This is not a difficult issue to resolve. It's all about managing the only competing resource at stake here, which is time on the lake... When this issue began to formally circulate among property owners by email two years ago, several people, myself included, suggested developing a workable calendar for all parties. If the calendar that was worked out at that time had been adhered to, this article would not have been necessary. Despite the overtones from neighbors quoted above, the non-COC property owners do realize the viability and importance of the COC, within reasonable limits. It's time to cut out the noise, sit down over lunch for an hour and work out a schedule of alternating usage that is agreeable to all (the COC has made a significant step forward by NOT having group sessions on July 4th and Labor Day weekends) then actively communicate these times during the summer months. This way the prized resource everyone enjoys will be properly utilized and further conflict can be avoided. Bill Amirault
Re: “Water Rights: Scullers vs. Motor Boats in Craftsbury”
This is not a difficult issue to resolve. It's all about managing the only competing resource at stake here, which is time on the lake... When this issue began to formally circulate among property owners by email two years ago, several people, myself included, suggested developing a workable calendar for all parties. If the calendar that was worked out at that time had been adhered to, this article would not have been necessary. Despite the overtones from neighbors quoted above, the non-COC property owners do realize the viability and importance of the COC, within reasonable limits. It's time to cut out the noise, sit down over lunch for an hour and work out a schedule of alternating usage that is agreeable to all (the COC has made a significant step forward by NOT having group sessions on July 4th and Labor Day weekends) then actively communicate these times during the summer months. This way the prized resource everyone enjoys will be properly utilized and further conflict can be avoided. Bill Amirault