Property Owners Association

Lake Templene is located just outside of Centreville Michigan Saint Joseph County. This 1,050 acre recreational lake is just 2 hours from Chicago and Detroit, Michigan. For passions of boaters, skiers, and fisherman: this area is enchanted with beautiful views, privacy, calm waters, and abundant fish.

The Mission of the Lake Templene Property Owners Association is to protect and enhance the living environment of the LTPOA members and to protect and enhance Lake Templene.

More information regarding Saint Joseph County is available at River Country.

Did You Miss the Spring Membership Meeting? - To help keep you informed click on the link below to view the Spring Membership Meeting Agenda. The Meeting held April 20th included several presentations on important topics. Hope to see you at the Fall Membership Meeting. - Click here to view.

2008 Tentative Lake Weed Management Schedule - Click here to view.

The Results of the Dredging Survey - The results of the dredging survey have been tabulated with a 79% support for the dredging project. The response represented 265 lots, and the Board wants to thank everyone who returned their survey. With this overwhelming support level the Board feels it can now expend some additional funds to move the process forward to a point where we can provide the detail required to ask for funding approval. The steps required to implement dredging will be presented at the Spring General Membership meeting.

Members Only Area, including Lake Preservation Plan - An area (folder) within this website has been created for LTPOA members only and it includes recently developed information regarding the Lake Preservation Plan. To enter the Members Only Area, you will need to enter a username and password, which are available from the LTPOA YahooGroup, under Files - Website Members Only. The YahooGroup is also only for LTPOA Members and all LTPOA members are encouraged to join the YahooGroup. Information regarding the YahooGroup is provided below. Click here to go to the Members Only Area.

Important Reminder - When driving a snowmobile, A.T.V., etc., please be careful not to cross onto other people's property. This is a trespassing issue and has recently caused property damage around the lake.

LTPOA Membership meetings - are held in the spring and fall. The next meetings are scheduled for 2008-Apr-20 1:30pm and 2008-Oct-19 1:30pm in the Nora Hagen Theater at Glenn Oaks Community College.

LTPOA Members are welcome to attend Board Meetings. Click the Board button for more information.

Recycling - Curbside recycling is available to Lake Templene residents from Michiana Recycling and Disposal Service (P.O. Box 1148, 2268 Reum Road, Niles MI 49120, 269-684-0900, 800-722-9710, FAX 269-684-3365). Contact them if you are interested in this service.

Lake Safety - If you see unsafe and illegal activities on Lake Templene, please report them to the Saint Joseph Sheriff (phone = 269-467-9045) Marine Patrol - Sergeant Terpening, phone = 269-625-6889.

Lake Templene Map - click here to see a map of the lake, which shows the various housing subdivisions.

Grass Clippings & Leaves: As a member of the Lake Templene Property Owners Association it is important that you take steps to preserve the quality of our lake, which directly effects the quality and value of your and your neighbor's properties. There has recently been some problems with excess grass clipping and leaves getting into the lake. These are nutrients that adversely effect the quality of the lake water, so please take appropriate steps to keep them from entering the lake from your property. Click here for additional information on keeping nutrients from entering the lake.

Ladies of the Lake Lunches: Click here for more information.

Bathymetric Survey of Lake Templene - To assess the quality of Lake Templene, the Spicer Group has performed (06-Sep) a bathymetric survey. The survey determines the depth of water and silt throughout the lake. Information regarding the survey is available at http://www.laketemplene.info/.

Mailing Address:
Lake Templene Property Owners Association
P.O. Box 196
Nottawa, MI 49075

YahooGroup for Members of Lake Templene Property Owners Association:

A YahooGroup is available for members of the Lake Templene Property Owners Association. It contains useful information for LTPOA members, that we do not want to share with the whole worldwide web. This is a great tool for communicating with other members of the community. Members of the YahooGroup can send e-mail messages to ltpoa@yahoogroups.com, which will be sent to all members of the YahooGroup.

Additionally, more information is available under "Files" on the YahooGroup. Information includes: membership meeting minutes, board meeting minutes, balance sheets, list of board members (including phone numbers and email addresses), and other useful information. Based on comments from the membership, the information under "Files" on the YahooGroup has been recently (2007-Nov-17) reorganized with the use of additional folders.

It’s a simple process to get enrolled. Start by clicking the “Join” button on the Yahoo!Group webpage. If you do not already have one, you will first be asked to create a Yahoo account. After that, you will need to complete a few steps to join the YahooGroup. After verifying you are a member of the LTPOA, your request to join the group will be approved by the moderator. We urge all LTPOA members to join the Yahoo!Group.

If you have any difficulties or suggestions regarding the YahooGroup, please feel free to contact Tom Roberts or Larry Kissinger, or email laketemplenepoa@yahoo.com. .

Click Here for the YahooGroup for Members of Lake Templene Property Owners Association