President's Message by Dean Crump
Serving as President for DLPOA has been a great pleasure for me during this last year.
For the benefit of our many members of DLPOA, I would like you to know what a wonderful group of people serve you on your board. We are losing a few of our very faithful, hardworking board members. Ed Deeble, Ivy Shaw, and Mike Travis have all chosen to take a break from the services they have been performing. Ed was a very diligent worker on the zoning for the lake. Ivy has done a tremendous job in working on the water quality project.
This past year many things have been accomplished. Perhaps the most exciting is the completion of th4e guard railing along the roads around Southwood Shores. The safety for those that travel this road is immeasurable and we feel extremely grateful for the contribution made by the State, County, our Association, as well as the tremendous effort Floyd Sewart did on following up on the project until it was completed.
The next project that has required a great deal of time is the water quality. Ivy Shaw and Ray Johnson have put in a great deal of time on this project, and though these reports are not all completed, we are finding out a great deal concerning our lake.
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Road Improvements by Floyd Stewart
Stevens County has opened the bids for the installation of the guard rails along Southwood Shores road. The contract was awarded and the work has been completed in the latter part of May. I viewed the first portion of the new installation and it looks great.
Our thanks and appreciation go out to Jerry Bryant, Stevens county engineer who has worked long and hard to see that this project was completed for the betterment of the community.
During the summer months, probably July, the paved portions of the Southwood Shores Road and 4.72 miles of N. Deer Lake Road will receive some badly needed repair to level the road surface and then a new seal coat will be applied to preserve the road surface.
It was noted that the latest plan for the proposed improvements on Hwy 395 did not include a left turn lane at the North Deer Lake Road intersection.
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Emergency Services by Gerry Block
The budding time of the year, Spring. It is so good to see all the activities going on in the neighborhoods. Most of the docks and boats are floating, vegetable and flower gardens roto-tilled and planted, and neighbors are getting together again to catch up on the past months events. What better reason, at the end of a hard working spring day cleanup, for a great beach fire.
Stevens County Fire District #1 is allowing beach fires, as long as the weather and safety concerns are met. A beach fire, recreational fire, should meet the same standards as set up for a "safe fire". The fire should not be within 50 ft of a structure, no larger than 4' X 4' X 3', and attended. We are speaking of fires on private property, in designated areas, resorts or associations, and not causing a nuisance. The DOE defines a nuisance fire as "an emission of smoke or other emissions that unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of property deposited on".
Fancy words, but just what does this really mean? The smoke from my beach fire is a real dense smoke and causes my neighbor to have a breathing problem. The ashes from my fire take off in a gust of wind and land on my neighbor's property. The real. Clincher in all of this are in the use of the two words "unreasonably interferes". The DOE and your DLFD request your use for complaint to be reasonable. An unattended smudge fire within 5' of four buildings is a bonafide complaint.