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High Crest Lake In The News

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You may have seen an article in the West Milford Messenger recently entitled High Crest Lake gets WM Council support to remedy problems. The article attempts to report on the approval of two resolutions by the West Milford Township Council that give their endorsement of two separate NJ State loan applications that have been submitted by HCL. The loan applications are for funds to support the proposed Dam Refurbishment and Desilting projects. As is typical of the West Milford Messenger, the article includes several material inaccuracies.

The facts and status of both of these projects will be discussed at the April General Membership Meeting to be held at The Lodge on Thursday, April 28. Additional topics of discussion will be:

• The proposed budget for the new fiscal year
• Refinancing The Mortgage on The Lodge
• The 10 Year Master Plan

There have been some questions recently about what membership approvals will be needed for specific Master Plan projects. These questions are answered in the HCL MPC 2022 Master Plan Proposal document that was distributed prior to the November 2021 General Membership Meeting. The document can be viewed by logging in to the HCL website and selecting the Members – Documents page.

Don’t forget. Free Membership for the coming fiscal year will be awarded to the winner of our latest fundraising raffle. The drawing will be held at the April General Membership Meeting. Tickets are 1 for $20 or 3 for $50 and can be purchased through Venmo @HCLake, PayPal to highcresttreasurer@gmail.com, by cash to any Board member or check dropped in the lodge mailbox payable to High Crest Lake Lodge.

April Updates – April Membership Meeting to be Held at The Lodge!!!

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With the arrival of spring, it is time to start getting ready for our April General Membership Meeting. And, we plan to hold the meeting in person at The Lodge. This, of course, assumes that there is no resurgence of Covid beforehand. If a spike in Covid does occur, we will conduct the meeting via Zoom as we did last year. So, mark your calendars for Thursday, April 28.

The proposed budget for the new fiscal year will be distributed prior to the meeting and it will be reviewed in detail at the April General Membership Meeting. The vote on the budget will be conducted the week after the meeting using the website system.

The Mortgage on The Lodge is scheduled to end in September of this year. The terms of the loan include an end of term balloon payment of the remaining principal balance which will be approximately $290,000. High Crest Lake Lodge has recently received a commitment letter from Valley National Bank to refinance the Lodge mortgage. The proposed loan will completely pay off the remaining principal balance of the loan over a 10 year amortization schedule with a monthly payment that is lower than our current loan. Details will be presented at the April General Membership Meeting.

The Master Plan was approved by the membership by a margin of 90% for and 10% against. In the April meeting, we will provide an update on each of the Master Plan initiatives.

Free Membership for the coming fiscal year will be awarded to the winner of our latest fundraising raffle. The drawing will be held at the April General Membership Meeting. Tickets are 1 for $20 or 3 for $50 and can be purchased through Venmo @HCLake, PayPal to highcresttreasurer@gmail.com, by cash to any Board member or check dropped in the lodge mailbox payable to High Crest Lake Lodge.

For additional information on these and several more topics, check the High Crest Lake website and keep an eye out for future emails.

High Crest Lake is looking for Lifeguards, Swim Instructors, and Swim Coach​es for the 2022 summer season.

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Applications are due by April 15, 2022.

If you are interested please go to the HCL website for the application and info: https://www.highcrestlake.com/beach/lifeguard-info/

You can contact HCL Lake & Beach Director, Melissa Gianetti at melissagianetti@msn.com with any questions.

Qualified HCL residents will get first priority. If you are currently in the process of getting your Red Cross Certifications or Recertifications, please fill out the application portion so we can make sure we save a spot for you.  

WATERFRONT CERTIFICATION is required so be sure it is included when signing up to get certified!

Currently some facilities still have some limitations due to Covid-19 restrictions so plan ahead. 

Some suggested Red Cross lifeguard certification and recertification locations are listed below. 

WAYNE YMCA:

https://www.metroymcas.org/main/offerings?branch=Wayne%20YMCA&department=&program=&age=&keyword=Lifeguard&day=&period=&currentPage=1

Sam Hassan

SHassan@metroymcas.org

#973-595-0100

DREW UNIVERSITY:

https://www.njlifeguard.com/

henry@njlifeguard.com

Butterfly Sanctuary

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Check out the new butterfly sanctuary by the cove.

More information can be found here!

November 2021 General Membership Meeting

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Don’t miss the November General Membership Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM.

Due to Covid 19, the meeting will be conducted online via Zoom so that everyone can feel comfortable attending. Many important topics will be discussed. All Members are encouraged to attend.

Check your email for the “Important Announcement” that contains meeting details and the Zoom link to get access to the meeting.

Hurricanes Swim Team is on for this summer!

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After a year in hiatus we are very excited to let you know that the Hurricanes Swim Team is on for this summer!

Our home meets are:

Thursday, July 15th vs. Awosting at 6:00pm
Monday, July 19th vs. Glenwild at 6:00pm
Thursday, July 22nd vs Wallkill at 6:00pm

Our first swim meet is a daytime event at Glenwild Lake in Bloomingdale this Friday, July 9th, at 1:00pm.

Below is the full schedule of all the meets. Please be aware that on the days of our home meets there may be additional traffic and guests from other teams in our area between 5:30pm and 8:30pm.

Thank you so much for your cooperation. Hope to see you down at the meets.

Swim Lessons & Swim Team Sign Up Info

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We are happy to announce that High Crest Lake will be offering Swim Lessons AND Swim Team this summer 2021. Sign ups will be held in the Lodge on Wednesday, June 9th, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

SWIM LESSONS – Mommy and Me thru Level 7, which will be held Mon thru Friday, will be taught by Red Cross WSI certified lifeguards. If you have any swim lesson questions, please reach out to Head Lifeguard: Jen Gianetti, gianettijennifer@gmail.com

SWIM TEAM – Ages 5 thru 18. Our swim coaches for the High Crest Lake Hurricanes are: Thea DeMarco and Georgie Barrett. If you have any swim team questions, please reach out to Swim Team Parent Representative: Jen Roer, jroer55@gmail.com

High Crest Apparel Sale!!!

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Some folks mentioned they liked the “old school” logo HCL used to use, so it is back!

Please check out the attached link. The ordering window is live and ends on June 1st at midnight! Top notch quality clothing for reasonable prices! We did add a few dollars to each piece hoping to buy an inflatable movie screen so that we can show movies at night on the lodge lawn!

All orders will be delivered to the lodge/Mike Shale for pickup, hopefully by the 3rd week of June.

https://gamedaysportsinc.com/high_crest_lake/shop/home

Please spread the word!!!!

April 2021 General Membership Meeting

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The April 2021 High Crest Lake General Membership Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 pm.

We will be voting on a new budget and will be providing updates on several important issues so please plan to attend.

The agenda will include the following topics:

• Budget and Dues Invoicing
• Lodge Rental Policy
• Beach Opening Activities
• Master Plan Committee Update

The meeting will be conducted via Zoom which can be joined either by phone or by computer. Details on how to connect to the meeting were distributed in an email on Tuesday, April 27 to all members.

Canada Geese Nesting Season is Here

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If you see a nest on your property or around the lake with Canada Geese on it or with eggs, please contact Lynn at llmandon@optonline.net or text her at 973-722-0915.

Please do not try to approach the nest or destroy the eggs.

HCL has a contract with Goose Control Technology who files all of our state and federal permits and will send a biologist to deal with the eggs in an approved, humane fashion.

Thank you for your help with maintaining the health of our lake.