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Have You Seen The Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter?

If not, or if you just want to look at it again, it is now posted on the website!

Just use the Newsletters link in the navigation bar above and download your copy!

BROADBAND PROJECT IN THE TOWN OF JAY

Reprinted from Jay Community News. April 11, 2013. This is great news for all of us in AuSable Acres. 

I will keep you posted as we get new information.

Rosemary Barry, AAPOA President

HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT FROM SUPERVISOR DOUGLAS
The broadband project in the Town of Jay will cover AuSable Acres and 1 road in Wilmington as Charter Communications is doing the matching dollar cost of $850,000. There is no cost to us as a municipality. Charter will only add (do build outs) to populated areas. 20 homes per linear mile as per our franchise contract agreement. We had them do a survey 3 times over the last 9 years in the acres and each time the amount of homes increased but were still about 2 homes short per linear mile for them to do a build out in that area. Therefore, when the Governor announced the Broadband grant application we met with Charter to see if they would cover the matching funds if we were successful in the joint application with the Town of Wilmington, Charter Communications, and the Town of Jay and they agreed. There were over 98 million dollars worth of applications with only 25 million of dollars to be awarded and fortunately we were chosen for $557,000. I would love to do other areas in Town and have had surveys done by Charter on other roads but there are just not enough potential customers to make it worth their financial efforts.
We, the Town, just negotiated a new 5 year contract with Charter. Charter wanted a 10 year as it has been ever since they established in the Town and to up the amount of homes in an area where they would be required to do a build out to 25 homes in a linear mile instead of 20. We refused their new proposal and have been going month to month since September on a temporary contract. We now have negotiated with Charter to agree to a new 5 year contract and keep the 20 home requirement.
Randy Douglas, Supervisor

AuSable Acres Trail Maintenance Day May 4

Join us for our first official trail maintenance day on May 4.  We'll meet at the Tennis Courts at 8:30AM and then gather in teams and disperse to work on different parts of our trail system. Everyone is welcome as we have a list of different projects, some of which don't include heavy lifting or a need for experience in trail work.

Please wear clothing you don't mind getting dirty including closed toe shoes and work gloves.  We'll need tools for our work and would appreciate it if you could bring any of the following: shovel, garden rake, pick ax, pry bar and loppers.

Bring your own water and lunch as we'll eat on the trail.  Join us afterwards, probably late afternoon, to share tales of our work and a few supplied beverages.

The event is rain or shine and contact Paul at plonge1@gmail.com to RSVP or with questions. Please bring your neighbors and friends as we need all the help we can get.  

Thanks and look forward to seeing you on May 4th!

Paul Longenderfer

AAPOA Board of Directors

Grant Proposal Approved: Acres to get high Speed Internet

The grant proposal submitted by Randy Douglas, Town of Jay Supervisor has been approved. This is wonderful news for AuSable Acres. The link below will give more of the details. Thanks to Randy for all the hard work. We all appreciate it.

http://pressrepublican.com/new_today/x254598630/Jay-Wilmington-welcome-broadband-funding

 

Rosemary Barry, President

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2013 DUES YET?

This is the 50th anniversary of AuSable Acres. It was founded in 1963 by John Eaton. The board is working on some memorable activites for our members during the year. Details will be forthcoming in the next newsletter. As the community has grown, so has our organization, thanks to the efforts of many people and our members' support. We hope to have more members this year than ever before.

Our membership year runs from January through December. If you want to get the most out of membership, paying your dues early in the year is the way to do it. As you probably know, membership allows access to the trails, lake, picnic area, and (when it is warmer) new tennis court. We will be adding two new recreation items to the lake this spring.

There is a membership form you can fill out at the top of the website. Just fill it out, write your check and send it to AAPOA, PO Box 8, AuSable Forks, NY 12912. There is also a form in the back of every newsletter.

Thanks to those of you who have already paid and I am looking forward to hearing from the rest who may have forgotten to pay their dues. I thank you in advance.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Barry, President AAPOA

2012 CHRISTMAS DECORATION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

This year's Christmas Decoration Winners are Stephen Shambo, 30 Almweg; Mr and Mrs. Glendon Bower, 134 Scenic Point; and Ray Longinetti, 115 Whitetail Lane. Congratulations! You will receive your prizes shortly. Thanks for making the Acres look so festive. We all enjoy seeing your lovely work.

Rosemary Barry, President

NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR AAPOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

There will be an election held on July 6, 2013 at the next General Membership Meeting for three board positions. Each term is for three years. Interested persons must be members of the AAPOA in good standing and submit a bio to me that will be published in the Spring, 2013 newsletter no later than March 15, 2013. You may mail the bio to our AAPOA address, PO Box 8, AuSable Forks, NY 12912.

If you have questions regarding the responsibilities of board members or wish to submit your bio by email, please contact me at president@ausableacres.org. Thank you. 

Rosemary Barry, President AAPOA

AAPOA General Membership Meeting Reminder

The next General Membership Meeting of the AAPOA will be on Saturday, December 29th, at 10:00 am at the Community Center in AuSable Forks. We hope many of our members will be able to attend. Dues for 2013 can be paid at the meeting or mailed to PO Box 8, AuSable Forks, NY 12912. We are looking forward to seeing you to bring you up to date on what the AAPOA has been doing and what is happening in the Acres. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Rosemary Barry, President

FALL, 2012, NEWSLETTER POSTED ON WEBSITE

Our latest newsletter has been posted on this website. Some of you have received your copies in the mail. Most of us haven't received them yet, even though they were mailed on 11/13/12. There is a problem with a distribution center in New Jersey (where they apparently are sent) due to Superstorm Sandy. In order to have it available to you we posted it here. Just go to the menu bar at the top of the website and click on newsletters. Enjoy.  Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. 

Rosemary Barry, President AAPOA

AuSable Acres Wood being stolen

To all AuSable Acres Property Owners,

There has been a report of a substantial amount of firewood being stolen from a homeowner on Sequoia Mountain Lane on more than one occasion. The police have been notified and now I am asking for help from residents, especially in this area. Please be on the lookout for vehicles that do not seem to belong in the area or are suspicious in some way. You can report it to me at president@ausableacres.org or report it to the State Police. All of us need to be aware of this and see that the person(s) are caught. Thanks for your vigilance.

Rosemary Barry, President AAPOA