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Lake Naomi Drawdown Accomplishments Mid-Winter 2014 WHAT’S INSIDE Progress on Phase One of the Horizon Plan ....................... 2 Guest Chef Cooking Demonstration ...... 3 Recipes from Chef Paul’s Kitchen........ 4 George Bernardin and Kathy Hyatt Elected Trustees .... 5 Easter Egg Hunt .... 6 RC Laser Winter Open Regatta....... 7 Top 10 Reasons to Play Tennis ............. 8 New Boat Racks .... 9 2014 Membership Directory .............. 10 2014 Lake Naomi Club Officers ....... 11
As the drawdown project nears its end we’d like to update the Membership on the project. A major accomplishment for the lake during the drawdown was constructing a stone veneer concrete knee wall to address leaking of the north abutment. Beyond typical maintenance scheduled during each drawdown like servicing, dredging and repairing dry hydrants as needed; the Club has also accomplished the following: • The Park’s water edge has been completely changed to remove the enormous boulders providing four feet of unobstructed water access to the approach areas. • The Park’s shoreline has been properly pitched and prepared for the Sailing Program boat racks. • Rocks just off Comfort Island that were dangerous obstructions have been addressed to be permanently marked (with the help of Member John Whipple.) • All beaches now have buried concrete footings with fluorescent orange connectors for beach swim area line anchoring. This will provide consistent line markers at four feet of water and no daily fixing by staff. • Two deep water swim buoy anchor footings have also been placed outside the swim area at Pebble Beach similar to the deep water swim buoys at Club Beach. • Permanent mooring anchors have been placed in the other marinas as requested by the Sailing Committee, which includes 14 moorings in the marina at Club Beach. • All marinas have been re-pitched and topped with “foot friendly” gravel. • The Sweet Briar Access dock was improved. • The Canoe Brook Access Jetty was expanded for additional boat racks. • All marinas were pulled back and re-sanded. • All beach swim areas were cleaned out, reshaped and resanded. • The channel in and out of North Beach was permanently marked for boaters to get in and out without hitting rocks. • The outermost obstructions around Snake Island are being marked with oversized anchoring to prevent buoy movement. • The jettys at Club Beach have been lengthened to provide a larger boat rental marina and to have potential use of the flag pole jetty. In addition to the many Club wide improvements listed, the draw down also afforded several lake front Members the ability to complete their own shoreline improvements.
Gateway Property Update The Club has been working diligently since the fall acquisition of the Gateway Property, formally known as the Ice House restaurant. The Task Force, created by the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors, has been meeting throughout the winter with the hope of optimizing utilization of the gateway property in partnership with the Horizon Plan as a means of enhancing Member satisfaction. There has been some work done on the property. The grounds were cleaned up to make the corner more appealing. The Club’s Maintenance Department also did some work to help secure the building and parking lot and prevent any further damage due to the building being vacant. The Task Force has commissioned an engineering study of the building and an environmental study of the property to assess if it is feasible to renovate or if dismantling the building is the best course of action. The results are still pending. In the meantime the Task Force continues to evaluate all the suggestions submitted by Members. The Task Force’s goal is to have a solid plan in place to present at the Membership Annual Meeting on August 9th. If you have an idea you would like the Gateway Task Force to consider, please email it to admin@lakenaomiclub.com or drop it off at the Administrative Office.