Windstorm of 2008
Following the storm on 14 September, we
had 110 units in the community with significant roof damage, 92 units
with some roof damage requiring 2 hours of repairs or less and over 70
units with gutter and downspout damage.
After the damage assessment was completed the afternoon
of Monday the 15th of September, we acquired enough tarps to cover every
roof that was damaged, but started repairing the least damaged roofs
first, planning on covering the most damaged roofs with tarps as soon as
the weather forecast predicted rain.
Since then, we have been blessed with great weather and
were able to repair all of the least damaged roofs and all but 15 of the
significantly damaged roofs.
Those remaining roofs will be covered with either a
water proof tar paper or tarps, since we now have a forecast of possible
rain on Friday evening of the 26th.
The gutters, downspouts and fences will be dealt with
within the next two weeks.
Our main concern over the past two
weeks has been getting the damaged roofs repaired or covered.
We were able to
get all of the trees and branches off the roads and out of parking spots
within a couple of days and are working on chipping all of the tree
debris. I
have had some people ask me about why I cut down several white pine
trees, when nothing appeared to be wrong with them.
White pines are a shallow rooted tree and we had several
white pines that were bent over so far from the extreme winds that the
root system broke in several places and the tree would have fallen over
if any other significant wind hit it.
So if trees in that shape were endangering vehicles or
homes, we took them down.
The piles of tree trimmings and chippings will not be at
the lake forever, as soon as I can, I will have all of that cleaned up.
And, to all the homeowners that offered help to
me, went out and found things to do for the community, whether it was
cleaning branches off of the roads and parking pads or picking up
shingles, I appreciate it greatly.
The goodness of people really shines through in times
like these.
Thanks,
Frank