Dose – Erosion and Siltation committee
- Buddy Pearson – Erosion and Siltation bidding process
- Mike Joyner – WOLA events, Go Fund Me
- Rick Anderson – Dam engineer
- Meg Ciko, Carrigan Craig, Adam Sloan – Beach Monitors
- Aaron Miller – Beach Activities
- Ronnie Pollitt – Clarifying Parking at the Beach Ramp
2024 Beach Monitor applications will open in March 2024
Volunteers are needed for Block Captains and other activities. To volunteer reach out to a WOLA Board member or email wolacommunications@gmail.com
2024 Big Bass Tournament Results were reviewed. Winners included Bill Rodier, Steve Geiler, and Wes Gibala. Thanks to Ronnie Pollitt for organizing the events.
Other 2024 Activities Review, Bonspiel, Fourth of July Boat Parade and member social, fireworks.
2024 Physical Improvements and maintenance: new fishing dock, beach clean-up day, goose mitigation, lake water testing during swimming season, dam & beach mowing, beaver and muskrat control algae control, dam checks and reviews, fish stockings and overall lake maintenance.
Siltation Committee presented its report on efforts to build silt dams at areas that drain into the lake. Work continues on gathering easement-based access to proposed dam areas and quotes for the work that include quality work and recommended liability insurance coverages. Work in 2024 showed that the cost of the two most critical silt dams is estimated at $70,000 or less and that it would likely save money to do the first two at the same time. (At the WOLA HOA Annual Meeting on Nov. 6, 2023, membership approved spending up to $25,000 on one dam.)
With that information, a motion was made to expand the scope to two dams with a project cost of $70,000 or less for the work and having final project proposal and presentation go from the Erosion and Siltation Committee to the WOLA Board for final review and approval, giving members an opportunity to hear details of the final proposals.
Reminder of responsibilities of WOLA membership
- Boat stickers.
- Sign in at the beach when using.
- Adhere to the rules.
- Watch for swimmers.
- Watch for trespassers.
- Keep trash cans out of site from the street and keep yard lights in working order.
Financials
Review of current financials by Cindy Lovelace, treasurer.
Board Leadership
Retiring Board Members Ronnie Pollitt and Brian Williamsen were recognized and thanked for their service.
With an official quorum present, Paul Gutgesell and Jim. Sinclair were elected to the board.
Members made nominations from the floor for Joe Grigsby to move from WOLA Board Vice President to WOLA President, and for new member Paul Gutgesell to serve as the new Vice President and Jim Sinclair to serve as the new Board Member at Large.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.