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Is dredging lake the responsibility of the POA?

ttFROM PAGE A3 lead and we need to pay our share to assure that the be relocated within the lake or removed to an off-
host of other amenities and our comradery. lake remains clean and useable and our property values site location as required for permitting.
We’ve learned that anything that puts the usability are not again put at risk. It is an important on-going 2. Fee and work plan to produce a Draft Environmen-
of our lake at risk has a direct negative impact on our project. tal Assessment as required by the Army Corp of
property values. The lake needs to be cared for by our Phil Hawgood Engineers.
POA so it maintains it’s beauty, cleanliness and recre- 3. An evaluation of and estimated total cost for the
ational opportunities. Canyon Lake owners, I do not believe that we the various dredging options considered.
We lease the surface rights to use the lake which Property Owners Association should be responsible for 4. An outline and the expected cost of the permitting
assures our recreational use. We have learned that we any dredging of our lake. We lease the surface rights of and monitoring process required for the project.
need cleaner water for recreational use than EVMWD the lake for recreational use. We received one proposal from the RFP and it was
needs from their storage reservoir. Our ability to use reviewed by the Dredge Committee on Apr. 8.
the lake depends on our efforts to keep it clean and we Mike Harris Questions have also been raised about whether we
need to do all we can. can legally use the Association’s Capital Improvement
Dredging the East Bay is a key component of that The topic of dredging is very sensitive and compli- or Reserve Funds to maintain something we do not
effort. When we remove the sediments, we not only cated. It is an extremely expensive process involving own.
improve our boating access to that area, but we also the Army Corps of Engineers and several federal, state Not using Reserve Funds would require a large spe-
remove material that significantly contributes to poor and local agencies in order to obtain permits. cial assessment to all the property owners. This would
water quality. We issued an RFP to prepare, deliver and present to require a majority vote since the board is limited to
Fortunately, by collaborating with the city and the CLPOA a report that includes the following infor- spending no more than $800,000 on any Capital Im-
EVMWD, we can seek federal and state grants to help mation: provement project in a two-year period. The cost is
pay for the dredging. But, our POA needs to take the 1. Characterization of the current lake sediments to likely to be in the multiple million-dollar range.

POA Meeting and Election to be held May 9

The POA Annual Meeting and Meeting date.
Election will be held on May 9 in the Friday, May 3: Last day recom-
Holiday Bay Room at the lodge. mended to mail completed ballot.
Notice of the meeting, candidate Thursday, May 9: Polls open at
statements and secret ballots were the lodge at 8 a.m. and close at 9 a.m.
mailed to qualifying members on The Annual Meeting will be called
Apr. 5. to order at approximately 9 a.m.
The last day recommended to Saturday, May 11: Alternate ad-
mail a completed ballot is May 3. journed Annual Meeting date if quo-
Election dates are as follows: rum is not met on May 9. Time to be
Friday, Apr. 5: Notice of Annual determined.
Meeting, candidate statements and For questions about ballots and
secret ballots mailed to members. voting, contact Jackie Price or Debra
Civil code requires they be sent out Crawford at HOA Elections of Cali- FILE PHOTO
at least 30 days prior to the Annual fornia, Inc. at 951-667-7191.

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