From the General Manager
A GREG BABBITT General Manager gbabbitt@clpoc.org
OFFICE 10690 Pierce Rd. Canadian Lakes, MI 49346 Phone: 231-972-7651 OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MEMBER SERVICES Dawn McNeil Faith Markin Jane Hensley Alex Peacock memberservices@clpoc.org
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nother busy Labor Day weekend has concluded. Hopefully you got a chance to enjoy the Car Show, Dog Show, Book Sale, some boating or golfing, some campground trick or treating, or just some rest and relaxation with family and friends. The community was very busy and it is refreshing to know we have so many supportive members. I hope each of you enjoyed another great Canadian Lakes busy season while you experienced all the great things this community has to offer. I would like to thank my great staff and the many volunteers who continue to devote so much of their time and energy to ensure that we all enjoy our time here. It is through their efforts this past season that we all got to enjoy this great community with our family and friends. It certainly wasn’t without some significant struggles, primarily due to being short-staffed in many areas. But as expected, my staff rose to the challenge to provide members with the best experience possible. As we continue to navigate the off-season, the community’s health I would like to thank my will continue to be our priority. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 great staff and the many variant cases on the rise, we will volunteers who continue to follow any future mandates that may be issued by our local Health devote so much of their time Department. Whether you agree or and energy to ensure that we not, we continue to believe these are important requirements to all enjoy our time here. It is follow. On the financial front, the through their efforts this past current funding plan has thus season that we all got to enjoy far proven to be financially sustainable. Golf courses, pools, this great community with the Royal Grille, the campground, our family and friends. etc., all continue to be busy with usage and generating income. This is all thanks to you and your guests’ support of the amenities. When the plan was developed, there were certainly some educated guesses that were used, but to date the plan has met expectations and, in some cases, exceeded those expectations. Regarding enforcement, we always appreciate all members complying with their deed restrictions. Unfortunately, there are some that refuse to comply even after receiving numerous requests/ mandates from staff. In addition to staff ’s efforts in gaining compliance, we have also enlisted the assistance of the township and county for those violations that are also ordinance related. These joint efforts have proven to be very successful in certain situations. This time of year, I again want to provide the following friendly reminder, if you own a watercraft, please make sure it is removed from the water by November 1. If you own a common area dock or mooring device, you may leave it in the water all year or remove it and haul it away, but you are not permitted to leave it lying on the shoreline/common property. Additionally, if you are using one of our canoe/kayak racks, your watercraft is also required to be removed by November 1. Along with boat removal is the use of a trailer, and I
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