CFA President's Report

March 12, 2010

1.   North Carolina Law has extended the expiration of some Wastewater (perc) Permits.  Permits issued between Jan 2003 and Dec 2007 have been extended 3 years.  Permits issued between Jan 1, 2008 and Dec 31, 2010 (9 months from now) all expire on Dec 31, 2015.  Any permits issued on/after Jan 1, 2011 expire 5 years from issue date (back to the old rules).  A permit issued this week will only be good for 5 years, 9 months.

Bottom line, this is a one-time extension that decreases in value day for day on permits issued since Jan 2008.  Example:  A Waste Water Permit issued on July 21, 2008 originally expired on July 20, 2013.  Now it expires Dec 31, 2015, only a 17 month (vice 3 year) extension.

2.   Time Warner has informed us that they hope to begin cable installation in CFA sometime in late March or early April, with service available by the end of summer.

3.   Marina fees will be billed on March 15^th, and payment is due on April 1^st.  Anyone that hasn’t paid these fees by April 7^th will jeopardize their chance of retaining their existing slip.  All fees on at least their primary lot must be paid before an owner is eligible to rent a marina space.

4.   April 23^rd at 4:00 PM is the deadline for interested Board of Director candidates to file a statement of candidacy at the CFA office.  Please consider becoming a CFA Board Member.  This is an important election since 3 of the 5 positions are being filled.  CFA exists and thrives only through the efforts of its members and volunteers.

5.   The Census 2010 folks are now hiring workers.  They need 240 people in the Mt. Gilead area.  The pay is $15.25 per hour, plus 50 cents per mile for driving reimbursement.  Local testing will be conducted at the Mt. Gilead Library on Wednesday’s between 9:30 and 2:30.  Testing will also occur on Friday’s at the Lake Tillery Vol. Fire Dept. at 4:00 PM.  Practice tests and brochures are available at the CFA Office.