Lake & Beach News Update – Beach Passes Inspection
Category:UncategorizedGood news! Today High Crest Lake Beach was issued a 2020 beach license by West Milford Health Inspector Kathy Coyman!
There were a couple of stipulations however, including the need to put another row of social distancing demarcation signs on the beach sand. Also, the health inspector considers our canopies to be “pavilions”, and therefore, said they need to be taped off (instead of taking them down). Therefore, in addition to bringing your own beach chairs, please bring your own umbrellas too if you are looking for some shade.
The health inspector will be coming back for a surprise visit sometime this summer, so it is very important that we continue to maintain all of the COVID 19 restrictions so that we pass inspection again. This includes making sure that the Social Distancing signs remain in place and do not get moved, keeping all the caution tape in place, and following all the rules for social distancing as well.
Please also limit the amount of guests that you bring to the beach this summer and/or the length of time that you stay at the beach to avoid over-crowding, especially during busy times. If over-crowding becomes an issue, we will have no choice but to impose rules that don’t allow guests (as many other lakes have already done).
A High Crest Lake social distancing plan for COVID 19 has been posted at the beach in accordance to Executive Order. 143.
Thank you to the many HCL people who helped get the beach ready, including (but not limited to):
- Michael Schoenfeld for generously donating the many necessary social distancing signs needed in order to open the beach this year and also helping to install them
- Mario Kapturski for also helping with sign installation.
- Jen Roer and the HCL Hurricane Swim Team for generously donating the replacement float needed for the dock
- Jimmy Weinbrecht for preparing the sand with the backhoe
- Joe Macaluso, Bill Minick, Steve Seltinrich, Bill Kane, and Mike Shale for helping to rake out the sand
- Wilson and Kris DeDios for helping with the canopies
- All the people who volunteered for the HCL beach membership patrol
- Melissa and Jennifer for all of the work you’ve done behind the scenes.
Lifeguards will be on duty on weekends only starting, this Sat. June 6th. They will be on duty 7 days a week beginning at the end of June, (M-F 10-6, and Sat & Sun 12-6 pm)
Although it may not be ideal at the beach this summer due to COVID 19 and the many restrictions, we are just glad High Crest Lake is allowed to open during the Pandemic and look forward to making the best of it!