Spring 2009 Newsletter from the DPPO President

DIRECTOR TITLE PHONE NUMBER

Tony Kelly President 705-437-3536
Rachel Tuller Vice-President 705-437-7899
Ron Beach Treasurer 705-437-1666
Sara Wunch Director 705-437-3334
Patricia Bell Director 705-437-1476
Jamie Armitage 705-437-2282
Zoe Robinson Director 705-437-3916

WELCOME BACK – SPRING 2009

Welcome back to you all. Hopefully this summer will rival the last for a beautiful summer.

DUES PAYMENT

The current levy of dues is $125 per property. The dues are payable by the date of the Annual Meeting.

THE BACKGROUND OF THE DUCLOS POINT PROPERTY OWNERS INC.

As a result, DPPO Inc. was created as a non-profit corporation by Letters Patent on June 3, 1955.

The objects of DPPO Inc. were “to safeguard and promote the interests of owners of real property at Duclos Point… (and) to provide for the purchase, supervision and maintenance of all private roads and the recreational oval in the said Duclos Point”. The “private roads” are the roads on Duclos Point beginning at Lamb’s Hideaway and the “rights of way” to Lake Simcoe.

The “recreational oval” is the Park in the centre of Duclos Point. By deed of May 31, 1957 the “Rights of Way” and the Park were conveyed to the DPPO Inc. That conveyance required that the Park “be used as a park and recreational area only” and that if it is used for any other purposes it “shall revert to the grantor”. The by-laws of DPPO Inc. provide that memberships in it “shall be restricted to an owner of property within the limits of Duclos Point”. To provide funds to maintain the Park and the “Rights of Way” DPPO Inc. is authorized to set annual dues payable by all members. Failing payment by any members they lose the right to use the Park and the “Rights of Way”. Upon payment those rights are re-instated. It is very important that all the owners pay their dues to share in the benefits provided by the Parks and Rights of Way through use and added property value. If dues are insufficient to maintain the Parks and Rights of Way, the ownership will revert to Grantor and these facilities will no longer be available to the Property Owners.

The development of Duclos Point preceded the incorporation of Duclos Point Property Owners Inc. (“DPPO Inc.”). However, those who owned the Point and sold off lots wished to relieve themselves of the burden of maintaining the Park and the “Rights of Way”.

THE ANNUAL MEETINGThe annual meeting of the Duclos Point Property Owners Inc. will take place at the Park on July 11 at 10:00 a.m. with a rain date of July 12. A financial report of Duclos Point Property Owners Inc. will be provided for your review prior to the meeting.

DPPO WEBSITE

For your information, the new DPPO website is: www.duclospoint.org

Tony Kelly, President