Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
December 3 Rush Lake POA board member meetings highlights.
The Rush Lake POA board conducted their final meeting of 2025 last night at the Hamburg Community Center.
The board welcomed Mr. Scott Schwerin who has volunteered to fill our open board position. Thank you Scott. With the addition of Scott to the board, we are now at nine members.
Several key highlights from the board discussions.
Our finances are in excellent shape. There will be no increase to our annual dues for 2026.
The planned expense budget will mirror 2025. Board member and treasure Jack Partridge presented a 2026 budget of $209,573.03 in revenue and an expense budget of $209,673.03. Our most expensive categories and lake and canal treatments of approximately $70,000. Road grading, calcium chloride treatments and snow removal for approximately $55,000 and park maintenance of approximately $13,000.
Please be advised that Sentry management will be emailing the 2026 dues invoices January 1. Property owners have until April 30th to pay their dues, stay current and have access to the boat launch gate at Hillside Park.
The board is also starting the process of seeking a new road grading company for 2026.
The gate at the base of Orchard Dr is open for the winter season.
The transition to our management company Sentry Management of Howell continues to take place. Any calls or concerns should be phoned or emailed. Please see the information details below. Emergency items will be forwarded to the board. Routine items will be addressed with an invitation to the member to attend the next board meeting and to meet in person with the board to discuss their concern.
Upcoming board meetings. All meetings are held at the Hamburg Community Center building.
February 7 6:30 p.m.
March 4 6:30 p.m.
April 1 6:30 p.m.
May 6 6:30 p.m.
June 3rd semi-annual meeting, 7:00 p.m.
The June 3rd meeting will include discussion and voting on several changes to our By-laws. Please see the info below.
Many of the orignal bylaws go back to 1965 when our association was incorporated. Our bylaw committee of Christina Letzring, Jerry Lasecki and Brad Zalinski reviewed each article and presented the board with recommended changes. In this process, the board is recommending a new bylaw that would affect delinquent property owners who launch their watercraft for use on the lake. These delinquent property owners access the lake by borrowing the key of a neighbor, friend or relative who are members in good standing. If approved, fines will be assessed to the delinquent property owner and to the member who loaned the key.
There is also a recommended by-law change affecting delinquent accounts. Property owners will be assessed attorney fees in addition to their dues and penalty amounts.
We will be discussing and voting on these by-law changes at the June 3, 2026 semi-annual general membership meeting.
Click here to download a PDF document of these proposed edits and new by-laws.
Sentry Management of Howell
All billing and administrative functions for Rush Lake POA are now done through Sentry Management of Howell.
Members may contact Sentry Management with questions or concerns by telephone 517-545-3900 or through email southeastmichigan@sentrymgt.com
Sentry staff members will forward your concerns to the the appropriate board member for resolution.
We are asking all members to add the following email address to their email contacts to avoid having future email blasts go to your spam folder.
Please add
southeastmichigan@sentrymgt.com
The board continues to receive concerns and complaints regarding blight. This is a Hamburg Township issue and residents are encouraged to fill a blight form and deliver it to the township offices. Click here to get the form.
THREE PARKS & BOAT LAUNCH
The RLPOA actively manages maintenance of our three parks and boat launch. Services include benches and tables, lawn maintenance, summer port a johns and dog clean up stations.
Lake Improvement:
Rush Lake is a private spring-fed lake that covers approximately 130 acres. It is a shallow lake by many standards with an average depth of five to six feet with some areas measuring a depth of approximately 15 feet.
There is a court order that has set the height of the dam to keep water levels as consistent as mother nature allows.
Our contractors are obligated to post notification signs on the property shorelines in areas that they treat with herbicides. If your property is not affected by the herbicide treatments, you will not have signage posted on your property.
The board member responsible for Lake management and improvement is Joe Grech.
Road Grading and Maintenance.
All dirt roads in the association are maintained throughout the entire year. During spring until late fall, roads are graded, dust-controlled chloride treatments are applied, and gravel is added to maintain good conditions.
Rush Lake Road, Chambers, and Pettysville are county roads and thus are maintained by the county road commission. M-36 is a state road maintained by the State Highway Commission. The roads of Moon Shadows are maintained by the Moon Shadows Association. Our association contracts for road grading, snow plowing, and dust control.
During the winter months, the roads are cleared of snow once we have an accumulation of three inches or more.
Sand is provided at several locations within the association if the property owner needs sand for their driveway or approach areas.
Homeowners are asked to keep mailbox areas clear to allow the US Postal Service access for mail delivery.
All property owners must keep trees and brush growth clear and provide clear sight lines for traffic and pedestrian safety.
Members seeking special road maintenance issues should email our clerk with their concerns. Please include your name, address, and phone number.
The board member responsible for the roads is Pam Sevonty.
