LOCAL RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE!

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 LWPOA wants to help get the word out about a local blood drive.

The event is taking place beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday August 21st at the Ava Methodist Church, 1767 Old Highway 431, Wedowee  AL 36278.     

 The ALEA Troopers that take great care of Lake Wedowee informed LWPOA that several houses around the lake have buoys outside of the ALEA policy.  If these Buoys are not removed by the homeowners they will be removed by the Troopers.  LWPOA is trying to spread the word about lake regulations so we can all stay informed.  

The Troopers noticed several that houses have the round orange buoys out that are 100 feet from out from their docks.  The ALEA policy for Buoys is as follows:  

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) (ALEA) and may involve permitting and fees. ALEA is the sole authority for placing regulatory and navigational buoys on public waters. All other buoys, including swim buoys, must adhere to specific guidelines, such as being within 50 feet of the shoreline or 25 feet of a permitted dock and not interfering with boat traffic.

Here is information from Alabama Powers website.

  https://apcshorelines.com/2022/06/14/swimming-this-summer-keep-these-important-rules-for-swim-buoys-in-mind/

Only the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is authorized to place regulatory, navigational buoys on public waters. All other buoys, per ALEA’s guidance, must adhere to the following:

• They must be located no farther than 50 feet from the shoreline or 25 feet from an APC-permitted boat dock/structure.
• They must not interfere with the legal flow of boat traffic.
• They are not allowed to have the appearance of a state-enforced regulatory marker.

Any buoys not complying with this guidance are subject to removal by ALEA. Thank you for your cooperation.

 On Saturday evening , July 19th, the buoy at Mile Marker 10 on the Little Tallapoosa was damaged and floated away.  This area is several 100 feet from shore and the lake quickly goes from 90 feet to 5 feet at full pool.  This buoy was replaced last November and had the solar light repaired.  About two months ago the Solar light was stolen off this buoy.   Yesterday evening a Lake Wedowee State Trooper notified LWPOA of the missing hazard buoy.  It was replaced this morning.  A regular hazard buoy cost LWPOA about $400 to $500 to deploy.  A lighted one is about $750.  There are approximately 30 hazard buoys in Lake Wedowee.  LWPOA replaced 6 hazard buoys already in 2025.   If you are interested in a safe Lake Wedowee consider joining LWPOA.  You don't need to own property to join.  It costs only $50 per year to be a member and every penny goes to improving Lake Wedowee.

 LWPOA deployed a new Hazard Buoy in the Fox Creek area.  State Trooper Jarred Brown identified an elevated area in Fox Creek where the depth is only 3.5 feet at full pool.  This area is several 100 yards from the closest shoreline.  A special thanks to LWPOA member Ron Mattocks for helping steer the boat to the proper location.  

Did you know that LWPOA is responsible for all Hazard Buoys on Lake Wedowee? Alabama Power manages the No Wake buoys but it is LWPOA membership dues that funds the Hazard Buoys around the lake.  Each Hazard Buoy cost LWPOA about $400 to $500 to deploy.

 The Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association 2025 membership directories are in the mail for those who did not attend the summer picnic at The Range,

 The Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association would like to thank those that took time to provide feedback on what they would like the purpose and priorities of LWPOA to be.  We will be evaluating this information over the coming weeks and share with you what we heard and any changes we may make as a result.