ANGLER'S FISHING TOURNAMENT

The local Angler's Club sponsored a Thursday evening fishing tournament this evening. (May 11th, 2011) Dan and Mitch Allen took home the honors with two 22 in.
largemouth bass. Another fisherman in the crowd said, "the fish were on fire this evening!"

TAXES

Property Taxes due May 10th took a significant increase for many residents here in the Conservancy. The county property tax rate increased due to school budgets. The local conservancy taxes also increased significantly. Last year, the conservancy had to borrow roughly $300,000 for operating expenses. A lawsuit caused the DLGF (government funding agency) to hold approximately $300,000 used for mainly for security. The lawsuit was settled and now the conservancy is recovering the $300,000 in a one time tax levy. Good news....next year the conservancy tax should decrease significantly.

MARINE REPAIR

Check out the new marine repair business located nearby on State Road #135 in Trafalgar. Hummell Marine 317-370-8678.

RAINS!

And the rains came! Water levels on both lakes have remained high. Sweetwater Lake has been on continuous yellow light for the past two weeks. Cordry has been yellow for approximately two thirds of the past 2 weeks. This is a first in the history of the lakes.

PARK AT THE "Y"

The Cordry Sweetwater Lot Owners are interested in making some improvements at the park area located by the fire station at the "Y." With the permission of the CSCD, they have hired a landscape architect to draw up some suggestions.

GARAGE SALE

The annual Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department Garage Sale drew a huge crowd on the rainy April 23rd Saturday.

CSCD MEETING

The following topics and more were discussed at the CSCD Board of Dirctors meeting held on April 19th. Buoys for lakes, boat length rule, cameras for boat ramps, environmental study for north end of Sweetwater, mowing of dams ($7,500 for 2 mowings), Sweetwater boat ramp repair, gravel bids for roads, paving plans, CSLOA contract with landscape architect for park area, expansion of clubhouse at beach, construction of decks near shorelines.