March 2017 Meeting Minutes
Yahara Lakes Association, LTD
Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:30 a.m.-1:15p.m
The Yahara Lakes Association Board of Directors held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, March 9,2017 in the Associated Bank (3002 Fish Hatchery Rd) Conference room.
OBJECTIVES OF THE DISCUSSION:
Brainstorms ideas to obtain information regarding why membership may not be growing
Brain storm ideas to grow membership
OPENING DISCUSSION: “WHY DID I BECOME A MEMBER?”
Board members thought it would be helpful to set the stage for the membership topic by discussing and membership how and why they became members of the association and/or the Board:
To learn more about the lakes: Zoning issues o DNR o Educate others
Political power of the group
Understand what you can and cannot do
Algae around the pier
Weeds/clean lakes
Other members recruit o YLA’s influence – “The Piers”
Source of knowledge
Lakes conference
Ability to influence lake issues
Simply responded to an email looking for leadership and wanted to be able to give back
Recruited by specific people/emails
Wanted to make a difference
Knowledge, experience of the members
Previous ‘controversy’
“Obligation” to be involved if live on the lake
OTHER KEY POINTS:
Issues are not ‘burning’ as they once were when membership was high
Zoning previously was a key issues
“Riparian rights”
Without an ‘issue’ membership may stay flat
Is there another good ‘reason’
Possible changes in policies coming soon
More responses to emails or requests for leadership when:
Solid information regarding lakes was shared out (example was ‘zoning’)
Previous members shared information regarding ‘water law’