The current proposal before the BOD for hp limits and no wake times.
As a resident and avid lake user, I feel the need to voice my feelings on the current proposal before the BOD. I, as many others, chose Candlewick Lake as the place to retire and build my home, because of the lake and all other amenities.
I do not believe the current proposal, for unlimited hp at a 40 MPH limit with the no wake time of 7 AM, is in the best interest of all lake users and will only benefit a small handful of residents. There are residents with small water craft, kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, wind surfers, and small row boats that only have an electric motor, who enjoy the quiet time of the current no wake rules of before 10AM and after 7:30 PM.
It is a simple fact that you can not make the lake any bigger. The new proposal will allow any size motor to be run on the lake, yes there will be a 40 mph limit, trying to be enforced by public safety, but can you imagine the wake from a possible 200 hp inboard running at only half speed. I was out fishing the other day with a friend in his small boat, we were passed by a ski boat, and the skier fell, the boat made a sharp turn to get back to the skier and created a large wake in turning, at the same time, we were passed on the other side by a boat pulling a tube. When the two wakes converged on us, we took water over the back and side of the boat. I’m glad we were not in a canoe. The two boats had every right to do what they were doing, so there was nothing wrong with their actions, I’m only stating a case that happens more often than not with the current regulations.
When the new proposal was made at the last BOD meeting, a previous motion (which made more sense) for unlimited hp at NO WAKE was withdrawn. Could it be in the works, that at the next meeting, this proposal will be withdrawn for a new one. Unlimited hp, no speed limit at any time, and all water craft under 70 hp, including kayaks, canoes, paddle boats, sail boats, etc, MUST stay between the buoys and the shoreline at all times.
If one reads the proposal, with the wording used, it appears ( at least to me ) that the BOD member was not the sole author, but may have had input from the small group of residents this will benefit, and not any of the smaller watercraft owners.
It is time for us to be at the next BOD meeting and voice own opinion.
Submitted by Tom Pinkowski Sr. for posting