Board meeting of February 13, 2007

The FILA board and advisory council member Stephanie Staley met at the Children's Museum. Phil von Voigtlander's minutes of the Annual Meeting were approved. The check from the Leelanau Township Community Foundation was passed to Phil for deposit. The board thanked Stef for her efforts concerning grants.   

The plans for Web cams at the South Fox and Grand Traverse Lighthouses were discussed, including ways to finance the project through a grant by Rotary Charities to be applied for by March 1. George Carpenter reported on his effort to get major expenses, mainly for reroofing the 1867 lighthouse in 2008, covered by the Department of Environmental Quality.

Cathy Allchin and Phil are working on a new computer-based presentation of the FILA project, to be presented at the Chicago Maritime Festival, the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum lecture series and possibly at a Rotary Lunch Meeting in spring.

The GT Lighthouse Museum generously offered office space in the museum's South Fox display area and a PO box address. Stef reported on the possibility for GT lightkeeper volunteers to spend some time at the South Fox light station. So far 15 volunteers have applied for that option.

Phil reported on the recommissioning of FILA's Lightkeeper boat. The stern rail, loading platform and ladders are being mounted, the reconditioning of the second engine is about to be completed at Gull Island Marine in Northport, and the transmissions will soon be reconditioned at Kalamazoo Marine Gear. Phil has also secured a port supply account through West Marine.

Bob Zwemer was appointed resident Web site material editor. George Carpenter was elected to serve as the FILA representative to the GTLHM Board Meetings. A strategy for recruiting and appointing additional board members was discussed too.

The next board meeting was scheduled for April 10 from 2:00-3:30.

To read Phil's complete minutes please click here.

Hans Joerg Rothenberger, based on Phil von Voigtlander's minutes
February 23, 2007