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CALL TO ORDERThe Annual Meeting held at Sherman's Pavilion was called to order at 4:50 pm by President Tom Aery. Fifty-eight members were present. Ted Hoye was introduced as a new PLPA member by Bob Van Voast. The reading of the 1976 Annual Meeting minutes was dispensed with to save time. The secretary, Daisy Stresing, is hospitalized and a "Get Well" card was signed at the meeting for her.
TREASURER'S REPORT Harold Mumford reported that the current balance is 4,299.37. The Association gave a vote of thanks to Arthur Leytham for auditing the books for us. Mr. Aery thanked Mr. Mumford for the excellent job he has done as Treasurer.
BOAT SAFETY COMMITTEE Mr. Sleeper reported that he conducted a successful boating safety class with 19 children between ages 10-15 participating and 18 receiving their certificates. A vote of thanks was give to Mr. Sleeper. There was an ice cream party at the Sleepers for the class members given by the PLPA.
CANOES Tom Aery reported that many people of Peck's Lake have indicated an interest, as demonstrated by those attending the meeting, in having canoes permitted on the lake. A motion by Dave Brandon that a committee be formed to work towards having canoe on Peck's Lake, seconded by Arlene Superko. Shirley Garrison was named to chair this committee.
WATER LEVEL Tom Aery reported that the water level seems to be quite low this year and Niagara Mohawk has been contacted by letter. The present lowering schedule is one foot below the top of the spillway by the end of June, 2 feet by the end of July and 3 feet by the end of August. It has been requested that this be delayed by one month. This is being considered by NiMo. The PLPA has been notified that the earthen dam will be repaired this fall and the water level will be lowered 7-8 beginning October 1, 1977. Boats and docks should be taken out by the end of September.
A motion was made by Dick Cordovano and was seconded by Harry Slobodian that the PLPA petition NiMo to equalize the drawdown between all the lakes in the chain used by them to generate electrical power. The motion was passed.
TENNIS / BASKETBALL COURTS Tom Aery reported that he has contacted the Pecks about the general interest in having these courts constructed on Peck's Lake. The Pecks are considering building these in the near future in cooperation with the PLPA.
BLEECKER TOWN SUPERVISOR Mr. Lucas was asked to talk to the PLPA about School Taxes. Presently the equalization rate in Bleecker is 43.19 percent based by the state in 1974 on the 1973 tax rolls. Mr. Lucas also brought to the attention of the meeting the fact of a sewage dump on the Hohler Road about 1200 feet from a stream that enters Beaver Bay area of Peck's Lake. There will be a public hearing about the permit for the dump in the near future. Fred Roscher moved and Dan Phelan seconded that the Association hire a sanitation engineer to run a dye test on the stream to determine if there is a problem and if so to run a second test for specific bacteria. This was passed. Don Stanyon then moved with Bill Nestork, who seconded that the association get legal advice as to what our position could be in 5 to 10 years if the pollution does occur over a period of time and that the association have the engineer testify at the public hearing if it is to the benefit of the PLPA. We thanked Mr. Lucas for speaking to us.
GOLF TOURNAMENT Les Haney reported that sixteen golfers participated. Ted Hoye won Low Gross and Les Haney won Low Net.
FISH STOCKING The PLPA Directors are willing to invest in the stocking of the lake in partnership with the Pecks, but the Pecks are not willing to go halves. A motion was made by Dan Phelan and seconded by Les Haney that the Board of Directors continue to pursue with or without the Pecks in stocking if Peck's Lake and report on this at the next annual meeting, first thing. This was passed.
ELECTIONS The nominating committee chair, Bob Van Voast presented nominations for officers and directors for the next year:
| President | Tom Aery |
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| Vice President | Bob Van Voast |
| Treasurer | Sue Harden |
| Secretary | Pat Nestork |
| Director 1977 - 1980 | Nancy Deschamps |
| Director 1977 - 1980 | Chester Heal |
| Director 1977 - 1980 | John Onufrak |
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pat Nestork, Secretary
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