Hello Neighbors,

Back in 2014, Martha Lake property owners founded the FML group to raise money for projects and make collective decisions for the long term improvement of our lake. I agreed to be the secretary/treasurer of our group for the purpose of fish stocking and I am glad to have had the opportunity to work with all of you.

I believe that the FML group has served its original purpose and met its original goals of fish stocking, and therefore I am providing all of you with notice of my termination of the position of FML secretary/treasurer effective 31JUL2018.

Since the FML group does not have a formal organization structure, I recommend two volunteers to assume my responsibilities. One person to act in the role of Secretary/Treasurer and the other to act as Lake Projects Leader as of 01AUG2018.

If more than two people volunteer, I will submit the names to the FML Group via email for a vote. If less than two people volunteer, I will proceed with the last funding directive of our group set forth in our 2017 meeting and spend the entire fund balance on Walleye stocking in the fall of 2018.

Assuming we will have a new Secretary/Treasurer AND a Lake Projects Manager, I will transfer $2,000 of our fund balance to them as agreed in our meeting in JUL2018. The remainder of the fund balance will be spent on Walleye stocking in fall 2018, pursuant to our 2017 fund raising efforts.

I also urge all of you to consider what the mission of the new FML group should be and then create a more formal organization structure with project committees to accomplish the various objectives. Examples include leadership for Fund Raising, Project Management, Safety, Water Clarity/Environmental, and dispute resolution/regulatory. A more formal organizational structure may also qualify for tax exempt status and open more doors to charitable grants.

Finally, I believe we have an obligation to those that preceded us on the lake to be effective caretakers of this precious resource, so that those that follow after us will appreciate the benefits of our wisdom and actions. This includes respect and tolerance of all opinions expressed by Martha Lake property owners and group decisions that benefit the majority of our property owners and their families.

Tim Lutgen