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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "12 wides":
Sounds like it is time for a change in management. We as LA owners should look to replace this Gary Stevens and find a more capable Manager of LA.
So say it the Shepard!

12 wides

potter i think you got it right -- no one person knows what is going on with this situation -- the manager gary stephens probably hawks the story you got because most things at la run on auto pilot - there isn't anyone knowledgeable running la --sometimes it looks like a three ring circus without a ringmaster --la has tried before to get this approval and it led to nothing-- i suspect that this endeavor will end up the same way -- if you ever attended any of the meetings with the township officials (2 out the last 3 were canceled by the attorneys) you see that there is no real strong management guiding this through the steps that are necessary to get approval -- adding to this is a very inefficient attorney representing la interests and no professional support for presenting la's case- (ps-- the la attorney has been working on this case for years to no avail-- a law student would do better than the la attorney)-- the dob has little to no experience in running anything and again they're not paid positions although they are legally responsible for the events at la -- so they rely on the manager -- the dob needs qualified individuals that are capable of taking charge of la and managing it --they need individuals who are involved with la on a daily basis and not as i suspect only on the days of the board meetings or when they show up on their vacation days-- hard to get in unpaid positions and having no nearby residencies-- but still qualified individuals should step up and take over --but the board is made up of people who have been on it for years yet few community members know what they do or what they're responsible for in the operation of la--- the annual open board meeting are held each year -- no bod members talk or makes presentations-- only the president talks -- it basically is a gripe session for members and if and when you can hear (which is next to impossible with the crap sound system they have-- i have a theory about this -- the bod are mushroom farmers and we're the mushrooms -- kept in the dark and fed s--t--) nothing much is presented-- they hawk their annual budget and let everyone know the status of the capital improvements projects (as if they initiated them yea under orders from the government to get in compliance with the current statures) and to accommodate the additional requirements of the members--- for years these capital improvements were ignored and now very expensive projects must be done under threats and deadlines-- a few more examples of poor planning and management-- so yes the fact is that you can't get info on the 12 wide status isn't surprising -- call gary stephens at 570-682-2800 and see what he feeds you -- let us know how you made out --- chipper

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POTTER IS WONDERING ABOUT 12 WIDES --- ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING?

Potter3851 to me show details 12:02 PM (6 hours ago) Reply
Does anyone have information on the 12' wide situation? I've asked the "office" for an update and was told they don't know much except the township is concerned about the 12'ers on the local roads. We're only allowed deliveries three mornings a week so it shouldn't be that big of a problem. I've heard Primary Residency is also concern but wouldn't it be the same rule for an 8 1/2' as well as a 12' wide? I believe declaring primary residency is a federal law for income tax purposes and not one the township dictates, however the LA Rules only state it cannot be your primary residence but doesn't stipulate the number of days you are allowed in the community. This might be a problem as 180+ days gives you primary residency, I don't know if it's an option you can decline. I received the LA newsletter and there was no news on the subject. Rumors, rumors, rumors! Any info would be appreciated.

polls closing

well just like the presidential primary -- my polls are closing down within a day or two -- so if you want to vote HURRY UP ^---(bod nominee poll will stay open and up) -- then i will decide which ones of the past polls to repeat --more people coming to la in season so let's find out what they think

then i guess we should review the numbers of the closed polls and see what people think-- i know i'll have a few thoughts or so (some rants are permissable -- this is a blog u know) -- i can hardly wait.------chipper

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computer help

when i look at this picture i can only guess what this guy must go through when he has a problem with his computers -- i wonder who he calls for help?

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "LA MANAGEMENT FALLING ASLEEP?":
Hi Chipper,
I agree with you on this. If we let this continue, why would any family purchase at LA? I'm curious on the response you received when you pointed this out to LA management. Did they even respond? I notice you indicated that this mess is breaking the rules; where can I check this? Perhaps if we point this out to Gary and call him out on this he will be forced to take action.

LA MANAGEMENT FALLING ASLEEP?

last year i posted pictures of rusted, abandoned or unauthorized vehicles and trailers throughout la--- this year i checked and they still are around -- i wonder if la management has fallen asleep on the job since they're not enforcing the community rules-- this is detrimental to la (somewhere i heard that before) --- so i will go over it again

1) the construction equipment trailer is parked on a site-- it's rusting, has flat tires and was empty last year when i took this picture
this year the trailer now has a tarped skid steer -- a new addition
the question is why is this person allowed have construction equipment parked here????

a) if he was using it on his project-- then by now the permit must have expired and the equipment should be removed

b) he's doing jobs throughout the community and he keeps it here so it's readily available--this is then a business function and is prohibited by the la by-laws

c) he using la as a storage place for his equipment because--- he has no other place for it (his home municipality probably prohibits him from parking in his driveway -- smart municipality) or it would cost money to rent storage space anywhere else

no matter what the reason la management seems to be sleeping on the job by allowing this situation to continue (maybe someone will reply and let us know if they're even doing anything? yea!)


BUT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM--- here is a picture of a vehicle that is probably not inspected or licensed and it too should not be stored her at la--- (AGAIN DETRIMENTAL TO LA)-what could be the problem here? la members should not allow this activity to continue -- it will lead to more severe problems down the road if the la management doesn't address these type of matters --

let me know how you may feel about these issues and yes even give the la manager, gary stevens a call and ask him about these problems -- his number is (wait a minute -- i have to look it up on the la website.............) here it is 570-682-2800-

enuf 4 this day! -- chipper

HAPPY CINCO de MAYO

red headed woodpecker

yesterday was the first time i ever saw a red headed woodpecker---it was on a tree in back of my trailer--it was really big -- i never knew there was such a bird -- i always thought that the name came from the woody woodpecker cartoons -- duh!--- another first for me at la

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "COMMENT":
I agree. We can do without pictures that have nothing to with LA however, instead of complaining why not send the Chipper some? I'm sure Chipper would be more than happy to post them.

MILD DAY AT LA

YEA THE TEMPERATURE IN THE 60'S, SUNNY AND CLEAR -- A GREAT DAY FOR MORE SPRING CLEANUP -- KIDS AROUND RIDING BIKES AND PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS- IT ALWAYS NICE THIS TIME OF YEAR AT LA--

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I HAD A PICTURE OF MY DAFODILS JUST POKING THROUGH THE MULCH -- WELL HERE THEY ARE IN FULL BLOOM. THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY YOU SEE OTHER FLOWERS BLOOMING, SCRUBS FLOWERING AND THE TREES BREAKING BUDS -- NICE!

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REDNECK HI-RISE

#269

PLAYING STICK CATCH EM?

MAYBE IN ANOTHER ERA?

#270

nice day

#271

AND THE WINNER IS......

MAYBE.....WE'LL SEE IN NOVEMBER

#272

still working

yea - the work resumed on the house today -- hope they finish the first part this week and the rest next week then i'll be ready for my full time visits to la -- can't wait

ELECTION DAY TOMORROW -- important to vote for your candidate -- try to get to the polls

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awesome weekend

the temperatures friday and saturday hit 90' -- it was sunny and great -- there must have been several hundred people at la this weekend -- you could hear the sound of leaf blowers, chainsaws and dogs barking -- a sure sign la is getting ready for summer -- tarps were taken off trailers, canopies were going up on screen houses, piles of leaves were raked and hauled down to the leaf pile-- the big dumpster was overflowing with discarded items that were cleaned up from all over the community -- a good start to the season -- sunday was a little cooler -- 60' at 2 o'clock and cloudy but still a good day for site housekeeping---

i still think la should have offcial cleanup weekends at the beginning of the summer -- it would get people to la early and give them a chance to clean up and get involved with the community earlier than they might otherwise do-- anything that gets people involved is good for the whole community.

i'd be interested what anyone else is thinking -- you can email me at lachipper@gmail.com with any thoughts you may have and i will publish them -- chipper

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FIRE

I WENT UP AND SAW WHAT WAS LEFT AFTER THE FIRE -- AS YOU CAN SEE NOT MUCH-- I HOPE ALL WORKS OUT WELL FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER!

OBSERVATIONS:

NOTICE THAT THE AREA AROUND THE TRAILER BURNED BARE FOR ABOUT 25 TO 50 FEET FROM THE TRAILER-- ALSO THE TREES WERE SCHORCHED--ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY A PILE OF LOGS WERE BURNED -



THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN THE LEAVES ARE ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE....THIS BECOMES A FIRE HAZARD THAT THREATENS EVERYONE WHO MAY BE IN THE VICINITY OF A FIRE LIKE THIS....LA SHOULD ENCOURAGE BETTER LEAF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL -- THEY SHOULD RESTART THE COMMUNITY WIDE VACUMNING OF LEAVES -- THEY SHOULD INSTITUTE SPRING AND FALL COMMUNITY WIDE CLEANUP EFFORTS AND HAVE A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HAVE SMOKE AND FIRE DETECTORS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.



HAD THIS FIRE OCCURED AT NIGHT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE AND DAMAGING.







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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "MAP OF THE AREA AROUND LA":
This map is great. Where did you get it?



ANSWER: I GOT IT OUT OF "THE POCONO WHERE TO BOOK'

TO ENLARGE THE MAP JUST CLICK ON THE MAP AND IT WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

GREAT DAY!

yea the temperature zoomed to 86' --the second day in a row -- nice and warm with nothing but sun -- la looks great -- my daffodils are blooming -- crazy the ones at home have barely opened and yet my home is 70 mi. south of la --

on a more serious nature -- i hear there was a fire somewhere in the community and someone's trailer burned -- we can only hope that everything works out for our fellow community member

putting up the awning tomorrow - have some help coming up to give me a hand - this is a two man job -- there doesn't seem to have been any rain since i was up here 2 weeks ago -- everyting is very dry

enuf for today--------------------------------------------------------------------#276

EARTH DAY

YOU HOLD THE FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS.........

earth day

EARTH DAY IS TUESDAY --

DO SOMETHING GOOD forYOUR PLANET!

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UGH!

GOT TO STAY HOME THIS WEEK AND LET THE CONTRACTOR WORK ON THE BUILDING -- SHOULD BE UP AT LA -- OH WELL GET THE WORK DONE NOW AND CLEAR OUT THE SUMMER SO I CAN BE UP THERE THE REST OF THE SUMMER.........



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MAP OF THE AREA AROUND LA

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO LA I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING -- THIS LITTLE MAP OUT OF ONE OF THE TOURIST MAGAZINES CAME IN HANDY


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response

anyone who feels that they have an issue they wish to publish can email me their comments and i will publish it for them lachipper <lachipper@gmail.com> -- no matter what. As far as what i have posted-- you can't be preaching to an empty church-- as the season progresses i will post some things that i hope others will see, read and send me their comments-- pro or con -- there are issues here at la -- the polls that i have taken indicated that some things have gotten others to vote on the isssues they feel are important -- i will shortly begin to comment on some of those past poll findings ----other polls i will repost to see if more people that are at la throughout the summer will vote for their choices-- as always i'd be glad to hear from anyone with their comments -- chipper

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ANONYMOUS SAID:

Instead of posting dumb pictures and crap, how about posting pics of LA and discussing some of the issues? This site is useless. Unless you improve it, don't leave out any more cards advertising it.

FRIENDS FOREVER

#282

IRON PIGS BASEBALL

OPENING HOME GAME WAS YESTERDAY FOR THE IRON PIGS BASEBALL TEAM IN ALLENTOWN. THERE WAS A SELLOUT CROWD AND IT SEEMS EVERYONE LIKED THE NEW STADIUM. THEY LOST. ACTUALLY THEY'VE LOST EVERY GAME SO FAR THIS SEASON. BUT..... THAT GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TOO ........ THE FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AND YOU COULD BE THERE. HMM.

THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER FAMILY ATTRACTION YOU COULD VISIT FOR A DAY TRIP. YOU COULD TAKE THE KIDS TO SEE THE MASCOT FERROUS (actually the first choice for the mascot name was pork chop-- really... but..... no deal on that name so we get ferrous).

HERE IS A LINK TO THE TEAM WEB SITE: http://ironpigsbaseball.com/

ENJOY!

AMERICA ON WHEELS

A NEW MUESEUM OPENED TODAY IN
ALLENTOWN:


AMERICA ON WHEELS HAS A COLLECTION OF VEHICLES THAT WERE PART OF THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION THOUGH THE LAST AMERICAN CENTURY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT THAT HAS TAKEN CLOSE TO 20 YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH. THERE ARE VEHICLES FROM HORSELESS CARRIAGES TO RACING LAWN MOWERS AND PEE WEE HERMAN'S BIKE (don't know how this got in there) AS WELL AS A GOOD COLLECTION OF MUSCLE CARS.


THE LINK ABOVE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE MORNING CALL STORY ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE MUSEUM IN THE MORNING CALL.


THIS COULD BE A NICE DAY TRIP FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. CHECK IT OUT.

http://www.americaonwheels.org/

cloudy today at la

yea it was mostly cloudy but warm -- hoping tomorrow will be fine - want to clean up leaves and wash the deck down

doesn't look like this guy gonna make it to the lake

#283

REGISTER YOUR VEHICLES

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR VEHICLES THAT YOU HAVE HERE AT LA.

HERE'S A FEW OF MINE -- YEA!

I LIKE YELLOW MICKEY AND MINNIE THE BEST.

#284

really nice today

worked in the yard -- just cleaning up those leaves -- lots of stuff coming up here in the lehigh valley - daffodils blooming - got to try to get to la this weekend -- we'll see how tommorow goes

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2008 badges

this must be the line for the 2008 la badges

#286

DTV

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF MY TV'S ARE READY FOR DTV -- SURE IS A LOT OF USELESS INFO ON THE WEB -- WELL I'LL HAVE TO KEEP SEARCHING.......

#287

APRIL SHOWERS

YES THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW RAINDROPS FALLING ON OUR HEADS -- IT LOOKS LIKE A WET WEEK TO 10 DAYS COMING UP -- WELL I GUESS WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT WAIT IT OUT. HMM


#288

EATING OUT OF THE DOG DISH!

SEE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I EAT OUT OF THAT DISH ON THE FLOOR!

#289

GOT TO GET DINNER

LAST NIGHT MOM PUT MY DINNER OUT FOR ME - TONIGHT I HAVE TO GET MY OWN!

#290

boo hoo!

TIME 4 DINNER

the weather at la looks like it's going south this weekend -- well i can't go up anyway -- have to stay home and get some work done -- spring clean up of the yard-- must get this out of the way so i can move up to la all summer -- that thought will get me working

#291

crocus up

YES TODAY MY FIRST CROCUS IS BLOOMING -- SURE SIGN WINTER IS JUS ABOUT OVER -- HERE'S ANOTHER SPING RITUAL WE'LL ALL BE SEEING -- HURRY UP!

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