Hawley Hemlock News (Newspaper) - March 1, 1980, Hawley, Pennsylvania PUBLICATION OF THE HEMLOCK FARMS COMMUNITY Rate U.S. Postage Paid Pa. Permit No. 27 1980 of the March 1 Meeting of the Board of directors were Following acceptance of the minutes of the January 26 and the presentation of the reports of the Treasurer and reports were received from the following Public Safety and and Public Physical Properties and of bills to be dated March 1, was authorized in the amount of bills paid as of February 29 was for and bills paid as of February 29 from the Manager's account was Board considered the awarding of three The for a 1980 for the Building Official received bids from five The Board accepted the bid from Hesser for a costing tax and licensing second contract discussed was for the purchase of aluminum Two formal Bids were after considerable discussion of price and other the Manager was authorized to negotiate with the firm for the purchase in an amount not to exceed third concerned the acquisition of a 1980 dump Some doubt existed as to what equipment was included in one of the so the Manager was authorized to spend lowest price subject to final review of technical second reading motion regarding burglar alarms was postponed until next month to receive further input from the Safety and Security Likewise deferred was another second establishing an Employee Recognition The motion was postponed following a discussion of the obligation lack to attempt a trace on the owners of abandoned boats by contacting review of the final results of the Indoor Sports Complex Questionnaire was This led the Board into a discussion of whether or not the Planning Committee should continue exploring possibilities in the area of indoor or whether the committee's attention should be turned the larger question of how far any committee should go in making recommendations to the Board was As a corollary to the the directors touched briefly on the general relationship between the Board and should the Board in a sense direct committees to evaluate only matters the Board wishes to have or are committees free to bring any matter to the before the As for the Planning Director Murphy expressed that the consensus of the Board was that consideration of an indoor sports facility of whatever nature should be accorded no higher priority than the other responsibilities of the motions introduced by Director Newman were dropped at his The first was remove reconsideration of editor position from the The reconsider the position of a part-time A third motion of Mr. approve the job description of the News as submitted by Richard M. including the basic authority and reporting qualifications and hiring procedure and to move ahead in the selection was postponed until the next Board following resolution was the Community Associations Institute is a National non-profit research and educational organization created to assist in the organization and operations of successful community CAI encourages the establishment of local organizations of CAI members for purposes of stimulating and carrying on communication and dialogue in furtherance of that THEREFORE BE IT That the CAI member whose name appears below hereby request authorization to organize a chapter of CAI to be called Mountain and which will encompass the following geographic Within a 45 mile radius of Mount County of Pennsylvania AND BE IT FURTHER That the aforementioned CAI member agrees that such chapter organized under appropriate non-profit state legislation and will be governed by clearly stating goals and principles of organization consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes and goals of AND BE IT FURTHER That the individuals either elected or at the organizational meeting will serve as the initial officers and organizers for the Mountain Board authorized the Manager to sell any or part of the tennis lighting equipment at a fair market first reading motion was accepted Second Reading Motions for March 29] concerning architectural Simon observed that a letter regarding the water standby fee had appeared in the column of the Hemlock He and the Board that the Manager send a clarifying letter to those members who have questioned the and that the explanation be printed in the Hemlock is included in this based on material provided by Muriel BOARD 10 A.M. March 29,1980 Saturday, 10 A.M. April 26,1980 Barn or Tip of the Vehicular safety of Hemlock residents is threatened every time unauthorized persons 01* vehicles use our Hemlock Farms is a growing community and each year the concern becomes Cooperation of all residents is necessary to improve this most serious violations are unregistered vehicles that are unsafe to snowmobiles and occasionally The repeat offenders are our own residents who have been warned of these Since the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code does not fully apply on private we intend to take other steps to change this situation and new procedures will be residents should report violators to the Security Department in order for appropriate action to be Violators will be warned with a letter setting forth the the liability and the seriousness of the Should this action will be taken under an appropriate section of the Crime A complaint will be filed with the local magistrate and a summons Persons charged will be compelled to answer the and if found will pay a fine plus court above outlined procedure will help to protect all of our residents against abuses varying from the nuisance level to the life threatening A future issue of the Hemlock News will carry details of the planned gate guard program for 1980 which will help to curtail unauthorized vehicular traffic from B. Reading Motions for March 29th. ADVANCE FOR FILING NOMINATIONS PETITIONS TO THE BOARD OF May 28,1980 2 Cultural Arts and Crafts Committee met on February 16th at 10:30 at the Cultural Arts and Crafts present Audrey Pierce Kathy Phyllis Charlotte Siegrid Wilshinsky and B. We want to thank each of them for braving the first of the inclement some of the people who had planned to attend could not be so it was decided to hold the elections at the next meeting on March 9th at 1:30 nominating committee was the members Kathy Elwell and Phyllis The Pierce asked on page 2) Burglar Alarms - Fees IT that any member in good standing may utilize the services of the for the purpose of receiving and responding to automatic burglar alarm signals provided said member assumes all responsibility and liability for any or consequences arising out of the performance Each member shall indemnify and hold harmless the its agents and servants from any suits or judgements obtained or received by third parties and related The may terminate the services whole or in part in its sole they constitute an undue liability or burden upon the The Board of Directors shall set reasonable fees for the services and shall report the result therefrom at each of its regularly scheduled IT that effective January 1, 1980, the fee for receiving and responding to burglar alarm signals shall be per The fee shall be on a monthly basis for new or discontinued Payments not received within 60 days of the billing date shall be adjudged to be delinquent and service shall be Recognition - an EMPLOYEE RECOG FUND through the sale of abandoned boats with the following regulations governing the FUND and the sale of abandoned boat shall be one recovered by the bearing no registration or a registration outdated by more than one annual sale shall be held on the third Saturday of Manager shall be responsible for administering the sale and the FUND shall be used to reward employee performance through a bonus system not to exceed Vz of 1% of an employee's annual salary in any one calendar year or to support mutual benefit programs such as picnics or holiday Manager shall not be eligible to receive a bonus through the credited to the FUND shall be limited to proceeds from the sale of boats and any other funds as may be specifically designated by the Board of the architectural rules and regulations for submission and approval of including of the National Building the February issue of the Hemlock I described some of the natural events that led to the appearance of our environment as it is Here I will describe the natural aging process of a eutrophication and how it affects our lakes is the enrichment of a lake by such as phosphorus and These nutrients and the water which fills the come from an area around the lake known as the McConnell Lake is 95 its watershed comprises 1152 acres of land around such as phosphorus and nitrogen are fertilizers for the plants in the They promote growth of microscopic plants as well as large plants along the shore When these plants die and the nutrients within their tissues are recycled and other This cycle of death and decay adds more organic material to the lake while more leaves and sediment are washed into the lake from the there is more plant growth in one year than can be decomposed before the Organic matter accumulates on the lake bottom while furnishing nutrients to other Over many years organic matter and sediment will fill the making it into a marsh or swamp Maple and then a dry meadow or activity in the watershed can greatly accelerate Construction increases thereby increasing sedimentation of the Sediment carries with it one of the nutrients responsible for Lawn and garden fertilizer if applied incorrectly additional nutrients to the Septic systems will contribute varying amounts of nutrients to a lake depending on how poorly or how well they are lakes at Hemlock Farms have been subjected to all of these forms of starting the day the watersheds were disturbed when the lakes and were created approximately 50 years development in the Hemlock Lake watershed has existed for a long time and in a greater intensity than in the Hemlock Lake has shown indications that it is at a greater rate than McConnell From as far back as the Hemlock Lake has experienced floating mats of algae that resemble green These blooms usually occur either late in the spring or more late in the you have never noticed these perhaps it is because Hemlock Lake well as some of the has been with special chemicals annually since 1977. By the addition of certain approved chemicals some form of the algae are This prevents a bloom and enables the lake to fulfill its full recreational the use of algicides has its First of it is only cosmetically treating the The original problem of nutrient enrichment is still the nutrients in the algae are being recycled even more enabling further growth of other the copper accumulates in the sediments of the lake and may on page 5)
