If You Love the Beauty of the out-of-doors… Come!
Hi campers
The winners of this year’s Halloween Festivities
For best decorated golf cart:
First place yellow 67
Second place Red 16
Third place Brown 24
For best decorated campsite:
First place Yellow 67
Second place Blue 1
Third place Yellow 41
The winners should stop by the office and collect their prize
I want thank all of you for participating and wish all of you a good Winter and a safe return next Spring
Thanks for camping with us,
John and Carrie
To all campers of BlCA Fall is around the corner and I think Fall offers the best time of year to be in the woods around the campfire. We have plenty of firewood available at reasonable prices if you need it.
This past Labor Day weekend’s entertainment appeared to be huge success and I have heard lots of positive feedback from many of you. What we may need to consider in the future is whether not to allow golf carts at the events, with so many people including children walking and running around For now I will allow the carts but would ask many of you to consider walking into the rec area and use chairs.
This Fall we are planning several events for Halloween including a site decorating contest, a golf cart parade and contest for best decorated cart and a costume party on Saturday night at the beach rec hall for the kids. Please plan on attending and do your part to give the camp kids a good time. First place prize will be five hundred three hundred second place and one hundred third place There will be food and refreshments served at the party as well as prizes for great costumes In the past this was always a good time so make the effort to participate please
The camp this Fall will officially close on October 15th However you will have till October 31 to be completely packed up. I do not mind if you stay overnight after the fifteenth but you must be actively packing up. Keep in mind that there will be very limited services and I will frown upon any request for extension of time.
I recently met with Glocesters Tax collector who told me that the State has dissolved the Tangible Tax on trailers. This is great news for all of you who store over the Winter “No more camper Taxes”. Going forward many of you may consider hopefully upgrading your camper. See me if you have any questions. Unfortunately in the future to make up for the loss of revenue the Town will undoubtedly raise the camps assessment. I must inform you that Winter storage fees must be raised to four hundred dollars and the late fee to one hundred and fifty dollars. Please pay your fees on time.
Have a great time and see you around camp!
John and Carrie
Campers Hi
I have had to close the red green and blue dumping stations until further notice. The systems were designed in the early seventies and were not designed for theSaturday or Sunday morning surge.
I may consider allowing their use during the week but for now they are closed so please do not use them. Always use the dumping station at the tennis court. That station was designed to later regulations and can handle the weekend surge
Thanks for your understanding
John
Hi campers!
Happy mothers day! Now that the season has started the rules about complete payment apply effective immediately. The gates are closed and all keys are off all of you must stop in the office to reactivate your key or keys so please bring All of your keys Thank You
Also I have received complaints from campers near the beaches about excessive golf cart activity NO golf carts are allowed on the beach at any time and you do not have the right to expect to park at the beach
I will allow you to park either behind the rec hall or at the safari field easterly end for beach parking If you fail to follow these rules you will loose golf cart privileges without refund Thanks for your understanding
JT
The season is upon us, and we look forward to you and GOOD WEATHER, which is the key to happy camping. While we did not have a cold Winter, we did have many severe rain and windstorms We have cleaned much of the damage but there are a couple of areas that still need attention, so please be patient with us.
There is a large water main break in the vicinity of blue 60. Although there is no anticipated disruption in service, due to the flooding rains this break will take some time to repair. Please try to avoid this area.
All of the utilities except cable are on. If you should have problems, please let me know. I assume everything is functioning unless you report otherwise.
As far as cable goes, I have delayed this message for I had believed I could report news that we had reached agreement with Cox about cable service.
They prefer to offer you individual service to your site and that will require you to set up an account and pay their fees. They are a monopoly. I complained to the RIDPUC administrator Tom Kogurt, but to no avail. I will keep trying but as I stated Cox has the upper hand.
I also have to report to you that due to escalating energy costs and the scandal involving utility company insuring their systems leading to an 18% increase in their service rates I have no choice but to pass those increases on to you and rates will have to increase by 2 cents per kilowatt hour.
We also must have a major understanding about Safety at the campground. While we have not had a lot incidents at the campground, there have been incidents that have affected the Industry in general. All of you must become conscious of safety. This year I am insisting that all rear facing seats on golf carts MUST have seat belts and they MUST be used. I will be actively watching out for this.
You will also notice that we have purchased additional speed bumps. We intend to get serious about speeding.
Also, all bicycle riders MUST wear a helmet and no bicycle can be ridden after dark, no exceptions.
As far as the beach is concerned, we cannot find a lifeguard for the season. Therefore, all swimming is at your own risk. Children under eighteen years of age MUST be supervised at the beach by their parents at all times while swimming. Insurance rates have gone up dramatically and everyone must do their part to prevent further increases by becoming more safety conscious.
I have had some issues with some of you about campsites and the rules.
If you make an improvement to the site such as crushed stone it becomes part of the site.
I am not going to tolerate people thinking they can hopelessly try to remove the stone leaving the site a complete mess. DON”T purchase stone or any other landscape feature unless you intend to leave it after you are gone or switch sites.
By rule you are supposed to leave the site clean as you found it, not a mess for the camp or others to clean up.
The proper thing to do is to ask permission to make changes to your site so you have a clear understanding of what the rules are.
JOHN
What follows is a copy of our attempt to get relief from the DPUC on the issue of the Cox cable service which has been irregular and unsatisfactory.
———- Forwarded message ———
From: john tillinghast <blcajtillinghast@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: Cox Issue as EC-2023-82
To: Kogut, Thomas (DPUC) <Thomas.Kogut@dpuc.ri.gov>
Mr Kogut
Hi and thanks for getting back to me
There are TWO issues that we have with Cox cable service.
Analog regen which we understand is no longer allowed by Fcc Regulations, at least they can not sell it as video service. Cox installed the system in 2010 and we signed a seven year contract for 100 channels of video service in 2011 Everything ran O K and there were few complaints from the customers.
In 2015 the Fcc banned by Regulation Analog Signal and everyone had to ethier buy a new tv or a digital antenna. In 2018 the contract expired and Cox gave us notice that due to the FCC Regulations they could no longer sell direct video analog service but was willing to continue analog service provided there was no contract. We continued paying However due to the lack of a contract Cox began playing games short changing us on the # of channels and the signal was lousy and the customers began to complain and loudly but Cox refused to listen.
which should include the electric service we have provided to operate their system without reimbursement This power supply and node is about a mile from RIE supply so this will not be a simple fix We have researched cable companies and their offerings in other states and bulk HD service is available the question is why not from Cox The customers know the difference and want HD signal and I am just trying to keep my customers happy at reasonable cost.
Let me know if you need more info. Also you asked for account info. when the contract expired the account expired as well. Our phone # was our account # .
I have been told many tales by Cox’s people over the years They want to keep the analog getting around the FCC by selling me the video and not directly to my customers. As I said my customers know the difference and want HD
Let me Know and Thanks JT
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 9:26 AM Kogut, Thomas (DPUC) <Thomas.Kogut@dpuc.ri.gov> wrote:
Good morning Mr. Tillinghast,
Please see attached.
Thomas F. Kogut
Associate Administrator RIDPUC
(401) 255-9600
To all Bowdish Lake Campers 2023 Fall ActivitiesThanks for coming this Summer! It is still hot and will probably
stay that way till the end.
but you will be allowed til the fourteenth of October to winterize and close up
So get into the spirit and win a prize!
JOHN
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Hi everyone,
Please report any utility issues you may have to the office. Cable TV requests shall be on a first come first served basis. Also please understand that security gates are activated and any outstanding balances must be made current or you will not be allowed to camp.
I have rearranged the new dock at Beach One to accommodate more boats. Unfortunately all of the slips are rented so keep that in mind when planning a boat purchase. I will work on developing more dock space in the future.
There is no choice but to raise by 2.3 cents per kwh (that’s 2.3 not 23 cents, by the way). Also, the minimum monthly charge shall have to increase to $45.00 per month and going forward electricity deposit shall have to increase to $450.00.
I strongly urge all of you to consider running as much of your trailer as possible on propane. You would be shocked how much cheaper it is as an energy source than electricity Its price has come down whereas electricity just keeps going up. Please help us out and consider it.
Without notice the office phone was shut off due to the service being 3G. They gave us no warning, just shut it off. We hope to get this resolved as soon as possible. In the meantime, please use the website, Facebook or email if you need to communicate with us.
It seems to make life easier and make the park more enjoyable for all of us.
JOHN
Halloween Prize Winners 2022 all were spectacular!
Please stop by office to arrange for your prize credit or payment .
When planning your campground Halloween decorations, consider a few factors. Campgrounds host guests of all ages, and little kids might get scared. If your decorations look too haunting or frightening, consider opting for a more family-friendly route instead. Follow these tips to have fun and decorate your site responsibly:
Halloween 2022 Activities
I wish to announce the prize list for this Saturday’s Halloween
For best decorated golf cartFor best decorated siteWhen planning your campground Halloween decorations, consider a few factors. Campgrounds host guests of all ages, and little kids might get scared. If your decorations look too haunting or frightening, consider opting for a more family-friendly route instead. Follow these tips to have fun and decorate your site responsibly:
As of this coming Monday the gates will be locked at 5pm and will only be opened during the day between 9-5 pm. After the fifteenth you will need to get permission to get in so please use your time wisely and get your site squared away.