PELICAN GROUP OF LAKES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Box 336 , Pelican Rapids, MN 56572
July 20, 2007
Dear Property Owner,
The Annual Meeting of the Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District (PGOLID) will be held Saturday, August 18 at Fair Hills Resort.
Please recall that the PGOLID is a government body made up of property owners in the district surrounding the four lakes of Big Pelican, Little Pelican, Bass, and Fish. The business of the PGOLID membership is conducted at this Annual Meeting. This includes: election of PGOLID Board Members (directors), approving projects estimated to be more than $5000 and setting a budget for the following year. The Board consists of nine (9) property owners, each serving three (3) year terms. Each year three Board seats are up for election. Certified property owners may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or by absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots will be available from Michael R. Smith, Ltd . , 125 North Union Ave. , Fergus Falls , MN , 56537 until noon August 17. The original ballots (no photocopies) must be returned to Michael R. Smith, Ltd by noon Friday, August 18 or delivered to the Annual Meeting in the appropriate envelope (provided with the ballot), which must include the legible name of the voter and their signature.
To be eligible to vote you must be a PGOLID property owner, defined as anyone of voting age, listed on the deed, or trust designee, owning one or more pieces of property in the LID. An individual may only cast one vote, even if they own more than one parcel in the LID. Please share this letter with persons owning property with you. Please review our official website: www.PGOLID.org for additional information on the Annual Meeting and the Lake Improvement District.
Enclosed with this letter are several important documents for your review and information. If you come to the Annual Meeting, please have them in hand.
Enclosures:
Plan to attend your Annual Membership meeting of the PGOLID and participate in the decisions that spend some of your property tax dollars.
Voter registration and voting will begin at 8:00 a.m.
All the Best,
Mike Ostbye
Chairman, PGOLID Board of Directors