Newsletter  March 2007 

The board met on March 5. It was decided to hold our Annual Meeting at the Ned Dimes Marina at Compo Beach on Sunday June 3 and welcome  new members and kick off the beach season.  This is a family event and children are very welcome.

The Board will invite a representative from the Town’s Emergency Preparedness Management to attend the meeting  and brief members on emergency issues.

Also please mark your calendars for CBIA’s Annual Potluck & BBQ on Sunday September 9.

The membership renewal forms will soon be mailed to members. If you know of any neighbors in the area who are not members please invite them to join the CBIA. The membership dues will remain the same as last year at $25.

At the request of members, this year’s membership renewal form will include  a section where you can indicate whether or not you agree to have you name and contact information appear in a directory. This directory will be distributed electronically to members only.

The board has been approached by a number of  CBIA  members  regarding the  problems caused by recent rainfalls. The problems seem to be the result of the change of grading in connection with construction of new homes and subsequent landscaping which has changed the topography of  the Compo Basin.  While this is not a flooding problem it has contributed to material damage because of excessive runoff.

The board is contacting the First Selectman asking him to invite all relevant town officials, who are part of the decision process to a meeting with concerned CBIA members. The objective of this meeting is for the town  to explain how the rules and regulations work in this regard, how they are followed up over time and  possible  remedial measures. Members will be advised of the date, time and place of this meeting as soon as it is set up.

Attached to this newsletter you will find a contact list for Board members. Please feel free to contact any of the Board members with your concerns and questions.