August 12 2025 General Meeting Minutes

Date: August 12, 2025

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

 

  1. Property/Trail Update
    1. We are still looking for a 54-inch lawn mower. Jordan will add to Facebook/Marsh talk.
    2. Guidepost Brochure – Winter project
    3. Lift – Dave and Bruce will meet with Brady and see what he can do to get it out. 
    4. Breakwall update – Fisheries had a meeting today, August 12th. SLOW PROGRESS. Hopeful to have answers by September and will need to have things re-bid. 
      1. Grant money has been approved. However, permits are going to take time and are not guaranteed. 
    5. Fish Stick permit is good for 5 years, on hold.
    6. Removal of Inside Rock – not much happening right now. Art is investigating the quantity of rock for a possible future project.
  2. Fundraising
    1. Golf Outing Scheduled for August 17th
    2. Calendar Tickets are available to sell 
  3. Memberships – Currently at 48
  4. Old Business
    1. Strategic Plan – Lawanda trying to get in touch with Shannon at UWO
    2. Grant with UWO – All 6,987 slides are scanned in. Art will start to go through them to see which ones are most important to us. 
    3. Spring clean-up of the buildings – Need to pick a date in the fall. 11 yard dumpster is $395. 15 yard dumpster is $435. 
    4. Bridge at the parking lot – Bruce is looking into possible viewing platform to be included in rebuild. We need to get projected cost for this. 
    5. Parking Lot Light – Bruce will follow up with Alliant on this. 
  5. New Business
    1. Gate Entrance Systems quotes
      1. Entrance Systems (Muskego) Estimated to be $12,000
      2. Tri County Overhead Door who will use the two arms already there - $6,100
    2. Bruce is working on putting a budget together for 2026. 

 

The meeting was adjourned by Randy Pointon seconded by Art Techlow. The Next General Meeting will be Monday, September 15, 2025, at Terrell Island School House.