Lake Ripley board votes to discontinue landline, will publicize new contact methods

May 16, 2026

The board voted unanimously to drop the District landline and to publicize new contact information in the Ripples newsletter and on the website; Steve Bieschke said the Lake Manager agreed the landline was unnecessary.

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The Lake Ripley Management District board voted on May 16 to discontinue its landline phone service and to notify the public about alternate contact methods. Steve Bieschke told the board he thought "we could be fine without the landline," and the board approved a motion by Doug Maurer to drop the landline while publishing the new phone/contact details in the August Ripples and on the District website; Georgia Gómez‑Ibáñez seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

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