BREAKING NEWS, NOTICES, ALERTS AND REMIND

New State Law from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency:

The Illinois Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act prohibits disposing of unwanted electronics in regular trash for burial in landfills starting Jan. 1, 2012. This includes televisions, computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, DVRs, etc; These products typically contain many valuable metals that can be recycled.

A list of registered electronic waste (e-waste) collection sites and information for manufacturers, collectors, recyclers, refurbishers is available on the Electronic Waste Recycling page.

Champaign, Bloomington, Danville and Kankakee all have drop off sites and they are the nearest location to Bayles Lake.

Other locations, including some major retailers, may be found by entering your home location in the search engine for the Earth911.com web site.

From the Board of Directors:

It is with sorrow that we inform you that Tom Stack, our former Bayles Lake maintenance man, passed away Friday night, January 27, 2012. 

Visitation/Wake at Baier Funeral Home, Paxton, Tuesday, January 31, 2:00-7:00. Rosary will take place at 6:00 pm

Funeral Service/Mass will be at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Paxton, Wednesday, February 1, 10:00 am

Arrangements handled at www.baierfuneralservices.com

BLHOA Letters have been sent to the two garbage service's that cover Bayles Lake, reminding them of our road weight restrictions, in place February 1 to April 30. 

We have received the following note from Central Illinois Disposal....The lake roads are posted with weight restrictions from February 1 to April 30.  Due to these regulations, we will be picking up with a standard truck and open top trailer from February 6 through April 30.  This change requires more time to pick up your garbage; therefore, your pick time will be earlier.  To prevent any interruption in your service, please do the following:

Place ALL your garbage in securely TIED garbage bags (to prevent littering) AND have your garbage out by 7:00 a.m. to ensure pick up.  If you have questions, please call 379-3309.

As a reminder, Central Illinois Disposal offers a "Recycling Pick Up Service", Please call 379-3309 for more information.

You can read the latest Illinois Department of Natural Resources "Newsbits" at..... www.dnr-direct@lists.illinois.gov

You can read the latest Issue of the "Outdoor Illinois" magazine at..... www.dnr.state.il.us/oi

The BLHOA Board of Directors has hired Bob Siddall to fill our maintenance and grounds position.  Bob and his wife, Viva, have lived at Bayles Lake for about 25 years, at 260 Ocala Court.

Bob retired this past June from United States Fire Protection Company where he served as a Construction Foreman, installing water mains, fire pumps and overhead sprinkler systems.

Bob enjoys the outdoors and is looking forward to carrying on the great work and service that Tom Stack has provided us.

Bob will work a limited schedule until March 1 and then about 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Bob can be reached at 217-386-2500 or by email at bob@bayleslake.com.

On August 24, 2011, The BLHOA Board approved and updated a portion of the Building Permit Requirements, please review our Rules and Regulations, on-line, and if you have any questions please contact a member of the Building Permit Committee.

MEDIACOM:

Mediacom will be making some changes with the local cable television lineup, beginning on or about September 2, 2011.

Mediacom will be adding WCCU MeTV to the current line up.  It will be aired on Channel 108.

Mediacom will no longer carry the Tennis Channel, Channel 176.

Mediacom and the NFL Network have reached a new, long term agreement to carry the NFL Network and NFL RedZone package.  For more information you can call 217-243-4621.

Mediacom is in the process of transforming its TV channel line-up to all-digital...providing us with better picture and sound quality, for an all-around better viewing experience.

Boat Docks at Lakeview

This is a reminder that the two boat docks at the Lakeview Country Club can be used by our residents to boat over to the club for dinner or golfing.  We know this is kind of late and we will put another reminder in our spring newsletter but we did want to get it out there for everyone.

In 1997 the Bayles Lake Auxiliary raised money and with the help of many of the Bayles Lake residents and the BLLOA Board, built the two boat docks on the south Bayles Lake shoreline at Lakeview Country Club so that our residents could boat over to Lakeview.

This is a fun way to go to dinner and we hope that many of you will do this.

A couple of reminders from Bayles Lake Security, Ray Soltysiak:

SIGNAGE VIOLATIONS:

Construction signs placed on the residents lawn, advertising the work being done are in violation of our Rules and Regulations.  Bayles Lake Security has been talking to the construction companies and residents about removing them.

PLEASE LOCK UP YOUR VEHICLES:

One of our residents recently had a GPS unit and a few other items stolen from their car, parked in their driveway.  The car was left unlocked over night.  Please lock up your vehicles.

Message Center:

We have added a “Message Center/Information Board” at the east and west main entrances, the north Golf Drive entrance and Country Club Lane.  This will allow residents to post signs for lake events such as concerts, family reunions, weddings, graduations, etc. instead of tacking a sign to the posts.

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