[section_dd fullwidth=’0′ no_column_margin=’0′ equalize_five=’0′ video_bg=’0′][column_dd span=’6′][h_dd type=’3′ class=’column_title_text_margin’]Welcome![/h_dd][text_dd] Welcome to Lake Garda and the Lake Garda Improvement Association (LGIA).  Lake Garda is private communities open to and for the enjoyment of association members community. As members, you and your family can enjoy swimming, sunbathing, fishing, boating and walking in the Lake Garda community. Association members are home or lot owners who have purchased property located in the Towns of Burlington or Farmington delineated and described on a certain map entitled “Map of property sold by Lake Garda Company, Inc. to Ron-Day, Inc. revised May 1936 and on file in the town clerk’s office in the respective towns. The governing body is The Lake Garda Improvement Association Board of Directors as defined by the by-laws adapted by members of the association at a general meeting held October 1946 and amended in October 1976, January 1980, May 1980, March 1982, March 2003 and October 2014. The Board is elected by the membership and serves as a volunteer board. The bylaws can be accessed by clicking here. Lake Garda Improvement Association and its members own the lake, the dam and the adjoining three acres of open space, three beaches two in Burlington – Children’s Beach and Battistoni Beach and one in Farmington – Moore Beach, two boat launch areas, an eight acre parcel of open space between the lake and Rio Road at the inlet end of the lake, four fishing areas, one and one half miles of private roads and a mile of right of ways for walking.[/text_dd][spacer_dd pixels=’15’][/spacer_dd][button_dd text=’View Our Charter’ size=’medium’ color=’blue’ style=’rounded’ url=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Charter.pdf’ target=’_blank’ icon=’document’][/button_dd][/column_dd][column_dd span=’6′][image_dd url=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/gallery-7.jpg’ animation=’fadeIn’ duration=’2000′ delay=’0′][/image_dd][/column_dd][/section_dd][section_dd fullwidth=’0′ no_column_margin=’0′ equalize_five=’0′ video_bg=’0′][column_dd span=’4′][image_dd url=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/members.png’ animation=’fadeIn’ duration=’2000′ delay=’0′][/image_dd][/column_dd][column_dd span=’8′][h_dd type=’3′ class=’column_title_text_margin’]Association Membership[/h_dd][text_dd]Association members are welcome at all meetings of the Board of Directors with the exception of Executive sessions. Members may bring concerns to the board for consideration at any time.  Two annual meetings are held, one in the spring to approve the budget and one in the fall to elect officers and board members as defined by the by-laws. Owning a property with deeded lake rights enhances your property values.[/text_dd][spacer_dd pixels=’15’][/spacer_dd][button_dd text=’View Our Bylaws’ size=’medium’ color=’blue’ style=’rounded’ url=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/THE-LAKE-GARDA-MPROVEMENT-ASSOCIATION-BY-LAWS-1.pdf’ target=’_blank’ icon=’document’][/button_dd][/column_dd][/section_dd][section_dd fullwidth=’0′ no_column_margin=’0′ equalize_five=’0′ video_bg=’0′][column_dd span=’6′][h_dd type=’3′ class=’column_title_text_margin’]Annual Assessment[/h_dd][text_dd]Every property owner is assessed a fixed amount approved by the membership due May 15th of every year. Anyone owing more than one house is assessed the same fee for each additional house. The monies are used for: [/text_dd][spacer_dd pixels=’15’][/spacer_dd][ul_dd class=’margin_bottom’ animation=’none’ duration=’1100′ delay=’200′][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Dam maintenance[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Lake maintenance and treatments[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Beach and Common area maintenance[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Maintenance and plowing of Association owned roads[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Maintenance of walking trails[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Special projects[/li_dd][li_dd icon=’icon-checkmark’ icon_color=’#58b4e5′]Administrative expenses[/li_dd][/ul_dd][/column_dd][column_dd span=’6′][text_dd][/text_dd][/column_dd][/section_dd][section_dd section_title=’The History of Lake Garda’ section_intro=’Lake Garda was the vision of Harry Battistoni. Harry immigrated to New Britain, Connecticut from Italy shortly after the end of World War I. He founded a construction company and prospered here in Connecticut. In the 1920s he purchased a couple of small farms in Burlington and Farmington and dammed up a small brook to create the lake.’ class=’aligncenter are_you_impressed header_title_without_after’ bg_image=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/parallax-updated1.jpg’ parallax=’0.4′][column_dd span=’12’][button_dd text=’Keep Reading’ size=’large’ color=’orange’ style=’rounded’ url=’http://www.lakegardaimprovementassociation.com/history/’ target=’_self’][/button_dd][/column_dd][/section_dd]