Rush Lake Property Owners Association, Pinckney, MI, Official website.
Semi-Annual Membership meeting highlights from our October 2nd meeting.
Here are the highlights of our business items from our Fall meetings.
President Christina Letzring opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and shared the following recaps from the past several months.
Mother Nature issues have affected both the conditions in the lake with the mild winter and heavy rains have affected the conditions of our roads. A report on the lake will be coming from Joe and a report on the roads will be coming from Pam.
Brad with volunteer Rick Rykowski has worked extensively on trimming back bush and tree limb overgrowth areas affecting roads.
Sue has taken on the responsibility of keeping our parks clean during the busy summer months, publishing our newsletters and working on our contract for snow removal.
Jack has taken on the responsibility of association treasurer and has managed our revenue and expense budgets.
Jerry is responsible for the grass cutting, and spring and fall clean-ups of the three parks and he works with our contractor to keep our electronic gate working properly.
Teresa, our clerk handles all organizational aspects including contact with our collection agency and the county offices when liens are filed on delinquent accounts.
With a recent summer storm, a fallen tree at Hillside was cleared by Dave Letzring, and members Steve and Andy
Treasure Jack Partridge shared that we had just received a payment of $21,000 from a delinquent account that had not paid their dues since 1989. The $21,00 was disbursed into our accounts.
The lake report stressed the need for additional shoreline treatments at the end of July each summer and our plans to do this with the dues increase passage.
The heavy rains and storms proved to be a challenge for grading and calcium chloride treatments, but we were now up to date.
Our trash collection at the parks ended after Labor Day. The snow removal contract was in place for the upcoming winter season.
The proposed by-law change was read by Joe Grech and a paper ballot vote was taken and passed by a 28 to 8 vote. Click here to read our by-laws.
The next semi-annual meeting will take place on May 7th, 2025
The board continues to receive concerns and complaints regarding blight. This is a Hamburg Township issue and residents are encouraged to fill a blight form and deliver it to the township offices. Click here to get the form.
Hello Members -
The Rush Lake POA Board members are all volunteers. Please do not stop us as we are enjoying the lake, parks, or just going for a relaxing walk on a beautiful day. We do want you to contact us via email and your problem can be added to the agenda of our next scheduled meeting.
If you have an emergency, please leave a message on the RLPOA phone line. Someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Our clerk is part-time and not available 24/7.
Please contact the clerk via email clerk@rushlakepoa.com. You will receive a response on her next scheduled workday. Mail will be picked up at the Post Office once a week and bank deposits made once a week. No Board member or clerk will accept payments at their home.
Thank You
Rush Lake POA Board Members
Key information:
Monthly board meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month in the Hamburg Community Center. This website will be updated if there is a change.
Association members are welcome to attend any board meeting. Members wishing to discuss a concern are advised to email our association clerk with details of the concern and a request to be added to the agenda.
The best way to contact us is to email the association clerk clerk@rushlakepoa.com
RLPOA annual dues are sent the first part of January and due April 30th of that year. Delinquent accounts will face penalties, liens placed and eventually collection agency action if not paid.
Hamburg police 517-546-9111
Hamburg fire 810-222-1100
THREE PARKS & BOAT LAUNCH
The RLPOA actively manages maintenance of our three parks and boat launch. Services include benches and tables, lawn maintenance, summer port a johns and dog clean up stations.
Lake Improvement:
Rush Lake is a private spring-fed lake that covers approximately 130 acres. It is a shallow lake by many standards with an average depth of five to six feet with some areas measuring a depth of approximately 15 feet.
There is a court order that has set the height of the dam to keep water levels as consistent as mother nature allows.
Our contractors are obligated to post notification signs on the property shorelines in areas that they treat with herbicides. If your property is not affected by the herbicide treatments, you will not have signage posted on your property.
The board member responsible for Lake management and improvement is Joe Grech.
Road Grading and Maintenance.
All dirt roads in the association are maintained throughout the entire year. During spring until late fall, roads are graded, dust-controlled chloride treatments are applied, and gravel is added to maintain good conditions.
Rush Lake Road, Chambers, and Pettysville are county roads and thus are maintained by the county road commission. M-36 is a state road maintained by the State Highway Commission. The roads of Moon Shadows are maintained by the Moon Shadows Association. Our association contracts for road grading, snow plowing, and dust control.
During the winter months, the roads are cleared of snow once we have an accumulation of three inches or more.
Sand is provided at several locations within the association if the property owner needs sand for their driveway or approach areas.
Homeowners are asked to keep mailbox areas clear to allow the US Postal Service access for mail delivery.
All property owners must keep trees and brush growth clear and provide clear sight lines for traffic and pedestrian safety.
Members seeking special road maintenance issues should email our clerk with their concerns. Please include your name, address, and phone number.
The board member responsible for the roads is Pam Sevonty.
