Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
August 5th board meeting Rush Lake POA important updates.
Rush Lake POA members.
The board met on Wednesday, August 5th for the regular monthly board meeting.
Here are the highlights:
Reports:
Roads—The third and final chloride treatment is scheduled to take place August 31st or September 1st.
Lake/Canals-All MS canals and the Scotia Baudine canals are scheduled to be treated the week of August 10th as well as south, east and northwest lake shoreline areas. (The DNR does not allow treatments in the middle part of the lake past June 15.). If your area is affected by the treatment, signage will be posted by Lake Pro on your shoreline property.
The process has begun to send notification letters to all delinquent accounts in the association. The bylaws that were voted on and passed by the members at the June meeting, enables us to pass along attorney and collection fees to the delinquent property owner as part of this process.
The board will begin working on the expense and revenue budget for 2027 at the September meeting. At this time, there is no planned increase in dues for 2027.
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
Electronic Gate at Hillside Park
The electronic gate at Hillside Park enables all current, fully paid members of Rush Lake the ability to open the gate and to drive to the boat launch area.
If the gate does not open, please do not attempt to manually take the gate apart. Repairing the gate is expensive and you will be responsible for these expenses.
Call our management company (Sentry) and advise them of the issue. Sentry will contact a board member who can open the gate at the bottom of the hill. This will take place ASAP so please have some patience if there is an issue.
All dues must be 100% paid for your key fob to work. If you have a boat being delivered, you may want to test the key fob prior to the delivery.
New signage has been added to our electronic gate entrance area. We also want to share that our storage shed has been freshly painted and we have had a new door installed. Our walkway and steps at Hillside Park have been powerwashed, stained and sealed. Thank you to Adam Habercorn for allowing the contractor to use his water hook ups.
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 call Sentry Management (517-545-3900) with their concerns. Please include your name, address, and phone number.
The board member responsible for the roads is Pam Sevonty.
