Edition
April 20, 2012
Letters to the Editor are an opportunity for residents to voice opinions and comment on City, POA and other community issues. Please keep letters as brief as possible – not over 300 words. Letters containing more than 300 words are subject to editing. Canyon Lakers may send letters no more frequently than once a month and all letters must be signed with first and last name, tract and lot and pho…
Letters endorsing POA candidates will be accepted through the May 11 issue. Letters opposing POA candidates will not be accepted after the April 27 issue (next week), giving candidates time to respond to criticism, if any, in the May 4 and 11 issues. Also, readers may be interested to know that quite a few people respond to Letters to the Editor and other articles at fridayflyer.com. The site of…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: Short and to the point. I am in favor of the rule change allowing the use of motorcycles to and from the gates to home. Ed Terwilliger…
Editor, The Friday Flyer I would very much appreciate letting motorcycle riders ride from their home to the gate and back within Canyon Lake. Please understand that if rules are implemented like no loud pipes and only drive to commute in and out of the Canyon Lake community, without any recreational riding, there will not be any problems whatsoever. Lawnmowers are louder than motorcycles…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: I am getting so tired of the same, tired old argument, "They knew motorcycles were not allowed when they moved here." I am 56 years old and have lived in Canyon Lake for almost 25 years. I do not own and never have owned a motorcycle. However, times have changed in the past several years. Many people do ride their motorcycles as an alternative to driving a gas guzzling…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: I want to take this moment to thank The Friday Flyer for publishing the article titled, "Save boxtops for students at Cottonwood Canyon" in the April 13 edition of The Friday Flyer. As most are aware, funding for our public schools is regularly impacted when politicians debate and pass funding for the annual budget. Unfortunately, many valuable programs end up being comp…
I am a strong fan of motorcycles as I raced them as a kid and owned one for years when I moved to Canyon Lake, but I am voting a strong "no" to modify the restrictions as I can see numerous issues once they are allowed. We already have problems enforcing the rules regarding speeding cars, speeding custom golf carts and the noise created from their custom exhaust pipes and stereos. We have bee…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: Effective May 1, 2012, the POA Board has decided to terminate its policy to inspect boats for possible Quagga Mussel infestation. This seems to be a short-sighted decision that affects the most significant amenity of our community. It only takes one boat, a boat that has been in Quagga infested water, to spoil our Lake. The resulting cost to homeowners, boat owners, fi…
Editor, The Friday Flyer I don’t vote for a person simply because I know them or they might to do me a favor. The politicians that impress me the most are the ones who have long-range goals that expand to 10, 20 and 50 years from now. They know they may not be around to see the end results, but they have laid the groundwork for a totally functional and successful community. We shouldn’t ma…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: Let's review the savings since Dawn, Larry and I were elected in 2011: $966,500 (defeating Measure E) + $876,960 (rescinding dues) + $4,300,000 (*savings on road project) = $6,143,460 or $511,955 per month or $16,831 per day or $1,279 per member based on 4,800 lots. Special thanks to the Facilities Review Committee (*road project) and Tim Brown for being instrumental i…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: There is a big difference between being involved and being committed. If you had bacon and eggs this morning, the chicken was involved but the pig was committed. Many residents of Canyon Lake are of the opinion that every member of the City Council, as well as Directors of the Property Owners Association, should be a Canyon Lake homeowner and full-time resident of our c…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: Beryl Miller's prayer was that she could start a Christ-centered caregivers support group. There were many prayers leading up to the start of that group in April 2007. I personally want to say "thank you" to the volunteers who have made Beryl's vision of Caregivers Connection possible. Volunteers who came alongside Beryl five years ago were Christina Aiken, Margaret O'D…
Editor, The Friday Flyer: What's that familiar sound I hear again in the distance? "We're goin' to be quiet this time . . . We're goin' to be more law abidin'" (as if those folks in other years were not going to be?) Perhaps we've forgotten why the motorcycles were banned in Canyon Lake years ago in the first place. It's something called “quiet enjoyment.” It's not the people. No matt…