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The Fallsburg Fishing & Boating Club's Semi-Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 9:30 am at the Clubhouse. All Active Members in good-standing are welcome and encouraged to attend.
(The Call to Meeting is posted in the Member Documents tab of this website)

Semi-Annual Meeting and Welcome Back Announcement (May 12, 2025)

Dear Members:

As the Fallsburg Fishing & Boating Club (“FF&BC”) readies for the upcoming 2025 Summer season, the Board of Directors reminds you of the following important items:

First, our Semi Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 9:30 am at the Clubhouse. All Active Members are welcome and encouraged to attend. The annual Work Party will be the morning before, on Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 24th starting at 9am; work is expected to conclude by noon and we will meet at the Clubhouse for a BBQ. The Call to Meeting and various membership documents (including Annual Meeting minutes from September 2024, the proposed budget and updated House Rules and Building Guidelines) are available on the Members Documents tab of the website.

***All members should ensure that the road ditch adjacent to their lot is clear and water can run freely. This is critical to keep our roads in good shape throughout the season. ***

Finally, we look forward to a great summer filled with plenty of fun, friends, events and lots of fishing & boating. We have a full slate of upcoming events for 2025 please volunteer to help with some of these events!

Should you have any questions or require anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The 2025 Season is looking to be terrific!
Thanks to all who make Pleasure Lake the greatest place in the world !!!
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We had a few changes since our Annual Shareholder Meeting in September 2024:
Big thanks to Ken Lang who recently retired as a member of the Board of Directors, and congratulations to Lorine Harr for her appointment to fill Ken Lang's unexpired Director position on the Board of Directors.
Congratulations Lorine!

The Board of Directors and all of the membership wish to express our grateful appreciation to Ken Lang for his many years of hard work and contributions to our Club as a Director. While he has earned a well-deserved break from the many meetings and projects that he has been involved with, Ken will continue to coordinate our events schedule and the many wonderful sociakl events that make Pleasure Lake such a great place to enjoy together. Thanks so much Ken! You really have helped make Pleasure Lake a better place!
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Please free to contact us if you have any questions as we continue to test our water and upstream point sources and watch for potential problems upstream and advocate for clean water and environmental protection in the Pleasure Lake and Neversink watersheds.
We will continue to hand pull invasive water chestnuts this year as we plan our attack on the growth of invasives in 2025 following a successful treatment of the lake in 2024 to fight the Eurasian milfoil weed. Please come out to assist and remain vigliant for invasives.
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GARBAGE ISSSUES:
DUMPSTER IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR MEMBERS' HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE ONLY.
We are continuing our single stream recycling system, so all cans, bottles and FLATTENED cardboard go in the same smaller dumpster for pickup and sorting at the Thompson facility.
We now have two stump dump areas for stumps and large branches - please remember only organic material at these locations.
Keep doing a great job!

HAB WATCH:
Please stay vigilant throughout the summer - the Lake is generally clear and in excellent shape throughout most of the year, but warm weather conditions in the summer can set up lakes around NYS for the “bad” algae to collect into a HAB (harmful algal bloom). Be especially careful with dogs and children if you spot a HAB condition. We will continue to watch this coming year, but please use caution as HABs often move around depending on wind and other conditions. Our frequent testing gives us good & timely information, but we all need to stay vigilant.

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Thanks so much to Bill V and Mick M & our caretaker Jim R for their hard work keeping our water levels where they need to be during all seasons and for ensuring that our dam remains safe and well maintained!  Our 10 year engineering study for the dam was completed in 2023 and our most recent annual DEC inspection showed that all is in good shape.

Check the Member Documents password protected page for more info.

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Life Jacket Law Notice
From May 1st through October 31st, NYS Law requires that all youth under the age of 12 must wear a securely fastened personal floatation device in any boat.
  NYS Nav. Law Section 40.1(d).
From Nov 1 - May 1, all people in a boat regardless of age must wear a PFD.
"This includes canoes, kayaks, rowboats and motorboats ..."  NYS Nav. Law Section 40.1(e).

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Clean Your Ditches and Avoid Fines:
All members should ensure that your road ditch is clear and water can run freely – this is critical to keep our roads in good shape at this time. Please note that Members who fail to do so will be fined per our House Rules.

Note that information on events and latest news, forms and updates are regularly posted here on our web site.
Members and family may also join our FaceBook Pleasure Lake Group for timely news updates, event reminders, photos, social messages and neighborhood items of interest. Request to join at:
www.facebook.com/groups/fallsburgfishingandboatingclub

The dumpster is FOR MEMBER USE ONLY.
This dumpster is ONLY for members' household garbage (nothing is to be placed around the dumpster - no BBQs, boats, chairs etc). Please continue to separate your recyclables and PLEASE BREAK DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES!
Remember that our cameras at the dumpster are operational and fines will be imposed for any improper dumping.

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More news and updates are shared periodically in membership emails, on the Events tab of this website and on our Facebook Group Page.
Keep up the good work everyone!

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As always, it is important to remind everyone to
stay safe and use common sense since road conditions are constantly changing.

Parking areas at the yellow gate and at the clubhouse are always open for your use and are recommended for use during adverse weather and for overflow guest parking.

Please be sure that all docks and boats are properly secured so that they do not break free during storm events, etc.

House Rule AW (Amended)
As part of our ongoing efforts to preserve the Pleasure Lake watershed, and at the direction of the membership at the Club's Annual Meeting on September 2, 2018, the Board of Directors has amended House Rule AW (effective 1/1/2019):
“A new member land preservation assessment fee of $3,000 will be collected from every new member to the Club upon any transfer of a share except a transfer between spouses or between a parent and a child where no consideration is exchanged. Revenues from the new member land preservation assessment fee shall be deposited in the Club’s Land Purchase Fund. Such assessment fee shall apply to any transfer of shares occurring on or after January 1, 2019. The purpose of this assessment is to assist with the funding plan to preserve Pleasure Lake and its surrounding watershed. The Club’s Land Purchase Fund has been established to help fund acquisitions of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of Pleasure Lake’s watershed, including preservation of open space, brooks or streams flowing into the lake and preservation of forested lands surrounding Pleasure Lake. (Amended 09/18/2018)”

NOTE that House Rule C was Amended in 2025
The updated rule provides expanded access to electric motors in an effort to provide more flexibility and access (in light of limited production) as well as to transition away from gas powered motors -- please check the rule that updates acceptable motors
[The Rules are available on the Password Protected tab/page on this website]
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PLEASE BE SURE ALL USED BOATS UTILIZE THE NEW
CLEANING STATION AT THE CLUBHOUSE BEFORE
THEY ARE LAUNCHED INTO PLEASURE LAKE.
Launch sites are located at the Clubhouse and
on the West Shore (between the dam and the hill)

Amended House Rule AO Adopted by Membership:
AO. All boats new to the lake (including guest boats which must bear the name of the member in 3 inch letters) must first be approved by the Board of Directors. For a boat previously used on any other lake or waterway, the member will be required to provide to the Board of Directors proof of steam cleaning of the used boat, or certify that the boat has been checked, cleaned and dried/disinfected in accordance with NYS Department of Environmental Conservation regulation 6 NYCRR Part 576 Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention; in addition, every boat/watercraft (as well as equipment trailer) from another lake or waterway as well as any Pleasure Lake boat that has been stored anywhere outside Club property must be cleaned and inspected at the clubhouse cleaning station and the member must certify completion in the log prior to being launched into Pleasure Lake by members and/or third-parties in order to prevent the spread of any aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the Pleasure Lake environment. (Amended 5/29/2016)
(UPDATED HOUSE RULES ARE POSTED IN THE SECURE MEMBER DOCUMENTS SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE)

Get a copy of the New York State DEC's
I FISH NY Beginners' Guide to Freshwater Fishing
fishing guide by going our Links page or go directly to the DEC site at:
www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/98506.html

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*MEMBERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REGULARLY VISIT & READ THE FF&BC MEMBERS DOCUMENTS PAGE (A Password Protected area on this website which provides valuable member info including on Lake Management, Meeting Minutes, Rules, Member Lists & more)

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Cabin Evaluation Forms:
Please return one if you have not done so already.
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MEMORIALS
Our FF&BC Memorial Tribute area is a great place for members to remember a past member or loved one in a very special way here at Pleasure Lake.
A patio area with two stone benches has been constructed behind dam (southwest side), & it has been very well received by the members.
Engraved pavers can be purchased to remember former members or loved ones who have passed away; those pavers will be mounted on the wall of the dam facing the new memorial patio and benches. We hope you agree that this is a tasteful and appropriate way to remember those who helped to make Pleasure Lake such a special place.
Memorial Tributes information can be found on the page
on this website for more information.

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NYS Law now requires EVERYONE (people of ALL AGES) - under "Brianna's Law" must now hold a Boater's Certificate in order to operate a motorboat of any kind in any waterway in New York. This requirement extending to ALL motor boat operators began in 2025.
Please be sure to comply with these important laws to ensure your safety.
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THANKS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS!!!

Help Protect Pleasure Lake and all our New York Waters from AIS

The EVENTS CALENDAR IS ON THE EVENTS TAB

The 2025 schedule will be posted
(subject to change).

More details and flyers for Club events are posted on our Events page and in our private Facebook Club group page.

Connect with your Neighbors via Facebook

Are you on Facebook? Connect with other Pleasure Lake members, family and friends at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fallsburgfishingandboatingclub
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35394955833

If you have any questions or would like to contact the Board of Directors,
please contact our caretaker, Jim Reynolds via email at [email protected]
or by telephone at (845) 434-5782 [home], (914) 799-1416 [cell].
Mail can be sent to his attention at  P.O. Box 604, 168 Lake Street, South Fallsburg, N.Y. 12779

President James Creighton
Vice-president Wray Voegelin
Secretary Cliff Smith
Treasurer Nora Obringer
Directors Steve Altman
  Jerry Chiocchio
Lorine Harr
Mary Barresi
Bob Giaimo
Committees:
   House - Cliff Smith (chairman), Bill Voegelin, Jim Reynolds, Ike Jennings & Roger Wild
            Legal - James Creighton (chairman), Wray Voegelin
            Dam - Bill Voegelin, Jim Reynolds, Mick Meier, Jerry Chiocchio & James Creighton
            Membership - James Creighton & Cliff Smith
            Boundary - Wray Voegelin, Bob Giaimo & Jim Creighton
            Tree - Jim Reynolds, Wray Voegelin, James Creighton & Bob Giaimo
            Water testing - Bob Giaimo & Bob McPhillips
Annual Fishing Contest - Ken Lang and committee
Communications Committee - Mary Barresi, Lorine Harr, Jim Creighton
Pavilion Scheduling/Use Committee - Jim Reynolds (caretaker)
AIS Subcommittee - Jerry Chiocchio (chairman), Lorine Harr, Bill Voegelin,
   Mary Barresi, Bob Giaimo, James Creighton
   Town Liaison Committee - Steve Altman (chairman), James Creighton &
   Jerry Chiocchio
            Land/Property - James Creighton, Bill Voegelin & Steve Altman