Ben Minard is the 10 year Board President who has lead the movement among Board members and stockholders to spend well over a half of million dollars on legal fees to avoid compliance on sewage, potable water and the horrific mosquito infestation. Mr. Minard also condoned the building of an 80 foot wall along the Shores of Milton Harbor without permits. After the City mandated its removal he sued the City of Rye and lost.

With the help of then City Manager Scott Pickup, City attorney Kristen Wilson, Island attorney Ira Goldenberg and Mayor Doug French, Mr. Minard spearheaded a movement which allowed 34 home owners to install composting toilets along the environmentally sensitive shores of Milton Harbor. That process was conducted without any applications being submitted to any local, state or federal agency.