July 10, 2013 Meeting Minutes
ELK FOREST CIVIC ASSOCIATION - July 10, 2013
Attendees: Pam Brannon, Cris Brookmyer, Joanne DeMartino, Ralph DeMartino, Mike
Leshner, Ben Roth, and David Silverman. Deb Koehler, Bill Alzos, and Carlos Brannon
were not available.
Finances – Last summer, we collected $5,280 in dues and paid $5,070 for mosquito
spraying. It was our best collection year at 88%. Joanne sent the dues notices out the
first week of June. We have collected $3,420 (56 residents) and disbursed $3,990 for
the mosquito spraying. Currently, we have $31,900 in cash and certificates of deposit.
Annual Meeting – the annual meeting will be August 18 at 1 PM at David’s home. Ben
will get in touch with Kilby Cream about their availability for the picnic. There will not be
an election, as the current officers and Board will continue on for a second year.
Barking Dogs – we talked about the noise of barking dogs on South Shore. One
suggestion was to call Animal Control. Another is to mention being considerate in the
next newsletter. Pam volunteered to look up the rules about dog barking and music
noise. What she learns will be included in the next newsletter in addition to numbers to
call.
Public Mowing – the county mowed Locust Point, McKeown, and Elk Forest
APM – APM is spraying once per week for the rest of the summer. APM only sprays in
the driveways, not in the streets. The spray kills live mosquitos only, not the larvae.
Web site update – After this meeting, Mike will update the phone list and enter the
annual meeting date. When the newsletter is done, he will add it.
Newsletter – David will issue the next newsletter and combine it with notice of the
annual meeting. David and Bill plan to deliver them by August 3rd. Ralph suggested
asking restaurants about putting an advertisement in our local newsletter.
Historic files – Mike gave Joanne a packet of historical files from Pat Jannsen. He
suggested that someone read them and update the historical summary.
Follow up to this meeting:
Mike – investigate getting a web counter
Mike – add a link to the Cecil County GIS website from our web site
Mike – update the phone list and enter the annual meeting date
Pam – look up the rules about dog barking and music noise
Ben – get in touch with Kilby Cream about August 18