Mary Ellen Moroney                                

  Phone:  862-2214

  email:  mellenins@hotmail.com

The Waterfront Committee will oversee the use and upkeep of the HOLA property at the lake.

Members:

1 MaryEllen Moroney Harbor Master 
2 Paul Ellis 
3 John & Peggy Clark 
4 Ann Arthurs
5 Cathy Baker
6 Mike Moroney
7 Dick Moore
8 Tom Sullivan
9 Dave Arthurs
10 Gary Wadsworth
11 Chester Winkowski
12 Ed Zambraski

You use the harbor and leave your boat at your own risk. Use of the swim area is also at your own risk. An adult must accompany children in all areas. Please cross your name off the list when you remove your boat after Labor Day. Please notify the Harbormaster if you will not be using your boat for two weeks or more, as someone else might need a slip.

Dock Name Phone Numbers Dates

Mary-Ellen Moroney, Harbormaster, 864-2214

Report - September, 2011

Mary-Ellen Moroney submitted the following:

A Waterfront Committee Meeting was held on September 3, 2011 with the following results:

Paul Ellis is working on obtaining permits to remove silt from the harbor.

If a boat slip is left vacant for a week without notice to the Harbor Master – the slip may be reassigned.

People need to call when they remove their vessel early.

We are checking on the sign for Joe Kastner in the spring. The original individuals who worked on the Harbor were Joe Kastner, John Clark, Herb Bush, Don Barnard and Paul Ellis.

We paid to have the docks and swim lines removed.

We will build a new canoe rack next spring.

We renewed the fiscal year’s waterfront budget.

The channel markers will be permanent posts as the floating markers can not withstand the winds and current.

Docks, swim lines, raft, lights, and small docks are out of the water. The port-a-potty has been removed.

Committee Members are John and Peggy Clark, Mike Moroney, Dick Moore, Paul Ellis, Tom Sullivan, Dave and Ann Arthurs, Gary Wadsworth, Chester Wincowski, Ed Zambraski, Cathy Baker and myself.

Slips will be assigned in January.

Mary-Ellen Moroney, Harbormaster

Report - September 3, 2011

Click here to view report

Report - July 9, 2011

From June 24th - Labor Day slip #5, is the short-term slip. Slip #4 is the loading slip. Dick Moore is trying to sell his boat so Slip #10 might be available part of the summer. The rest of the slips are full.

Mid June the chain broke on the raft letting it loose. It cut the swim lines and drifted to the harbor. Gary Wadsworth tied it up between slips #10 and 11. Dave Burgess was able to fix the swim lines shortly after they broke. We will probably need new rope next year. He moved the raft July 3rd. He had to wait a while as the water was too rough.

It has been challenging with the boats being put in the wrong places this year, but everything is straightened out now.

Mary-Ellen Moroney, Harbormaster

Boat Slip Reservations: 

To reserve a boat slip for the 2008 Summer season, click here for the blank reservation form.  Fill this form out and mail the hard copy to the Harbormaster at the address shown on the bottom of the form. 

Waterfront Rights:

Within HOLA there are three situations or conditions with regards to "Waterfront Rights or a Waterfront Easement".  The far majority of owners have deeded full rights to use the waterfront property and the marina.  There are a few lots whose deeds say nothing about the waterfront and those individuals do not have the rights to access or use the HOLA waterfront, and there are a few deeds that make reference to limited access (e.g. 100 ft of right away).  As a consequence of "no or restricted" water access" the property values of these lots are significantly lower than what it would be for a comparable lot with waterfront rights or waterfront access.  Last November the HOLA board voted to create a three year period during which individuals with no or partial waterfront rights could purchase them.  The letter describing this program that was sent out to those without any waterfront rights is pasted below.

This situation or opportunity would also apply to anyone who plans on subdividing their property.  Any subdivision of an existing lot that has the rights, would NOT have waterfront rights or access unless they were purchased and formally added to the deed of the new subdivided property.

There is another plan for those with "limited or partial" waterfront rights. For information on this, scroll down beyond the first letter.

To:   All Members of HOLA Whose Lot Does Not Carry             Any Level of Waterfront Easement

From:    Edward Zambraski, President of HOLA

Dated:    March 2, 2005

Historically, as the Lakeview Highlands and the Overlook were developed, the far majority of the existing property owners either paid for or bought lots that had rights to use the HOLA waterfront property.  The right to use the waterfront, or a waterfront easement, is formally stated in one's property deed.

At the November meeting of the HOLA Board of Directors there was a lengthy discussion regarding the fact that there were approximately 15 lots in HOLA that did not have waterfront easements.  It was generally agreed after researching sales records of lots in the Rangeley Region, a waterfront easement attached to any lot increases the value of that lot by an amount ranging from $ 15,000 to $ 30,000.

For lots without waterfront rights, during the early 90's HOLA did allow property owners to purchase a waterfront easement.  This opportunity has not existed for the past decade or so.  Because there are very few lots without this easement, and some new owners might want to purchase these rights, at the regular monthly meeting of November 2004, the HOLA Board of Directors voted and approved the following:

          ….Any HOLA landowner not having a waterfront easement attached to their land may purchase an easement for a single lot by paying to HOLA the following amount:

For a buy-in during the year 2005  --the sum of  ---$ 4,000.

"    "  "          "        "     "    2006  --  "    "       ---$ 5,000.

"    "  "          "        "     "    2007  --   "    "       ---$ 6,000.

If any landowner does not purchase a waterfront easement by December 31, 2007, the Board made no provision to allow waterfront easement purchase after this date.  

Any lot owner wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should send their check and request to:

 TREASURER, HOLA , P. O. BOX  26, Rangeley, ME 04970

The letter below was sent to those owners with restricted or partial waterfront rights listed in their deeds.

To:  Members of HOLA Whose Lot Carries Only Partial Easement Rights (100 ft) to the HOLA Owned Waterfront

From:          Edward Zambraski, President of HOLA

Dated:         March 2, 2005

Historically, as the Lakeview Highlands and the Overlook were developed, the far majority of the existing property owners either paid for or bought lots that had "full rights" to use the HOLA waterfront.  Full rights referred to the full use of the 1.5 acres and 212 feet of shoreline of the HOLA waterfront property.  The right to use the waterfront, or a waterfront easement, is formally stated in one's property deed.

At the November meeting of the HOLA Board of Directors, there was a lengthy discussion regarding waterfront easements and the fact that a few owners of lots have easements to only "100 feet of the waterfront" and not the full rights to use the entire 1.5 acres and 212 feet of shoreline.  It was generally agreed that after researching sales records of lots in the Rangeley Region, a full waterfront easement attached to any lot increases the value of that lot by an amount ranging from $ 15,000 to $ 30,000. 

For lots without full waterfront rights, during the early 90's HOLA did allow property owners to purchase a waterfront easement granting full rights.  This opportunity has not existed for the past decade or so.  Because there are very few lots with this "partial" easement, and some new owners might want to purchase these full rights, at the regular monthly meeting of November 2004, the HOLA Board of Directors voted and approved the following:

…Any landowner owning a 100 foot waterfront easement but not a Full easement to HOLA waterfront may have their easement upgraded to FULL status for a single lot by paying to HOLA the following amount:

 For a buy-in during the year 2005 -----the sum of  $ 500.

  "   "     "        "         "    "   2006 ----  "     "     "  $750     

 "     "        "         "      "       2007 -- "     "     "    $1,000.

If any lot owner does not purchase the full or upgraded waterfront easement by December 31, 2007, the Board made no provision to allow an upgrade after that date.

Any lot owner wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should send their check and request to:

TREASURER,  HOLA       

P. O. BOX 262

RANGELEY, ME   04970