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Greetings,
Local July 4th Festivities – If you’re looking for ways to celebrate our Nation’s 250th anniversary this weekend, you won’t have to venture very far from Lake Summerset. The Village of Durand has events planned for the July 4th weekend. Their fireworks display is scheduled for the evening of the fourth at dusk and the public is welcome to attend. See link below for further details.
Durand 4th Festival
Fireworks – As we approach the 4th of July weekend, I’d like to remind all Lake Summerset Members that fireworks are illegal in both Stephenson and Winnebago Counties. They are also prohibited in our Community per the Redbook and the Bluebook with fines ranging from $100 to $350. We will have additional Public Safety Officers patrolling and looking for anyone using fireworks. Please do not set off fireworks within the Lake Summerset Community and remember we have a spectacular fireworks display planned for the evening of July 18th. As we have in the past, the fireworks display will be set off from the dam at dusk.
Office Hours – In observance of the fourth of July, the Lake Summerset office will be closed on Saturday. The office will reopen on Tuesday, July 7th at 8:00am.
Important Information for your guests & Delivery drivers: We’ve all seen Guests and or Delivery vehicles trying to enter the east & west Member only gates. These folks do not have RFID tags and cannot get in which then backs up traffic in both directions. It’s unfortunate that depending on the address people enter into their GPS, it will often lead them to the entrance closest to your home which in many cases is the wrong entrance. In the future, when you have guests or deliveries, please inform them to use Lake Summerset’s address, which is 1202 Lake Summerset Rd. By entering 1202 Lake Summerset Rd., GPS will take them to our main entrance. Inform your guests or delivery personnel to enter your home address only after they’ve entered the main gate. With more and more people using delivery services, we’re seeing a significant increase in vehicles attempting to enter the east & west Member Only gates only to realize that the gate will not open. In addition to creating delays for Members who are attempting to enter, the traffic being backed up onto the county roads can create a potentially hazardous situation.
Lodge Concession – If you haven’t visited our Lodge Concession Stand lately, I’d like to introduce our new Concession Operators. Laura and Francisco have leased our kitchen for the summer and they’ve opened “Empanada’s By the Lake”. They’ll be selling hot dogs, hamburgers, snacks, soft drinks and of course, Empanadas. The Lodge Concession is on the back side of the lodge facing beach #1. Their current schedule includes being open Wednesdays through Sunday from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Join me in supporting this business venture so we can all enjoy a very local eating option. Good luck to Laura and Francisco!
Safety First: Independence Day is day to celebrate our freedoms and the great country we’re all able to call home. Early July is also a great time to celebrate with family, friends and guests and I anticipate that we’ll have larger than normal crowds enjoying the pool, the lake, the beaches, and the parks. I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend, but I also hope that everyone acts responsibly as the safety of you and your guests is very important to all of us. Have a ball but please do it safely.
Mike
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