<body><div>CHIPPEWA LAKE — The Medina County Park District met with a Chippewa Lake-based stakeholder group to discuss a recap of the 2024 summer season and the subject of docking.The group included residents of Chippewa Lake, Gloria Glens, Euclid Avenue and park district staff.“The stakeholder group from earlier this year was invited to park headquarters for a recap of the 2024 boating season,” district Director Nate Eppink said. “We discussed some updates for 2025 and introduced the topic of docking.”The 2024 season was the first year, with the new rule changes, with the largest changes being:<ul><li>The creation of a no-wake zone around the perimeter of the lake</li><li>Fishing from a watercraft is prohibited within 50 feet of docks, within the slalom course, and in designated swim areas.</li><li>No one can operate a power craft above idle speed between sunset and sunrise.</li><li>Limiting paddle craft to the no-wake zones on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays.</li></ul>Summer also included the posting of new signage at access points, the creation of the ChippewaLakeOhio.com website, monitored parking at Westfield landing and partner-led courses to improve boater safety.Eppink said there are no rule changes proposed for next year.During the 2024 season, there were seven citations and 37 verbal warnings. <ul><li>May had two citations and 11 warnings.</li><li>June had one citation and five warnings.</li><li>July had one citation and 15 warnings.</li><li>August had three citations and six warnings.</li></ul>The meeting included a breakdown of what the citations and warnings were for each month of the season. A majority of the infractions involved a violation of Ohio Revised Code 1547.57. The code defines the proper way to display watercraft tags. There was one citation for watercraft tags, and 12 verbal warnings issued. There was only one alcohol-related citation.The stakeholder group also discussed lake rights during the meeting.“We had a good discussion about deeded 'lake rights,' which provided access to the water for boating, swimming, fishing,” Eppink said. “Essentially, everyone has lake rights now since the lake is publicly owned.”He said the group outlined the challenges faced regarding docking.“I asked questions of the group for future discussion,” Eppink said. “We're not getting rid of docking. The goal is to simplify docking for current homeowners and prospective buyers, establish new standards for docks and more. Community input is critically important.”Other updates discussed were the design and construction of public access and issuing a request for proposal for assistance with water quality monitoring starting in 2025. The group will meet a couple more times this year to continue the discussions raised through the meeting.For more information on Chippewa Lake and its rules, visit chippewalakeohio.com.Contact reporter Patrick Rhonemus at (330) 721–4050 or prhonemus@medina-gazette.com.</div></body>

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MCPD meets with stakeholder group to discuss summer season at Chippewa Lake

CHIPPEWA LAKE — The Medina County Park District met with a Chippewa Lake-based stakeholder group to discuss a recap of the 2024 summer season and the subject of docking. The group included residents of Chippewa Lake, Gloria Glens, Euclid Avenue and park district staff. “The stakeholder group from earlier...