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VVA MONTHLY MEETING:

Sunday, April 10, 2022 @ 6:30PM at the clubhouse.

All members in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you want on the agenda, you must notify the office on or before the Monday prior to the board meeting.

Lake Viking News

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March 2022

Volume 34, No. 11

Annual Meeting Gives Shad Mort a Royal Send-off By Troy D. Lesan

It’s Sunday March 6 @ 2PM: As VVA Board Treasurer, I’m feeling pretty good about the upcoming Dredge Committee and Finance Committee Presentations at the Annual Meeting. Both will project a positive picture. At year-end 2021, the VVA Financial Summary Sheet shows $2,000,000 in reserves – even after the expense of $377,000 on the new silt basin construction, and a totally upgraded Safety Boat fleet – with no debt! Yep, feelin pretty good, but then, in the recognition ceremony for Shad Mort, who is changing roles after 17 years as Lake Manager, Board Member Mark Leggett drops a “bombshell.” In one fell swoop, he stealthily extracts a small black bag and announces that the VVA is awarding Shad with a new Rolex! A Rolex! Suddenly, I’m freaking out. Shad has been a great Lake Manager, a Rock of Gibraltar for the past 17 years – but a Rolex? Those things are very expensive! I’ve seen em listed for $50,000, $100,000 and even higher! What about our budget? Our budget – that Paula Hepinstall and staff worked so hard on and rewrote again and again, until they had it right. Then, Leggett, in a moment of reassuring clarity, goes full disclosure. The Rolex is a fake. He got it from a guy who met a guy behind a Greyhound Bus Station who rolled up his sleeve to reveal an arm loaded with bright shiny watches. We all know that guy. We’ve all met him at some point in our lives. Turns out that the glittering Rolex he offers us was purchased at a nice discount ($19.99 I bet), but it doesn’t tell the correct time. The hands are frozen and can’t move forward. Oh well, that’s OK, I’m thinking. Technology being what it is, most of us look at our Smart Phones for the time. My acute paranoia subsides. The budget is safe for the moment.

I digress. So Shad is then presented with a beautifully crafted wallsized, polished steel map of Lake Viking made by Billy Hunter, the VVA Continued on page 5

Allan Slavin and Shawn Hepinstall present Shad with a very nice gift

VVA Annual Meeting of Members Call to Order President, Tony Gronniger convened the meeting at 2:00 p.m. Troy Lesan led in prayer. Lake Manager, Shad Mort led the Pledge of Allegiance. Introduction of Board Members Tony Gronniger, President, introduced the current Board members who were all present: 1st Vice President is Mark Leggett, 2nd Vice President is Mike Booth, Secretary is Celeste Armanees, Asst. Secretary is Allan Slavin, Treasurer is Troy Lesan, and Asst. Treasurer is Marvin McNabb. President’s Opening Statement Tony Gronniger summarized the past year’s accomplishments by the Board & Committees: I would like to take a few moments to highlight the progress the Association has made this past

year. This year has truly been transformational. We will, with your approval, complete the 5-year Financial Plan this afternoon. As our current Lake Manager Shad Mort’s contract expires this month, the Board of Directors has created a new “Future State” (staff re-org) initiative. This management model change features 2 new positions--we hired a Managing Director, and a Maintenance Supervisor. I want to personally thank Shad Mort for his service and direction as Lake Manager for the past 17 years, and welcome our new Managing Director, Cathy Poindexter, as well as our new Maintenance Supervisor, Billy Hunter. This past year we were able to chip and seal 6.1 miles of road at the lake, with a target of 7 miles this year. We have replaced 2 road tubes, and are evaluating the condition of the rest of the road system for further needed repairs. This year we have also outsourced our bookkeeping & tax prep services to Westbrook Ac-

March 6, 2022 counting. This much needed upgrade has modernized our previous system, since it was no longer tech-supported. We have also been in the process of upgrading our IT systems— including data sharing between the Office and Safety, WiFi in the Clubhouse, pool and Office. Regarding community safety, this past year we placed into service a new Safety Dept. boat & jet ski. We also are enhancing our communications by purchasing 4 new radios--to be installed in the Safety vehicles, Safety boat, as well as the Fire Dept tanker. The Fire Dept also purchased a new four-gas-monitor to better detect carbon monoxide & other dangerous gases. And we purchased 2 new First Responder medical bags, and 2 oxygen bags with regulators. After a comprehensive review of the Campground amenities, a new management plan was put into effect including new camping Continued on page 3


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