Dear Members,

It's that time of year again to remind everyone that road bans are in our future.  Many of you know the drill for this annual event. However, we have a lot of new members who may not be as familiar with the bans or the restrictions that come with them. What is a road ban?  It is a period of time when vehicles exceeding 10,000 lbs. are prohibited entry in the Community.  How long do they last?  These bans are to protect our roads from damage during thaw periods.  We are permitted a total of eight weeks for the bans.

 Our Road ban will take effect the end of business, Tuesday February 27, and may continue through April depending on weather conditions.  If conditions allow, the ban may be lifted sooner.  Road and weather conditions are checked weekly by maintenance and may be intermittent.  Road bans are limited to eight weeks and may be lifted and reinstated.  They are totally weather driven. Ban notices will be posted at the entrances, Bulletin Board by recycling, Compactor Gates, Billboard at the mailbox area, on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/conashaughlakes and website calendar, www.conashaughlakes.com .

Please keep road bans in mind if you are ordering furniture, appliances, building materials, non-emergency septic cleaning or services in need of vehicles greater than the prohibited weight.  Alert your carriers of the ban.  Many if not all delivery companies are aware of road bans and the need to use smaller vehicles during the ban period.  Despite annual reminders of the ban, some members schedule deliveries that are not permitted and say they were not aware of forgot about bans.  There have been past occasions where members were required to meet a prohibited vehicle at the front gate and unload a delivery and transport it to their residence using their personal vehicle.  Please note that emergency, fuel, utility company, USPS, UPS, FedEX and CLCA Maintenance vehicles are exempt from road bans.  Do not attempt to circumvent bans by meeting trucks at the member only entrance and permitting entry with your gate card or buzzing them in via the guest gate.  All deliveries and guests are to use the main entrance.  This is clearly posted at the member only entrance and applies all year road.  Parties will be held liable for any damage caused to the road by unauthorized vehicles and a trespassing violation will be issued.

If you have any questions regarding road bans, please contact the office.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

Kimberly Decker

Community Administrator