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i am glad to see that in the previous posting of comments that the 3 people commenting have highlighted concerns at la that i too share and am confident that if we can get more members to join in this blog we'd see many others share the same concerns and interests in getting la on a new level-- with new housing under the 12' wide issue, cleaning up the community, removing derelict trailers, opening lines of communication between the members and the manager and bod, expanding the activities for today's families and their recreational interests, moving la to more secure financial status, expanding and hasten the upgrades to the electric and the lateral programs-- a lot of work needs to be done and it's questionable whether this bod and their choice of manager can accomplish these tasks. let's see what happens!!!!

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LOTS OF COMMENTS:

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment + management":

The comments about the board president considering other interests, other then family issues, are more important is just an indication of people being elected to the board by a popularity, or the loudest voice and bully type tactics and is something property owners should take into consideration when voting in the next election. It seems the present board and boards since we've been here, the past ten years, had their own agendas. By the way, do we have a property manager to have a donut and coffee meeting with or has the board decided we don't need one and they will spend the winter running the place, yeah, Santa's coming to town.




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It's true not all lots will accomodate a new 12' wide trailer without some work. Some trees may need to be cut down or a deck moved. Those of us who want to purchase a new 12' wide home shouldn't be penalized because some prefer to keep a tipout for what ever reason. I think the fact that a new trailer with placement hanging over an easement was an issue with LA management and they should have been responsible for the charge of moving the trailer. Isn't that the main function of the compliance officer, to make sure we comply with township codes???? I would like to purchase a 12' wide home and am aware the deck may have to be moved a foot or two to get it in but it will be a one time cost that to me is worth



Anonymous said...
I'm 60+ and I care about my investment and am very interested in getting new 12' wide homes into the community. This is a vacation resort not a retirement village so those senior citizens who don't want change are entitled to keep their lots in the '70s but I'd prefer my property to increase in value not be stuck in a time warp. I'd like this to be a place my kids and grandkids can continue to enjoy for years to come and you're correct we can only attract a new generation if we improve the landscape and facilities


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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment reply":

I don't think open board meetings during the summer are enough. What about some good, old-fashioned, informal "town hall meetings"? We could stand to have one a month from May through October on a Saturday afternoon or evening. This would give our members a chance to feel that their voices are being heard. It doesn't necessarily have to be with just the BOD either. Representatives from the different committees and departments would be great, too. This way they hear what people feel about the different aspects of the Lake Adventure Community, their likes and dislikes

anon -- i agree that there isn't enough interaction between the community members and the la bod and management --this interaction could be as simple as a weekly coffee and doughnut meeting on a saturday with the manager-- many issues could be resolved at this type of function-- bigger issues could be pasted on to the bod for their consideration---

the past 3 bod open meeting have of late been cut short by the bod president -- i think this is wrong - these meeting should go on till all members opinions are expressed-- i do say that too many minor issues are raised at these open bod meeting and these type of questions and concerns could be handled by the manager at a c&d weekly meeting--- it is and has been disturbing that the open bod meetings are cut short-- there is no excuse for this action and the members need to express this to the bod-- if members of the bod can't stay for the entire meeting them they should excuse themselves and go on their way and let the meeting continue -- in particular the president is the one who always has something else to attend and wants to short circuit the meeting -- if the bod members can't handle the responsibilities of sitting on a board then they should get off the board

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HEAVY SNO DAMAGE 10.28.08

HEAVY SNO DAMAGES!

WELL THERE WAS A HEAVY SNO FALL AT LA TUESDAY NIGHT AND IT TOOK DOWN A LOT OF TREES BRANCHES, TREES, KNOCKED OUT ELECTRIC AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO WATER-- A REAL MESS -- QUITE A FEW COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOST THEIR SCREEN HOUSE AND HAVE ROOF DAMAGE--I LOST MY WHOLE SCREEN ROOM -- YIKES!

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GOOD LUCK!


posted 10.30.08


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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment + 12' wide issue + DINGMAN":

I know this 12 wide issue has been going on for years and years. But I (and I'm sure plenty of others also) don't know what the EXACT legal reason the town won't allow them. Can anyone shed some light?

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People have to be made aware of what purchasing a 12 wide involves. Don’t just think you can haul out the old and bring in the new.

I have heard from several sources (including the LA compliance officer) that the town has been coming in, marking down and photographing what is on each site. Why? Probably this: when they see something new going on at a site, they can go back to the file and see what has changed. They can then see if that new item (especially if it comes under their jurisdiction) is under code. And you will have some big problems if it isn’t!

For example, we bought a new trailer this year. Did it by the book – went down to the office, filed for our permit; the compliance officer came up to our site and checked it out and said there should be no problem with putting it in the same spot as the old one; had the trailer delivered while the compliance officer was there. Again, the new trailer was fine where it was placed.

Guess what? Not according to Dingman Township! We applied for a deck permit so we had to have a certified survey done. The town not only denied our permit at the time, but gave us ten days to let them know when we were moving the trailer because it was not in compliance with TOWN codes. It seems one corner of a pullout was hanging slightly into the easement area. WE had to pay to have the trailer moved and have a revised survey done.

Most property owners are going to find they are going to have to move their decks, sheds, etc. to make these 12 wides be in compliance because most existing 8.5s with pullouts ARE NOT. You’re not just going to paying $40,000 (or more) for a new trailer.

A poll of 246 respondents cannot be considered representational of the entire LA community. Even based on the 246, 87 is only a 35% positive feedback for the 12 wide issue. Something like this should have been done long ago on the LA website or through the mail. Property owners should be made aware of all the costs involved in getting a 12 wide and a new survey needs to be done by ALL members, especially in light of the town’s involvement in enforcing codes and regulations.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment + 12' wide issue":

Your assumption of the 12 wides being an issue that brought the township down on LA is way out of line! The manager made Dingmans aware and many property owners went to the township with gripes and violations in house that gave them a reason to come in and start inspecting. If property owners abide by the rules and regulations, and didn't try to get away with things that they knew were out of line, they would have nothing to fear from township inspections but, if you tried to bend the rules and would not listen to the code enforcement officers you will face the consequences. LA needs something to attract new owners and raising dues and not having anything to offer younger owners you will not find new owners. Visit our local campgrounds or Trails End and Eagle Lake and observe the type of owners you will attract if they can get better trailers. Trails End had a reputation of being a dump, well, drive through there now and observe the changes that new 12 wides make in appearance and and type of property owners if you went there for the swim meet you couldn't miss the changes.

anon -- i agree that the community will only improve when it is attractive to younger people and has recreational activities that are relevant to younger families-- after all if your 60+ you really don't care what activities are being scheduled-- all you want is peace and quiet-- but you also will not be interested in investing in a new trailer and are willing to make due with what you have--- that's fine --- but the future for la is attracting younger members and providing them with a clean, safe, desirable community that has activities relevant to them and their entire family-- la is not doing this now!!!!! it must start!!!!

dingman township is simply enforcing the standard building codes that we community members must comply with--- it's like the water and sewer up until recently no one gave a rat's rear about the operation of these utilities-- NOT NOW!!!! now we must comply with the rules of the game and that has cost la plenty of money but there is no choice--- it's the law!!!! so complaining and blaming the township and the der about the cost and effort to comply with the laws is futile--- you must do it

the past decisions of many previous bods and the present bod has left la behind the 8 ball and now the community is going to have to play catchup -- it's a big job!!!

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":

I would love to see a vote on how many owners are actually interested in buying 12 foot wide trailers. My suspect that the number is extremely small. Yet because of this issue we now have to deal with getting permits from the town for trailers, decks, screenhouses, ect. instead of just LA that I suspect is because of the 12 wide issue(payback for being such a headache to the township.) We have paid enormous attorney fees for an issues I believe only very few community members are actually interested in. 12'0



anon -- there was a poll taken earlier this year

Q: what is the most impotant issue you have with la?

A:

annual fee -------------- 30 votes
12' wide issue ---------- 87 votes
quality of life --------- 129 votes

this would indicate that a good number of the members are interested in the 12' wide issue

around la there are many new trailers and many trailers under 10 yo and that also indicates that members are interested in having new trailers -- these people, which are in the hundreds, have made an investment in la because they feel it is a sound investment for them

many are waiting for the 12' wide issue to be resolved so they can order new trailers with more config options and nicer appointments that come with 12' wide trailers

la housing stock is getting older and outdated and many members no longer take care of the old trailers, they leave them here to rot-- and probably these members aren't paying their dues either-- they have no meaningful investment to protect so they ignore it and they discontinue paying dues

when a community gets to a point that people are willing to abandon their property then the community begins to slip and head downward -- that must be reversed by the bod and getting the 12' issue resolved will go a long way to help turn this community around-- also a more aggressive action to get non producing properties back into the paying column (like a collection process that goes after delinquent dues and goes after the credit rating of defaulting members)and a more aggressive approach to getting properties cleaned up and properly maintained (even if la sends out seasonal workers to clean up properties that have high weeds and uncollected leaves and then back bill the owner a hefty labor rate for the work that was performed)

la reflects the success or failure of it's current bod and past bods-- their actions or lack of actions show up throughout the community--- right now i say la is in trouble and if the bod doesn't start to make meaningful progress on quality of life issues (i wonder if they know what this term means) and get the 12' wide issue passed so new housing and new investments will occur then la will spiral downward.

as far as the community getting in the radar of dingman township it has nothing to do with the 12' wide issue--- it has to do with a state law that mandates that townships enforce new state building codes-- dingman was one of the last to begin enforcing these new laws --- they have no choice in the matter and therefore they have started the mandated enforcement

as far as taxes go -- well just like the la dues they will go up -- they never go down (except the ill timed and foolish $150.00 la dues reduction--- that made no sense at all)-- cost for all governments are climbing and the bills have to be paid so taxes will be increased --

another thing about the 12'wide issue -- until an attorney is hired that specializes in municipal law and community association law the bod and la will get no where with the township -- it can not be done in house nor can it be done with an attorney who works in domestic relations, wills, estates and etc. --just like a medical specialist is needed for cardiac problems-- you need a specialized legal firm to handle this issue and it will cost some money but the past 3 or 4 or 5 years that the bod has screwed around with this issue has cost la a lot more in the deteriorating state at la --

well i guess i covered everything -- you got some comments send them to me and i'll publish them

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":


Just read there will be spraying for gypsy moths next spring. If you have a screen house you may make it through the season if not you don't want to be outside when the critters are chomping everything is site and you can't walk to the car without dozens falling on you. This is good news and greatly appreciated.

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With the state of the economy, I am afraid we will be seeing more sites for sale than ever. At the same time, like all real estate, it is the prime time to buy if you can afford it. Lake Adventure is a relatively affordable way to have a ‘vacation’ or ‘second’ home. This should be the type of community (as with some condo and co-op residences) that there is a waiting list to get in – not over 100 sites for sale!

There seems to be a total lack (or at least, very little) of good PR or marketing about Lake Adventure. Yes, it does cost money for any kind of advertising but as the saying goes: you have to spend money to make money. It doesn’t take a lot to get started. For example, all the t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets and any other promotional items LACA sells with the name Lake Adventure on it should also include who we are and where we are. Just seeing “Lake Adventure” means nothing to a stranger. Seeing “A Campground Resort” located in “Lords Valley, PA” might get a person’s interest. It doesn’t hurt to include a web address either! We have a lot of full color brochures of points of interest at the administration office. Have you ever gone anywhere and seen a general brochure about Lake Adventure and its amenities in a literature rack?

Many of the sites for sale are abandoned. Is it safe to assume that LACA now owns some of these sites? Haul out and junk the old, unuasable trailers for scrap metal. Then hire a couple of college students for the summer to work in the Maintenance Dept. for the sole purpose of cleaning up these sites and giving them the “curb appeal” they need to get sold! Clean out the leaves, dead brush and branches, spread a new coat of gravel on the pad. GET THEM SOLD!

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Wow, never thought about the double whammy. How do you tell prospective buyers that they will have the highest dues of any community in the area and if they want to upgrade the old trailer they can only get another one that went out of style a couple of decades ago? I can deal with the dues (almost) because I have many friends here and don't want to leave but we desparately need to get approval for 12' wide homes. We could change the look of the place for the better in one season if all those waiting to buy new homes were allowed to. Has anyone heard news if the new attorney (can't really call her new anymore since she was hired in June) has met with the township yet?

POLL DATA 3

PAST POLL RESULTS
POLL DATA RESULTS

Q: SHOULD LA HIRE A MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO RUN LA

a: yes -------------------- 12
no ------------------------ 54

Q: WOULD THE BOD BE TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT IN GETTING LA A MANAGEMENT COMPANY

a: yes ------------------ 50
no --------------------- 9

Q: IF THE BOD HIRED A MANAGEMENT COMPANY I'D BE

a: thrilled --------------- 6
okay ---------------------- 7
mad as hell ---------------49

Q: HOW MUCH HAS THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AFFECTED YOU

a: not at all -------------- 5
a little -------------------10
a lot ---------------------- 9
disaster ------------------ 32

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":

I think employees do a good job, the question is why are we paying so much in dues to keep the place running? A catch 22, the dues go up and fewer people pay them so the dues go up and fewer people pay them. In scanning the For Sale by Owner list there are many trying for years to sell their lots without success. Same for the Joco site which has many more listed for years. It would be difficult to buy another lot somewhere else if you can't sell the one you have. We have to seriously think about our investment and how to best improve the situation if don't want more people abandoning their property. I'm lucky, I don't have a rodent infested abandon eyesore next to me but if I did I doubt I'd be able to sell my property either. Never said I didn't like LA. I enjoy my place but think we need to keep up with the competition if we want a new generation of buyers to invest.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":


Your comments are correct and right to the point. Not only have the elections been a popularity contest but a way for board nmembers to get work done. ie; electric upgrades, sewer upgrades and repairs, culverts repaired and cleaned out. Look at the location at LA where the aforementioned work was completed and you will find board members properties were included.With 12 wide issues that would have improved the attraction of people to purchase at LA is put on the back burner what do we have to attract young people to buy here, the highest dues of any community in the area!! The board is doing a lot of harm with no manager, spending money like no tomorrow and just doing what's best for them, which was shown at the open board meetings. Other blogs have praised other previous board members but if you examined their performance you would see the same results, working for their own gains. Until a completely new board is in we will continue to be managed like a 10 year old is in charge.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":


you are so right we had a power outage sunday and my sewer pump stopped working security called maintanice who came by late at nite and fixed the problem monday morning a job well done my thanks to all la employees who do fine job I heard eagle lake has some lots for sale maybe some of the complainers who dont like la should go there and bring ccla with you

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BOD meets the 3rd Saturday of the month, every month with the exception of Dec & Feb. You can e-mail Cheryl at the LACA wedsite to forward any e-mail to all board members, or to a specific board member. It has been done in the past. Just passing on some info.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment reply":

BOD meets the 3rd Saturday of the month, every month with the exception of Dec & Feb. You can e-mail Cheryl at the LACA wedsite to forward any e-mail to all board members, or to a specific board member. It has been done in the past. Just passing on some info.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":

You're right, it takes more than showing up at two open board meetings in the summer to get answers. From what I read in the August minutes questions were asked and not many answers were given. At that point it had been only one month in looking for a new manager. It's now almost five months later and there needs to be some plan to get a qualified PM even if it means working around some of the by laws. I think we really need to fill the management vacuum. When questioned about the 12' wide issue several times all that was answered was the ordinance needs to be changed but not what time line was expected or what plan or strategy the new attorney had. At least the previous PM was working the issue, have the acting PM and BOD members taken on the responsibility or is it in limbo until a new PM is hired? In the past I did contact the PM and got some answers but now we have no direct line to any member of management including the BOD and don't know how often they meet as there is no board meeting schedule that I know of published. I think people are asking questions but not getting very many answers

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":

You're right, it takes more than showing up at two open board meetings in the summer to get answers. From what I read in the August minutes questions were asked and not many answers were given. At that point it had been only one month in looking for a new manager. It's now almost five months later and there needs to be some plan to get a qualified PM even if it means working around some of the by laws. I think we really need to fill the management vacuum. When questioned about the 12' wide issue several times all that was answered was the ordinance needs to be changed but not what time line was expected or what plan or strategy the new attorney had. At least the previous PM was working the issue, have the acting PM and BOD members taken on the responsibility or is it in limbo until a new PM is hired? In the past I did contact the PM and got some answers but now we have no direct line to any member of management including the BOD and don't know how often they meet as there is no board meeting schedule that I know of published. I think people are asking questions but not getting very many answers

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KLuers1 has left a new comment on your post "RISING TO THE OCCASION":

We'll second that......hats off to all of the LA workers who got us back up and running! Thanks for your dedication and hard work. Thanks goes out to the office staff as well!

K.and B. Luers
254 Forest Glen Drive

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Wake up people, where have you been all these years. if you were really worried about our community you would have not voted the same people onto the board over & over again and are the ones responsible for the situation we are now in and you still reelected members who have been on the BOD 14 years, 12 years, 9 years, etc., etc. If you are so unhappy then do not vote them back on or are you too lazy to get out there and do some work. You blame this board for the mistakes of the past . They fired a manager who should have been fired years ago but then why would he get fired when you kept electing the same ones who hired him and got us into the trouble we are now paying for. Do you even realize that you now have board members who care about this community & volunteerd their time to oversee the work that continued on thru the summer & completion of the second phase of electric. Just because there is no property manager the work of the community has gone on. Maybe they want to make sure that the mistakes of the past boards are not continued & are making sure that they find the best qualified person to oversee the continuation of the work that is needed to be done. If you have suggestions instead of complaints why don't you show up at open board meetings or are you too busy enjoying your weekend & letting the rest of us do your work trying to get this community back on track. I am here 25 years & don't believe anyone should serve more than 2 terms on the board so why do the majority of you who vote keep electing the same ones over and over again & then complain that the bod are a bunch of do nothings. Watch who runs for the board this year again, the same ones that did nothing in their terms before and cost us plenty & are looking to get elected again, WHY? Why did the dues go up 100% in thelast 5 years, why was questions never answered when we asked what did they do with the moneies after the mortgage was paid off, why do they want to get more money to pay the loan for the sewers off sooner when so many of us are struggling to pay our bills in this economy why is there so much money in reserves, why do they have the same accounting firm for 10 years, why wasn't there a seperate audit done after the manager was fired lots of questions no answers. ARE YOU ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS OR JUST WHAT TO SIT ON YOUR DECKS COMPLAINING?

less than 2 months!!!

we need to hold on!

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RISING TO THE OCCASION

the various groups from maintenance to office support staff and security as well as the compliance officer performed above and beyond their duty to get la up and running after last month's freak storm--- the power was out and there was high winds and heavy snow-- damage throughout la had to be cleaned up, water system and sewage treatment had to be brought back on line after the power failure -- these individuals and groups worked together to get la up and running in as quick as time permitted-- they did a very good job!

the absence of a manager doesn't help but all the same they did the job that was at hand

i've worked 21 years at APCI and i was in the facilities group-- maintenance and contract services was part of my group and i can tell you that whenever it was necessary these people gave their all to keep our company open and operating-- that was through fires, explosions, flooding, major system failures and blizzards and storms-- in every case the men and women from the maintenance to the security, from the grounds operations to the food services units worked double and triple shifts, coming in from vacations and days off to keep our company open and ready to operate on the next shift

many times i've heard people complain about the various services ---
but what they didn't know was what these individuals accomplished to keep apci operating during an emergency and they never saw their exemplar performance under stress and dangerous conditions-- i saw maintenance men and cleaning people (most of the cleaning didn't speak english) go into a lab building after there was a horrendous explosion to drag out lab personnel from collapsed labs, i saw maintenance men shutting off leaking 2" water lines that were flooding 4 floors of a building, the shut offs were above an electrical substation, i saw cleaning people helping to evacuate people from a burning inferno when an office building went up in flames and other times when these workers in maintenance, cleaning or security risked their own safety to help others or to save property--

so yes our workers at la do what is necessary to keep la open and operating and we members owe them our gratitude

PS --- HIRE A MANAGER!!!!!!!

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PAUL KRUGMAN - THIS YEARS'S NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR ECONOMICS

November 21, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist
The Lame-Duck Economy
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Everyone’s talking about a new New Deal, for obvious reasons. In 2008, as in 1932, a long era of Republican political dominance came to an end in the face of an economic and financial crisis that, in voters’ minds, both discredited the G.O.P.’s free-market ideology and undermined its claims of competence. And for those on the progressive side of the political spectrum, these are hopeful times.

There is, however, another and more disturbing parallel between 2008 and 1932 — namely, the emergence of a power vacuum at the height of the crisis. The interregnum of 1932-1933, the long stretch between the election and the actual transfer of power, was disastrous for the U.S. economy, at least in part because the outgoing administration had no credibility, the incoming administration had no authority and the ideological chasm between the two sides was too great to allow concerted action. And the same thing is happening now.

It’s true that the interregnum will be shorter this time: F.D.R. wasn’t inaugurated until March; Barack Obama will move into the White House on Jan. 20. But crises move faster these days.

How much can go wrong in the two months before Mr. Obama takes the oath of office? The answer, unfortunately, is: a lot. Consider how much darker the economic picture has grown since the failure of Lehman Brothers, which took place just over two months ago. And the pace of deterioration seems to be accelerating.

Most obviously, we’re in the midst of the worst stock market crash since the Great Depression: the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has now fallen more than 50 percent from its peak. Other indicators are arguably even more disturbing: unemployment claims are surging, manufacturing production is plunging, interest rates on corporate bonds — which reflect investor fears of default — are soaring, which will almost surely lead to a sharp fall in business spending. The prospects for the economy look much grimmer now than they did as little as a week or two ago.

Yet economic policy, rather than responding to the threat, seems to have gone on vacation. In particular, panic has returned to the credit markets, yet no new rescue plan is in sight. On the contrary, Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary, has announced that he won’t even go back to Congress for the second half of the $700 billion already approved for financial bailouts. And financial aid for the beleaguered auto industry is being stalled by a political standoff.

How much should we worry about what looks like two months of policy drift? At minimum, the next two months will inflict serious pain on hundreds of thousands of Americans, who will lose their jobs, their homes, or both. What’s really troubling, however, is the possibility that some of the damage being done right now will be irreversible. I’m concerned, in particular, about the two D’s: deflation and Detroit.

About deflation: Japan’s “lost decade” in the 1990s taught economists that it’s very hard to get the economy moving once expectations of inflation get too low (it doesn’t matter whether people literally expect prices to fall). Yet there’s clear deflationary pressure on the U.S. economy right now, and every month that passes without signs of recovery increases the odds that we’ll find ourselves stuck in a Japan-type trap for years.

About Detroit: There’s now a real risk that, in the absence of quick federal aid, the Big Three automakers and their network of suppliers will be forced into liquidation — that is, forced to shut down, lay off all their workers and sell off their assets. And if that happens, it will be very hard to bring them back.

Now, maybe letting the auto companies die is the right decision, even though an auto industry collapse would be a huge blow to an already slumping economy. But it’s a decision that should be taken carefully, with full consideration of the costs and benefits — not a decision taken by default, because of a political standoff between Democrats who want Mr. Paulson to use some of that $700 billion and a lame-duck administration that’s trying to force Congress to divert funds from a fuel-efficiency program instead.

Is economic policy completely paralyzed between now and Jan. 20? No, not completely. Some useful actions are being taken. For example, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the lending agencies, have taken the helpful step of declaring a temporary halt to foreclosures, while Congress has passed a badly needed extension of unemployment benefits now that the White House has dropped its opposition.

But nothing is happening on the policy front that is remotely commensurate with the scale of the economic crisis. And it’s scary to think how much more can go wrong before Inauguration Day.

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don't forget about the maintenance department, the STP/Water Operator, Security, and of course the infamous Rec Director who runs all the off season events without a staff!
thank you.

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment":

Thank you Cheryl for KEEPING LAKE ADVENTURE ALIVE!!! Like most people complain about the way things are, well, wake up and realize without Cheryl, Joyce, Joe where would we be as far as running LA. This group, without a manager, have been doing everything to continue the operation and every property owner should give them a BIG THANK YOU when they see them or send them a Xmas card showing your appreciation. Also, the board should take notice of the type of workers they are and reward them with a raise that with their performance, in these times of confusion of management, is truly deserved. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!....

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Thank you Cheryl for KEEPING LAKE ADVENTURE ALIVE!!! Like most people complain about the way things are, well, wake up and realize without Cheryl, Joyce, Joe where would we be as far as running LA. This group, without a manager, have been doing everything to continue the operation and every property owner should give them a BIG THANK YOU when they see them or send them a Xmas card showing your appreciation. Also, the board should take notice of the type of workers they are and reward them with a raise that with their performance, in these times of confusion of management, is truly deserved. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!....

la web page

the la web page has some changes -- there are 2 ways to check the official weather report for the pocono region with links to wnep tv station and the pa state weather web page -- this is a good addition as well as posting of weather events at la by cheryl as they occur -- she also will post any weather related incidents that occur at la -- that's good progress

i see by the notice on the web page that the wifi service at the club house was shut down the beginning of october -- if this is a fact it is wrong -- computers are the way many members communicate with friends and family and check all sorts of information and access entertainment on the web-- this is equivalent to the introduction of the pay phones at la to give members a way to communicate back in the old 70's -- today there are no more pay phones because of the availability of phone service through land lines and now cell phones-- soon land lines will be gone --- members and most of the world outside la use the internet for all forms of communication and entertainment -- but not in la in the winter--young people particularly are tuned into the internet and i know from my family the kids won't even come here if they didn't have internet service-- the bod should want to make la to be attractive to all-- all the time and not just part of the year -- this attitude is why la members only show up 4 or 5 weekends and holidays a year-- this is as the old saying goes " penny wise and dollar foolish " -- save a few dollars on wifi service and that will keep la financially sound -- yea!!!!

#60

POLL DATA 2

MORE POLL DATA RESULTS

Q: DO YOU AGREE WITH HIRING NEW LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE 12' WIDE ISSUE
A: yes ----------- 105
no --------------- 8

Q: DO YOU THINK THE LA MANAGER REPLACEMENT WAS JUSTIFIED
A: yes ----------- 105
no --------------- 5
don't know ------- 50

Q: HOW IS IMPORTANT IS THE LA MANAGER
A: extremely important ----------- 136
somewhat important --------------- 15
not at all ----------------------- 0
don't need one ------------------- 5

Q: SHOULD THE LA MANAGER CANDIDATES BE
A: extremely vetted -------------- 93
somewhat vetted ------------------ 50
just hire someone ---------------- 1
doesn't matter ------------------- 1

Q: WHAT S THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE YOU HAVE AT
A:annual fee ----------30
12' wide issue --------87
quality of life issues --- 129

Q: ARE THE ANNUAL FEES
A: too high ----------- 29
adequate ------------- 121
don't know ------------ 95

Q: A PROGRAM SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO
A: clean up derelict properties --------- 148
collect leaves -------------------------- 79
reduce road dust ------------------------ 7
control geese --------------------------- 6

Q: SHOULD LA EMPLOY A DEBT COLLECTION COMPANY TO COLLECT DEFAULTING MEMBER DUES
A: yes --------------173
no ------------------ 16

Q: LOTS THAT LA ACQUIRED THROUGH SHERIFF SALES BE SOLD SO THEY BECOME DUES GENNERATING LOTS
A: yes --------------- 174
no ------------------- 11

Q: SHOULD THESE LOTS BE SOLD AT COST TO HASTEN THEM BACK INTO AN INCOME POSITION
A: yes --------- 167
no ------------- 18

Q: I THOUGHT LA DAY WAS
A: very successful ---------------- 57
enjoyable ------------------------- 28
okay ------------------------------ 50
need improvement ------------------ 3

Q: THE BEST PART OF THE LA FESTIVITIES WERE
A: picnin ------------------- 48
games ----------------------- 3
music ----------------------- 8
pool ------------------------ 28

#61

POLL DATA

when i changed the format of the blog i lost some of the poll data -- i have been able to recreate it from some old data and here are the results of those polls. i feel that since it all deals with the consequences of the october sno/wind storm and power and utilities failures it is important since many people were affected by the failures of the la community management (?) or whomever wasn't in charge of the situation at la during these events

Q: IN AN EMERGENCY LA SHOULD HAVE
A: EMERGENCY HOUSING -------------- 17
GENERATOR 4 WATER SUPPLY ------- 21
GENERATOR 4 CLUBHOUSE ---------- 7
GENERATOR 4 OFFICE COMPLEX ----- 15
GENERATOR 4 PAVILION ----------- 3
OFFICE OPEN -------------------- 20

Q: THE OCTOBER SNO STORM CAUSED
A: NO DAMAGE ---------------------- 5
COLLAPSED SCREENROOM ----------- 15
COLLAPSED GAZEBO --------------- 0
COLLAPSED AWNING --------------- 1
DOWNED TREES ------------------- 8
DAMAGED TRAILER ---------------- 6
BURNED OUT HOT WATER TANK ------ 0

Q: LA WEB PAGE IS
A: JUST FINE ---------------------- 0
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT -------------- 18
NOT RELEVENT ------------------- 4
NEEDS CONTACT INFO ------------- 12
NEEDS EMERGENCY INFO ----------- 16
NEEDS UPDATING DAILY ----------- 23

Q: IN LIGHT OF OCTOBER STORM
A: LA NEEDS ON SITE MANAGER ------- 20
NEEDS EMERGENCY PLAN ----------- 18
NEEDS NO PLANNING -------------- 4