The SLIA Board will have members from Fremont Township and Lake County Stormwater Management available at our March board meeting to answer questions about the dam project, costs, and funding. We encourage everyone to attend this meeting on March 20th at 7:30pm at Countryside Fire Station (801 S. Midlothian).
Oktoberfest Schedule
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Sylvan Lake Improvement Association will be held on Sunday, September 10 at 1:00pm, with a rain date of Saturday, September 16 at 1:00pm. The meeting will be held outside at Schwerman Park on the basketball court. Please bring your own lawn chairs. If the weather is not cooperating, further scheduling changes will be communicated on our slia.net website and email.
Cardboard Regatta
Sunday, Sept 10 @ 4pm
Beach check-in at 3:45pm
It’s back!!!! The BOAT REGATTA 2023 will be on September 10th at 4pm with a new teenage division and great prizes!
Ages 1-12ish: Use cardboard and tape to make the fastest boat on the lake. Decorate it to make it look awesome!
Ages 13ish-19: RECYCLED BOAT CHALLENGE Use cardboard, plastic bottles, twine, tape, and other recyclables to make the fastest boat!
GIFTCARDS for the winners!!!
Don’t forget your life preserver!
4th of July Picnic
Spring Cleanup Day
This spring’s cleanup day is this Saturday, May 20th, with a rain date of May 21st. We will start at 9:00am with lunch at 12:00pm at the beach. Please bring your own water bottle, gloves and appropriate tools for the area you are volunteering in. Please wash any shovels prior to working to prevent the spread of jumping worms. Volunteers are needed for the following projects:
BEACH: PIERS AND RAFTS – led by Pete Lind
BEACH PARK– led by Dave Benedeck
- Weed and spread mulch
SCHWERMAN PARK – lead by Renee DelMissier
- Weed and spread mulch
SCHWERMAN PARK PLAYGROUND – lead by Kim DelBene
- Installing new spider climber
- Installing wood stump stepping stones
- Spread pea gravel
BJORKLUND AND TRIANGLE PARK – Captain still needed
- Weed and spread mulch
2023 Association Dues
Happy New Year Sylvan Lakers!
We’re excited to announce that we can now accept payments via Zelle if that is more convenient for you than writing a check. Zelle is available via many of your banking apps and all you need to do is use this email address to send money – treasurer@slia.net. If it is not available through your bank you can use Zelle stand alone (‘how it works’ link below) or simply send a check as you have in the past. If you send via Zelle, please indicate your property address in the notes section of your payment to simplify the accounting process.
https://www.zellepay.com/how-it-works
The invoices will be sent by the end of this week and payment is due by March 1st. As in the past, late fees will be assessed if payment is not received by March 1st and every 60 days thereafter.
Best regards,
Ed Meltzer, SLIA Treasurer
Oktoberfest – Oct 8th
The official date for Oktoberfest is Saturday, Oct 8th. We will have live music, world famous Sylvan Lake beer brats (patent pending), a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, kid’s games, adult games, hayrides, bonfire, and the infamous Garden Club bake sale. Live music, bonfire at dusk, and a portable restroom on site.
Cardboard Regatta
Sunday, Sept 11 @ 4pm
Beach check-in at 3:45pm
It’s back!!!! The BOAT REGATTA 2022 will be on September 11th at 4pm with a new teenage division and great prizes!
Ages 1-12ish: Use cardboard and tape to make the fastest boat on the lake. Decorate it to make it look awesome!
Ages 13ish-19: RECYCLED BOAT CHALLENGE Use cardboard, plastic bottles, twine, tape, and other recyclables to make the fastest boat!
GIFTCARDS for the winners!!!
Don’t forget your life preserver!
SLIA Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Sylvan Lake Improvement Association will be held on Sunday, September 18 at 2:00pm, with a rain date of Sunday, September 25 at 2:00pm. The meeting will be held outside at Schwerman Park on the basketball court. Please bring your own lawn chairs. If the weather is not cooperating, further scheduling changes will be communicated on our slia.net website and email.
Agenda:
-Call to order and welcome
-Approval of 2021 Annual Meeting minutes
-Opening Remarks from the President (Dan Trahan)
-Vice President’s Report (Cliff Gartner)
Department Updates
-Parks/Easements/Environment (Sarah Owen/Kim Del Bene)
-Beach (Peter Lind)
-Lake (Tom Truffer)
-Recreation (Laurie MacKay)
-Garden Club (Tammie Trahan)
-Shoreline Newsletter (Andrew and Melissa Kitzmiller)
Budget Review/Approval
-Treasurer’s Report (Ed Meltzer)
Elections to the board
-Two board positions are up for election and nominations will be taken from the floor.
Roles will be decided during the first board meeting of the next term in October.
Members Forum
-Discussion of additional questions/concerns
Hope to see you there!
Note, current financials and the requested budget for next year will be made available at the meeting, and we will post the approved budget to our website.