Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
July 1st board meeting Rush Lake POA important updates.
Rush Lake POA members.
The board met on Wednesday, July 1st and several significant steps were implemented.
With a quorum at the June 3rd semi-annual meeting, the board ratified the several edits, updates, deletions and new bylaws. Board member elections of three year terms were ratified for Jack Partridge, Sue Holcomb and Scott Schwering.
Officers elected to one year terms:
President Christina Letzring
Vice President Brad Zalewski
Treasurer Jack Partridge
Secretary Joe Grech
Reports:
Roads—Grading and Chloride treatments were completed prior to the 4th of July holiday.
Lake/Canals-All canals and a portion of the main body of the lake were treated on June 10th. (DNR restrictions limit how many acres of the main body of the lake can be treated and no treatments can take place after June 15 except shoreline areas.) The next and final Moon Shadows treatment will take place in August.
Shed painting and Hillside steps power washing and sealing were completed. A new door has also been installed at the shed and painting has been completed. It looks great! The Hillside Park steps were power washed and sealed. A special thanks to member, Adam Habercorn for letting the contractor access his water for the power washing. And thanks to Brad for overseeing all of these projects.
All is going well with the parks including new sand for the beach areas, weekly trash pick up, port a potty units cleaned on a weekly basis. Mow Daddy continues to do a great job of lawn maintenance at all parks.
Lastly, and most importantly, the board is transitioning from All State Collection for collection of delinquent member accounts, and conjunction with our management company, Sentry, we will be working with the MAGWV Law Firm out of Ann Arbor.
Delinquent accounts will incur a 10% late penalty fee, a demand letter for payment and liens to property owners who have not paid or responded to the law firm. If necessary, court action will take place to receive payment. Per our new bylaws, all fees by the law firm and Sentry Management for collection of accounts will now be added to the delinquent member. As of July 1, there were 59 properties delinquent.
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.
