Letter from Lotus Lake Estates HOA dated October 2009
Lotus Lake Estates Homeowners Association
Conditional Use Permit Renewal
Our neighborhood is requesting a permanent Conditional Use Permit
for our beach outlot.
Our neighborhood consists of 44 homes, with approximately 1/3 of
the families longtime residents (20+ years) and 1/3 newer residents with
young children.
We have diverse occupations and interests but we are united by our
enjoyment of the natural setting and the lake.
Weare currently redoing our front entrance at our expense to upgrade
the entrance to our neighborhood.
We have been working with and attending meetings of the Watershed
District and the Lotus Lake Clean Water Organization (about 95% are
members) to better educate ourselves on how to help improve the water
quality of Lotus Lake. We want to do what we can to help.
We have worked at improving our beach outlot by:
Cutting and pulling buckthorn
Replanting with native shrubs
Mitigating erosion by planting native plants and grasses on slopes
Discussing and planning for raingardens to reduce runoff
We have had lots of neighborhood involvement in planting, donating plants
and materials, and in keeping the area clean. We have earmarked portions of our
association dues for these efforts and hope to expand our planting program next
year. We wish to keep the area as natural as possible while enhancing our
enjoyment of the lake.
We are grateful to Jill Sinclair and Terry Jeffrey for their advice and time in
helping us continue our improvement efforts.
We respectfully request the permanent renewal of our CUP so we may
continue our stewardship of the outlot.
October, 2009