Sky Valley Water Well Issues

Garrett County experienced what was classified as a
“severe drought” this summer into fall. So far, we have
had two wells go dry and a few others had pumped out
their water column but have since recovered. Of
significant concern, one member’s well
was contaminated when a well company
fracked their neighbor’s well seeking
water; after six weeks, the well is still
contaminated. We highly advise all
members to not allow companies to
perform fracking in our residential area. With wells in
proximity, fracking is not a responsible choice, especially
as alternatives exist. If you are experiencing well
problems, please let the manager know. He can give
recommendations.

Winter 2024 Oakland Winterfest

• Oakland Winterfest
- February 15, 2025, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Kids’
activities, store specials, live music, the wine walk,
and ice sculptures!

Manager’s Highlights

• Removed some of the near-shore grass in the Marina
area, hoping to thin the grass for a better winter
freeze.

• Regraded roads most impacted by a couple of summer
storm washouts.

• The crew refurbished the pond Gazebo – it looks great
and is available for member activities – see Rick for
reservations.

• Blew leaves from all the drainage ditches to allow
unobstructed water flow.

• Pulled docks, removed speed bumps, conducted other
activities to get us ready for winter.

• Docks In and out.

- Docks back in the water May 3rd, weather
permitting. Docks out, Oct 12th 2025.

Future Board Meeting Dates

• The following dates are scheduled for Board Meetings
in 2025. Any member may attend – please give Rick a
heads up to ensure we have adequate seating
available.

- Jan 11; Feb 8; Mar 15; Apr 19; May 24; Jun 21;
Jul 19; Sep 1; Oct 18, and Nov 15.

The 2025 Spring Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday 26 April 2025

9:45 a.m. at the Sky Valley Office.

2025 Large Item Pick-up Dates

27 May 2025

7 July 2025

2 September 2025

12 November 2025

Please call the Sky Valley Office at 301-387-7190 to arrange curbside pickup.

The state of Maryland lifted it's open burning ban.

Sky Valley Members:

This memo is to inform you that the Sky Valley Short Term Rental Rules previously sent to you were approved by the Board of Directors at the “Special Meeting” held as announced on October 26, 2024.

The Rental Rules were passed with no changes to the document you received via email in mid-October. They can be found posted on the Sky Valley Website.

Deep Creek Lake will have its 100th birthday in 2025, and we'll be celebrating all year long! The Deep Creek Lake Centennial(DCL100) Committee has been busy putting together events for every month of the year.  Here's a listing of what we've got in store:    https://dcl100.com/events/  

For more information on the events during the Centennial, https://dcl100.com or contact deepcreeklakepoa@gmail.com to learn more about sponsoring the celebration, volunteering or sharing photographs, memories or memorabilia.

One of the first projects we completed for the Centennial was having old Visitor's Guides digitized and archived online so people could search them to find old restaurants, stories and memories.  We've done a second batch of these, and now have a almost all of them online between now and 1955 (when the Mountaintop Business Promotion Council began and we think the fist Visitor's Guide was published)

Check out the collection here and be sure to share your favorite finds and memories!   https://archive.org/details/garrettcount...tionguides

A great way to examine history is through a timeline and we're putting one together for the lake! It has major events, people and places throughout the lake's history complete with descriptions, links for more information and pictures!  Check it out here and let us know if you have additions or corrections.  https://www.chronoflotimeline.com/timeli...reek-Lake/