The RANCOCAS CREEK ASSOCIATION

Meeting Cancellation Announcement

The meeting scheduled for Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the McNamaras’ has been cancelled as there is no significant business to discuss at this time. A summary of activities to date follows:

• Treasury: $5545.24

• 2007 meeting dates:

June 24 - Tom Kompton
July 14 - Creek Clean-up - Picnic at the Gooden's.
August 12 - Paul Loane
September 16 - Wayne and Claire Milligan
October 21 - Luncheon at the Smithville Mansion

• Annual dues are now due!

• Minutes of the April 29 meeting are available on the website:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rancocascreekassociation/minutes042907.html

• Earth Fair at the Smithville Mansion- Sunday, June 10. We need volunteers to staff the table for a few hours. Please help out!

• Update on April Flooding:

I wrote a letter Ms. Kathleen Hoffman, Mt Holly Acting Township Manager, to request a meeting to discuss the recent flooding event. See:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rancocascreekassociation/lettertotownship.html
I spoke with Ms. Hoffman on May 14. She informed me that, while the center gates on the dam were opened some time prior to the storm, she was specifically instructed not to open the side gates by Kevin Tuno of Burlington County Emergency Management due to concerns about flooding the downtown. She was allowed to open the gates on Monday after the storm had passed. I have not been able to speak with Mr. Tuno but will continue to try to contact him regarding this matter.

As a follow up to members’ requests to tour the dam in order to gain a better understanding of its workings, Ms. Hoffman gave me the name of the Public Works Director. I will try to set up a site visit for interested members.

• Lastly, I urge everyone to please make an effort to become more active in RCA affairs and talk to your neighbors to encourage their participation as well.

- Craig Katz