Estling Lake

Bulk Pickup – Fri 7/1

Bulk pickup is scheduled for this Friday, July 1st

Tennis Lessons

It has been brought to my attention by one of our campers that he would like teach tennis this year.  I feel this is a great opportunity for our campers to explore another fun activity.  The tentative  schedule is as follows:

June 29-July 28  Tuesdays and Thursdays  (10 sessions)

8-9 (adults)  Could also consider doing evening lessons for adults

9:15-10 am ages 5-8 or beginner

10-11 am ages 9-17 or intermediate/advanced

If interested, please e-mail me by:  Wednesday, June 15^th.

The cost will be determined by the amount of children/adult participating. The season is coming fast and looking so forward to seeing everyone.

Let the fun begin

Kim Newton

2016 Preliminary Calendar

The preliminary calendar for 2016 has been posted here.

Town Hall Update

• Which is more important to you?
  • to clean the sediment filled area along the cabin shoreline, the entrance into Den Brook and beyond (Berger’s to the inlet) OR
  • to clean the sediment from the west end of the lake to assure we do not lose more to sedimentation
• Which is more important to you?
  • to preserve the open lake as we know it today OR
  • to create scattered sediment islands if this allows significant cost savings.
• Which is more important to you?
  • to do no cleaning for 5+ years so that money can be saved for a project, possibly at the lowest cost per cubic yard OR
  • to start cleaning areas now, even if the cost is somewhat more per cubic yard
• Which is more important to you?
  • to clean the full depth of sediment in an area – surface to the lake bottom; perhaps as much as five feet OR
  • to clean enough sediment to make the area boat accessible, about two feet

A copy of the attached document was delivered to your mailbox. The document describes the major issues related to lake sedimentation. Come to the meeting and discuss them.

– Glen

Town Hall Information

Newsletter for 6/25/2015

The newsletter for 6/25/2015 can be found here. If you are looking to put something in the newsletter, contact Allison P. at camp 17.

2015 Newsletter Updates

Detours and Dust

Hi,

It looks like we’ll be putting up with detours and dirty cars this summer. We can’t do anything about the detours, they are not under our controll—we can thank Estling Village and the Town of Denville for them.

But we can do something about dirty cars. Here’s what we’re proposing:

FREE CAR WASHES FOR ALL!

The Board has purchased coupons for car washes at Mountain Lakes Auto Spa. So for the rest of this season (and only this season, don’t even think of asking if this will be an annual occurrence!) we’ll provide each camp with up to five coupons for an exterior wash. If you want the Spa to do interior cleaning, too, you can use the coupon towards the total cost.

Right now you can get your coupons at camp 51. As the season progresses we’ll have them available at Estling events. Please take only the coupons you plan to use. We’ll sell any leftovers at the end of the year.

Mountain Lakes Auto Spa is located on Route 46 East, just past the Mountain Lakes Boulevard, next door to Thrift Auto Sales.

Enjoy!

-Dave R.

Hub Lakes “Books”

– glen

2015 Calendar Updated

The online Estling Calendar has been updated for the season and a printable copy of the calendar is available here:  Printable Estling Calendar 2015

Road Updates

As work continues at Estling Village, much of it impacts Estling Lake Road, although at this point the work is being done on the part of the road adjacent to the village – the part the town owns, not Estling Lake. The sewer is mostly finished, but now connections must be made to houses across the road from Estling Village. In addition, storm water pipes need to be installed to connect the area across from the Village to the drain pipes on the Estling Village side.

All of this activity requires digging up Estling Lake Road. For us that means a bumpy, muddy road and detours around the digging zones. Since several of these across-the-road connections must still be made, this situation could last for a while. I have talked to the management of Estling Village and the Town of Denville to convey our unhappiness with the state of the road.

In the section of road from Estling Village to just past our gates, the part we own, the road is easier to deal with. But until final paving (sometime in early October), it’s still a dirt road and subject to potholes and bumps. Please use caution.

It is the obligation of Estling Village to maintain that part of the road until the fall.

It is not the obligation of Estling Village workmen to listen to complaints about the road from anyone who drives on it. A constant stream of complaints takes the workmen way from their job, slowing the process. And it could make them less willing to do a proper job on our road.

Please do not take your grievances about the road to the workmen or to the construction trailer.

Talk to me instead. I will meet regularly (at least weekly, more often if required) with the construction foreman to inspect our part of the road. If you have a specific area or a pet pothole you would like taken care of, let me know.

Estling Village has shown a willingness to work with us: they have installed a turnaround and a drainage pipe for us, and this week, when the contractor we had lined up to do the initial spreading of sand at the beach couldn’t make it, Estling Village sent in their landscaper with a machine to do the work. Their construction work is making a mess and they know that, but they will work with us to ease the disruption if they can.

We will still have some muddy roads and rough traveling ahead of us, but if we all pitch in with a positive attitude and a lot of patience we can have another great summer at Estling.

See you Saturday at Work Weekend.

Dave R.