KAPOA July Newsletter 2015-07-12

Newsletter published July 12 2015

Newsletter published July 12 2015

At the meeting of Hastings Highlands Council on Wednesday June 3 the proposed Vegetative Buffer Bylaw was defeated. Without a special motion in Council the issue cannot be revisited for 12 months. The Hastings Highland Division of KAPOA is looking
KAPOA’s executive reminds the membership that this coming Saturday, May 23, Hastings Highlands Council is hosting a public meeting regarding information on the VEGETATIVE BUFFER BYLAW.
The bylaw affects the use of all waterfront properties in the township. KAPOA strongly recommends that as many as possible of its members attend.
The session will be held in the gymnasium of the Township Municipal offices at 9 am.

Originally this was to appear as the winter newsletter but we have all been busy so welcome to the
better-late-than-never Winter Newsletter Spring 2015 Edition!
The colours of the fall leaves around Kamaniskeg were the best in recent memory. Please send us any great photographs of the area in any season to share with others if your camera got lucky?
With the previous winter being so long and cold and the ice extra thick (ie 42″), such that some ice fishermen needed extensions to their ice augers, the summer seemed compressed. It was a race to get docks in with the late start and the pace sustained throughout the summer. Whether you figure your summer season was 4, 8, 12 or 16 weeks, it all seemed to pass so quickly. So much for the slow, leisurely pace of yesteryear.
KAPOA would like to thank all its Directors and Area Membership Reps for their time and energy to help make our properties safer and more enjoyable by working together.
KAPOA encourages as many members as possible to join in the Hydro protest at Queen’s Park on Wednesday May 13.
On Wednesday, April 15 the Hastings Highlands Municipal Council voted to postpone the advertised VEGETATIVE BUFFER BYLAW information meeting from Saturday, April 25 to Saturday, May 23 @ 9:00 am. This postponement was at the request of a member of Council and the rationale was that the postponement will allow for a greater number of property owners to attend the meeting. A copy of the proposed wording of the bylaw will be forwarded as soon as it is made available.
Some time in the near future the Hastings Highlands Municipal Council plans to enact a bylaw that could have a serious impact on your enjoyment of your property in the municipality. KAPOA and other Lake Associations in the municipality have

KAPOA has received a number of requests, both from the Madawaska Valley side as well as from Hastings Highlands, for information and guidance regarding who we should vote for in the upcoming municipal elections.
The KAPOA AGM was held Sun July 27th 2014 at Madawaska Mountain and was attended by approximately 60 people (including board & presenters). Welcome: Dave Wilson Yesterday’s Poker Run raised $8,600, more on the Poker Run below Introductions: Dave Wilson

See the full formatted PDF Newsletter Happy Summer fellow KAPOAns As we approach the end of July, we have to say that summer has finally arrived, notwithstanding that the weather bounces from hot one day to cold and/or rainy the