Congregational Meeting | June 13
We need to call a congregational meeting, Sunday, June 13, 2021. Your corporate board and Session believe this is very routine, but it does still need the approval of our congregation according to our bylaws. We will have this meeting DURING WORSHIP on Sunday, June 13, 2021, a practice we have learned from other larger churches. At our Traditional Service, the meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. during my opening announcements. At the Modern Service, the meeting will take place during the time shared by the host for the service. Here are the details:
A motion will be presented from our Corporation Board, also having been approved by our Session, to grant an easement to the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) for an existing condition as part of the stormwater management system comprised of a stormwater inlet and drainpipe to be located at the Southwest corner of the Old Stone Church property at Conway Road.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can we get financial support for the erosion project from MSD? No. But we have received their cooperation and support in the permitting process.
Q: Will MSD construct something there? No. The inlet and drainpipe are already in place.
Q: Why wasn’t the easement handled earlier? At the time of the development to the west of the Old Stone Church, the developer deeded the west side of the road by the Old Stone Church to Bonhomme Presbyterian Church. The developer also relocated White Road to its current location. Bonhomme Presbyterian Church condemned a portion of the road by the Old Stone Church and made it our own property. At the time, MSD should have requested the easement, but they neglected to do so. Now they are recognizing the oversite and correcting it by asking for access if necessary.
Q: Is there any risk to not granting the easement? We might lose goodwill with MSD, and it might jeopardize the permitting for our erosion project.
Q: What if there is debate or lengthy discussion at the Congregational Meeting? We will suspend the meeting and schedule a time when the congregation can meet as a whole.
Please let me know if you have any questions about this congregational meeting. Thank you for sharing the journey of faith (and of church business when necessary!) with me.
In Christ,
Dave Moore
