Our Board | Mission | Officers | Area Directors | Committees | Meetings

Association business shall be administered by a board representing seven areas of the lake and the general community at large. Each area shall have two representatives as Board Directors, for a total of 16 members. Areas will be created such that all sections shall have potentially equal or near equal membership. Those persons interested in running for the At Large directorship should attend a board meeting and make their interest known.

Election of Board members (Directors) will normally occur at the Annual Meeting. On odd years the Directors from the odd numbered areas will be elected and on even years the Directors from the even numbered areas and directors at large (general community) will be elected.

No fewer than eight (8) Directors shall conduct business at any board meeting. In all votes eight Directors shall constitute a quorum.

Meetings of the board shall be held monthly at the Lake Washington County Park Community Room, on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 6 PM. All members are welcome to attend the meetings.

Below are our current Directors and their contact information:

The purpose of the Association shall be to create and/or maintain a Lake Washington environment to the advantage of association members, lake residents, and users of the lake through advocacy, education, and stewardship

President Chuck Brandel  

Vice President  Wade Baumberger  

Secretary Jim Folden  

Treasurer Spenser Bradley  

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 5

Area 6

Area 7

Director at Large

Gambling Manger Kent Reeves

Gambling Ass’t Becky Beyer

Any resident who would like to participate in one or more of these committee activities are requested to contact the Association. You can also attend one of the LWIA board meetings on the third Tuesday of each month and request to be added to the committee roster.

Chair: Steve Kaitz

Members: Chuck Brandel, Mark Braun , Nick Hermer, Robert Houlihan, Spenser Bradley Jason Femrite , Joel Prybylla, Steve Volkman

Chair: Open

Members: Kent Reeves, Jim Folden, Becky Beyer

Gambling Staff: Kent Reeves, Becky Beyer

These committee members review the receipts from each charitable gambling facility as provided by the Gambling Manger. A committee member signs the checks that will be sent to selected recipients of the proceeds from pull tabs. The members also provide support to the gambling manager as necessary.

Chair: Spenser Bradley

Members: Chuck Brandel, Joel Prybylla, Jason Femrite

Establishes budgets, evaluates project affordability

Chair: Chuck Brandel

Members: Jason Femrite, Greg Germscheid, Harlan Mehlhop, Karen Wright, Joel Prybylla, Dan Conner, Marvin Bartlett

Committee Members monitor Lake Washington's lake and stream water in order to identity new and existing problems, track water quality trends and assess the effectiveness of water management decisions.

Chair: Jim Folden

Members: Karen Wright, Zach Jasper, Joel Prybylla, Chuck Brandel, Greg Germscheid

These committee members provide input and publish the WAVES Newsletter. A member of this committeekeeps the Lake Directory (listing all residents of the lake) up to date. Residents are requested to provide topics for the newsletters, or to provide short items for publication in the newsletter, the website or on . This committee is also responsible to periodically arrange for speakers to present topics to the board.

Chair: Charlie Dumdei

Members: Jim Folden, Chuck Brandel, Steve Volkman

These members meet usually in the spring to discuss upcoming efforts to control our current invasive species, the curly leaf pondweed (CLP).  They identify efforts to control CLP, and monitor for any additional AIS.

Chair: Open

Members: Spenser Bradley, Chuck Brandel, April Femrite, Gary Gavin

Members of the fundraising committee seek out donors, work on fundraising ideas such as a golf outing, and a winter outing. They come up with creative ideas to increase membership and funds.

Questions about the Lake Washington Sanitary District see http://www.lwsdmn.org/index.htm

For Grinder issues, contact Shane Youel at:

Bus Hours (8am-5pm) Phone: 507-995-7806

After Hours: 507-345-0187

email: mtech@lwsdmn.org 

Meetings are held at the Lake Washington county park building at 6 pm on the Third Tuesday of each month and are open to all persons interested in the improvement of Lake Washington. All members are invited.

The Kasota Township Board

Clerk-Darren Barfknecht 507-382-2408

The Kasota Township Board meets on the second Monday of the month at 5:00 PM at the Kasota Town Hall.

Washington Township Board

Clerk-Becky Meyer 507-327-8938

The Washington Township Board meets every second Monday of each month 7:00 PM at the Marysburg Church Hall.

Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners

https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/318/Board-of-Commissioners  Meetings are generally held on the first, third and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Board of Commissioners’ Room in the Le Sueur County Government Center, Le Center, MN

Le Sueur County Board of Adjustment

https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/342/Board-of-Adjustment

Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at the LeSueur County Government Center, 88 South Park Ave, Le Center, MN 

Agenda Center

Here you can find agendas and minutes from all County Boards and meetings, as well as pertinent county contacts. https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/agendacenter

By-Laws

Click here for our latest version of our Lake Washington Improvements Association By Laws