When writing these entries I try to be light hearted and keep to
subjects that emote happiness and pleasure from my readers. But
recently there have been some severe storms in Illinois that have caused
my family some initial distress and then after finding out that we were
unharmed, relief for us but sorrow for our neighbors and the residents
of Woodhaven Lakes in Sublette Illinois who have suffered mightly from
the EF-1 tornado that moved through the south and south west corner of
the recreational park.
Woodhaven Lakes is almost 1,700 acres
consisting of around 6,000 privately owned lots for RV or camping
usage. The park is or was heavily covered with trees mostly oak and
pine and for those in the northern half the trees still remain. But in
the southern half most of the trees are either down or stipped bare of
their leaves and branches as a result of natures furry that was unleased
the evening of June 22nd, 2015.
I am unable to really asses or confirm
the extent of the damage due to what appears to be a communication
blackout from the park but I don't know if this is intentional or simply
a matter of the web site being overwhelmed by the over 4,000 owners
trying desperately to get information.
The management of the park
is elected and serve with little or no compensation. This is fine in
most cases but when a disaster happens I am sure they are completely out
of touch with the management tools required to establish an emergency
response effort, especially with the widespread effects of this present
disaster. This evening it will be 48 hours since the tragedy and I
would think that a statement to the owners is due. They do have a
website and what better way to post a statement than a static page on
the Website.
As an owner of a lot at Woodhaven Lakes I feel that we
are due a response from the management - maybe not details yet but at
least a response.
I do know that our properies are safe and
relatively untouched from the storm but we are unable to enter the park
to really determine the state of our RV because the park is closed until
further notice. I understand why it is closed, and I am sure that
once it is safe to re-open it will be re-opened. What we don't know is
when and hopefully we will get some information on what is going on
soon.
We will keep those who were injured or lost property in our
thoughts as the details get sorted out over the next few days. Pray
for them and be diligently aware of the power of thunderstorms.
Thanks.
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