News from the Association

It seems that another column regarding dock inspections would be appropriate.  I do have a larger sample size of statistics that I can share for this column.  First and foremost, the program from its inception was intended to be an annual program.  As determined by the Board of Directors, every dock will be inspected every […]

Dock electrical inspections are underway for 2018.  This is our fourth year of the program.  It has been a road filled with twists and turns, hills and valleys and more than a few little bumps.  It’s been a somewhat painful process for the membership and for the staff in the office.  Great progress has been

As I write this column, three of the four “major boating holidays” for our Lake are in the rear-view mirror.  We’ve finally got almost all the damage from the tornado cleaned up and things are starting to get back to normal (if there is such a thing as normal) at the Association.  Our new excavator

Hardly a day goes by when I don’t observe work going on around the community that should have a permit from the Association but does not.  Whether it be a new roof, driveway or a deck or patio, the Association has a permitting process.  For many of these projects or activities a permit is required

The tornado that hit our community on Tuesday seemed to be the worst of several weather events that we’ve seen in recent memory.  The damage was so bad along the north shore of the Lake that Ron Descombes and I made the decision to close the Lake for boating for the remainder of the that

All the planning for the 4th of July fireworks show is completed.  We expect another great show.  A few reminders are in order.  The dam road will be closed for set-up sometime around 5:00 pm on Wednesday and will not reopen until clean-up is done (usually around 11:00 pm.)  Every year we have a few

I am pleased to report that we are working with the Sportsman’s Club to come up with a permanent solution to the problem of the plastic shotgun wads that have been entering the Lake recently.  I toured the facility with a couple of the members of their Board of Directors a couple weeks ago.  It

By the time you read this column we will have a successful contract bidder for the work on the dam bridge road and spillway repairs.  We anticipate work starting immediately after the Memorial Day weekend.  We can’t start work until after the school buses are through for the season.  At some point, we will need

We will begin inspecting docks for electrical safety again very soon.  This year marks the 4th year of the program.  I am happy to say that at this writing, most of the docks on the Lake have been brought into electrical compliance.  As of this writing we still have 87 docks that haven’t passed (out

As of this writing, Mother Nature has not been cooperating with the boating season.  The few nice days that we’ve had have been during the week, and the weekends have been crummy (an established meteorological term.)  Hopefully that’s all changed by the time you’re reading this. By the end of the week you should have