Bass Lake Property Owners Association
The landing is how every one of us gets on the water — and it is past due for real work. We have the estimate in hand — $25,000 takes it from a washed-out gravel approach to a hard ramp running 50 feet into the lake — and we're raising it now so we're ready to go the day the approvals come through.
Landing Fund
Last updated September 8, 2026. Every dollar goes to the landing — the association covers its own administrative costs.
Why now
Bass Lake has a single public access, and right now it is loose gravel over soft ground. Spring runoff cuts ruts into the approach, trailer tires dig in, and by August the last few feet before the water are the part everybody dreads — especially anyone launching alone or backing a pontoon down after dark.
Rather than patch it again this fall, the association is fixing it once — and we now have a real estimate from Hopkins Gravel to work from. Gravel goes in first, so trucks and equipment can reach the water's edge. Then the precast sections get set and pinned out to 50 feet, which is the bulk of the job and the bulk of the cost. The slab at the top of the ramp gets poured last, tying the approach into the precast once everything below it is in place.
We're raising the money now so the association is ready to move the moment the final sign-offs are in hand. Nothing gets spent and no ground gets broken until the approvals are complete — but a project with the funds already in the bank moves a great deal faster than one still passing the hat.
Built in order
These are Hopkins Gravel's estimated figures, built in the order that makes each step possible. Each phase is scheduled on its own, so nothing sits half-finished waiting on the next round of giving.
Regrade the approach and lay base rock, so the shoulder stops washing out and heavy equipment can reach the water's edge to do everything that follows.
Precast planks set and pinned below the waterline, carrying a hard surface a full 50 feet out so launching doesn't depend on the lake level. Three-quarters of the whole project.
The 30′ × 16′ pad at the top of the ramp, poured last so it ties cleanly into the precast — wide enough for a truck and trailer to stay square while backing down.
Estimated total: $24,638. We're raising $25,000 to cover it with a small margin for permits and surprises.
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Any amount moves the meter. The finished ramp works out to about $490 a foot — so $50 is a hand's width of it, $500 is a full foot, and $2,500 puts five feet in the water.
Scan the code or tap through — it goes straight to the association's account.
Put “Boat landing” in the note so the treasurer can credit it to the right fund.
Rather write a check? Fill out a pledge and you'll get a slip to send along with it, so the treasurer can match your gift the day it arrives.
Questions
Hopkins Gravel is doing the work. They know this landing and this ground, and they'll carry the project through all three phases so the gravel base, the pad, and the precast sections tie together instead of being three separate jobs by three separate crews.
Into the landing, and nothing else. The fund is held by the association treasurer and spent only against the Hopkins Gravel estimate for these three phases. Keep your Venmo record or your cancelled check, and ask the treasurer if you'd like written confirmation your gift was received.
The phases are priced separately and built in order, so whatever is raised goes into the next phase the fund can cover. Nothing is started that can't be finished, and the fund stays with the association until the work is approved and scheduled.
Once two things line up: the approvals are signed, and the fund covers the phase. We're working on the first and raising for the second at the same time, so neither one is what holds us up. After that it's a question of the season — concrete and precast work need the right weather and water level.
A donation is money in hand today — Venmo it and it's done. A pledge tells the treasurer what's coming so the board can plan the next phase; you fill out the form, print the slip, and mail it with your check. Pledges are counted separately from money raised until the check clears.
No. The landing is public access — anyone who uses Bass Lake is welcome to give.
Who we are
Four neighbors, elected by the membership. Any of us is glad to answer a question about the landing, the fund, or the association — reach out to whichever of us makes sense.
Your pledge tells the treasurer what's coming so the board can schedule the next phase. Nothing is charged here — you'll get a slip to mail with your check.
Your details go to the BLPOA treasurer only, so she can match your check when it arrives. Nothing is charged and nothing is shared.
Thank you — this is what gets the ramp built. Print this slip or take a screenshot, and send it along with your check.
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