CLA Historical Project
Please use this information for no other purpose than learning about our community.
This project began in 2000, is ongoing, and is continually updated (albeit in bursts).
CLA Creation
The Founders of Countryside Lake
The General History of the area updated
The Creation of the lake itself
1926 Development Plan of the area
Original 1926 Agreement
Creating the Countryside Lake Association
Original 1928 Replacement Agreement
replacing the1926 agreement
reprint of founding papers
1980 Amended Replacement Agreement
amending the1928 replacement agreement
Numbers and Stats
Graph of CLA dues
Graph of CLA membership
Archive of Meterological data (2005-2011)
Archive of drinking water quality
Archive of lake water quality updated
Archive of water inlet sampling
CLA Board Activity
Adoption of Bylaws in 1981 updated
Archive of Amendments to bylaws and covenants
Archive of Rules and Regulations updated
Archive of board meeting Minutes
Archive of Various Useful Photographs
Human Interest / Community
Proposed Highway 53 extension (from approx 2000)
Various historical vignettes
Various historical photographs
Various membership lists updated
Various organized groups, events, and activities
Archive of Newsletters and publications
Archive of Newspaper Articles updated
Various wildlife in and around the lake
Lake Activity
Archive of Fish counts / stockings new
Archive of Lake Treatments updated
Archive of Dam Inspections
Archive of various lake projects
Archive of various science/engineering
Archive of lake health reports updated
Archive of lake water level measurements
Various wildlife in and around the lake
Site Activity log
Apr 2022: Updated General History, Lake Water Quality, Bylaws, Rules/Regs, Membership Lists, Newspaper Articles, Fish counts, Lake treatments, and lake health reports
Mar 2022: Revamped the links/underpinnings, and added search (upper right corner)
Oct 2021: Greatly updated board minutes, added 1939-1959
Jun 2021: Resurrected the CLA Historical Project into this new website
May 2019: CLA Historical Project decommissioned by board (they started a new CLA site, without it)
Mar 2011: CLA Historical Project was added to CLA website
Apr 2001: Created the CLA Historical Project
You can help
Do you have anything to contribute? Things such as:
ideas
content (links, photos, explanations, etc.)
your time (I can add a few select editors)
Contact Me
Or look me up in the CLA phone book, or in the Countryside Lake Association Facebook group