Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
March 4 Rush Lake POA board member meetings highlights.
Several key highlights from the board discussions.
The board recently learned that K B Road Grading has sold their business to Big Barney’s Road Maintenance. The owners (Ken Myer and Byron Myer) met with the board to give an overview and proposal for road grading and calcium chloride treatments. The board expressed frustration with the poor road grading efforts in the summer of 2025 from the previous owner (Ken). Competitive bids were received from two other grading companies and after discussion the board awarded the 2026 contract to Big Barneys Road Maintenance. The board’s goal is for grading and chloride treatments to be much better coordinated and effective for 2026.
Our lake and canal herbicide company (Lake Pro) was also sold last year to a company called Tigris out of Chicago. The crew that has worked on the lake and canals are now employed by the company and will be responsible for our treatments this summer. Here are the planned dates for treatments.
Lake shoreline treatments (South shore, East shore and Northwest shore line areas. Scotia Baudine canals. Pellet treatment week of May 4 or May 11.
Lake main body of the lake June 15
Lake touch up shoreline treatments week of August 10th.
Moon Shadows canals. Week of May 4th or 11th, week of June 15th and week of Aug 10th,
Dues payments: There have been frustrations with some members attempting to set up an online account to pay their annual dues. To pay online, you must login to the Sentry system and then set up a login with the second portal. The second portal is necessary because it is a secure site for maintaining credit card information with your account.
A more convenient option is to write a check and mail to Sentry Management offices in Florida. Sentry Management P.O. Box 30437, Tampa FL 33630-3437. Make check payable to Rush Lake Property Owners Association and write your 16-digit account number on the memo line.
If you need help, please call the Sentry Management offices in Howell. 517-545-3900 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Property owners have until April 30th to pay their dues, stay current and have access to the boat launch gate at Hillside Park.
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.
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 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.
