Peoria Standard

Village of Lindenhurst Lakes Commission met Nov. 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the commission:

I. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 7:06 pm

II. Roll Call - Members of the Lakes Commission were present as indicated in bold above.

III. Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the September 21, 2021, meeting were not approved as a quorum was not in attendance at the time this agenda item was scheduled to be addressed. Several commissioners joined the meeting late due to technical problems associated with joining the meeting.

IV. Commissioner Reports

A. Chairperson Report – Dave began by reporting that during this meeting he would like to discuss future plans for Potomac in terms of aeration and stocking as well as preparation for other possible budgetary requests. Dave reported that it is taking a little time to get the aeration plan for Potomac articulated. Therefore, stocking the lake before installing the recommended aerators is not a prudent plan. He went on to suggest that a special meeting in December should be scheduled to discuss all budgetary items and initiatives thoroughly. If these budgetary items can be agreed upon and developed in December, they can be included in the preliminary LLC budget request to be presented to the Village Board in January. Aeration and stocking for Potomac would be included on that budgetary list, but requests for funding related to other projects could be discussed as well. Kevin K. added that the Village’s lakes treatment contract is locked in for next year, so there is more clarity in the amount of expenditures associated with lakes management. Dave related a discussion that Trustee Pat D. had with the Mayor. The gist of that conversation was that until the LLC’s strategic goals were submitted to and approved by the Village Board, it would be very difficult to get future projects approved for funding. Dave said that he was under the impression that the Village Board had already approved the LLC’s goals. Nevertheless, he said he would send the LLC’s strategic goals that had been discussed to commissioners so that they can be discussed at the special meeting in December. He said that any additional feedback regarding the strategic goals would be welcome. P.J. added that he would prefer the meeting to be on the 21st of the month as he will be out of town on the 14th.

B. Individual Lakes Commissioner Reports –

Waterford Lake Report – No report.

Potomac Lake Report – Brad reported that the water levels on Potomac are still a little low. Furthermore, activity on the lake is nonexistent. Nevertheless, Brad said that he thought McCloud did a good job managing the lake this year by not letting it get out of control. In response to a question from Dave, Brad said that he has not caught a fish all season on Potomac and has not even seen a fish jump.

Springledge Lake Report – Tom volunteered to take the lead on developing a lakes management plan for Springledge. Tom went on to report that Springledge’s water levels were higher than normal in the week before the meeting due to the clogging of the outlet drain on the south end of the lake. He said that he reported the issue to Kevin K. and Kevin saw to the resolution of the problem. In addition, Tom reported that several trees along the shoreline were damaged by beavers. Finally, Tom reported that, last month, he received an email from a Springledge resident who requested that an aerator be considered for Springledge to eliminate algae problems. Tom reported that he responded to the resident and shared some ideas. In the end, the resident continued to express his desire to have a pump installed and hoped that it could be included in the budget at some time.

Linden Lake Report – No report.

C. Trustee Report – No report.

D. Village Report – No report.

V. Old Business: None

VI. New Business:

VII. Public Participation: None

.VIII. Adjournment:

There was a motion made by Brad to adjourn the meeting and seconded by P.J. The meeting ended at 7:31 PM.