Conashaugh Courier

SUMMER 2016

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CLC ASSOCIATION

CLCA Annual Meeting

Some Burning Issues

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CLCA Bus Stop

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Office Notes

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Dumpster Day

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Voter Registration

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Conashaugh Welcome

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Welcome to the Annual/Summer Edition of the Conashaugh Lakes Courier. It is one of two Courier publications issued each year. In addition to general articles, this edition includes information regarding the proposed budget for 2016/2017 and Board Candidates. The Annual Meeting always takes place on the last Saturday of September which this year falls on September 24th. The meeting will be held at St. Vincent’s Parish Hall which is located just south of Conashaugh. Start time for the meeting is 9:00 a.m.

Refreshments will be served.

All members are mailed a ballot to vote. Owners are permitted only one vote regardless of the number of people on a deed or properties owned by that party. For example if two people together own five properties, they are only eligible for one vote. If you do not receive a ballot in the mail by August 30th, please contact the CLCA office.

Votes can be cast by mail to our Accountants Beck, Gogolski and Poska by using the provided envelope or in person on the day of the Annual Meeting. If you vote by mail please do not include dues payments or other correspondence with your ballot. Do not mail or deliver your ballot to the CLCA Office. We cannot accept them. If you prefer to vote in person at the meeting you will be provided a ballot upon sign in. Please note that only votes from members in good standing will be counted.

CLCA recognizes proxies for the Annual Meeting. A proxy is a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer. Included on your ballot is a section to assign a proxy. This gives members the opportunity to continue to vote beyond the initial mailed ballot. If additional voting is necessary at the meeting and you are not present or have not assigned a proxy your voting power ends after your initial, mailed in vote. An example of where additional voting would be required is in the event of a failed or tied budget vote.

CONASHAUGH NEWS CLCA Elections 2016

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Conashaugh Budget Proposal 10 Conashaugh Notices

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Conashaugh Reserve

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Analysis There Is An Author

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Amongst Us! Lost and Found

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Classifieds 16

If you assign a proxy on your ballot, it is important to be familiar with that person’s position and visaversa regarding candidates and the budget. The proxy assigned by you is not informed by as to how you voted on your mailed in ballot and, without knowing your position will likely use your proxy to vote their own conscience.

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Please note that mail-in deadlines and eligibility to vote are strictly followed. If you have any questions regarding ballots, proxies or the Annual Meeting, please do not hesitate to contact the CLCA Office.

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CLCASSOCIATION Some Burning Issues

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© Copyright 2016 102 Conashaugh Trail Milford, Pa 18337 P: 570.686.4000 www.conashaughlakes.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Vice President Treasurer Director Director Director Director Director Director

John Crerand Joe Kistle Fred Kline Michael Bulger Larry Farnum Brian Hamilton Bill King Josef Lalor Bob Weed

OFFICE STAFF

Jeanne Calabrese

Administrator

Liz Sori Administrative Assistant Dawn Cuneo Book Keeper

CLCA has rules regarding burning as does Dingman Township. There were a number of wild fires too close for comfort this past spring. Burn bans were issued in the Community as well as Pike County.

When a burn ban is issued, no outdoor burning is permitted regardless of whether it is in a barrel or fire pit. Burn bans are announced via the LOOP and Facebook. Bans are also posted on the lighted board in the mailbox area and on signage at the compactor and Community entrances.

When it is safe to burn it should be in an approved location on your property and the fire needs to be properly contained. Burning of leaves or other yard waste on the ground is not permitted and a recipe for disaster. Permits for burning are available at no cost from the CLCA Office. It is a one time permit with directions to follow for placement of your burn barrel/pit and directions to follow when burning. The Dingman Fire Department website provides burn ban status and directions to follow when burning. The website address is http://www.dingmanfire.com/Burning%20Ban.htm.

Regardless of whether or not a burn ban is in effect it is very important to check conditions before burning on your property. Is there very dry vegetation or windy conditions? If so, don’t burn. Keep a hose nearby and don’t leave your fire unattended. If you are using a barrel make sure it is entirely made of metal. It should have at least three evenly spaced screened vents on the side and a metal top screen.

Be considerate of your neighbors when burning especially during months when windows may be open.

Not many folks are fond of their home smelling like a campsite.

People in rural areas are known to burn trash for various reasons such as avoiding to have to pay for trash removal, no existence of waste removal services or long hauls to a dump. While burning of household trash may be widespread in those areas, it is totally unnecessary in our Community. It is also illegal.

Conashaugh rules as well as Dingman Township Ordinance prohibits the burning of trash. Residents have more than ample accessibility to receptacles to dispose of household trash and recyclables. The burning of trash, especially plastics are dangerous to the environment and people. Please don’t do it.

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Conashaugh Courier is not responsible for typographical errors, mistakes or misprints. All advertising, including photographs are the property of Niki Jones Agency, Inc and not that of the advertiser. The advertiser has purchased rights of reproduction in Conashaugh Courier and does not have the right to reproduce ads in any other place or publication without written permission from the publisher. Conashaugh Courier reserves the rights to exercise its discretion in the selection of advertisement.

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CLCASSOCIATION CLCA Bus Stop We have many new residents with children in the Community who will be using the bus stop for the first time. For those of you who are new to our Community, our school bus lot is located in front of the CLCA Office. As of last year there were five buses; two high school, one middle school and two elementary/primary. Bus schedules and assignments are mailed by the Delaware Valley School District to your home.

It is very important to leave enough time to arrive at least five minutes before your scheduled bus arrival. This planning is especially important in winter weather. Don’t wait until the last minute to leave to only find your windshield covered in ice. Take time to clean your windshield properly.

Driving in the Community does not provide immunity to accidents. The same traffic rules apply here as they would on public roads. Please stop at stop signs and do not speed. Children should be in seat belts and not hanging out of windows or a sunroof. You hopefully wouldn’t drive down Route 739 or 84 with kids hanging out all over or sitting in your lap; why oh why would you take a chance and do it in the Community.

Elementary/Primary buses. There will be a lot of members new to the bus stop experience. Please be kind and understanding to others and if you see someone who appears to be confused or unfamiliar with procedures, give them a hand.

For your information, the phone number for the director of Transportation for DVSD is 570-296-1883.

Reminders for Bus Time -Do not park, drop off or pick up students outside the bus lot. It is not safe for children or adults to be crossing exit or entrance lanes of the main entrance. This includes late bus pick up time. Please park in the lot. Your children will not collapse walking the extra few feet. Vehicles blocking the main entrance waiting for buses creates a hazard for those trying to exit 739.

Attention Members With Dues Payment Plans

• Parking lot lanes are one way, please follow

Final payments for 2015/2016 payment plans are due by August 28th. Thank you to all of our members who paid their dues.

The CLCA 2015/2016 fiscal year ends September 30 2016.

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• Parking lot speed limit is 5mph • Follow directions when given by Security or Bus Monitors

to use this exit

• Once a departing bus starts moving, do not

attempt to stop or block it - 500.00 fine. Bus drivers are not stopping for late arrivals

-Procedures for the Elementary/Primary School AFTERNOON PICK UPS ONLY- These buses will park in the travel lane located directly behind the front Conashaugh sign instead of the bus depot to discharge students. Vehicles are not permitted to move/leave the lot while these buses are present.

If you arrive after the buses have entered the lot you are permitted to park in the bus depot area.

Do not wait in or troll the aisles and do not pull up behind buses. Vehicles that have arrived late/ parked in the bus depot will likely be the last to leave the lot. Plan accordingly. If you need special arrangements to depart for an appointment arrive a little early and visit the office for assistance. Our bathroom is also available for your use if needed.

The first days of school are exciting for parents and kids alike and there typically are more cars than normal during those days especially for the

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CLCASSOCIATION Office Notes

Tree Removed

Signs

Jeanne Calabrese

By the time you read this summer’s flowers will have begun to fade and children will be headed back to school. It has been a quiet summer thus far in our Community with the exception of a few antics. The following is a peek of happenings in the Community since the start of our current Conashaugh year.

A very large, dead tree located on CLCA owned property at the intersection of Iroquois and Flatbrook was removed in November. The tree began shedding large sheets of bark and dead branches. Due to its proximity to wires it was necessary to hire a contractor. Four companies were contacted. Wood was left for members to take and disappeared within 24 hours. Cost for removal was 500.00 which for the size and location of the tree was extremely reasonable.

At the suggestion of the Rules and Regulation and Security Committees, a number of different signs were requested and installed including “Pick Up After Your Dog”(for the front lake), Children Playing (Seneca between pool and Overbrook), Lake for Use by Residents Only(front lake) and a stop sign at the intersection of Cree and Seneca.

No tailgating signs were installed at both gates.

Properties

Rec Building & Office

Resale packets for the sale of properties were issued as follows by month:

The Board approved shopping for estimates to explore repairing the exterior of the Rec Building.

A scope of the desired work was prepared and the search for contractors for bids began. Five contractors have conducted inspections and one has submitted an estimate as of this writing. Bids are also being secured to repair the deck at the front office.

Diana Lang, previously a manager for Triple A Security, Vector and United American retired in November.

Brenda Kellogg Kinzer was named as Diana’s replacement and is our contact/liaison for UAS.

• October: 5 for sale by owner, 2 foreclosures • November: 2 foreclosures • December: 1 for sale by owner • January: 1 for sale by owner, 1 short sale,

Compactor Project

1 foreclosure

• February: 1 for sale by owner, 2 foreclosures • March: 1 (lot) for sale by owner, 1 foreclosure • April: 0 issued

Preliminary work began in October with an informal visit with Dingman Township personnel to develop a plan for this project and obtain paperwork needed for permits.

Conashaugh Lakes is requesting approval for the following lots to be combined:

• May: 1 (lot) for sale by owner

Lot 901-A, Lot 904, Lot 905, Lot 906

• June: 1 for sale by owner • July: 5 for sale by owner Tax Sales An upset sale was held by Pike County Tax Claim on September 23. There were 24 CLCA properties listed for tax sale of which 6 were removed prior to the sale (taxes or a portion paid by owner). Of the remaining eighteen properties, one sold. The new owner paid 2979.72 in delinquent taxes plus costs. Since liens do not fall off properties sold at Upset sales, the owner paid Conashaugh 5253.61 for delinquent dues and other charges owed on the lot.

The next scheduled upset sale is set for September 21, 2016. Currently there are 24 properties listed for CLCA. For additional information visit www. pikepa.org/taxclaim.

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The planned use for the combined lots is to relocate our existing compactor (trash collection) area and recycling to one location.

On April 13th Dave and I attended a meeting with the Dingman Township engineer to go over planning of this project. Following the meeting we returned to the surveyor for an updated drawing to include proposed area set up and placement of compactors and recycle bins. It was also suggested to contact Pike County Conservation to address what if any permits that might be needed from them. Unfortunately my personal life over the past few months has allowed for little to no time or opportunity to leave the community for business or otherwise. Work on the project has resumed and visits with the needed agencies will take place in September. Updates will be shared via the LOOP and Facebook.

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Security

Following a recommendation by the Security Committee employees of United American began parking the Security and personal vehicles in a more discreet location.

Summer hours were adjusted for added, longer night patrols.

Board Appointment Following the September 2015 Annual Meeting there was a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

Member Brian Hamilton a member of the Security and Rules and Regulations Committees was appointed to fill the vacancy. Brian is currently running for the Board and his bio can be viewed elsewhere in this publication. Secretary Reggie Iglesias tendered her resignation to the Board of Directors in August. Thank you Reggie for your work as a Board Member. Larry Farnum a current candidate for the Board of Directors was appointed to fill vacancy left by Reggie.

Collections: Seventeen accounts were referred to collections for nonpayment of dues.

Roads Crack Sealing Wayco was in the community sealing cracks on Oneida (from pool to Iroquois) on Tues Nov 24 and Weds. Nov 25 Middleton, Rodney, Denege and Geronimo have all been transformed from unpaved to newly paved roads. Additional maintenance paving was done on Flatbrook, Lenape and Mohican.

Whipple and Walton roadways along with an area in the ball field parking lot were damaged by vehicles doing donuts and speeding. Although there was a rash of this type of activity in early summer, it has diminished.

Maintenance began widening Walton Way which is currently an unpaved road.

Flatbrook Way “Dam” In November 2015 work began through our engineer Pennoni to address The Department of Environmental Protection’s requirement to register the Flatbrook Way Dam. Criteria set by the DEP defined the area as qualifying as a dam subject to registration and possible annual fees. After many months of conversation, an inspection and providing paperwork the DEP a issued a waiver CONASHAUGHCOURIER • SUMMER2016

CLCASSOCIATION regarding registration of the dam. Nevertheless no work can be done at the dam without permits and approval from the DEP. As you may or may not recall, the DEP began charging private dam owners annual fees a couple of years ago. We currently pay the DEP $800.00 annually for Conashaugh Lake Dam. Additionally, the DEP was requiring that all private dam owners pay escrow money for the purpose of breaching their dam should it become necessary (if a community were to go bankrupt). Thanks to efforts by Representative Rosemary Brown an alternative approach to fund a general account vs. high cost escrow for dam owners is being addressed through legislation. HB 1712 Established a Private Dam Financial Assurance Program Fund, Passed in the House and waiting for senate approval.

2016 Pike County Moth Suppression Program: Findings by the Pike County Conservation District revealed that CLCA did not have the required number of healthy egg masses. The state requires there to be a minimum of 250 healthy egg masses per acre to be eligible for the spray program. This was good news as there were zero funds coming from the state to subsidize spraying.

Gates Our security company was contacted to see if there is any additional equipment (i.e. electric eyes) that can be installed to have gates close. There is not. There are two ways in which the gate closure

is operated. 1. by loops only; once vehicle passes the gate comes down which presents a problem if vehicles have a trailer. The Loop may not pick up the tongue between trailer and vehicle and either come down between the two or on top of the trailer/whatever is being towed. 2. Timer with LOOP back up- drivers have a specific amount of time in which to proceed thru the gate. If they are too slow, gate will come down and they will have to either re-swipe or re-contact member/office to reopen the gate.

were assessed for paiving and culvert pipes were replaced on roads that were to be newly paved.

Thank you to everyone in the community who shared kind words and sent cards during my mother’s illness and after her passing. Your support, understanding, patience and acts of kindness mean the world to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Signs for the entrances were designed and ordered which include “No Tailgating” and 150.00 Fine.

Do not allow your guests to tailgate your vehicle.

Please use a gate card for each vehicle or call your guests in from your home or through the office during business hours.

The gate update project is ongoing. Please be sure to notify the office of vehicle changes. As a reminder, gate cards are periodically monitored if a car not matching a card is used, the gate card may be deactivated until updated info is provided to the office.

Cell Tower There has been no further response by Verizon regarding proposing a cell tower installation in the community.

Maintenance Early spring like weather allowed Maintenance to get a jump on projects . Workers cleaned out and repaired ditch lines, the ballfield was groomed, trees removed, fencing repaired in the bus lot, and vehicle maintenance to name a few things. Roads

CLIP & SAVE United American Security Phone Numbers Guard House at Front Entrance 570-686-1130 Guard on Duty at CLCA 800-682-4722 When paging please advise the operator that you are calling to have the officer on duty located and provide the location where the officer is needed (i.e., your home, compactor or other location). Always call 911 in an emergency!

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CLCASSOCIATION Dumpster Day Spring 2016

Welcome to Conashaugh Lakes!

A great big Conashaugh welcome to our newest full time residents. The Petty Family, Joe and Debbie along with their children Charlie and Ava arrived from Chicagoland this past June.

Dawn Lombard and Andrew, Calder and Teagan Gee arrived from Connecticut in April.

John and Deborah Henry moved to Conashaugh from West Milford, NJ in March.

Best wishes in your new homes.

May you enjoy good lives filled with peace, happiness and good friends and neighbors.

“It just keeps coming and coming and coming. There’s never a let up. It’s relentless.” For those of you who are Seinfeld fans, this wasn’t a mail reference, but the thoughts of workers, who spent hours unloading trash and filling forty yard dumpsters at the Maintenance Yard for Dumpster Day that was held May 7th.

The vehicles just kept coming and coming but thanks to our Maintenance Staff and a host of volunteers, approximately twenty tons of trash was collected and taken away.

This was a large increase compared to last year’s spring collection which yielded slightly over eleven tons of trash.

Special thanks to our volunteers including Scott Bailey, Larry Farnum, Brian Hamilton, Neil Johnson, Joe Kistle, Fred Kline, David Weed and our Maintenance Staff for their hard work with making this day a success.

Voter Registration Election time is just around the corner!

The deadline to register to vote in PA for the November 8, 2016 election is October 11, 2016.

You can register on the following website: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/pages/ VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx The Pike County Board of Elections Office is located in the County Administration Building at 506 Broad Street, Milford. Their website is https://www.pikepa.org/elections.html. You can find downloadable forms on the site for voter registration and absentee ballots.

While there are two polling locations for Dingman Township, Conashaugh residents typically vote at the Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department located on Log Tavern Road.

Simple Math • If you do not pay your cell bill, it is turned off.

• If you do not pay your electric bill, it is turned off.

• If you do not pay your cable bill, it is turned off.

• If you do not pay your child’s music, sports club, dance lessons bill, they don’t get to participate.

• If you do not pay your Master Card bill, you can’t use it.

Why then is there sometimes surprise, anger even attitude when someone fails to pay dues, makes no attempt to contact the office, and consequently has amenities removed and/or the account sent to collections or litigation? AT&T, Blue Ridge and local business owners can’t operate for free and neither can Conashaugh Lakes.

Dues are very important to the daily operation and overall health of our Community. Thankfully a majority of our members pay their dues and only a small percentage fall short.

Thank you to all of our members who make this a priority.

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CLCASSOCIATION

Sip and Paint Member Ginger Jones shared her artistic talent by hosting a Sip and Paint class on Thursday April 28 at the CLCA Rec Building. Thank you Ginger for sharing your time and talent and providing a fun night to all who attended.

Need to Pay Dues?

We accept Visa, Mastercard & Discover

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CONASHAUGHNEWS

To Advertise Call Nancy At The Office At

845.754.2356

CLCAELECTIONS Brian Hamilton My wife Barbara and I moved to Conashaugh Lakes in June 2014 from Pompton Lakes NJ after I retired from a 36 year career as a professional pilot. I flew seven years in Corporate/Charter aviation followed by 29 years as pilot for a major US airline. Some things that keep me busy are my interests in shooting sports, fishing, auto mechanics, home repair and maintenance.

Since moving to Conashaugh Lakes, I have been active with the Security and Rules and Regulations Committees. My wife Barbara has been active with the Recreation, Rules and Regulations and Brian Hamilton Communications Committees. Last year I was appointed to fill a one year vacancy on the Board of Directors. I am running for a full three year term on the Board. I have been fortunate and honored this past year to serve and learn alongside the other members of our Board of Directors, who hold nothing but the best interests of our community at the forefront. Having served as a member of the Board for the past year, I now feel I have the foundation to serve a full term.

Conashaugh Lakes is a great community and the longer my wife and I live here, the more we love it. There are always issues and improvements to be made and I hope to have the opportunity to be a part of the continued success of our community as a member of the Board of Directors.

Fred Kline Hello to all My name is Fred Kline and I am running as a candidate for the Board of Directors. I would appreciate your vote.

I am currently a Board member and am up for reelection. I previously served a number of positions including Vice President, President and am currently the Treasurer.

In addition to serving on the Board I also volunteer my services to the Design Review and Finance Committee.

I maintain the Community’s Reserve Schedule.

Fred Kline

I feel that my background in business and Board experience makes me a good candidate.

I appreciate your support.

Thank you

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CONASHAUGHNEWS

Shop Local Larry Farnum

SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES FEATURED IN THE CONASHAUGH COURIER

My wife Marge and I have been Conashaugh residents for sixteen years.

We arrived from Rutherford New Jersey where we lived for thirty years and raised two children.

After High School Graduation in 1963 I worked for a car dealer for one year and then joined the Army for three years. In 1970 became a member of the NJ Carpenters Union and have been a member ever since.

I retired in 2004 from construction and am currently a part time maintenance worker at St. Vincent’s Church.

While living in Conashaugh I have served on the Hearing Committee. I was also a Board Member for six years.

Larry Farnum

Other volunteer services that I have performed for our community include the CLCA Annual Picnic, Dumpster Day, Fishing Day, Halloween Patrols along with participating in the Maintenance, Environmental and Security Committees.

I like living in Conashaugh and will do my best to keep it running smoothly.

MIKE STEVENSON My name is Mike Stevenson and I am running for the Board this September. I am a past Board Member and held positions as President, Vice President and Director over six years following an appointment. At this time I am ending a two year waiting period as per the by-laws.

I thoroughly believe that the success of a Community relies on volunteerism and continued serving CLCA as a volunteer on the Finance and Security Committees.

My past volunteerism involved participating in a number of Community activities including Halloween and gate patrol, the CLCA Annual Picnic, Dumpster Day as well as the Recreation and Maintenance Committees.

Mike Stevenson

As President I took a proactive hands-on approach in handling matters including an aggressive negotiation of our contract with Waste Management which resulted in substantial savings for the Community.

If elected to serve on the Board of Directors, I will resume working to the best of my ability to keep our Community running efficiently and in a continued forward direction.

Thank you.

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CONASHAUGH NEWS

Conashaugh Notices Attention AOL Users Who Are On The LOOP We continue to receive notifications from our provider Pen Tele Data that they received spam notifications from an AOL user on the LOOP. It is very important that AOL users are careful when deleting LOOP messages.

The spam button is located next to the delete button for AOL and it is very easy to accidentally hit spam instead of delete.

Unfortunately we are not informed as to who it is other than an AOL user when this happens. If we continue to receive warnings from our provider and AOL we could have our own account suspended.

If you are an AOL user and no longer wish to receive messages from the LOOP, please contact the office and request removal from our mailing list.

If our messages continue to be marked spam we may have no option other than to remove AOL users from our address book.

Are You Selling Your Property?

Please be advised that Resale Documents are required for all property sales before the property closes. If you are an owner selling your property and have any questions on this subject, please contact the office.

Attention Seniors Each month the Pike County Area on Aging issues a newsletter. We share that newsletter via the LOOP. Printed copies are also available at the CLCA Office.

Board Meetings Board Meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of each month. Start time is 10:30. All are welcome!

Conashaugh Lakes Budget Proposal Conashaugh Lakes Budget Proposal

PROPOSED

BUDGET

10/16 TO 9/17 INFLOWS Home Owners Dues Lot Owners Dues Contiguous Lot Dues Due Discount Old Dues CLCA & Collection Agency Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Late Payment Fees Earned Interest Resale Certificates Renters Fees Fines Transfer Fees CIF/ Miscellaneous Fees & Income Court Filing FEES Associated Badge Fees/Gate Cards Miscellaneous Income TOTAL ALL INCOME GENERAL OPERATING ACCOUNT Advertising Bank Service Charges Incl CR Card Fee Community Badges Court Filing Fees Dues & Subscriptions Insurance - General Liability Insurance - Health Lot Purchase Miscellaneous Expense Miscellaneous Tax & Permits Training & Education Payroll Payroll Bonus(Oper&Maint) Payroll Tax Expense(Oper&Maint) Postage/Office Printing /Postage-/Courier Accounting Service Legal & Collection Service Sunrise Credit Collections FEE Professional Services (Misc) Property Taxes Computer Service Water Testing Office Copier Lease Supplies - Office Utilities - Electric Utilities - Propane Utilities - Telephone TOTAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENTAL Lake Testing Lake Stocking/Habitat Lake Treatment/Maintenance Environmental Program/Education Environmental Project/Inspection TOTAL ENVIROMENT

$660,346.40 $271,339.23 $19,723.59 ($17,000.00) $20,000.00 ($65,000.00) $4,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,500.00 $2,000.00 $1,600.00 $21,500.00 $490.00 $0.00 $490.00 $2,000.00 $927,989.22 $100.00 $2,600.00 $150.00 $0.00 $450.00 $37,000.00 $30,657.62 $2,000.00 $1,975.00 $300.00 $100.00 $111,322.80 $4,681.80 $31,000.00 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $7,500.00 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 $600.00 $1,300.00 $3,000.00 $4,000.00 $15,000.00 $7,000.00 $8,500.00 $287,237.22 $600.00 $600.00 $500.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $3,200.00

RECREATION Annual Picnic Family Events(Adults+Children) Youth Activities Incl Swim Team Recreation Supplies ( Pool,Ballfield,etc)

Child Protection Clearances (New) Pool Water Testing Pool Supplies/Operations(Life Guards) TOTAL RECREATION MAINTENANCE Vehicle Maintenance Cleaning Supplies Dam Repairs Drug & Background Testing Equipment Refurbish/Repair Grounds Maintenance/Parking Lot Grounds Tools Main Dam Project Reserve Wood Dam Project/Mirror Ponds Backhoe/Cat Skid Repairs All Building Repairs Labor & Indirect Cost/Electrical Payroll (P/R Taxes incl in "OPER" ? ) Pool Repair Road Repair Road Paving (Road fund) Safety Equipment Snow & Ice Removal Equipment Snow & Ice Removal Materials Vehicle Fuel & Oil Vehicle Registration & License TOTAL MAINTENANCE SUMMARY General Operating Account Environmental Recreation Maintenance Trash Compactor SECURITY SECURITY - Monitoring, etc.

Bus Monitor RESERVE CONTRIBUTION BUDGET TOTAL ALL CATEGORIES=> ACTUAL INCOME vs EXPENSE=>

$4,500.00 $3,000.00 $600.00 $2,000.00 $500.00 $850.00 $30,000.00 $41,450.00 $12,000.00 $250.00 $500.00 $1,000.00 $8,000.00 $5,500.00 $800.00 $5,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $4,000.00 $500.00 $130,050.00 $1,000.00 $25,000.00 $150,000.00 $1,000.00 $4,000.00 $24,000.00 $19,000.00 $1,800.00 $394,900.00 $287,237.22 $3,200.00 $41,450.00 $394,900.00 $48,000.00 $91,000.00 $7,000.00 $5,202.00 $50,000.00 $927,989.22 $0.00

# of Homes # of Lots # of Contiguous Lots TOTAL # of Homes & Lots

Dues - Homes Dues - Lots Dues - Contiguous Lots

562 270 29 861

Dues Increase==> 1.000% 2015-16 DUES 2016-­‐17 DUES $1163.36 1,174.99 $ 995.01 1,004.96 $673.39 680.12

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CONASHAUGH NEWS

Reserve Analysis for End of Financial Year 2015-2016 Reserve analysis for EOFY -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐> Ages based on year: -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐> Recommended Contributon Column for-­‐-­‐> 8/11/16 Asset Description Aeration System -­‐ Seneca Lake Building -­‐ Equipment Shelter Building -­‐ Maintenance Office Building -­‐ Office Building -­‐ Pool Building -­‐ Recreation Building -­‐ Salt Shed Building -­‐ Security Computer -­‐ Software(Updated 2010) Computers & Printers Fence-­‐Maintenance,Ball Field,Beach,Pool Future DEP Dam Required modification Mail Boxes new area next to Office Maint Equip -­‐ Case Backhoe Maint Equip -­‐ Cat Skid Steer Maint Equip -­‐ Cat Skid Steer Attachments Maint Equip -­‐ Cinder&Berm Spreaders Maint Equip -­‐ Compressor Maint Equip -­‐ Ford 4610 Tractor w/side bar Maint Equip -­‐ 2012 Chevy with Plow Maint Equip -­‐ Ford F550 Dump & Plow Maint Equip -­‐ Freightliner Big Red Maint Equip -­‐ Grader Replacement Maint Equip -­‐ Kubota Zero-­‐turn Mower Maint Equip -­‐ Misc Small Equiptment Maint Equip -­‐ Snow Plows (12'+Others) Maint Equip -­‐ Sweeper('93) &Trailer(08) Maint Equip -­‐ Utility Truck (was 'Dump') Maint Equip -­‐ Walkie Talkies Office Equipment -­‐ Furniture & F/C's Recreation Equip -­‐ Boat Racks Recreation Equip -­‐ Kitchen Appliances Recreation Equip -­‐ Misc Equipment Recreation Equip -­‐ Playground Equipment Recreation Equip -­‐ Pool & Baby Pool Recreation Equip -­‐ Pool Pump Recreation Equip -­‐ Pool W/S Covers Recreation Equip -­‐ Tennis/Basketball Cts Security Computer System Security Gates,Cameras & TelePads Trash Compactor #1&#2 Well -­‐ Maintenance Building -­‐Lot 99-­‐100 Well -­‐ Maintenance Building -­‐ New 2014 Zee Unallocated Earnings COLUMN TOTALS==>

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2014-­‐2015 2015 3.00% 15-­‐16 Projected Purchase Inflation Cost Cost $8,000 $14,000 $12,000 $20,640 $15,000 $35,250 $80,000 $130,400 $5,000 $11,750 $100,000 $235,000 $15,000 $24,000 $20,000 $32,600 $5,000 $8,300 $7,838 $9,954 $17,450 $25,303 $100,000 $145,000 $19,920 $23,506 $103,210 $118,692 $33,000 $43,890 $22,879 $26,311 $16,337 $21,728 $6,700 $11,323 $10,600 $12,190 $59,404 $59,404 $49,301 $53,738 $114,347 $134,929 $47,211 $47,211 $13,584 $14,807 $2,272 $2,613 $14,775 $17,878 $4,720 $5,711 $26,736 $41,173 $4,270 $6,063 $7,600 $11,020 $500 $845 $8,000 $18,800 $7,000 $16,450 $10,000 $16,900 $120,000 $282,000 $1,102 $2,590 $3,450 $4,382 $50,000 $77,000 $20,000 $25,400 $15,033 $16,837 $32,200 $41,860 $1,667 $3,417 $10,000 $10,300

Inflation "Should be" End of Year Funding Replace.

2014-­‐2015 15-­‐16 Reserve Reserve Recom.

Proposed Acum.

Balance Contrib Balance $14,000 $5,645 $100 $5,745 $12,384 $9,792 $300 $10,092 $35,250 $13,300 $375 $13,675 $68,460 $62,563 $0 $62,563 $11,750 $4,015 $100 $4,115 $235,000 $84,472 $1,000 $85,472 $16,000 $11,693 $2,500 $14,193 $17,115 $11,004 $500 $11,504 $8,300 $5,250 $250 $5,500 $9,954 $7,747 $500 $8,247 $18,977 $18,852 $4,000 $22,852 $108,750 $51,284 $6,950 $58,234 $14,103 $2,150 $1,000 $3,150 $59,346 $38,000 $5,000 $43,000 $43,890 $33,100 $3,200 $36,300 $13,156 $5,371 $2,500 $7,871 $21,728 $10,243 $596 $10,839 $11,323 $10,324 $500 $10,824 $4,063 $2,752 $0 $2,752 $0 $0 $6,000 $6,000 $16,121 $9,858 $4,829 $14,687 $53,972 $49,763 $0 $49,763 $0 $0 $4,500 $4,500 $4,442 $600 $200 $800 $2,613 $1,728 $0 $50 $17,878 $12,662 $2,600 $15,262 $3,998 $1,385 $100 $1,485 $41,173 $52,524 $1,500 $54,024 $6,063 $488 $0 $488 $11,020 $5,837 $50 $5,887 $845 $0 $0 $0 $18,800 $15,181 ($6,000) $9,181 $16,450 $8,958 $0 $8,958 $16,900 $14,630 $0 $14,630 $282,000 $232,235 $0 $232,235 $2,590 $2,624 $0 $2,624 $3,943 $4,708 $0 $4,708 $69,300 $30,159 $0 $30,159 $22,860 $6,000 $0 $6,000 $6,735 $0 $0 $0 $41,860 $32,440 $4,600 $37,040 $2,990 $1,400 $0 $1,400 $258 $1,750 $250 $2,000 $113,885 $0 $113,885 $1,221,106 $1,861,163 $1,444,084 $986,372 $50,000 $1,034,694 NOTE Bal Sheet=> $986,372 $50,000 <=Budget These values are calc 9/30/15 $0 $0 <=Diff as inflation rate of 3% a year multiplied by its current age PAGE 11

CONASHAUGHNEWS There Is An Author Amongst Us!!!

By Valerie Ferlauto

Yes indeed, right here in beautiful Conashaugh Lakes. We have our very own published author!

Kimberly Garnick-Giarratano. Kimberly is not just a writer, but a winner. Her book Dead and Breakfast is the winner of a coveted Kindle Scout contract. In 2015 her book Grunge Gods and Graveyards, won the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Young Adult Category. She is an author of several paranormal books targeted for the young adult audience. Graveyards are her “thing”, Kimberly tells me that she loves them. What would attract someone to a place that many of us fear? You will be surprised. Very romantic and sentimental reasons have drawn her to cemeteries and ghosts in her lifetime.

time visiting lost relatives and friends at a cemetery close to her home. Her Grandmother would tell her about their lives and explained some of the traditions that her family held close, like the placing of stones on gravestones. Kimberly felt a connection to these people and the quiet calmness of the cemetery and she loved to be spooked.

Knowing that Kimberly was drawn to “the dark side” in her writing, I was a little apprehensive about interviewing her. We agreed to meet at her home. My mind wandered for the weeks before we actually met I had heard we had an author in our community who wrote about graveyards and some of our fellow Conashaugh Lakers had led me to believe that she was one scary lady! When I got to her home I was greeted by two beautiful children, a very happy dog and a wonderful, smiling young woman who introduced herself to me as, Kimberly, the author. Her home was decorated - as a home - no demonic art work, no bones and cobwebs hanging from ceilings, no coffins in the backyard or the bedroom. Just a very warm, welcoming home filled with completely and totally normal things.

The romantic side came from a classic book and movie, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. (The book was written in 1945, movie in 1947 and television show 1968). This is a love story between a widow, Mrs. Muir and the ghost of Sea Captain Daniel Gregg.

They were very much in love, however, they could not be together until Mrs. Muir dies. Kimberly found this to be eerily romantic and the concept of ghosts fascinated her. She was inspired to write her own stories that would be sentimental, romantic and deadly...or at least include graveyards!

The sentimental part that began her relationship with graveyards started as a young girl. Her Grandmother and her shared some very special

Kimberly has been writing since she was a young girl growing up in Manalapan, New Jersey. As a college student at The College of New Jersey, she was the Editor of the school paper. Although she dedicated a forty hour week to this non paying status, she considers it to be one of her best experiences for writing.

After college she worked as an English teacher as a Second Language teacher while she completed two Masters. One in Education and the second at Rutgers University in Library Science. She left teaching to become a Young Adult Librarian in Rockaway, New Jersey. She felt that the library was overlooking this age group and she worked hard to create an incredible program that was dedicated to attracting young people to the library. She was very successful in this endeavor.

Love did enter her life. She married Bob for more than one reason - however when I asked about him the first thing that she told me is that he is an amazing chef, preparing chopped liver and Latkes

for her. He also seems to be very cooperative about vacationing to places with graveyards. During one of her pregnancies she finally sat down to write, what would become her first published book in 2011. Grunge Gods and Graveyards is set in 1996, a time frame that Kimberly feels close to. The book includes locations right here in Pike County! Very exciting, read it and see if you recognize any of these places. This book is the first in her The Grunge God Series, it was followed by the novella The Lady in Blue.

Dead and Breakfast, part of her The Cayo Hueso Mystery Series, was inspired by her love of a graveyard she visited in Key West, Florida.

This book is filled with mystery , history, ghost whisperers and, of course, a graveyard!

Short stories are a great way to enjoy an evening... especially when the lights go out...Kimberly has a few for you, One Night is all You Need and Brave New Girls - Tales of Girls and Gadgets.

Kimberly is currently working on a passion project - a slight diversion from graveyards and ghosts. There are many trials and tribulations to getting a book published and Kimberly should be writing her next book advising new authors on how to handle this. Her advice to future writers, take creative writing courses.

My advice to you, get to one of our local Libraries, Amazon or Kindle and start reading her books!

Want to learn more about our famous author? www.kimberlyggiarratano.com; Facebook: KGGiarratanoAuthor; Twitter: @KGGiarratano; kggiarratano@gmail.com

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Free Ice Cream!

Lots of happy faces enjoyed free ice cream at the Rec Building on the last day of school. Thank you to our Pool Staff for jumping in and lending a hand! Thank you to Jackie Hoffman for her donation to add to the many toppings and to Elena Luyando for taking photos!

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CONASHAUGH LOST & FOUND

Eyeglasses Found The pictured glasses were found on the bus (elementary) on the last day of school.

If they are yours, please contact the office. (previously posted on LOOP and Facebook)

Catholic Religious Emblem Recipients Hearing Aid Found A case containing a hearing aid and replacement battery was found in the Mailbox Area. If it is yours, please contact the CLCA Office. The item was found in March and alerts were sent on The LOOP and posted to Facebook with no replies.

Someone has to be missing this item.

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Boy Scouts Sponsored by Of Our Lady of the Mountain American Legion and St. Vincent de Paul Parish are the 2015/2016 Recipients of the Catholic Religious Emblem.

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Friends Of Troop 52-696 Brunch And Paint Thank you to Members of the Community and Friends of Conashaugh Girl Scout Troop 52-696 who attended their fund raiser on May 15th.

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Got Stuff?

Don’t forget to send your CLCA (non-commercial) Classifieds to clcaloop@ptd.net

Please include a description of the item for sale along with the asking price and your contact information. You may also include a photo (jpg). Call the office at 570-686-4000 if you have any questions.

C abin for S ale 3 room cabin on 2.05 acres - 1 full bath with laundry room - 1 bedroom combo kitchen/living room with a round fireplace in the middle of the room fully furnished but personal items will be removed - Asking $40K or will negotiate - Please call Linda at 203-758-7598 (home) or 203-217-2122 (cell) or email me at labear60@hotmail.com F or S ale Lot 5212, Section 18 Seneca Drive. 1.54 Acres. 27,000.00 Cash Only. Call Denise Daniel 848-565-0826

Garden Tasks for August It’s August! Your flower beds are still full of color and your lawn is ready to take a nap. There’s nothing to do at this point but enjoy it, right? Of course not. Gardens may move more slowly in August and immediate gardening tasks, like watering and weeding, may be all you think you really need to do. It’s a stand and watch month, time to keep your senses alert for weeds that need to be pulled, pests that need to be stopped, and plants that need care.

Tip: A natural repellent to slugs, snails, ants and other creepy-crawly bugs is coffee grounds! They can’t stand the acidity of coffee. Sprinkling the soil a few inches from the base of plants will keep these pests away.

Tip: Recipe for a natural weed killer: 1 gallon of white vinegar, 1 cup table salt, 1 tablespoon liquid dish detergent funnel into a plastic spray bottle. Drench the weeds on a dry sunny day. Weeds soaked with this solution die within several days. They won’t be back and nothing else will ever grow there.

Flower beds? By this point in the summer, some annuals may have become spindly or leggy. It is a good time to pinch or trim them back by as much as half their current height. They will soon begin to leaf out, look thicker and start to bloom again. Dead head flowers to keep the blooms coming.

Continue to remove faded blooms on annuals such as geraniums, marigolds, petunias, salvia, verbena and zinnias. Even the most reliable summer bloomers stage a stronger show when you faithfully remove faded flowers.

As the fall season approaches, some of the annuals begin to feel the effects of their age and the weather.

When mums at local nurseries are available, pull out the annuals and move mums to fill in the vacancies.

Geraniums? You don’t have to wait until fall for root cuttings to bring indoors. Irises and poppies? Dig up and divide roots now. This is also a good time to prune shrubs and hedges as well as pine and fir trees.

Water newly planted trees, shrubs, and perennials – any plants you added to your yard last fall or spring.

These plants need weekly irrigation to ensure roots establish deeply. Take cuttings of plants you want to overwinter. Choices may include fuchsia, scented geranium, coleus, or wax begonia. Stick 3- to 4-inch green stem cuttings in soil. Place pots in a shaded spot, and keep soil moist.

Ladybug is preparing for autumn and hopes you are too.

L ot for sale Gwinnett recently paved road Lot 6027 Sec. 17. Acreage 1.12. Level lot green area across back and left side of property. Current septic permit located rear of property. $25,000 or make offer.

352-552-2438 L ot F or Sale Lot # 4604 Section 16- Middleton Drive.

Level Lot, 1.19 acres. If interested please contact Manuel Gomes for information 908-803-4933

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David Received and Gave Out The Gold This Year!

David Weed won two Gold Medals swimming in the New Jersey Special Olympics State Games in June. With in this photo are longtime friends of David and Police supporters on SOJN for the past 20 years! From left Capt. Joe Sarnoski and Lt. Bob Jankowski of the Lyndhurst Police Department along with recently retired Wayne New Jersy Police Chief John Reardon. Each Officer is wear a Special Olympics Gold Medal given to the by David in thanks for their many years of support and friendship.

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Chain Saw Magic Member Fred Kline was pretty upset when he found that a beaver did severe damage to a large tree at the edge of his property. The tree eventually died but Fred’s hopes to keep it on his property did not. Local artist Mark Strouse took his chain saw and made magic. The project was still under way at the time of this writing but here are some pictures of the dead tree’s transformation that were submitted by Fred.

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