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Eagle Lake Improvement
Association, Inc. (ELIA)
Edwardsburg, MI

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Our Mission:

To Improve, Promote and Preserve the Quality of "Lake Life" in the Eagle Lake Area, since 1961.

Upcoming Events

Spring Clean-up day
On Many hands make light work, as evidenced by the many volunteer who helped Saturday with the clean-up arond the lake. We had the biggest turn out in a long time and were able to clean up even more areas than in the past. We were pleased to meet new neighbors including 3 lovely teenage girls. Thank you to all that helped!

Annual Membership Meeting will be held at Four Lakes Country Club on May 26th at 9:00 am. Coffee and Tea will be available. See you then!

Dues and Membership forms have been mailed! They will also be included in the Spring Eagle Lake Newsletter which was emailed.

NEW for ELIA members is a Membership Directory! This will include lake/home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. If you want to have your contact information listed be sure to get your form and dues in by June 15th.

Directories will be mailed in July.

Join Now! You can now join the association on-line!

Eagle Lake Blankets
Sweatshirt blankets are available again! The first group sold out quickly and have been reordered. Pick yours up at the Eagle Lake Marine. Only $40 and all proceeds go to support our lake association!

Announcements

Just Posted - May 2012 Newsletter

NEW! Governor Signs Road End Legislation Into Law

Gov. Snyder has signed legislation into law to "codify court rulings" that prohibit certain uses of a public road end at an inland lake or stream unless a recorded instrument expressly provides otherwise. SB 778, introduced by Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake Chtr. Twp.), becomes PA 56 of 2012 and has immediate effect. The new law states that a road end cannot be used for: the construction, installation, maintenance or use of boat hoists or boat anchorage devices; mooring or docking of a vessel between midnight and sunrise; and any activity that obstructs entry or exit from an inland lake or stream. The new act stipulates that a county, township, city or village with jurisdiction over a public road may prohibit a use of a public road that violates the law. Under the new act, a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum fine of $500. Each 24-hour period in which a violation exists will be considered a separate violation. The Michigan Townships Association (MTA) was very supportive of the legislation as it went though the legislative process. It should be noted that the new law does not affect a public road end at one of the Great Lakes. Our Eagle Lake has several such "road ends" and this new law applies to those locations, unless the recorded deed provides otherwise.

Canadian Geese
Paul Sniadecki just returned from the Spring Meeting for the Michigan Lakes and Streams (MLSA) Region 3 area. ELIA is part of MLSA.

At the meeting, attended by many lakes in the 4 county area, several Lake Associations reported great results in keeping (%^$#@ geese) away by using a flag-type device from http://www.doripole.com picture below. You can also use the link to their website for more info.

While there isn't a lot of "scientific data" to support the claim, there are many desperate Riparians who have tried the doripole..... and it worked! Thought maybe with your situation, you might want to try this and determine if it might help. You could be Eagle's "Test Area" for this new approach. At the minimum you would add some "visual excitement" to your part of Eagle Lake.

Michigan Lakes & Stream Associates
Annual Conference - April 27th & 28th
At the end of April our very own - Paul Sniadecki - will be presenting "The Status of Lake Friendly Ordinances in Michigan" at the annual ML&SA Conference! Please consider attending. It will be time well spent and provide a wealth of information we need to help ELIA continue progress into the future.

Note that Friday is a "dual-tract day" in that CLMP training and the MLSA Conference run concurrently. Saturday is essentially a full day for ML&SA topics. Please see the following link for specifics: MLSA Conference.

We are S.A.D. and Happy!
The Ontwa Township Board of Trustees confirmed the Eagle Lake and Channels Special Assessmet District Roll on 8/8/11. The Board vote in favor was unanimous, and the funding will be available starting the the spring/summer of 2012. Many volunteers spent countless hours to help make this happen. Their diligent work, as well as your support, will help control invasive aquatic plant growth in Eagle Lake for an initial 5 year period. ELIA will provide annual membersjip updates about the operation and fund accounting for our S.A.D.

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