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Drive to 1000

July 01, 2025 12:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

By Irene Luck - July 2025

In the past year, LACA has been working on an initiative to increase its membership to 1,000 households.  But why is that number important? Because it gives us clout.  When we speak to the local county Boards of Supervisors, the Lake Anna Advisory Committee, and our State and Federal representatives to inform them about issues affecting Lake Anna, we believe it will be helpful to be able to let them know we represent more than 1,000 households and speak on their behalf.

Many of you have been longtime members and your support is greatly appreciated but now it’s time for us to ask for your help.  Are your neighbors members?  Do they even know that LACA exists and how it serves the lake community?  Please ask your neighbors if they are members and, if not, please suggest they join by going to lakeannavirginia.org and selecting the Join Us Now button near the top of the homepage.

Unsure about how to explain why LACA is important and why membership in the organization is valuable to them? Here are some suggested topics to bring up:

When you are out enjoying the lake do you use the glossy map with the landmarks you picked up at one of the marinas to know where you are?  Those are designed and printed by LACA as part of its Emergency Services and Safety Committee.  Have you seen the yellow signs on many of the docks or islands that contain a letter [L, S, O] and a number?  Those are location signs that bring emergency services personnel to you faster in an emergency.  They can also be used if you have boat trouble.  When you call 9-1-1 and give them those references dispatchers can locate you immediately through GIS coordinates and send help both by water and land.  Have you noticed the names on the bridges?  They are also a project of LACA’s Emergency Services and Safety Committee.

The committee also supports a subcommittee known as LARG – the Lake Anna Rescue Group – which coordinates regular meetings with the Louisa, Spotsylvania and Orange counties sheriffs’ offices, dispatch centers, career and volunteer emergency services agencies as well as Dominion representatives, members of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.  They hold practice drills and ensure that all agencies working on Lake Anna can communicate effectively with each other in an emergency.

LACA is the only organization in the three-county region that monitors potential residential and commercial growth around the lake and works with developers to ensure the lake is protected and preserved.  By working at the start of the project, LACA can recommend strategies that keep the lake clean and safe including recommending ways to avoid pollutants entering the lake and protecting the shoreline.

LACA is also the only volunteer organization that tests the lake regularly for a variety of parameters and works in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality.  It lobbies other agencies for funding for Harmful Algal Bacteria [HAB] monitoring and remediation and seeks grants to help reduce impurities in the lake.

LACA volunteers track legislation on the local, state and national level and will put out notices, called e-grams, to members about upcoming meetings where issues impacting the lake are discussed or where development is seeking approval.

Your membership gives power to LACA’s voice on these topics. 

If you would like additional information, connect with us at one of our outreach events.  We will be at the Mineral Farmers Market on Saturday, July 19 and Saturday, August 16 from 8-12 p.m.  Or bring them to our annual meeting on Saturday, July 26 at the North Anna Nuclear Information Center where they can sign up as a member for as little as $25 a year.  If they are lake front property owners and sign up for a 3-year membership at $60 they can receive a free yellow dock sign.

Have more questions, reach out to us at webmaster@lakeannavirginia.org or one of our board members or regional directors through our website at www.lakeannavirginia.org. 

irene.luck@lakeannavirginia.org



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