Dear LAPOA Members,
In accordance with Lake Athens Property Owners Association Bylaws, this posting serves as notice that we will be holding the 2014 Lake Athens Property Owners Association Board of Directors election in conjunction with the Annual Members Meeting on Saturday evening, June 14th, at the Conservation Center of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. The terms of three of the current Directors are expiring in June. Each Director is elected to a three year term of service. Read More
(Reproduced from an email from Richard Ott, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Aquatic Vegetation
We conducted our 2014 hydrilla survey of Lake Athens yesterday. Using our side-scan sonar we circumnavigated the entire perimeter of the reservoir. At any location where the sonar signature changed we collected a grab sample of the vegetation using a weed rake to identify species. We were unable to find any substantial concentrations of hydrilla. At two locations (well offshore) on the south side of the lake we collected individual, very small (less than three inch) sprigs of hydrilla. These sprigs were contained in a matrix of native species such as vallisneria, coontail, and Illinois pondweed. These locations were also well over 150 feet from the 440 MSL shoreline. We were unable to identify any hydrilla along the northeast shoreline where we measured approximately 1 acre last August (map attached). It appears that under the unusual hydrological conditions we have experienced since 2011 hydrilla is continuing to decline in competition with the native aquatic vegetation. Read More
We are happy to announce that the NEW Lake Athens Property Owners Association website is up and running! We hope that you find it informative, attractive, fun and useful. You will see some of the same features, as well as some new ones.
One big difference is that you will need to REGISTER ON THE NEW WEBSITE in order to receive emails from LAPOA. You will need to create a username and a password. The new website is an SSL secured website (notice the ‘https’ in the address bar or the padlock in the status bar), so rest assured that your personal information is safeguarded.
These are some upcoming events happening on Lake Athens.
When: Saturday, June 14, 2014 – Sunday, June 15, 2014
Saturday 9AM – 12PM: Learn to Sail, Ski, and Row Clinics
Saturday 2PM – 4PM: Flotilla Party north of Goat Island
Saturday 6PM – 8PM: Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Fish Hatchery
Sunday: Property Owner Shore Clean UpMore info to follow
Final Resolution of the Lake Athens Property Owners Association (LAPOA) Board of Directors relative to the conflict between the Athens Municipal Water Authority (AMWA) and the City of Athens
AMWA Executive Director Wylie Pirkle
City Councilman Aubrey Jones
When the Lake Athens Property Owners Association Board of Directors became aware of the conflict between AMWA and the City of Athens, we began trying to determine the facts so we could formulate what, in our opinion, would be the best outcome for the Athens community. Our work culminated with initiating and hosting a debate between AMWA and the City of Athens which occurred on March 29, 2014. Based on all of our discovery, we offer the following thoughts in support of our final resolution. Read More
We are pleased to inform you that in addition to the previously agreed upon speaker from AMWA, the City has now come forward with a commitment to send someone to speak at the upcoming meeting at the ROC. As noted in our last correspondence, one factor in our support for AMWA was that only AMWA responded to our invitation to present their facts on this issue in a public forum. Read More