May 12 2025 General Meeting Minutes

Date: May 12, 2025

Bruce Loberg called the General Meeting of the Butte des Morts Conservation Club to order on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Terrell’s Island Schoolhouse at 6:30 pm. 

 

  1. New Donations 
    1. Battle on Bago made a $3100 donation from ticket sales
  2. Property/Trail Update
    1. Turnaround – some settling. May have to do some fill in by the end of summer
    2. We are still looking for a 54-inch lawn mower 
    3. The driveway got 2 loads of gravel. Cost was $420
    4. Guidepost Brochure – Art has completed and sent to Lawanda. Lawanda will get information to Jordan for the website and Lawanda will condense it into a brochure. 
    5. Lift – Jordan put on Facebook Marketplace for $900. She will renew the listing and put it on Craigslist. 
    6. The breakwall permit expires in November 2025. Bruce has requested an extension of the permit.
    7. Fish Stick permit is good for 5 years, on hold.
    8. Removal of Inside Rock – not much happening right now. Art is investigating the quantity of rock for a possible future project.
    9. Jordan will get Wiouwash Trail Clean Up done in May
  3. Fundraising
    1. Golf Outing Scheduled for August 17th
    2. Calendar Tickets are available to sell 
    3. Jordan will talk to Lori Jensen about Bingo details
  4. Memberships – Currently at 43
  5. Old Business
    1. Strategic Plan – Lawanda will put a phone call into Shannon at UWO as she is interested in helping out
    2. Spring clean-up of the buildings
      1. Bruce will call and see how much a dumpster is and set a date 
    3. Bridge at the parking lot – need to see what we need for permits, possibly, and the cost. 
    4. Pat at Winneconne High School – Jordan added his e-mail to our Marsh Talk list to hopefully get him to a meeting.

 

The meeting was adjourned by Dave Lux, seconded by Ron Jungwirth, at 7:05 p.m. The Next General Meeting will be Monday, June 9, 2025, at Terrell Island School House.