Lake Wateree Association

 Lake Wateree Association

May 1 2025, Meeting Minutes

***UNAPPROVED***

Date:                  May 1, 2025

Time:                  7:00 PM

Location:         Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church, 3257 Old Windmill Road, Ridgeway

Welcome and Call to Order

Tom Fort called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM

Roll Call/Quorum

Attendance was taken, and a quorum was present.

Attendees constituting a quorum were: Tom Fort, Jim LoTruglio, Rod Wilkes, Debrah Frazier, Pam Wendland, Scott Hunsinger, Randy Kelley, Shirley Greene, Stephanie Hunsinger, Milt Marley, Other Board Members attending were Dick Porter, Ken Koth, Dave Soltis, Christine Denis, Sarah Williams, and Clyde McFadden. LWA members attending were Ralph Brown, Leanne Fishburne and Kelly Diedrich.

Adoption of Agenda
Jim LoTruglio made a motion to approve the agenda. Christine Denis seconded the motion and members voted to adopt the agenda.

Approval of April Minutes

Dick Porter made a motion to approve the April minutes. Christine Denis seconded, and members voted to approve the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report

Pam Wendland presented the April 2025 financial report. Pam reported $21,000 in new revenue with 52 new members and 101 membership renewals. Pam also stated that tax information has been sent to the accountant, the state certificate has been renewed, the Kershaw County recreation center has been reserved for the 2026 annual meeting, and the first check for fireworks has been issued. Christine Denis made a motion to approve the treasurer’s report and Shirley Green seconded the motion. Members voted to approve the report.

Committee Reports

Membership – Membership is approaching 550 members. Comments from the membership mailing included many positive comments about LWA initiatives.

Area representatives asked for an updated list of memberships for their area.

Fireworks – Rod Wilkes is setting up a scale on the Fireworks page to show the progress of donations. The contractor needs a final amount by June 1^st to determine the length and intensity of the show. Shirley Greene volunteered to put an article in the Voice about the fireworks. Rod will provide a flyer to promote the show.

 Life Jacket Program – Milt Marley stated that SeaTow donated 36 life jackets, and he will take them to the printers for imprinting. Milt suggests keeping at least 6 jackets at each landing. The budget currently has $500 allocated for additional jackets if needed.

External Affairs –Scott Hunsinger reported he spoke to the Fairfield County Council regarding algae. He emphasized the economic impact of the lake algae on the county.

Scott also reported that the Land Water Action Platform is offering grants for addressing issues such as algae, sedimentation, logging, and maintaining a clean watershed. The deadline for application is June 30^th.

Catawba Riverkeepers is asking for support from LWA for planting trees around the lake.

New Business

• a.       Water Watch Committee: After discussion, a motion was made by Milt Marley to recognize Water Watch as a formal committee of LWA. Christine Denis seconded the motion. The board approved the motion. Randy Kelley is stepping down as chair of Water Watch and Scott Hunsinger has agreed to serve as chair. Randy will still be on the committee and Scott will also continue as External Affairs Chairperson.
• b.       The board agreed to cancel the monthly meeting for June and July unless a vote is needed on an issue. The next board meeting will be August 7^th at the Kershaw County Government Center.

Old Business

• a.       Shoreline Management Plan: Ken Koth stated he couldn’t get into the last online meeting but there were no significant changes in the plan.
• b.       Winter Drawdown/Summer Target levels: No update
• c.       Algae Survey and Treatment: Currently waiting for budgets to be approved by counties and entities involved with the treatment program.
• d.       Board Vacancies: No vacant positions have been filled
• e.       Charlotte Basin Transfer – No meeting for 2-3 months because no models are ready to be presented to the parties involved.

Items from the Floor

Dave Soltis is updating Wild Apricot and cleaning up the glitches and formatting issues.

The Stump Donation option will be deleted in WA and donations for algae will be listed under Water Watch.

Members asked if there were going to be any scheduled clean-ups. No decision was made. The annual conflict of interest form was distributed to Board Members. Members present signed the form and the forms were collected by the secretary.

Adjournment

Milt Marley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Pam Wendland seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 8:30.

Lake Wateree Association

June 20, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes

***UNAPPROVED***

Date:                   June 20, 2025

Time:                   6:00 PM

Location:           Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church, 3257 Old Windmill Road, Ridgeway

Welcome and Call to Order

Tom Fort called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

Attendance was taken, and a quorum was present.

Attendees constituting a quorum were: Tom Fort, Jim LoTruglio, Debrah Frazier, Pam Wendland, Scott Hunsinger, Randy Kelley, Shirley Greene, Stephanie Hunsinger, Milt Marley, and Curtis Blackmon. Other Board Members attending were Daniel Ting, Mike Thomas, Sheila Walters, Christine Denis, Harriet Brown and Clyde McFadden.  

Algae Treatment Vote

Tom Fort explained the purpose of the special meeting was for the board to decide if LWA should provide financial support from the 2025 budget for the algae treatment program.

The counties surrounding the lake, and the utility companies have committed funding to the treatment plan except Fairfield County. Fairfield county council tabled the motion for Fairfield to contribute 30K due to lack of support by some council members.

After board discussion, Mike Thomas made a motion to approve that LWA donate 10K to the algae treatment. Milt Marley seconded the motion.

Discussion: Curtis Blackmon made a motion to amend the motion of donating 10k and increase it to15K if needed. Harriet Brown seconded the motion. The board voted and the motion was approved by a majority vote.

Adjournment

Milt Marley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jim LoTruglio seconded the motion, The meeting adjourned at 7:56.