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TOWNSHIP MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2012, 7 pm at Jefferson Town Hall
LSHA-Town Agreement
Quality of Life Campaign begins. Check out the new How Do I? webpage. Click here How Do I.pdf
Beach tags and boat stickers were handed out, if you wish to use the beach or lake, Dick has a list of members in good standing and will be checking to see that members using our facilities have the right to do so. You should have received your tags and stickers by July 1st, please contact Bobby D if you did not. Remember LSHA tags must be worn or with you, whenever you are using the lake or beach. You could be asked to leave the lake for lack of proper id. We have authorized the Township Police department to access our property. Trespassing complaints will be signed and the individual(s) will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
If you use the beach or lake area, please use the what you bring - you take policy. If you bring it in, please take it out. No glass is permitted on the beach. In order to avoid unwanted visitors (critters) from coming to the beach the least amount of refuse should be in the area. For health reasons, please keep dogs off the beach. Our sand should not be contaminated with animal urine or droppings.
Children under the age of 12 are not allowed on the beach without parental supervision at any time. Using balls, bats, or throwing any objects is not permitted. Please comply with the LSHA Rules and Regulations (click here Rules and Regulations.pdf ) that are posted at the beach and on this site. Also place your boat stickers on each of your watercraft. Bobby D can provide you more boat stickers, if needed. Without proper id, you will be asked to leave the beach and water. If you are a member in good standing (dues, interest, fees, and assessments are up to date) and have not received your tags, contact Bob as listed below.
Please contact Bob D'Angiolillo if you have any questions, radangiolillo@yahoo.com or phone 973-208-2898
For up-to-date news on the loan signing and final dam design, please attend our general meetings. At its Dec 7th Jefferson Township Council meeting, a resolution to sign loan agreements with LSHA were read. They will be dually signed shortly so that the loan will become available. Plans and permits will enable construction will begin in 2012.
Emails will be sent to notify all members on any critical news and information.
If you have not signed up for email notifications, please send your address to: swannanoa@optonline.net
SOUTH DAM REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED 2012
The Town of Jefferson and LSHA continue to jointly work to rapidly move this project forward. Phase one of the repairs have been completed. Darin Shafer, NJDEP has given his approval and the lake is as of August 2010 has been at full pool. Thanks to Mother Nature for providing a heavy rain storms to keep the lake filled.
The DEP has already commented on our final design which is based on the prior DEP-approved design completed by French and Parillo. The French and Parillo design uses wingwalls on either side of the spillway to control the water during storm events. The wingwall concept keeps construction costs quite low. Once the loan documents are signed by LSHA and Jefferson and the permits are received work will begin in Spring 2012, weather permitting.
It is now estimated that the repair costs will be in the range of $250- 450,000 to be repaid from the NJDEP Revolving Loan Fund over twenty years. Through a assessment, all the properties within Ringling Manor Estates will repay the loan. We will be reimbursing the Town for all expenses related to this project from the proceeds of the loan, once the funds are available. At its July 14th Meeting, the Council stated their strong support that in the interest of all the dam must be fixed. They will be signing the loan agreement when it is issued by the DEP. At its Dec 7th Jefferson Township Council meeting, a resolution was read authorizing the Township to sign the loan agreement and other related documents.
To read the entire 2010 Dam Update, please click here: July 2010 Dam Update.pdf
Notice to Realtors - LSHA Buyers and Sellers
Dear Sirs or Madams:
For any listings within the Lake Swannanoa Community, if the homeowner has not disclosed their status, you will need to check if the residence being listed is a covenant signer of the Lake Swannanoa Home Owners Association (LSHA). If so, you should ask them if their account is in good standing. If their account is not in good standing, a lien has or could been placed on the residence and the outstanding balance must be paid to insure clear title to the property. Your actions will insure there are no surprises as the sale progresses.
There are a few residences with lakefront property that are not members of the LSHA and as such do not have any rights or privileges that association members have. The LSHA owns a ten-foot strip around the entire lake. Owners of non-covenant residences are in violation of trespassing law if they attempt to use the lake for any purpose whatsoever. For these properties, new homeowners can become covenant owners so that they may enjoy all the benefits of lakefront living.
It has been brought to our attention that several listing in local papers highlight Lake Swannanoa residences for sale. We suggest you contact the Association Treasurer at the address listed below to insure that the listed property is, or is not, a covenant signer. In order to receive account status and balances, upon receipt of signed release authorization from a covenant property owner, the association can provide up to date information on the status of the individual's account.
Through regular communications and public meetings, the homeowner is kept apprised of all concerns that affect the lake community. Any information regarding community issues should be garnered from the homeowner or public information sources. On the advice of counsel, the association does not provide informational updates on issues to non-owners. It is the homeowner's responsibility to disclose all information to their realtor and buyers.
Please circulate this notice to all of your agents. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation.
Respectfully Yours,
LSHA Board of Directors
LSHA PO Box 2385
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438Email: lakeswannanoa@optonline.net
Trespassing Notice from Board of Directors
Effective as of June 9 2007, ongoing
Dear Members:
The use of our lake has increased. In order to maintain the quality of the lake and its use by authorized Lake Association Members, I am asking that we all are diligent insuring that lake privileges are only enjoyed by Members in Good Standing.
If you see a boat on the lake or people using the beach, without the proper tags, please ask them if they have them. Members are required to have the appropriate tags on display. If they do not have them, please politely ask them to leave and remind them that the lake is maintained for dues paying members only. The boats must have the proper boat tag for identification and each individual in the boat must have a beach/fishing badge displayed. If they refuse to leave, please call Jefferson Police who have permission to enter our properties to help enforce trespassing laws.
If the person(s) refuse to leave, please call one of the board members regarding the matter and provide as much info as possible. If the individual claims to have paid their dues and have not been issued the appropriate tags, please get their name and phone number and provide that information to Treasurer, Laury Gilliam @ 973-476-5865. or Bob D'Angiolillo @ 973-214-9567. Regardless, if they do not have the appropriate tags, they must cease using lake privileges. The local police authorities will be contacted and asked to take appropriate action.
Thanking you in advance for your cooperation,
LSHA Board of Directors
Eagle Watch - Have You Seen This Bird?
Endangered Species found at Swannanoa
American Bald Eagles are regular visitors to the lake. They frequently visit our shores and tree line. Recently there have been multiple sightings of adult and adolecent bald eagles around the lake. We are trying to find the birds nesting area to ensure that the endangered species has a happy an healthy life in our community. If you are aware of the birds' nesting area or see them, please contact NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife.
Click here to report your sighting: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/rprtform.htm
(for all official correspondence, dues payments, etc.):
Lake Swannanoa Homeowners Association
P.O. Box 2385
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
Robert Craig
2013
973-697-4966
no email
Bob D'Angiolillo 973-214-9567 radangiolillo@yahoo.com Paul Pereira
Recording Secretary 2012
973-725-2877
Laury Gilliam Treasurer 2012
laury_gilliam@yahoo.com President Marianne Lynch mandm32302@optonline.net Al Salzano Vice President Thomas Scalora
Alyson Wiegman Corresponding Secretary mustangaly@verizon.net
Exec Board Meeting Schedule
Board meetings are open to members in good standing. Please contact Paul Periera, Recording Secretary, to confirm meeting time and location, and if you would like to add an item to a board meeting agenda.
DATE
LOCATION Thursday: Feb 9, 2012
Jefferson Township Public Library
Riker Conference Room
Committees
Construction and Dam Maintenance
Bob Craig
Laury Gilliam
Lake and Beach Maintenance Bob D'Angiolillo Laury Gilliam, Rolf Warnecke, Jim & Roberta Smath, Tom Scalora Long Range Lake Plan
Bob D'Angiolillo, Dennis Woodard
Newsletter
Tom Scalora
Sunshine Club Pam Fadden Website Management
Barbara Katz
Weed Management
Bob D'Angiolillo
Dennis Woodard
If you are interested in serving on a committee, please contact the Chair or respond to lakeswannanoa@optonline.net
Sunshine Club
Hi everyone!
The Lake Swannanoa Sunshine Club's purpose is to bring our neighbors together by recognizing people in our community who are in need of a card, flowers, basket of cheer, welcome or simply a chance to visit and chat over tea or coffee. We will also plan community events.
If you know of any of your friends or neighbors who are ailing, celebrating a notable birthday (75, 100) or anniversary, birth of a child, death of any family member, moving from our lake, or someone who has been shut in and needs a visit from some friends, please get in touch with any one of us. We will be sure to get right on it and pay them a visit or send them good wishes with a card or perhaps flowers.
People need to know that their neighbors care and are concerned; we are, and intend to let people know.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and interest.
Beata 973-208-9986
Marianne 973-208-2635
This is a sampling of property owned by the Association (incomplete listing/in progress).
Current badges/boat tags must be displayed by anyone using Association property.
Beach & Swimming Area
Shoreline, Access Trails & Other Land
North Dam
South Dam
(Ringling) Boathouse
In case you hadn't noticed, our lake and the surrounding area is scenic as all get-out! See for yourself. And there's always something new to see besides the scenery. Visit our photo gallery.
CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: Click here membership information
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Lake Swannanoa Homeowners Association at Ringling Manor Estates :|||: a private non-profit corporation devoted to Lake Swannanoa
last updated Jan 13, 2012
