EVMWD Letter - REV - Canyon Lake Facts

October 2015
Attention Canyon Lake Property Owner:
You recently received a mailer from the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association (CLPOA) that
made a number of claims, all of which were misleading. What was mailed was a “hit piece”
designed to misinform and distract. Allow us to set the record straight.
Canyon Lake residents currently pay $303 per year for EXCLUSIVE recreational use of the Canyon
Lake Reservoir. Per the negotiated terms of the lease, monthly fees per homeowner are set to
increase nominally over the next few years. By the time the lease expires in 2022, monthly fees
increase to only $32 per month per homeowner.
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District has a history of negotiating in good faith with the CLPOA
on future lease terms. But instead of coming to the table in the interest of Canyon Lake
residents, the CLPOA has chosen costly litigation. Even worse, they are misrepresenting you and
wasting your money on confusing mailers meant only to scare you.
The lease deal in place is fair, and was freely negotiated by all parties. It allows for exclusive
recreational use of a scenic lake that is actually a drinking water reservoir. It is time for the
CLPOA to stop the distractions.
CLPOA’s Numbers
Change
EVMWD’s Numbers Stay the Same
CLPOA’S APRIL 23 PRESS RELEASE: CLPOA
claims total lease amount is $833 million
CLPOA’S OCTOBER DIRECT MAILER: CLPOA
now claims lease amount is only $13.8 million
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EVMWD’S ORIGINAL OFFER TO CLPOA: EVMWD has
consistently presented the same lease amount as
shown in the original offer above, made available to
residents at the March 2015 EVMWD Board Meeting.
We encourage you to visit www.canyonlakefacts.com to read the truth. And of course, you are welcome to
contact Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District staff at any time for more information.