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MAY -
2009 STATUS REPORT
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Hudson Lake Conservation Association
Since the fall of 2004, our HLCA has
been working towards an effective conservation association for the
entire Hudson Lake community. Since then, we have effectively become
organized, have been chartered by the State Of Indiana and have been
awarded grants from the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources (IDRN) to
improve our management of the quality of Hudson Lake.
Our efforts with the IDNR have
successfully assured the cleanliness of the lake’s water, the management
of the lake’s aquatic plant population and the evaluation of dredging
the northern channel around the island to the “Little Hudson”. But
then, unfortunately, the IDNR will not support the installation of
high-capacity pumps to retain the lake’s water at its legal level. So,
we are currently looking for funding from other sources; however, in
today’s economy, the funds are not readily available.
Our Comprehensive Diagnostic Study (CDS)
evaluated the condition of all the various aspects of Hudson Lake and
its 8.5 square-mile watershed. It was initiated in January, 2006, with
our application to the IDNR for funding. When we were awarded the
grant for $35,000 to conduct the CDS, we hired V3, an ecological and
environmental firm, to execute the study. V3 completed their
evaluation after 18 months of research and analysis, in June, 2008, and
provided us with an IDNR approved report on the lake and watershed
condition.
At the same time, we have been
successful of obtaining a second award of approximately
$15,000 per year, which we applied for in January, 2007, to begin a
5-year Aquatic Vegetation Management Program (AVMP) to manage and treat
the entire population of the aquatic species of plants in Hudson Lake.
This program has been and will be conducted from 2007 to 2011.
As you can see, looking into the future,
all of these grants will approximate $95,000, in total. Since we (HLCA)
are required to provide 10% (approximately $9,500) of the support for
these IDNR grants, it is important that you, each member of our
association, very seriously perform these two primary functions:
1.
Persuade every person you know in
the Hudson Lake community who is not in our association (HLCA) to join
us in a continued effort toward the betterment of Hudson Lake.
2.
Pay your annual fee of only $25,
which is due on the May 31st of each year, to your Area
Representative. If you wish, you may send your annual fee directly to
me (see below).
Every annual contribution of $25 is
needed for us to continue our programs. Also, if you wish to volunteer
for joining one of our projects / efforts, please contact me.
Let us all wish each other well for the
betterment of Hudson Lake. Thank you.
Bill Companik, President
05-10-09 |
HELP NEEDED:
We are in
need of several volunteers to assist the Association on various
project teams. If you are interested in
helping to enhance Hudson Lake please contact Bill Companik for further details at 574-654-3066 or
billc@core.com
Participation is of key importance in our
efforts to
ENHANCE
HUDSON LAKE!
HLCA -
MEMBERSHIP
Our annual fees are the
means by which we are able to operate and to accomplish
these goals. But, even further, we must seriously and
continually talk to our friends and neighbors, encouraging
them to join our association and to help us make our Hudson
Lake the best that it can be.
We ask that all new members
print out and complete a copy of our Membership Roster
Informational Form ( MRIF),
and submit it with your $25.00 payment for HLCA
annual membership dues. Kindly forward your fee to
Bill Companik, HLCA President, 7365 E. Hudson Pointe Lane,
New Carlisle, IN, 46552
Current members should
complete a new MRIF when any of your
information has changed, that is: name, address, home
phone, cell phone, fax or E-mail id.
Let us all stick
together and restore Hudson Lake to one of the most
beautiful recreational resources in the State Of
Indiana.
08-18-07
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Hudson Lake History
Learn about the history of
Hudson Lake, IN at
Do you have photos of
Hudson Lake that you would like to share? If so, please let us
know.
Email your pictures
along with your contact name and telephone number to
hudsonlake@comcast.net or forward your photos to Bill
Companik, HLCA President by contacting him at (574) 654-3066 or
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