POENB Minutes for Friday, June 2, 2023

The meeting was held in person at Price’s Bend Beach from 7:00 pm to 7:25 pm.  The meeting was abbreviated due to heavy rain. 

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by a roll call of officers.

Officer Roll Call

• Frank Pasquale – President
• Ryan Schaefer-Walker – Vice President 
• Anthony Fusaro – Treasurer 
• Yvonne Lambertson – Assistant Vice President (Technology, Web and Communications) (absent)
• Steve Neuf – Assistant Vice President (Engineering and Special Projects) (absent)
• Sally Neal – Recording Secretary

Attendance  

In addition to the officers, there were approximately 10 other members in attendance.   

Frank Pasquale’s motion to accept last month’s minutes as posted to website and e-blasted to the membership was accepted. 

President’s Report – Frank Pasquale

PSEG 

As discussed in last month’s Changing Tides, PSEG is actively working on improving the resiliency of electrical power to Eaton’s Neck.  These projects are expected to continue into  Q1 2024 and should reduce the number and severity of the power outages by 70% over outages experienced in 2022 and the first half of 2023.   John and Christine Ballow are now focusing their efforts on the Bevin Seawall.  Additional information on both PSEG’s progress and action on the Bevin Seawall will be provided when it becomes available.   

New Technology at Price’s Bend Beach 

Thanks to the efforts of Ryan Schaefer-Walker, WiFi is now available at Price’s Bend beach.  The user name is POENBGuest and the Password is POENB11768.   

Additionally, Ryan was also instrumental in installing two security cameras at Price’s Bend.  One faces the parking lot and the other faces the beach high tide line.   As discussed in May’s edition to the Changing Tides, to continue to enhance security at Price’s Bend, a new security gate to block access to the parking lot will be installed in Q3 ‘23

Treasurer’s Report – Anthony Fusaro

Anthony provided highlights from the Income Statement for the period January 1, 2023 to June 2, 2023 and three Balance Sheet line items as of June 2, 2023.  

Net surplus/income, as well as the Operating Checking Account, increased given the membership dues received.  Expenses are in line with prior years.  

Please see his full Treasurer’s Report on Page 2 of this edition 

Membership – Gene Caputo

As of June 2, 2023, 243 membership applications and dues were received.  FY 2023 represents another very strong year in terms of interest in POENB.  As noted previously, in 2022 POENB had 252 memberships which represented an historical (60+ year) high.   

Beach Committee Report – Ryan Schaefer-Walker and Greg Hodges

PB Fence – Greg Hodges

Greg stated that the locust wood split rail fence is being installed at Price’s Bend.  Construction should be completed no later than Monday, June 5, 2023.  As noted earlier, Greg and Phil Cuiffo teamed to source and negotiate a reasonable price for the fence and also helped direct member volunteers to remove/repurpose the existing fence during the PB Beach Clean Up.  The efforts of volunteers, like Greg, Phil and others, not only foster a strong sense of community but also help to keep membership dues below market.  

Electricity at VG 

 Budgeted money is available and work should be completed by the end of June. 

Watercraft Assignments 

2023 Watercraft Assignments are now available on the POENB website at  eatonsneck.org/watercraft. This includes first spots for new members and all second spot requests. Invoices for all second spots will be sent to Members. Payment can be made online (a service fee applies) or a check can be dropped the POENB mailbox or mailed to our PO Box 124 Northport, NY 11768. Second water craft stickers can’t be issued until payment is received.

Please see a full watercraft report in this month’s Changing Tides about assignments and costs.  This information was emailed to members in the month of May.  

Social / Events Committee Report – Ryan Schaefer-Walker

Party Gras was held at Price’s Bend on Sunday, May 29th.  Approximately 250 people attended and a fun time was had by all.  

Other upcoming dates to keep in mind include the Garage Sale as well as the 4th of July Parade.  The dates and times of these events are described in greater detail in the “call outs” in the Changing Tides as well as on POENB’s website / calendar on POENB.org

The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 pm – given the rainstorm.  The next meeting is scheduled for July 7th.