Sand Lake

This is a place to share information about Sand Lake and the Rainbow Drive Homeowners Association. It is periodically updated as new informatio becomes available. The goal is to assist members in obtaining knowledge about the lake, Rainbow Drive, and related activities.
Even though the name is "Rainbow Drive Homeowners Association", the bylaws state that "...membership consists of property owners of the area known as the Charles E. Wright Plat and the West Point Addition Plat."

Some ideas being considered are:
   * Have members email addresses available so that information can be made available quickly.
   * Possibly have a a discussion site where ideas can be shared.
   * Provide information related to the interraction between Sand Lake and Lake Templene.

I am working with our president, Jim Rund, in developing this site. If you have other suggestions, or comments, please email them to me at my NEW email address:          johnarvidson@frontier.com

Please take a moment to sign my guest book

Some recent information - most recent first:

RAINBOW DRIVE ASSOCIATION
Semi-Annual Property Owners Meeting

Where: 25778 Rainbow Drive
When: Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. ( Memorial Day Weekend)

The meeting took place as scheduled. Meeting minutes are available by going to the "Meetings" tab above.

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Tammy Rigby has provided information about the Special Assessment Hearing held December 23, 2008. It can now be found under the "Lake Level Assessment" tab under the "The Lake" tab.

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Note an updated web site for Lake Templene.

The latest information as of November 11, 2008, from the Lake Templene Web Site is below:
"Lake Drawdown Update (November 11, 2008)- The Lake drawdown has now reached the lowest level. This level will stabilize until approximately December 20, 2008 when the level of the lake will start to rise to the normal(Court ordered) Level. This is a great time for cleaning your beach area. Take advantage of this opportunity but you should know that if you burn leaves or other debris on the beach area, you need to remove ashes because they are a source of nutrients for lake weeds. Please remove all ashes from the beach before the water level returns."

The bylaws of the Association have been added and can be accessed from the Bylaws tab, or from here.

Information as of October 19, 2008, from the Lake Templene Web Site is below:
"THE PERMIT FROM THE MDEQ HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR LAKE DRAW DOWN -The draw down of the lake will start as scheduled: October 20. The lake will have to be returned to the Court ordered level by January 20, 2009. Please pass the word to those you know."

Be aware of the planned lake level as indicated on the Lake Templene Web Site which states as of October 15, 2008:
"A draw down on the lake is planned this fall to perform some needed repairs to the dam. The Court has approved the draw down to start Oct. 20 with the lake level being reduced by 4 feet. The lake will have to be returned to the Court order level by Jan. 20, 2009."
It is my understanding that this will also lower the level of Sand Lake.

There was a meeting on September 27, 2008 concerning drains. Hopefully information about the meeting will become available.

Copies of a fax from the Deputy Drain Commissioner defining the lake level were presented at the last meeting. Click here to read it.

•	A big THANK YOU to John Tarnowski for the new road sign that we now have at the entrance to Rainbow Drive.
•	The minutes for the last meeting on May 29, 2010 are available. Go to the "Meetings" tab above to be able to access them.
•	A new section of this site has started. It can be accessed by clicking on "The Lake" tab above. It will provide information for 4 areas relating to Sand Lake 1. Sand Lake area Photos 2. Lake Quality 3. Lake Level and Assessment 4. Ideas for the creation of a lakewide Sand Lake Association
•	A page for pictures of Sand Lake and the Rainbow drive area has been started. It can be accessed from the "Photos" tab above. If you are a member and have provided your email address to the association, you can contribute photos to be included. See instructions at the bottom of the Photos page.