Happy November!

Hello Westporters!

The holiday season is only weeks away!

I want to take the opportunity to congratulate the McSwain Family on Lake Shore Road South for winning the Halloween decorating contest. I also want to mention three other folks who did a phenomenal job – the Searson family on Lake Shore Road South, the Martin family on Badger Run and the Walters family on Burton Lane. It was very hard to choose 😊

In addition to Veteran’s Day being in November, it is also National Veterans and Military Families Month. We would like to show our support for our military communities. The DAR Vesuvius Furnace Chapter who meets here in Westport does great work supporting our military and civilian law enforcement. For National First Responder’s Day on October 28th, they brought snacks and treats to all the first responder stations in East Lincoln. The chapter is placing wreaths on veterans’ graves locally and funding wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery through Wreaths Across America. If you would like to contribute and honor a family member of your own, please consider sponsoring a wreath.

December will have activities for the kids and adults as well as a holiday house decorating contest. More details are forthcoming as we work through planning details with the county for use of the library grounds.

Thank you!

Jennifer Baker

WCA President

admin@westportneighborhood.com

Community News from Westport Watch

To: All Westport Residents

From: Westport Watch WestportWatchNC@gmail.com

July 6, 2024

Lake Norman Citizen, Volume 24, Number 28, July 5-11, 2024, features an article: Float It Forward”. Below is information from this article. Westport has many homes on Lake Norman. Our Westport Residents are very concerned about the safety and increasing dangerous boat/jet ski behaviors on the Lake.

Please visit floatitforward.com for more information. There you will see the NC “N.C.G.S. 75A-16.2” exempts the very people that need boater education. On the website you will find contact information for lawmakers and an example of a letter to send to them.

“Lake Norman has become the #1 source of boating fatalities in North Carolina, with the majority of accidents involving rental boats and rented jet skis. Adding to the problem are newly created apps like getmyboat.com as well as other social media platforms where individuals looking for a quick way to make money, rent their personal watercraft to individuals on an hourly basis for cash exchange. Many of these handoffs are at local parks and boat ramps in the area. These side hustles are unregulated, typically involve no operator training and have very little, if any, insurance coverage.

"N.C.G.S. 75A-16.2(5) exempts the very people that need the boater education the most - renters, like all other vessel operators, need to know the rules while on the water - without the education it becomes the "wild west"", remarks Redmond.”

If you have questions or comments, please submit them to WestportWatchNC@gmail.com . Thanks for your continued care for Westport!

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Bunco at St. Peter by-the-Lake Episcopal Church

Join us the last Friday of each month. Bring a covered dish and $5 to play!

Community Litter Pick-up

A big thank you to Patty Korn and the Keep Lincoln County Beautiful organization, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, for helping to keep Lincoln County and our Westport Community clean! Click here to read the KLCB annual report