Master Plan
Heartlands Conservancy has created a Master Plan to guide maintenance and improvements around Dunlap Lake over the next 20 years. The Master Plan will be used to help set priorities and as background and support when the association applies for outside funding.
Click here to view the master plan.
- Executive Summary, page 4
- Introduction & History, page 10
- Priorities & Recommendations, page 36
- Funding strategy, page 80
Related Posts
Final Ballot Count
Ballot Count is Final Scheffel Boyle accounting has reported on the recent question to DLPOA members of whether to raise assessments to $675 this year and then an additional $175 per year over the next 3 years to an annual amount of $1,200 An assessment increase...
Ballots Must Be Postmarked by April 30th
REMINDER - please return your ballots; they must be postmarked by April 30th. It's extremely important to make your voice heard and vote today on the proposal for funding to maintain and protect our lake. Now is the time to take action. The Ballots have been mailed....
Capital Improvement Project 3 – Sediment Basin
This is the third in a series of articles on project priorities from the Dunlap Lake 20-Year Master Plan. It has been recommended that the Association build a catch basin with berms to slow down the flow of incoming water and allow sediment to drop out of the water...
Capital Improvement Project 2 – Dewatering Pond
This is the second in a series of articles on project priorities from the Dunlap Lake 20-Year Master Plan. The second capital priority listed in the Dunlap Lake Master Plan is digging out a pond with a special drain system at the bottom so that material removed from...
Capital Improvement Project 1- Updating the Dam’s Spillway
This is the first in a series of articles on project priorities from the Dunlap Lake 20-Year Master Plan. The top priority identified is updating the spillway on the 80-year old dam. With storm events and impervious surfaces increasing water flow everywhere, IDNR...
Characteristics of a Community Association
Here at Dunlap Lake, we are a part of a unique planned community with wonderful natural resources. Working together we can continue to be one of the most sought-after communities in the region for decades to come.
IDNR Requested Expansion of Spillway
DLPOA is asking residents –
to raise fees $15 per month to fund maintenance for the 80-year-old dam and keep silt and pollution out of the lake. Increasing water flows are hitting WWII-era infrastructure and everyone who owns property in the association shares this liability. Mike Watts, DLPOA...
Aerial Photos
Dunlap Lake was created by blocking Mooney Creek with a 30 x 700 foot earthen dam. These aerial photos from Madison County show how the valley has changed since 1941.