Examples of how LGA served our members
and
our lake community during 2007
Meet the
Candidate Forums when
there are upcoming elections – Mecklenburg Candidate Forum October 18,
2007.
Property Tax
Forum for all counties
on January 6, resulting in follow-on speakers to address how the money
is spent & setting of tax rate.
Supporting
Virginia House Bill1627
& Senate Bill 1241 for
mandatory boater education.
Supporting
North Carolina HB 1585
for mandatory boater education
LGA Monthly
Meeting first Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Lake Gaston Baptist Church
- Guest speaker –
topic of interest to lake communities
- Status of
Committee projects, opportunity for members/public to put forth
concerns, ask questions.
Monthly Five
County Meetings: We will
have a LGA representative at each of the Commissioners/Supervisors
monthly meetings, Planning meetings, and Public Hearings.
Brunswick
County:
- Persuaded
Brunswick County to keep $116,000 in 2007-2008 budget for LGWCC with
help from membership.
- Charlette
Woolridge County Administrator presented to County budget process and
setting of tax meeting at LGA monthly meeting on July 11, 2007.
- Letter
to Brunswick County Commissioners requesting they support $116,000 for
LGWCC in their 2007-8 budget.
- Letter to
Commissioners/Supervisors advising them of our members priorities of
Supporting Lake Gaston Weed Control Council funding; Increase law
enforcement presence and visibility at Lake Gaston (both on land and
water); and Support improvement of Emergency Medical Response.
- Presented LGA’s
position at Public Hearing to Brunswick Co. Supervisors September 19,
2007 on their Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment Article 21: Sign
Regulations.
- Letter to VA
Department of Environmental Quality dated October 23, 2007 requesting
a meeting to discuss our concerns about the application from Lakeside
Commons, LLC to build a water treatment plant & discharge treated
water into Pea Hill Creek.
Northampton
County
- Wayne Jenkins,
County Manager presented to County budget process and setting of tax
meeting at LGA monthly meeting on February 7, 2007.
- Special
Northampton County Board of Commissioners meeting brought to lake to
meet LGA members and local taxpayers.
- Letter
to Northampton County Commissioners requesting they support $116,000
for LGWCC in their 2007-8 budget.
- Letter to
Commissioners/Supervisors advising them of our members priorities of
Supporting Lake Gaston Weed Control Council funding; Increase law
enforcement presence and visibility at Lake Gaston (both on land and
water); and Support improvement of Emergency Medical Response.
- LGA Northampton
County directors influential in Northampton County Commissioners’
decision to: fund four deputies and cars; reduce Fire Tax from 4 cents
to 2½ cents; and reduce property tax from 79 cents to 78 cents.
Warren
County:
- Linda Jones,
County Manager presented to County budget process and setting of tax
meeting at LGA monthly meeting on April 5, 2007.
- Letter to Warren
County Commissioners requesting they support $116,000 for LGWCC in
their 2007-8 budget.
- Letter to
Commissioners/Supervisors advising them of our members priorities of
Supporting Lake Gaston Weed Control Council funding; Increase law
enforcement presence and visibility at Lake Gaston (both on land and
water); and Support improvement of Emergency Medical Response.
- Letter to
Commissioners supporting Sheriff Johnny Williams' 2007-8 budget
request for four additional deputies to cover lake area in Warren
County.
- Comments were
submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on December 5,
2007 asking that Eaton Crossing’s request for a permit to build a new
120+ boat slip be disapproved because the LGA felt it violated Section
3.2 (page 6) of the Shoreline Management Plan.
Halifax County:
- Matthew Delk
presented to County budget process and setting of tax meeting at LGA
monthly meeting on March 7, 2007.
- Letter
to Halifax County Commissioners requesting they support $116,000 for
LGWCC in their 2007-8 budget.
- Letter to
Commissioners/Supervisors advising them of our members priorities of
Supporting Lake Gaston Weed Control Council funding; Increase law
enforcement presence and visibility at Lake Gaston (both on land and
water); and Support improvement of Emergency Medical Response.
Mecklenburg
County:
- Wayne Carter,
County Administrator presented to County budget process and setting of
tax meeting at LGA monthly meeting on May 2, 2007.
- Letter to
Mecklenburg County Commissioners requesting they support $116,000 for
LGWCC in their 2007-8 budget.
- Letter to
Commissioners/Supervisors advising them of our members priorities of
Supporting Lake Gaston Weed Control Council funding; Increase law
enforcement presence and visibility at Lake Gaston (both on land and
water); and Support improvement of Emergency Medical Response.
-
Orchestrated a Meet
the Candidate Forum for Senate, Sheriff, Commissioner of Revenue and
Treasurer candidates on October 18, at 7:30 p.m. at R.T. Arnold
Library, South Hill, VA. Members and public attended.
- Robert Hendrick,
Mecklenburg Planning & Zoning director presented to October 3 LGA
monthly meeting on
cluster home
development, erosion and sediment control, and sign ordinances.
LGA
Committees and key projects:
Planning
& Development (new
2007):
Lake
Environment:
- Exploring
re-vegetation of shoreline pilot.
- Lake Environment
Monitor team working with NCSU’s Dr. Rob Richardson to identify most
common and most problematic aquatic plants, as part of the NCSU Fall
2007 Lake Gaston Mapping Project that will include mapping floating
hydrilla mats in November. Training for this project occurred August
28; data gathering in full swing.
- Lake Environment
Chair and President wear Dominion pagers 24/7 and launch LGAlert
system telephone tree based on call from Dominion.
Aquatic
Weed:
- Updating 2006
Recommended Lake Gaston Management Plan (proposing 15 grass carp per
vegetated area).
- Works with Lake
Gaston Weed Control Council to improve flow of information about who
does what and communicate that information with its members via
bi-monthly Bulletin, press releases and emails to membership.
Membership:
- Membership drive
- Trial and Realtor General Membership Gift Certificates, revised HOAs
rules.
Safety:
- Promoting boater
safety training.
- Supporting North
Carolina Mandatory Boating Legislation.
- Continuing to
look at Emergency response.
Public
Affairs:
- Fall candidate
forum for Mecklenburg County.
- Provides monthly
speakers on topics of interest to lake community.
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