Our Web site is where you’ll find the latest news from the LGIA Board, as well as a free forum for comments and information from our residents and association members.

We already have a great community. Our hope is that this online portal will give you even more ways to get to know your neighbors and further our community spirit. Just scroll down the page for the latest happenings.

To make your visit even more enjoyable, check out the handy Weather forecast, Google search, and News headline features in the right-hand column.

And if you have any questions, comments, or thoughts, feel free to contact the Board at lakegardamail@lakegardanews.com

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

Macchi Engineers has completed the Dredging Feasibility Study and presented the findings to The Board on February 13th. The report may be viewed in its entirety.  Just click on the link to the right in the “Handy Reference” section.

Macchi Engineers will attend the LGIA meeting on April 9th to present their findings and answer any questions.

January 9^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]

February 13^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]

March 12^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]

April 9^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room] – ANNUAL MEETING

May 14^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]

June 11^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Battistoni Beach {If rain then Lake Garda School [Music Room]}

July 9^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Children’s Beach

August 13^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Moore Beach

September 10^th [Monday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]*

October 10^th [Wednesday] 7:00 P.M. – Lake Garda School [Music Room]* – ANNUAL MEETING

* – pending room reservation availability once school starts in September

The Town of Burlington will remove brush from all LGIA streets and roads. Please pile branches off the road with the butt ends facing the road. For additional information, please call Scott Tharau at 673-6789, ext. 224.

All members are urged to store their boats on these racks to minimize the clutter of the common areas.

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

There is good news for all the parents who have been concerned about the number of people smoking on Battistoni Beach.  In response to resident’s requests and for the health and safety of the children the LGIA Officers and Directors have voted to make the Battistoni Beach and adjacent picnic areas a “smoke free” zone.  Signs have been posted and “butt buckets” will be placed in the parking area.

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

Dear LGIA Residents,

The LGIA Board has established a number of projects to help beautify and maintain our community. And we’re looking for residents (or anyone you may know) to fulfill these projects. (And, yes, these are pay-for projects.)

If you’re interested, please download the accompanying quote form by clicking here, put in your quote, and return it via e-mail to lakegardamail@lakegardanews.com.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

Hi everyone. We’ve now created an easy way for you to subscribe to our newsletter by e-mail. All you have to do is click on the link below and — presto — you’ll be on the mailing list. As an extra benefit, you’ll also receive timely updates of important LGIA happenings — such as when we’re raising / lowering the lake, when we’re performing water treatments to control weeds, etc. The following is the Web link to sign up. Just click on it to join! http://lakegardanews.com/mailinglist/?p=subscribe

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

There are many houses for sale within the Association.  If someone in your neighborhood is selling, please remind them to notify LGIA (it’s in the by-laws).

Thank you!

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

We’d like to offer everyone the opportunity to submit their photos for the home page of our Web site. Let’s reflect the seasonal changes with fresh images from our association members. Maybe kids building a snowman. Or a scenic, snowy neighborhood. During the warmer months, boats and canoes on the water. Families on the beach. Fishing. Picnics. You snap it…we’ll post it. Let your creativity soar!

Digital images need to be JPEGs that are precisely 755 pixels wide by 265 pixels tall. For those of you with Photoshop, here’s an easy way to crop the images to an exact size:

1) Choose the rectangular marquee tool. In the toolbar, choose “Fixed Size” and enter 755 px and 265 px.

2) Click once in the image to place it. Drag around the marquee square to move it where you like.

3) Choose Image –> Crop from the main menus. Then name and save your new image.

E-mail your images to: lakegardaphotos@lakegardanews.com We’ll let you know when your image will be posted — and give you photo credit here on our Web site.

Happy photography!

In the right-hand column of our Web site, you’ll find two new Handy Reference links:

(1) A link to our Charter and By-Laws

(2) A link to a short article entitled “History of Lake Garda”

As a shortcut, you can also get to those sections by clicking on the above hyperlinked titles.

We hope you find these materials useful and interesting.

Sincerely,

The LGIA Board

Lake Garda is home to a rich variety of animals and birds. We encourage everyone to get out as often as possible to watch and look for them — it’s a great family activity.  Please remember that it’s best for both humans and wild animals if we do not try to feed them.  This is especially important with the ducks and geese, as they can become aggressive over time.  Also, bread and bits of “people food” are not healthy fare for our feathered friends.

Please remember that the LGIA Common Areas are parcels of land set aside for everyone in the association to enjoy. Do not park vehicles, dump trash or yard debris, store anything, or build anything on this property. Help keep our neighborhood clean, safe, and pleasing for all!

Now you can perform Google searches right from our Web site!  In the right-hand column, immediately following the local weather, you’ll see a Google search box.  Just type in whatever you’re looking for, press search, and you’ll immediately get your search results — just like you were at Google’s main Web page!

More features to come.  Keep an eye on our Web site for even more enhancements!

In addition to the local weather and Google search, you can now see the latest world news headlines right on our Web site. Check out the bottom portion of the right-hand column of our site for the live news feed.
Note that you can customize the category of news you’d like to see by clicking on the news topics at the top of the news listing. Select from General News, Business, Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey.

Make our Web site your primary home page — and have weather, news, and Google always at your fingertips! You can do that in most Web browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox) by going under the Tools menu at the top of your screen and then selecting the Options menu. Then type in http://lakegardanews.com in the Home Page field.

Enjoy!