Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
Board meeting highlights, April 4th, 2024.
The TheRLPOA Board met Wednesday night at the Hamburg Community Center. Board members present included Christina Letzring, Sue Holcomb, Gerry Lasecki, Pam Sevonty, Brad Zalewski, Peggy Pietras, Cindy Oesterle, and Joe Grech, and association clerk, Theresa Kinter.
Mike and Devin from Lake Pro attended the meeting to outline lake and canal treatment plans for 2024. To tackle the aggressive pondweed growth that has plagued the lake's south shore for the past three years, Lake Pro will perform a dye test the week of April 22nd. This will be a 12-hour process to help determine if underground spring flow is affecting the herbicide application and weakening its effectiveness. The dye that will be used has been approved by EGLE (DNR) and all permits have been granted. It will be reddish and probably be visible for a few days after the testing.
Treatments of the shoreline areas will take place the first week of May. Treatment for the main body of the lake will take place the week of June 10th.
The Moon Shadows canals will continue to have dedicated monthly treatments in May, June, July, and August.
If budgets permit, we will probably need to do a shoreline treatment again in August.
Treasurer’s report. Peggy Pietras reported that expenses so far in 2024 have been minimal. Dues payments are at the same level as this time last year. Association clerk Teresa is mailing out final reminders to property owners who have not paid. We received over $3000 from our Collection agency in March from property owners paying on their delinquent accounts. Property owners who do not pay by April 30th will be subject to having a lien filed on their property.
With the rising costs of services performed in our association, (park maintenance, lake treatments, and road grading), the board discussed plans to propose a by-law change that will raise dues effective next year. Dues have remained the same for the past three years. The by-law change reflecting the proposed new dues structure will be read at the Spring (May 1, 2024) meeting and voted on at the Fall (October 2, 2024) meeting. The proposed dues will be published on this website after the spring meeting.
Road grading and gravel. With the very mild winter and wet spring, road conditions on the dirt roads have seriously deteriorated. Grading will be taking place this week and areas that need gravel will be identified and placed this spring.
The beaches at the three association parks will be raked and cleaned of weeds twice a week from before Memorial Day to after Labor Day. Thank you to Debbie Zinkle for doing this.
New swimming buoys have been purchased and will be installed at the park beach before the Memorial Day holiday.
Our Spring semi-annual meeting will be on Wednesday, May 1st at the Hamburg Community Center. Key agenda items include:
Voting on the proposed by-law change will prohibit short-term home rentals in our association.
Election of three board members (Christina Letzring, Jerry Lasecki, and Joe Grech have expiring terms.)
A reading of the proposed by-law change to raise dues effective January 1, 2025.
Updates on association projects and status by President Christina Letzring.
By Law change language to be voted on at the May 1, 2024 meeting.
Article 3
Section 3 Restrictions.
New copy to read:
Short-term rentals are forbidden for all residences within the confines of the Rush Lake Property Owners Association. Short-term rentals are defined as the rental of a residence for a period of one through 29 days.
A grace period through the end of 2024 will be extended to properties who contact the association clerk via email (clerk@rushlakepoa.com) to advise the association that short-term rentals have been contracted for in 2024.
Effective January 1, 2025, short-term rentals are forbidden. Regular monitoring of property rental sites or feedback from residents will take place to identify possible short-term rentals.
Rush Lake Property Owners who continue to provide short-term rentals will be fined $200 per day with these fees added to their annual association dues. Violators will be notified by mail of these charges and invoiced accordingly.
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.
Hello Members -
The Rush Lake POA Board members are all volunteers. Please do not stop us as we are enjoying the lake, parks, or just going for a relaxing walk on a beautiful day. We do want you to contact us via email and your problem can be added to the agenda of our next scheduled meeting.
If you have an emergency, please leave a message on the RLPOA phone line. Someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Our clerk is part-time and not available 24/7.
Please contact the clerk via email clerk@rushlakepoa.com. You will receive a response on her next scheduled workday. Mail will be picked up at the Post Office once a week and bank deposits made once a week. No Board member or clerk will accept payments at their home.
Thank You
Rush Lake POA Board Members
Key information:
Monthly board meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month in the Hamburg Community Center. This website will be updated if there is a change.
Association members are welcome to attend any board meeting. Members wishing to discuss a concern are advised to email our association clerk with details of the concern and a request to be added to the agenda.
The best way to contact us is to email the association clerk clerk@rushlakepoa.com
RLPOA annual dues are sent the first part of January and due April 30th of that year. Delinquent accounts will face penalties, liens placed and eventually collection agency action if not paid.
Hamburg police 517-546-9111
Hamburg fire 810-222-1100
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 Cindy Oesterle and Pam Sevonty.
