The ballots were submitted to the postal service on Monday 1/4/2020. As most of us have experienced, the mail is a bit slower than normal due to volume. Please give one week before inquiring about not getting a ballot. We anticipate everyone should receive their ballots by the end of next week. Most should receive their ballots much sooner. If you feel that your ballot was lost in the mail, please call the CLPOA office to schedule a pickup for a new ballot.

Your ballot packet will include the return envelopes, voting instructions, and the ballot. There are four seats open this year. Please be sure to closely read the voting instructions to ensure your vote counts.

Below is a copy of the voting instructions. Again, a copy of the instructions will be included in your ballot packet that will be mailed to your mailing address.

Thank you! Good luck to the candidates. We appreciate you offering to volunteer your time for the community.

Nominating Committee

Below is the list of questions submitted by property owners. Below the questions are the answers from each candidate. Click the link by the candidates name for their answers.

1. Would you support the transfer or sale of an asset, specifically the water plant, to Choctaw Utilities or to any other individual?

2. How do you envision the relationship between the CU board and the CLPOA board going forward?

3. This fall, insinuations were publicly made regarding the CU office manager.  Her pay rate and work quality were denigrated on social media.  Do you think it is acceptable to treat employees of the lake or utility in such a manner?

4. This summer, regarding the resolution that was brought forward directing CU to fire their office manager, a committee member stated the resolution was rushed, not vetted, ill conceived, and said to take the desired action, more work was required to ensure a smooth transition.  If a committee member raises these types of issues, what you be your response?

5. What is your position on the CLBOT with regard to transparent decision making and communicating the decision-making process to the community?

6. What is your position on the CLBOT assuming more responsibility for the operations of the utility plant?

7. What is your position on reducing the number of Choctaw Utility board members and why?

8. What is your position on allowing property owner votes to be done by absentee ballot if unable to attend property owner meeting? 

9. What is your position on live streaming the CLBOT meetings?

10. Would you consider a more equitable process at property owner meetings for allowing property owners the chance to speak rather than the current process of whoever shouts the loudest  or whoever is known to  be aligned with the person controlling the microphone gets the opportunity to speak while others  who politely raise their hands waiting for a turn often get ignored?

11. What is your position on one CLBOT member  having a conversation with retained counsel regarding  a controversial issue  with no other board members present, and then communicating the advice or recommendation of that attorney  to other board members to be accepted without any corroborating evidence, either in writing or via  witness to the entire conversation by a board member who is unbiased or who holds an adverse opinion from that initial board member on the issue being discussed? (to assure both sides of issue  is presented without spin and then what that attorney opinion actually is)

12. What commitment do you make to property owners that you will make all CLBOT decisions based on what is for the good of the community and not make decisions based on outside influence(s) and/or threats, nor based on a personal agenda or personal benefit.

Yes YOU!

An electronic file of your bio/resume is necessary for publishing. (Deadline Thursday, December 10th). You can submit your bio to clpoa@choctawlake.com

This message is in regard to your public water system. Ohio EPA wanted to make community public water systems aware of financial assistance available to Ohioans who are behind on rent, mortgage, and water and/or sewer bills, as far back as April 1, 2020.  This assistance is being made available from the CARES Act through 47 Community Action Agencies throughout the state.

Details on eligibility and how Ohioans can apply for this assistance can be found at https://businesshelp.ohio.gov/pdf/10232020-home-relief-grant.pdf

For more information visit BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov or email BusinessHelp@Development.Ohio.Gov.

You may have noticed the office looking a little bare lately, that is because we going through some internal renovations!!!!

The office staff will be working from home while the finishing touches are put into place!

We are still here to answer any of your questions and will be here to help with any problems that may arise!

Send us an email!

Clpoa@Choctawlake.com

If you’d rather call and leave a message, just know we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible!

October 27th will be our first day back to normal business hours in our newly renovated office!

Stop over and see us!!!!