Lake Waccabuc Association Welcomes You

I hope this finds everyone in our lake community happy, healthy, and doing well.  The forsythia are starting to display their beautiful yellow flowers, and the trees are starting to bud; I’ve seen robins, and cardinals, and a few of you out raking and prepping gardens, so it is time to address the coming lakefront season.

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First, I’d like to thank Linda Binns, Lyndsey Cohen, and Beth Jones, our volunteers for the flowerpots and gardens at the end of Cove and Lakefront which are looking good as usual. Thanks to the Board for their time and efforts. Thanks to all of you, as we reached an all time high last year with almost 90 paid members.  And thanks in advance to everyone who will participate in the ROW cleanup, and to  someone or two who will step up and help with the effort to recruit new members and remind renewing members about dues as we distribute the neighborhood directory.

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Our finances are in good shape for the moment. Our membership dues have never fully supported our expenses and activities, but we have greatly benefitted from the generosity of our former neighbor, Nadine Levy to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. In an effort to close the gap on our budget, the Board voted to increase our annual dues to $125 and $100 for seniors. This increase will not get us to break even but it is a good step in that direction. Our bank balance is sufficient to enable us to re-invest in some of our infrastructure, namely the replacement of the dock at ROW 3. We got a very good response to the opening of our LWA branded merchandise store before the Holidays and we anticipate opening it again shortly with an expanded product list; we netted some money from this and hope to do so again. Likewise, we managed not to lose money on our annual pizza dinner.

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Thanks to Susan Harris, we have an up to date website where you can see the calendar of planned events and activities. We encourage you to pay your dues now – you can drop your check in Gillian’s mailbox (#2 Lakeview) or pay by venmo  (@Lake-Waccabuc). Think about collecting those items you want to dispose of for bulk pickup on May 11.  Last summer’s dog show was a lot of fun and we will repeat this. New to the social calendar this year: Waccabuc’s Got Talent; so, if you sing, dance, play an instrument, tell jokes, perform acrobatics or magic, start honing your act.

https://www.lakewaccabuc.org/upcoming-events

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Thanks to everyone who has heeded the calls to action and timely managed to pump out their septic systems. A reminder to lakefront homeowners: please ask your gardeners not to blow leaves and other debris into the lake; these do not contribute to the health of our water. And for motor boaters, please keep an eye out for swimmers, reduce speed close to shorelines, and keep to the west end near Meade for towing. NY State requires motorboat operators born after 5/1/1996 to obtain a safety certificate; if you’re towing, the boat requires two – one to drive and the other to keep an eye on the person being towed.

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I am looking forward to a safe and fun summer on the lake. Please feel free to reach out to any board member with feedback or questions and my contact information is below if anyone would like to pass along a comment, suggestion or say hello.