{"id":3913,"date":"2015-05-29T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/?p=3913"},"modified":"2015-05-29T10:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:50:50","slug":"summary-of-choctaw-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2015\/05\/29\/summary-of-choctaw-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of Choctaw Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tom Sopko – Secretary RRA Board<\/em><\/p>\n

In April 2015, the Board attended the OLCA meeting at Choctaw Lake, located between Columbus and Dayton. The attachment is a summary of the Choctaw Lake community.<\/p>\n

It is an example of another Ohio Lake community and not a list of recommendations for our Lake.<\/p>\n

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  1. Choctaw Lake\n
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    1. General Description\n
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      1. Established 1964, 50th<\/sup> Anniversary last year.<\/li>\n
      2. 250 acre dammed lake<\/li>\n
      3. Located between Columbus, Dayton, Springfield, and Marysville<\/li>\n
      4. 1064 lots<\/li>\n
      5. 870+ homes\n
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        1. Lakefront and offlake appeared to be well built out<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Population about 1300<\/li>\n
        3. Lake Front Lot Value, ~$150K\n
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          1. Lots appear larger than typical lot at RS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Off-lake Lot Value, $20K and up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          3. Boating\n
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            1. No boat fees<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            2. Water and Sewer\n
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              1. Water provided by a utility owned by Choctaw<\/li>\n
              2. Sewer provided by the Madison County Sewer District<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              3. Facility Rental (details available on the Choctaw website)\n
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                1. Clubhouse\n
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                  1. 12,000 sq ft. Includes storage areas, kitchen and bathrooms.<\/li>\n
                  2. Seats 300<\/li>\n
                  3. Rents for $750 on a weekend day, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday\n
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                    1. Friday night setup rental, $250, only if not rented<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    2. Otherwise clubhouse rents for $375<\/li>\n
                    3. Can rent for a half day during the week, Monday to Thursday, at $150<\/li>\n
                    4. Deposit, $250.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    5. Arrowhead, smaller building, seats 40\n
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                      1. Rents on Sat & Sun for $200, May 1 to Sept 30, otherwise $125<\/li>\n
                      2. Other times, $110<\/li>\n
                      3. Early use for setup, $50<\/li>\n
                      4. Deposit, $100<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      5. Tent rental\n
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                        1. 20×40 with side curtains<\/li>\n
                        2. Setup on your property, $225\/day<\/li>\n
                        3. With rental of Clubhouse or Arrowhead, $100\/day<\/li>\n
                        4. Deposit, $100<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                        5. Amenities\n
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                          1. Shuffle board court, indoors in club house<\/li>\n
                          2. Small, one picnic table pavilions, on beach, (3)<\/li>\n
                          3. One sandy beach, smaller than RS<\/li>\n
                          4. No \u201ccommon area\u201d pools\n
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                            1. Residents are allowed a private pool on their property<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                            2. Tennis courts<\/li>\n
                            3. Sand volleyball court<\/li>\n
                            4. Basketball courts (2)<\/li>\n
                            5. Baseball field<\/li>\n
                            6. Soccer field<\/li>\n
                            7. Recreational Committee, plans all events<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                            8. Budget\n
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                              1. Annual income, $700,000<\/li>\n
                              2. Major source was dues & assessments\n
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                                1. Dues and Assessments $1080<\/li>\n
                                2. Some reduction allowed for owning more than one lot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                3. Other sources\n
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                                  1. Lodge rental, $28K<\/li>\n
                                  2. Boat storage, $19K<\/li>\n
                                  3. Storage facility, $14K<\/li>\n
                                  4. Dock rental, $8K<\/li>\n
                                  5. Building Permits, $3K<\/li>\n
                                  6. Club donations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                    1. Available Funds\n
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                                      1. Dam, $484K<\/li>\n
                                      2. Roads, $912K<\/li>\n
                                      3. Reserve, $325K<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                      4. Security\n
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                                        1. Four full time officers. Three part-time officers<\/li>\n
                                        2. Police are deputies of the County Sheriff<\/li>\n
                                        3. Cost $250,000\/year, including salaries & benefits, cars, patrol boat, gas, maintenance<\/li>\n
                                        4. 24\/7 security, members want high security and are willing to pay for it.\n
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                                          1. Last burglary, 13 years ago<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                          2. Patrol boat has own boat house with lift\n
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                                            1. Built with maintenance staff and volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                            2. Biggest problem \u2013 road speeders\n
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                                              1. 13 miles of roads<\/li>\n
                                              2. They have a trailer mounted speed control radar, \u201cyour speed is\u201d, with a speed limit sign.<\/li>\n
                                              3. Police hand out tickets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                1. Office\n
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                                                  1. Located near Clubhouse.<\/li>\n
                                                  2. ? sq ft.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                  3. General Demeanor\n
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                                                    1. Residents that I spoke to were very pleased with Choctaw.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                    2. Dredging\n
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                                                      1. Additional lakes dredging\n
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                                                        1. Choctaw<\/li>\n
                                                        2. Holiday Lakes\n
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                                                          1. Quote for contractor mechanical dredging, $100K per acre.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                          2. One Other Lake<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                          3. Mechanical Dredging selected\n
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                                                            1. Being done in-house using existing labor<\/li>\n
                                                            2. Selected due to cost<\/li>\n
                                                            3. Allows equipment to be used for other activities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                              1. Algae\n
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                                                                1. Algae blooms are a problem\n
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                                                                  1. Surrounding water shed is farm area<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. Have treated and will continue to treat with Copper Sulfate\n
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                                                                    1. There is no plant life in the lake.<\/li>\n
                                                                    2. Hiring a consultant to grow vegetation in lake<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                    3. \u00a0Activities\n
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                                                                      1. Annual Christmas Tree Lighting<\/li>\n
                                                                      2. Summer Concert Series, one per month<\/li>\n
                                                                      3. Annual Ski Show by Ski Club, Labor Day Weekend<\/li>\n
                                                                      4. Junk Yard Boat Derby, boats built from junk, similar to cardboard boat races<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                      5. Volunteerism\n
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                                                                        1. Down<\/li>\n
                                                                        2. Most amenities improvements handled by volunteers<\/li>\n
                                                                        3. Also volunteer group raises the money for the amenity<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                        4. Other\n
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                                                                          1. Mailboxes are in banks of boxes, you go to pick up your mail, ie from an Association owned lot, like an RL lot.\n
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                                                                            1. Identical boxes<\/li>\n
                                                                            2. No posts along streets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                            3. Driveways are all paved (asphalt or concrete), no new stone driveways, stone grandfathered in, but no stone drives were seen<\/li>\n
                                                                            4. Strict rules on maintaining property\n
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                                                                              1. Facility was very neat and clean<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                              2. Eastside-Westside mentality. Westside had most of the amenities.\n
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                                                                                1. Major west side amenities: beach and clubhouse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                                  By Tom Sopko – Secretary RRA Board In April 2015, the Board attended the OLCA meeting at Choctaw Lake, located between Columbus and Dayton. The attachment is a summary of the Choctaw Lake community. It is an example of another Ohio Lake community and not a list of recommendations for our Lake. Choctaw Lake General … Continue reading “Summary of Choctaw Lake”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}