BOAT RAMP COMMITTEE

By:  Joe Hammond, Chairperson

I have chaired this committee for the past three years.  Our primary responsibility is to make sure all boat ramps are accessible, attractive and functioning.  The Association is responsible for three (3) boat ramps.  These are located at:

1.      Lakeshore Drive and Knollwood Road

2.      Lakeshore Drive – between house numbers 3427 & 3435

3.      Forest Lake Drive – between house numbers 3508 & 3516

Each of the above ramps can be identified by white vinyl fencing and a locked gate. 

Signage is to be added shortly to help further identify them.  Keys are issued to residents who become members of the association for a refundable deposit of $10.00.  The same key will work all three gates.

The ramp at Lakeshore & Knollwood is considered our main boat ramp.  The concrete ramp was poured just last year and lots of gravel added.  Due to its high visibility, the Association now has the grass mowed there regularly (together with the causeway). Aestheically, we have done some landscaping within the boatramp this year, added two short brick garden walls, and a stand-alone brick column at its entry.  Landscape lighting has been added to this column and the five (5) old cherry trees (along Knollwood) are now up-lighted as well.

A project for 2004 was to clean-up the other two boat ramps.  On the Forest Lake Drive side, we cleared some of the brush and moved the gate forward to allow more space to turn your vehicle around.  This was done with the approval and permission of the owner Frankie Jeffords. The second ramp, on Lakeshore Drive, received new vinyl fencing and a new gate. It is privately owned and maintained now by the Association. We have relied on the generosity of its neighbors to keep the grass and weeds mowed, however, the new Board may want to consider adding this to our regular causeway mowing schedule.

Several other boat ramps provide access to the lake but are privately owned and are not maintained by the Association.  One is on the east side of the lake (Waterford) where the Association has no jurisdiction whatsoever.

I trust that a volunteer will step forward for 2005 (all the hard stuff has been done!). I am of course, always available for help and consultation.  Thank you,

                                                                                                                              Joe Hammond