President’s Message Public Safety

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BY ARTIE FURMAN - CMCA, AMS

A long sigh of relief as April rolls in. No matter the temperature or state of the sky, April means winter is officially over and things will all look brighter again. Some of the snowbirds start to make their way back to Pocono Farms in April along with the real songbirds. Daffodils are up, green shoots are working their way to the sun and even the grass looks greener. No more washing the salt off the car, no more changing plans because the road looks too slippery and no more hoping your all-weather tires are still okay. Now it is time to get the lawn mower in shape and struggle putting new line in the trimmers. I never did get good at that.

by Steve Melnick, BMLC Board President

With the long hard winter finally past us, it is great to see the spring colors and freshly mulched and planted common areas throughout Blue Mountain Lake. Most of our storm damage repair work has been completed and our 2018 Capital projects have started.

Our Management team has been working hard on our Capital Plan projects. The clubhouse, pump house and pole barn buildings all had new roofs installed. Other completed Capital Plan projects include the lake-side landscaping project, a new landscape design to the right of the guard booth (required due to storm damage), resurfacing of Pool #1, new fencing around the Daffodil Basin and lighting upgrades to the club house, mail pod, gazebo and maintenance buildings.

Our recently established Amenity/Event Committee has been hard at work. They are in the process of reviewing the possibility of adding a community gym to our amenities. The pool party last year was so well received, the BMLC will be throwing two pool parties this year.

The snow covered up some of the mess left during the winter. Now it is time to take care of it. There were times this past winter that drivers did not know if a house was being remodeled or if people moved out and left unwanted items on the lawn. A few places seem to be in a never-ending construction project. But most of us just have to clean up the yard a bit, fertilize and seed.