THE JANUARY 2019 PEACEPublished by the Choctaw Lake Property PIPE Owners Association 2875 Oneida Drive, London, OH 43140 | www.choctawlake.com Happy New Year! What's in your future for the New Year? Maybe a new home? Let the experienced team of Crace & Associates help you with all your real estate needs. OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR TOP PRIORITY! Wishing our assistant Lori Winship safe travels and endeavors as she leaves us for retirement. JOY CRACE TIM CRACE 614.246.1758 614.307.0819 * FREE MARKET ANALYSIS OF YOUR HOME * YOUR HOME LISTED IN 3 MLS MARKETS (COLUMBUS, DAYTON AND SPRINGFIELD) * OUR LISTINGS ARE SHARED ON OVER 100 WEBSITES! * PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY *MORE THAN 20 YEARS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE! * FREE STAGING ADVICE WWW.CRACEANDASSOCIATES.COM THE CHOCTAW LAKE OFFICE MADISON COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT #2 BOARD 2875 Oneida Dr. | London, Ohio 43140 740-852-2593* FAX 740-852-2444 Email: [email protected] John Mitchell (Chairman) (614) 296-9911 Website: www.choctawlake.com Bob Dana (Vice Chairman) (614) 519-5668 Jim Moran (740) 852-2085 PEACEPublished by the Choctaw Lake Property PIPE Owners Association 2875 Oneida Drive, London, OH 43140 | www.choctawlake.com Mike Casimir – Property Manager Brian Welch (740) 206-2468 Carla Dye – Office Manager Dick Hanna (419) 630-3051 Joseph Bell – Patrol Chief In case of a sewer grinder pump emergency, call the Sewer All articles not otherwise indicated to be authorized by an indi- Plant Operator at 740-845-1284. If no one answers, the vidual, should be addressed to the Board of Trustees. Choctaw Office Hours call will be transferred to the next person on call. If no one answers again, the call will be transferred back to the Sewer Lake is not liable for non insertion of ads beyond the amount paid Monday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Plant Operator so you can leave a message. for the advertisement. Westside Guard House Typesetting, layout and graphic design are done by CLPOA. All 740-852-2976 editorial submissions should be sent to [email protected]. (Call for information only) SOMERFORD TOWNSHIP Emergencies: Call Sheriff at 740-852-1212 Bill Laney (Chairman) (740) 852-5080 DEAdlINES Ernie Sparks (Vice Chairman) (740) 852-1949 CHOCTAW LAKE BOARD OF Jim Moran (740) 852-2085 All ads must be paid for in advance and TRUSTEES 2019-2020 Brian Knowles (Zoning Inspector) (740) 248-1176 submitted to the Choctaw Lake office. Dave Wheatley (Pres) (2021) (740) 506-2237 OTHER NUMBERS CLAssIFIED Ads Brian Welch (VP) (2019) (740) 206-2468 Suprena Lohrer (Treas) (2019) (937) 206-0881 12 words or less for a minimum charge of $3. Madison Health (740) 852-1372 Christine Cooney (Sec’y) (2021) (440) 503-9791 (614) 879-7626 Classified Ads are accepted until the 15th of the month. D. Lynn Forster (2019) (614) 257-8161 State Highway Patrol W Jeff post Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Scott Kutzley (2020) (614) 439-8327 (800) 362-2764 Ken Petry (2020) (614) 440-7791 Call before you dig AdvERTISIng Ads Jim Price (2020) (614) 395-4636 New ads or ads requiring production time are due by the Bill Laney (2021) (740) 852-5080 MADISON COUNTY 10th of the month (or closest business day to the 10th) Madison County Sheriff (740) 852-1212 Camera ready ads provided in PDF format are due by the CHOCTAW UTILITIES Madison County Commissioners (740) 852-2972 15th of the month (or closest business day to the 15th) Madison County Auditor (740) 852-9717 (WATER) BOARD Madison County Recorder (740) 852-1854 Madison County Treasurer (740) 852-1936 AdvERTISIng RATES David Lohrer (Pres) (2019) (614) 886-5625 Kent Feliks (VP) (2020) (614) 827-5449 PUBLIC UTILITIES Doug Orange (Secy/ Treas) (2019) (937) 475-6123 1/8 Page (4in x 2.625in) Andrew Beckman (2018) (763) 228-8869 Ohio Edison Company (800) 633-4700 Bob O’Connor (2018) (937) 430-3583 (888) 544-4877 B&W $20.00 | Color $30.00 (production cost $10) Power Outage Reporting Gregory O’Brien (2019) (740) 845-9971 Natural Gas MECA (888) 863-0032 Scott Kutzley (2020) (614) 439-8327 Spectrum (800) 617-4311 Madison County Sewer Plant (740) 845-1284 1/4 Page (4in x 5.25in) Website: www.choctawwater.com Rumpke Trash (800) 828-8171 E-mail: [email protected] B&W $40.00 | Color $60.00 (production cost $20) Office Phone: 740-490-7184 COMMITTEES OF TRUSTEES In case of a water emergency, call the office at 740-490-7184 Collections (937) 206-0881 1/2 Page (8in x 5.25in) (during office hours) or call the Jim Moran (Utility Manag- Drainage, Roads and Dam (740) 206-2468 er) at 740-837-0319. B&W $80.00 | Color $120.00 (production cost $30) Governing Documents Review (740) 206-2468 Investment (614) 257-8161 Lake Water Quality (614) 257-8161 M.E.C.A. NATURAL GAS BOARD Land/Facility & Long Range Planning (937) 206-0881 Full Page (8in x10.5in) Patrol/Security (740) 837-0367 Jeff Niemeyer (2017) (740) 852-9304 Personnel (614) 395-4636 B&W $200.00 | Color $300.00 (production cost $35) John Cimino (2018) (740) 852-5122 Dave Wheatley 2019 (740) 506-2237 OTHER COMMITTEES Production costs only apply to new ads not submitted in PDF format, Rick Ballard (2020) (740) 852-4631 and to changes to existing ads that are more involved than Stan Kavy (2021) (740) 852-0333 Communications & Publications (740) 206-2468 a minor copy change. Fund Raising & Volunteers (440) 503-9791 Recreation (614) 440-7791 INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER Fluoride 1.25 m/l – Sodium .25 m/l – Hardness 370 m/l – 28-30 grains (All of the above are naturally occurring and nothing is added) Motion 18-074: Christine Cooney moved to dis- Drain Masters, on an emergency basis. Christine cuss new business ahead of old business. Brian seconded. Passed 9-0. CLPOA Welch seconded. Passed 5-3. Motion 18-079: Suprena Lohrer moved to accept Motion 18-075: Brian Welch moved to renew the the job descriptions as presented. Scott Kutzley BOARD OF Kaman and Cusimano annual contract. Jim Price seconded. Passed 9-0. seconded. Roll call vote: Dave Wheatley – yes, Scott Kutzley – yes, Suprena Lohrer – no, Christine Motion 18-080: Ken Petry moved to continue with TRUSTEES’ Cooney – no, Ken Petry – no, Lynn Forster – yes, the same bonuses as last year. Bill Laney seconded. Brian Welch – yes, Jim Price – yes. Passed 5-3. Passed 9-0. MEETING Motion 18-076: Brian Welch moved to accept the Motion 18-081: Ken Petry moved to accept the October 10, 2018 minutes as amended. Suprena proposed changes to the Rules & Regulations. No Lohrer seconded. Passed 9-0. second. Motion died. NOV. 13, 2018 Motion 18-077: Ken Petry moved to include lot Motion 18-082: Jim Price moved to adjourn the Substantive Motions in this Meeting: 133 east of the drainage be added to lot 132 and meeting. Brian Welch seconded. Passed 9-0. sold as one lot. Brian Welch seconded. Passed 9-0. Motion 18-073: Jim Price moved to move the Prop- Call to Order: The Board of Trustees meeting con- erty Owners time to New Business. Lynn Forster Motion 18-078: Ken Petry moved to accept one vened at 7:00 p.m. in the CLPOA Conference Room. seconded. Failed. 4-4. bid to fix the drainage problem in the restroom by Roll Call: President David Wheatley – present; Scott Dave Wheatley responded that the previous num- new water plant. Kutzley – present; Treasurer Suprena Lohrer – pres- bers received from the county were estimates only. ent; Secretary Christine Cooney – present; Ken We just received today, an actual proposal from Chuck Avery (Lot #799) reported that he is very Petry – present; Lynn Forster – present; Bill Laney the county. Scott Kutzley reported that CLPOA interested in what is going on here. – Late; Brian Welch – present; Jim Price – present. and CU have been in continued discussions with the county during this timeframe, however, due Tom Hitesman (Lot #452) reported that we have Property owners in attendance: Dick Hanna, Ange- to other county and state items that needed to some really good clean water off Itawamba. He la Watson, Dave Lohrer, David Hicks, Bob O’Con- be completed, the county was not in a position acknowledged that his number 1 issue is water nor, Brenda O’Connor, Dean Miller, Sener Calis, Jeff to give us a firm proposal. Discussion tabled until quality. The EPA reports cited that Choctaw Lake Niemeyer, Barb Niemeyer, Clem Estrada, Michael New Business. had a low susceptibility for contamination and the Dorne, Jill Dorne, Norm Ritterbusch, Joyce Ritter- prison was rated high. Therefore he advocates that busch, Steve Grapp, Jeff Pitt, Dinah Burns, Doug Norm Ritterbusch (Lot #720) seconded Jeff’s the board support CU. Orange, Vincent Cyran, Jim Jones, Helen Baker, comments, that he too would like hear what the Dan Blazer, Joann Welch, Chuck Avery, Tom Hites- proposal is and is in favor of a property owners’ John McMahn (Lot #451) asked for a side by side man, Jon McMann. meeting. comparisons of the EPA reports. Others in attendance: Mike Casimir, Chief Bell. Brian Welch (Lot #715) speaking for himself, want- Motion 18-074 was made and passed 5-3. ed to correct the misconception that the board is Property Owners Time: all for county water. He stated that this could not New Business: be further from the truth. He commented that Kaman and Cusimano annual contract renewal: Dave Wheatley asked if there was anyone present Dave Wheatley, during his time as president of that wanted to talk about anything other than the the board, has made sure that we bring to all the Discussion followed a motion to renew the con- water plant slated for discussion under new busi- Choctaw Lake homeowners, both opportunities tract.