Campground update

Good Afternoon HLCCA,

First and foremost I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe and healthy.

Amidst these unprecedented and constantly changing times with the COVID -19 pandemic, we are working towards opening the campground.

WATER TURN ON –  Currently the plan is to make repairs to our water system over the  weekend of 4/11.  If frost is out of the ground and below freezing temps are out of the forecast we are shooting to turn water on weekend of 4/18.

DOCKS –  We are shooting for the weekend of 4/25

* Please keep in mind these are dates we are shooting for  and may change.  We will update dates as conditions change. And will post when tasks are complete.*  Unlike the southern portion of the state Aitkin area still has some snow, ice fishing is getting close to ending with 12-18 inches of ice on lakes and the shoreline areas starting to break up.  Also after Tuesday the area has forecasted low temps in the 20’s for the whole following week.

SHOWER HOUSE – At this time there is no plan to open the shower house early.  Meaning it will not be open until we can get staff onsite and water on to the rest of the campground. For the safety of our community , with CDC routine cleaning needed for those facilities, staff needs to be on hand to maintain.

LAUNDRY – We are reaching out to our laundry service vendor and the county to figure out a safe plan to operate the laundry area.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT – In this time when people’s jobs are being directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic we understand some may have some difficulty with making association dues/assessment payments. If this is the case please reach out to the treasurer or the board to figure out a plan to help. This  plan is to help with association dues/assessments, items like boat slip rental and canoe/kayak spots the board considers them a luxury item and if you unable to make that payment on time please allow it to roll in to the next available person that is able to.

I know we all are anxious for the start of the season.Sadly as much as we all would like the coronavirus to magically disappear, I am afraid it is here  for awhile and seemingly making changes to our normal everyday life daily. Your patience and positive attitude is greatly appreciated as we navigate through a few extra hurdles this year. We will update you of changes as they come.

Stay safe, stay healthy

Ed