Issue 31•August 2007 Keeping you informed about the land and water we care about.
You can reach us by phone: 540-674-0166; or mail: Friends of Claytor Lake, PO Box 815, Pulaski, VA 24301
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the Council Chamber of the Dublin Town Hall.
In this issue:
1. 2007 Member Listing Coming!
2. Recognition of Outgoing and Incoming FOCL Board Members
3. Small Outboard Engine Needed for Clean-Up Operation
4. Link to Boating Safety Bill
5. Pulaski County Comprehensive Plan
6. Preliminary Drawdown Information
7. June 2007 Board Meeting Minutes
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1. 2007 Member Listing Coming!
Be sure to be looking for our next FOCL e-news recognizing our 2007 members. We
want you to know how much we appreciate your support of our work because it is
only through your help that we can succeed in caring for Claytor Lake. To show our
appreciation, we will recognize all members in the next e-news. And if you haven’t
renewed your membership in The Friends of Claytor Lake, please consider it now.
You make a difference and we thank you for your continued support!
2. Recognition of Outgoing and Incoming FOCL Board Members
We’d like to recognize Garrett Weddle and Randy Tucker for their years of service
on the Board of The Friends of Claytor Lake. Garrett served 8 plus years on the
Board and Randy served 7. We thank them for their dedication to the Friends
of Claytor Lake and wish them well.
We’d also like to recognize three new individuals who have joined the FOCL Board:
John Copeland
John Copeland (highlighted) talks about VDGIF at a FOCL Board Meeting.
Mike McLeod and John Toothaker
Mike McLeod and John Toothaker at the June FOCL Board Meeting.
3. Small Outboard Engine Needed for Clean-Up Operation
Our Clean Up Crew is in need of a small outboard engine for one of our work
boats. If you have a serviceable outboard engine that you’d like to contribute
to our Clean Up Crew, please call 540-674-0166 or email us at the address
below--and thank you for your consideration!
info@focl.org
4. Link to Boating Safety Bill
We wanted all Claytor Lake Stakeholders to have easy access to the Virginia Boating
Safety Bill and are providing it here:
The Bill Summary as introduced:
HB 2374 Boating Safety education; Patron: Allen W. Dudley
Mandatory boating safety education; penalty. Makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor for anyone to operate
a motorboat without having successfully completed an approved boating safety education course.
The education requirement is phased-in so that by July 1, 2016, all motorboat operators will have
been required to complete and pass the course or an equivalency exam. The Board is directed to
develop and administer the mandatory boating safety education program through the promulgation
of regulations, taking into account comments from the public. There are a number of ways a person
can comply with the law other than successfully completing an approved course, such as passing an
equivalency examination, possessing a valid license issued to maritime personnel, etc.
Read the full bill by following the link at our website:
http://www.focl.org/lakelinks.html
5. Pulaski County Comprehensive Plan
With Claytor Lake residing entirely in Pulaski County and being such a vital link to
Pulaski’s future, we thought it would be a good idea to include a link to Pulaski
County’s Comprehensive plan to help promote awareness and participation in this
plan. You can reach the plan through the link on our website:
http://www.focl.org/lakelinks.html
6. Preliminary Drawdown Information
At the present time, AEP plans to begin lowering the lake on Monday, Nov. 19,
have it down 5 feet by Saturday, Nov. 24 and start filling on Dec. 8. Note that
with the current drought conditions, AEP is releasing the same amount of water
that is coming into the lake so the level won't drop lower. However, if the current
low inflows continue, AEP may not be able to have the drawdown this year. AEP
will continue to assess the situation...and like the rest of us, hope for rain!
7. June 2007 Board Meeting Minutes
Friends of Claytor Lake Meeting of the Board, June 12, 2007
Present: Ronnie Powers, Darla Jennings, Bill Cunningham, John Johnson, Jeff Arnold, Laura Walters,
Alan Stratton, Mary Rhoades, Dean Jackson, Jackson Beamer, Dave Collett, Lou Conner, Ken Conner,
Judy Wolford, John Toothaker, Larry Moore, Shep Zedaker, Dave Stevenson, Mike McLeod, Teresa
Rogers, Ranny Akers, Laura Bullard
Minutes of April 10 and May 8, 2007, Board meetings approved as written.
Priority Area Reports (Committees):
Financial Resources: Income/Expense report approved as written.
General Fund: $8,015.39
Approximately $800 in donations received during CLSP Festival, June 9.
Organizational Development: Please put up boat parade fliers; contact Laura Walters for more.
More prizes need to be donated. A meeting will be held at MK’s Thursday, June 14, at 6:30 to
discuss boat parade and Code of Ethics.
Environmental Resources Enhancement:
Clean up process: A 2-man crew has been hired to work with Gary Roseberry; they will start Friday,
June 15, near the dam.
Communications, Education and Public Relations:
Remainder of Board meeting taken preparing membership letters for mailing.
Meeting adjourned.
July 10, 2007, Board meeting cancelled.
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clean up boating safety community environmental stewardship
Lake clean up, boating safety, water quality monitoring, promoting community, environmental stewardship.
We do it for Claytor Lake—the land, the water, the community.
As a part of the Claytor Lake Community, we need and appreciate your support!
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Thanks for your support of FOCL and Claytor Lake. http://www.focl.org
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