Beach Nourishment Committee Meeting

Beach Nourishment Committee Meeting December 17, 2024 Meeting called to order by Sandy Boyer 6:33 P.M. at Fire House Attendees: Sandy Boyer, Bruce Boyer, John Lawicki, Peter Mavrelis, Paul Panther, Alan Halline, David Snyder(remote), Michele Bonneau (remote), Scott Kingan Minutes of the October meeting were approved. REPORTS: Reconciliation: Scott Four owners from the east end project still owe monies. Final letters will be sent. Litigation: Scott OD vs USACE and NPS and state of Indiana DNR: All parties are in agreement to settle all ongoing disputes quickly and amicably. Dredging is complete and we are hoping the army corps of engineers is working with the state to get further sand deposited on our beach. We have asked the courts for a summary judgement regarding the lawsuit with save the dunes. The Great Lakes initiative will be starting a $25M study on erosion in the Great Lakes. Fund Raising: Sandy Funding for shore protection for access 16, 17, 18 and 19 and 12 are covered. There is still a need for access 8, 11, 13, and 14. Some stair donation for the accessways have also been promised. CONSTRUCTION: Bruce and Sandy Bruce and Sandy reported on how homeowner participation for the the shore protection project is going. Bids for the project have been sent to several contractors with a final response date of January 17. Once a bid has been accepted, final costs will be presented to each homeowner. Funds will then be collected by the Greater Indiana Title company. Separate contracts will be made with each homeowner and the winning construction company. After inspection by Dan our supervising engineer, each homeowner will then sign off on payment to the contractor through the title company. By using this mechanism, we can insure timely funding and quality of workmanship for this project. We plan to have the project underway by February and done by March 31. A final letter will be given to each donor confirming a tax deductible donation has been made on their behalf as a donation in kind from the title company to the town of Ogden Dunes. Much credit was given to both Bruce and Sandy for guiding the project through these final phases. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm Peter Mavrelis