Smoke Signals – News

July 16, 2021

Security (July Update)

Over the past few months, I have met with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department for the specific purpose of increasing their involvement with our lake community. The conversations with the CCSD have yielded excellent results. Perhaps the most meaningful proposal is to allow the County Patrolmen to use our Community […]
July 13, 2021

Recent Fish Kill During 4th of July Weekend

During the Quarterly Member Meeting on July 10th, I summarized a telephone conversation that I had with Rob Pulliam at the MO Department of Conservation regarding the fish kill that we suffered on the 4th of July holiday. Today I am sharing a summary of the correspondence that I received […]
July 9, 2021

Water Test Results (July)

On Thursday, July 1st we conducted E. coli testing with Ozark Testing. We have been conducting this testing to ensure the lake is safe for swimming, in addition to the HAB testing we have been conducting.  The results of the E. coli testing showed elevated levels of E. coli near […]
July 7, 2021

Lake Renovation Update, Next Steps, and Timing

As many of you have read, the fundraising campaign for the Lake Renovation project has gone extremely well.  June 30th was a big Milestone date for the effort.  Last week was the cutoff date to signal if the effort could move forward, based on the amount of money donated and […]
July 7, 2021

ILPOA Quarterly Member Meeting

Per our normal schedule, our Quarterly Member Meeting will be held on the 2nd Saturday of July (as in this Saturday, July 10th, 2021) at the Community Center at 9:00 am.  You can also view the meeting online via ILPOA’s YouTube channel: CLICK HERE A significant portion of Saturday’s agenda […]
July 5, 2021

July 10th Neighborhood Meeting Cancelled

The July 10th Neighborhood Meeting will have to be canceled due to a conflict with our next Quarterly Member Meeting scheduled for the same day. We will communicate the rescheduled date as soon as it is available. Bob Dixon, ILPOA President
July 2, 2021

Water Test Results_07/02/21

On Monday June 28th , we conducted our fourth round of water testing for Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs). As we have previously communicated,  these tests were completed under the direction of an independent lab Phycotech. The good news –  the results of this weeks testing did not show positive signs […]
June 30, 2021

President Update

As discussed at our Member Meeting in January, I wish to re-establish the Neighborhood Forums that Mary Beth Huffman began in 2017. The initial 2021 Neighborhood Forum was held in March and the second Forum is scheduled for Saturday, July 10th at 10:00 am at the Community Center. Although not […]