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MARCH 23, 2018 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-3

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Dale Welty Dudley Thompson JIM Barringham
Candidates discuss wanting to serve on board

The five-member Canyon Lake Property Owners In the last two years, while I was on the POA Board, I know they will arise and I want the community to be
Association Board of Directors are collectively re- we have completed the following projects: at East Port as attractive as it was when I moved here. That brings
sponsible for the management and operation of the we built the new dog park, new pickleball courts and me to why my wife Judy and I moved here.
CLPOA’s business affairs. The board members are added solar lighting for the dog park, launch ramp and Having just finished my second retirement, we
elected for staggered two-year terms. the parking lot. Also, two additional shade structures wanted out of Orange County traffic. We had family in
Two of the five seats are up for election on May 10 were built at the pool and additional boat rental spaces northeastern San Diego County and thought we would
when the two-year terms of Paul Queen and Dale Wel- were added. move closer. We searched communities along the I-15
ty expire. In the order they will be listed on the ballot, We have started the campground upgrade and are for a new place to settle and came upon Canyon Lake.
candidates are incumbent Dale Welty, Dudley Thomp- moving ahead with the plans for a new amphitheater We were astounded by the value of the community. We
son and Jim Barringham. at Holiday Harbor and an enclosed motorcycle parking were interested in living close to a golf course so we
In the weeks leading up to the election, The Friday near the entrance of the community. would have a short commute, but that was not the deal
Flyer will feature a series of questions to the candi- The fee portion of the lake lease lawsuit was set- sealer for us.
dates. During this period, residents will have a chance tled, resulting in an annual decrease of the lease fee Other communities offered that but none could
to hear directly from the candidates and learn what of $200,000 and a cost of living cap on future lease match the array of amenities here. We were boaters and
they hope to accomplish if elected to serve a two-year increases. This will save the community millions of had just disbanded a partnership in a 50 ft. houseboat
term on the CLPOA Board of Directors. dollars over the life of the lease. and ski boat docked at Lake Mojave. So this became
In this first installment of questions, The Friday Fly- The Facility Review Committee reached out to the a large factor in our decision even though we had not
er invited the three candidates to answer the following community in a number of workshops to get input from considered it before. After our move here, we bought
question in 500 or fewer words: the community on a long-range plan. A survey was a ski boat and enjoyed the lake. But there was more.
Question: Why do you want to serve on the Canyon completed by the community and the number one item The equestrian center was attractive because we have
Lake Property Owners Association Board of Direc- was the fountains at the front gate. a daughter who loves horses. She moved here for that
tors? Because of the survey recommendation, the new reason and introduced her daughter to riding. This
Dale Welty signage with the waterfalls were added at the front gate highlights the magnetic value of all of our amenities.
When our active skiers and wakeboarders moved on
late last year.
The reason I would like to serve on the Canyon Lake The item that received the second largest number of to college and married life, we sold our boat; however,
Property Owners Association Board of Directors is so votes was dredging the East Bay. Since the survey, a that doesn’t diminish the value of those amenities to us.
I can continue the work I started my prior two years Lake Dredge Committee has been set up to research To most homeowners, their property is probably the
on the board. The success of the community and the and develop a plan to dredge the soil sediment coming largest single investment they have. Because of this, I
future of Canyon Lake are very important to me and into Canyon Lake. am acutely aware of real estate values. It is dishearten-
my family. Vote for Dale Welty and I will continue to bring ex- ing to me when I hear factions in Canyon Lake dispar-
I have lived in Canyon Lake for 29 years. My chil- perience to the board that will allow the community age one amenity or another because it could hurt those
dren, Tyler, Adam, Allison and Nic, were raised in to continue to improve and provide amenities and ser- values. It would produce better results if they took their
Canyon Lake. Adam is a Canyon Lake homeowner and vices to our community. concerns to a sanctioned committee and then to the
is currently overseas serving in the U.S. Navy. board for resolution as necessary. If elected, I would
I have served on numerous Canyon Lake POA com- Dudley Thompson listen to these views fairly without any preconceived
mittees over the past 8 years. These committees in- agenda and act, along with other board members, on
clude Youth Action, Recreation, Lake Litigation, Lake I am running for the POA Board because of my love the merit of the case. This emphasizes my view of the
Dredging, Activities and Finance. My wife Kellie cur- for all Canyon Lake has to offer and a desire to make need for a POA Board member to have no agenda other
rently serves on the Santa Rosa Academy Board of Di- it better. than being an advocate of keeping Canyon Lake “A Bit
rectors and has served on the Community Patrol, Rec- I have spent many years serving Canyon Lake on of Paradise.”
reation and Parks and Beaches committees. My wife the Finance Committee, Green Committee and the
also contributes to our community as a columnist for Tuesday Work Group. These have given me a unique Jim Barringham
The Friday Flyer’s pet column. insight into how the POA Board operates, so if elected
Professionally, I have been a real estate appraiser I can hit the ground running. I won’t require a long Of all the places we looked at buying our retirement
and a special adapted housing (SAH) agent for the De- learning curve to become a useful member of the POA home, when we found Canyon Lake we knew this was
partment of Veterans Affairs for over 25 years. As a Board. where we wanted to live. On Dec. 1, 2011, we moved
SAH agent, I oversaw grants for veterans who needed I have worked closely with current POA Board into our beautiful new home. Less than two months af-
wheelchair access to their home. members to develop realistic budgets for each operat- ter moving, we dealt with the worst heartache any par-
Canyon Lake now celebrates its 50th birthday; one ing division and understand where the challenges lie. ent could ever imagine, we lost our beautiful 27-year-
of my primary concerns is the property values in Can- I am ready to work with each board member to solve old daughter to cancer. The support we received from
yon Lake. problems as they arise. Having lived here for 19 years, uuCONTINUED PAGE A6

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