From the President of the Klinger Lake Association
July, 2019
In the last couple of weeks, summer has finally arrived and the sun has been shining! We are all blessed to have Klinger Lake to enjoy and share.
On June 29th, we held the Annual Meeting of the Klinger Lake Association. We had very good attendance and participation at the meeting and plan to continue the 10am Saturday time for the foreseeable future. At the meeting, we recognized two KLA Board members who are stepping away from leadership positions: Warren English (who has helped us manage the dam for several years) and Barbara Montgomery Nelson (who has been our President for the past several years). The members elected new members of the board as well as renewed the terms of several board members. We are publishing the ‘draft’ minutes of the Annual Meeting on the web this year (the Annual Meeting minutes do not become ‘final’ until they are approved by the KLA membership at the next Annual Meeting!).
Possibly the biggest week of our season came right after the Annual Meeting. The 4th of July Fireworks were made possible by the generous contributions of our members and the great work of a group of volunteers, led this year by Charlie Stutesman. Our fireworks provider did an outstanding job with the display this year and we’ve received very positive feedback about the LED flares.
On Sunday, July 7th, Andy Rieth and team hosted two events at the DNR Public Launch: a mobile boat wash; and an Aquatic Invasive Species ‘blitz’. The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about Michigan boating laws and to continue to educate residents and visitors to Klinger Lake about proper environmental stewardship.
The KLA Board met on July 8th and welcomed our new board members as well as electing officers for the coming year. Serving as President will be Mike Needham. Julie Stutesman was chosen as Vice-President. Don Riach was re-elected Treasurer and Ashley Vercler will continue as Secretary. As we move through this busy time of the lake season, please know that the volunteers who serve as Beach Representatives and KLA Board members do so in order to preserve and protect our lake community.
A few things to consider going forward:
I am honored to serve as President of the Klinger Lake Association. It is a privilege to live in this beautiful area and to enjoy the treasure that is Klinger Lake. I’ll do all I can do preserve it for my children and grandchildren and generations to come. The best way to reach me for feedback or questions is via email at needham.mike@gmail.com
Mike Needham, President, Klinger Lake Association
In the last couple of weeks, summer has finally arrived and the sun has been shining! We are all blessed to have Klinger Lake to enjoy and share.
On June 29th, we held the Annual Meeting of the Klinger Lake Association. We had very good attendance and participation at the meeting and plan to continue the 10am Saturday time for the foreseeable future. At the meeting, we recognized two KLA Board members who are stepping away from leadership positions: Warren English (who has helped us manage the dam for several years) and Barbara Montgomery Nelson (who has been our President for the past several years). The members elected new members of the board as well as renewed the terms of several board members. We are publishing the ‘draft’ minutes of the Annual Meeting on the web this year (the Annual Meeting minutes do not become ‘final’ until they are approved by the KLA membership at the next Annual Meeting!).
Possibly the biggest week of our season came right after the Annual Meeting. The 4th of July Fireworks were made possible by the generous contributions of our members and the great work of a group of volunteers, led this year by Charlie Stutesman. Our fireworks provider did an outstanding job with the display this year and we’ve received very positive feedback about the LED flares.
On Sunday, July 7th, Andy Rieth and team hosted two events at the DNR Public Launch: a mobile boat wash; and an Aquatic Invasive Species ‘blitz’. The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about Michigan boating laws and to continue to educate residents and visitors to Klinger Lake about proper environmental stewardship.
The KLA Board met on July 8th and welcomed our new board members as well as electing officers for the coming year. Serving as President will be Mike Needham. Julie Stutesman was chosen as Vice-President. Don Riach was re-elected Treasurer and Ashley Vercler will continue as Secretary. As we move through this busy time of the lake season, please know that the volunteers who serve as Beach Representatives and KLA Board members do so in order to preserve and protect our lake community.
A few things to consider going forward:
- We’re exploring transitioning most of our communications activities from hardcopy to electronic means. By doing so, we’d save money and be able to communicate up-to-date information more easily.
- Starting in 2019, vehicles which use or park in the DNR Public Launch at Klinger Lake must have a Michigan Recreational Passport. In discussing this with our assigned DNR Conservation Officer, it appears that enforcement will take some time, but residents and visitors should be aware that the law is in place and is posted at the entrance to the public launch.
- We’ll be treating for invasive weeds at some point in July. Thanks to years of effective stewardship, our weed treatment expenditures continue at extremely low levels in comparison to similarly sized lakes around the state.
- We’re all responsible for keeping trash out of Klinger Lake. Please make sure you and your guests don’t contribute to the problems by littering. The volunteers who maintain the dam as well as homeowners whose beaches become the destination of the garbage would appreciate your help. And, if you see something floating in the lake like a can, a bottle, or a bait container, stop and pick it up. If we all do a little bit, nobody will have to do as much.
I am honored to serve as President of the Klinger Lake Association. It is a privilege to live in this beautiful area and to enjoy the treasure that is Klinger Lake. I’ll do all I can do preserve it for my children and grandchildren and generations to come. The best way to reach me for feedback or questions is via email at needham.mike@gmail.com
Mike Needham, President, Klinger Lake Association
KLA sponsored sign at the Klinger Lake Public Access site