To the Editor:
The annual meeting of the Fourth Lake Property Owners Association will be held on August 11th at 10 a.m., at the Inlet Town Hall, and all are welcome.
This year has seen the completion of the dock at Woods Inn, which the Fourth Lake Property Owners Association had a small hand in moving forward.
For several years we have been strong advocates of rebuilding the dock in its historic form, both as a navigational safety measure and as a boon to the local economy.
FLPOA president, George Spoll, wrote letters to the APA not only to support the dock itself but also for the gazebo and the roof on the gazebo, which APA was reluctant to authorize. The entire pier now nearly replicates the original structure of 60 or 70 years ago, and the tour boat has a docking place in Inlet.
FLPOA had large turnouts in the past two years for our presentation “Strategies to Avoid a House Divided” (how to pass your property to the next generations). We will not reprise that offering this year but, if there appears to be a need, may offer something similar in the future.
Financially FLPOA is in good shape. The FLPOA account has a respectable war chest. This money is for contingencies in case we need to do battle to protect the area we all love.
The Lighthouse Endowment fund has just over $50,000. This figure is insufficient to make the lighthouse self-sustaining, aggravated by prevailing low interest rates, but it is a healthy start.
In the past we have had two silent art auctions (which seem to have become all the rage for other non-profits). For next year we would like to hold an auction (part silent, part with an auctioneer) of antiques.
Other than that, we are, of course, keeping an eye on the Holl’s Inn property and doing our best to keep the lighthouse working.
Jim Hershel, FLPOA, Inlet
