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The Lake Beulah Management District Annual Budget Meeting was held on August 24, 2009 at the East Troy Town Hall. Key Agenda Items and decisions include:

1. 2010 Budget Approval

The budget proposed by the Board was amended by the District Electors to include a $2,500 donation to the Kettle Moraine Land Trust plus an equal donation in 2009. The Kettle Moraine Land Trust is raising money to fund conservancy easements and other protective measures to help prevent property annexation and development in the Lake Beulah area particularly within the extraterritorial boundary of the Village of East Troy. The LBMD Board urges all Lake Beulah residents to support this effort through private donations. See the KMLT web site www.kmlandtrust.org for more information and a contribution form.

The Final 2010 Budget approved by the Electors includes the proposed 8% increase in the LBMD tax levy vs. 2009, confirmation of the additional $150,000 ten-year Term Credit Agreement that was approved in 2009 for the defense of Lake Beulah against East Troy Village Well #7, and approval to apply for a DNR Grant in 2010 to help fund the purchase of a new Weed Harvester in 2011.

Click here for the Approved 2010 Budget Worksheet.

2. Water Monitoring Update

Paul Van Henkelum of RSV Engineering presented an update of the three LBMD water monitoring programs designed to provide an early warning that Well #7 may be adversely effecting groundwater flow into Lake Beulah and/or lake water quality. Thus far, the cooperative Deep Well Monitoring program with the Village of East Troy has shown that the impermeable layer (claimed by the Village hydrologist) between the shallow acquifer that feeds Lake Beulah and the deep acquifer that sources Well #7 does not exist. Also, the deep monitoring well closest to Well #7 indicates that groundwater has started to flow from the lake back into the acquifer when Well #7 is pumping. All water monitoring programs will continue.

Click here for the RSV Engineering presentation.

3. Litigation Update

Dean Laing of O'Neil Cannon Holman DeJong S.C. presented an update of litigation concerning the legality and potential harm of Well #7 at the August 11, 2009 LBMD Regular meeting. Copies of that update were available at the Annual Meeting.

Click here for the Litigation Update

4. Board Member Elections

Board Members Dave Skotarzak and Dick Dow were re-elected for three year terms at the Annual Meeting. The following Board Officers were named at the following September 1, 2009 Regular Meeting: