Your Property Owners Association

Welcome to the Crystal Lake-Perch Lake (CLPL) Property Owners Association (POA).  As of early 2024, there are 153 Property Owners in the Association -- 105 on Crystal Lake, and 38 on Perch Lake. There are 10 POA members with lake access. 

The purpose of the Association is to provide stewardship for our lake community and to execute our Association’s By-laws. We envision a vibrant, private community dedicated to protecting, maintaining and enhancing Crystal and Perch Lakes. This includes the preservation of our lakes, and the maintenance of our roads. The Board is dedicated to these focal areas and enriching the lake community.

A Brief History of the CLPL Property Owners Association

In the 1930's, the initial plan to develop the land surrounding Crystal and Perch lakes into a Country Club dissolved. To our benefit, the beautiful Crystal Lake and Perch Lake area was developed as a private residential lake community!  We are still working on a more extensive history for our lake community which will be added to this website at a future date.  See a short history and a timeline.

Association Meetings, Newsletters, and Mailing Address

Association meetings are scheduled in the spring, summer and fall.  The summer meeting is the annual membership meeting for the fiscal year and is held at 10:00 am on the 2nd Saturday of July at the Somerset Township Meeting Room.  Announcement of the meeting and reminders will be sent via Email along with our seasonal newsletters.  The Board communicates via Email, unless otherwise required in our By-laws.  Visit the communication page to read newsletters and a review a list of community events. If you do not have Email access, please contact the CLPL Secretary to request a hard copy newsletter.

Resources

Upcoming Membership Meetings

        SAD Meeting - August 30, 2025

Fall 2025 - October 18, 2025

        Spring 2026 - April 25, 2026

        Summer 2026 - July 11, 2026

        Fall 2026 - October 3, 2026

All meetings are held at Somerset Township Hall and begin at 10:00 am.

Current Board of Trustees

President – Patty Maher (mpvmaher@gmail.com; 734-417-1549)
Vice-President – Laura Dietrich (la54dietrich@gmail.com; 502-905-1235)
Secretary – Amy Kochendoerfer (CLPLsecretary@gmail.com; 734-652-3038)
Treasurer – Diane Ostrosky (ostroskydl@comcast.net; 734-735-1169)
Lakes – Jim Carr (cjcconsulting8@gmail.com; 419-705-3778)
Roads – Rob Shier (rlshier123@gmail.com; 815-922-8158)
Special Projects – Linda McCracken (lakequilts@gmail.com; 702-388-7909)

Board members serve three year terms, and under the current By-laws may extend their term year-to-year with Membership approval. Please use the Contact Form to reach any member of the Board of Trustees. Alternatively, you will find the email address for each current Board Member in the Association Newsletter.

Property Owner Fees

Dues are paid annually in accordance with POA By-laws. The Board makes every effort to keep Association costs in check, while implementing the By-laws and enhancing the CLPL POA community, maintaining our roads, and managing the health of our lakes. There are three parts to the annual POA fees, or dues: 1) administration membership dues, 2) road maintenance dues, and 3) the lake preservation fees. Each of these fees is described in detail in the Crystal Lake-Perch Lake Property Owners Association By-laws.

Fees for Administration
Administration membership dues are used for purposes other than road maintenance and lake preservation, including but not limited to administration, insurance, rental, catering fees, etc.

Fees for Road Maintenance
Road maintenance fees are assessed for maintaining roadways managed by the Association. These fees cover road grading, repair or replacement of equipment, gravel, dust control, mowing, snow and ice removal, etc. The POA collects Road Maintenance Fees from all parcel (lot) owners as defined in the By-laws. No Road Maintenance Fees are collected for lots whose access is from public roads.

Fees for Lake Preservation
Lake preservation fees are collected and utilized for monitoring and management of the lake water quality, and include but are not limited to aquatic invasive species control, plant and shoreline management, etc. Payment of such fees shall be a voluntary donation, except when a Special Assessment District (SAD) is in effect. The five-year period for the SAD is renewable with the endorsement of the POA membership and Township approval.

You can find complete definitions of each of the owner fees in the Frequently Asked Questions document or in the By-laws.

Find a copy of the current POA budget by clicking on the Treasurer Report link above in the Resource Section.

The table below outlines the annual CLPL POA fees by type (administration, roads, and lakes) for a member household with one full lot and one housing unit on that lot. POA members will be invoiced for dues following the annual summer meeting. 

Annual Fees

Year (Summer)

Administration Membership Fee

Road Maintenance Fee

Lake Preservation Fee

Total POA Fees

2025

$25

$300

$140

$465

2024

$25

$300

$140

$465

2023

$25

$300

$140

$465

2022

$25

$275

$140

$440

We welcome and encourage you to get involved in CLPL events. If you are interested in helping with any Board-related activities (working on a committee), or if you are interested in serving on the Board please reach out. We can always use the help!