MEMBERSHIP
Our members enjoy their membership privileges throughout the year. Our thriving community enjoys fantastic social events like the Blue Claw Crab Festival, Night at the Races and Music by the Bay. We make sure our members have a voice in our community by inviting all our elected officials, and local idea makers, for Q&A at the clubhouse monthly general meeting. As members it is our duty to keep up the waterfront, maintain the marinas, and have a ton of fun doing it!
Membership Information
Membership Includes:
• Marinas & Stick Docks
• Opportunity for boat slips at Marinas and Private Docks
• Launching Ramps
• 6.5 miles of pristine waterfront property
• Beaches
• Picnic Area
• Clubhouse
We have two membership classes:
General Member — Pays taxes in the 11951 zip code
Associate Member — Pays taxes outside the 11951 zip code but would still like to enjoy membership at the MBPOA
Membership Dues and Fees
CATEGORY A: Mastic Beach Resident - New Member
New Member Dues Include: One Car Sticker (January 1-December 31, 2012)
Initiation fee: $15.00
Yearly Dues: $35.00
8.625% Sales Tax $4.31
Total Dues $54.31
CATEGORY B: Mastic Beach Resident - Member Renewal
Renewal Membership Dues Include: One Car Sticker (January 1-December 31, 2012)
Renewal Dues: $35.00
8.625%
Sales Tax: $ 3.02
Total Dues $38.02
CATEGORY C: Associate - New Member
New Member Dues Include: One Car Sticker (January 1-December 31, 2012)
Initiation fee: $15.00
Yearly Dues $40.00
8.625% Sales Tax $4.74
Total Dues $59.74
CATEGORY D: Associate - Member Renewal Renewal Membership
Dues Include: One Car Sticker (January 1-December 31, 2012)
Renewal Dues $40.00
8.625% Sales Tax $3.45
Total Dues $43.45
Please note: If membership is obtained online an additional $2.00 processing fee will be applied.
Member Rules
1. Any and all MBPOA facilities are for use at member’s or guest’s own risk.
2. Car, boat, and trailer stickers shall be clearly visible and permanently attached to each car, boat, Jet Ski, or trailer. Stickers are not transferable. Failure to comply will void your annual contract, and use of MBPOA facilities will be terminated. Replacement stickers can be purchased for a fee of $5.00 each.
3. Bulkhead slips and private docks are not transferable. If you change boat registration you must notify the MBPOA immediately. The MBPOA reserves the right to reassign your boat to a slip of matching proportions. Every application must include a copy of a current NY State boat registration and a copy of their tax bill as proof of Mastic Beach property ownership. Boats occupying bulkhead slips or private docks, or using MBPOA ramp sticker must be registered in the same name as the person renting the slip or dock, or to whom the ramp sticker has been issued.
4. All slips held without a boat may be used by the MBPOA for transient dockage.All fees collected as compensation for this transient dockage will go to the MBPOA.
5. Boats shall be launched at either of the 2 ramps provided by the MBPOA only. Marina slip and private dock renters are permitted 1 launch and 1 haul, per season, at no charge. Ramp sticker users have unlimited use for the season. All others will be charged $15.00 per use. If you are paying for each launch, please display your trailer fee receipt on you car dashboard after launching your watercraft. Always insist on getting a receipt for each paid launch from a security guard. Violators will be towed.
6. Summer berthing begins on or about April 15th and ends on November 30th. Water and security services end on October 31. Lights will stay on until November 30th for security purposes. All hardware; ladders, pulleys, padding, etc. must be removed from bulkheads and poles by the slip renter by November 30th or the renter will be charged $25 the next season. Any boat left in the water after November 30th will result in the forfeit of slip or private dock privileges the following year. Boats docked at any MBPOA facility shall not be used as living quarters. Electrical services are for courtesy use only. Personal extension cords must not be plugged in and left unattended.
7. The MBPOA shall not be liable for the safe keeping of any boat, motor, equipment, or property. The MBPOA shall also not be held liable for any damage resulting from fire, theft, vandalism, collision, or the elements. Any damage of dock facilities will be charged to the responsible parties.
8. Boat owners are responsible for their wake while underway on all waters controlled by the MBPOA. The speed limit is 5 mph.
9. If there is any disorder, nuisance, or non-compliance with these regulations, or if a member aids in a non-compliance of these regulations, then the MBPOA, by a vote of the Board of Directors, may direct the offending member to vacate the facility. Such member shall lose their dock rights for a period to be determined by the Board of Directors.
10. All applications must be submitted with copies of a NY State boat registration and a Mastic Beach property tax bill (for owners of property in Mastic Beach). Payment must be made before February 1, 2012.
11. Mastic Beach property owners will receive the first available slips or private docks. All who do not own property in Mastic Beach will be required to pay an additional surcharge of $100 to rent a slip or private dock.
12. Stick dock renters (regardless of dock location) must read and comply with the enclosed “Special Conditions for Existing Stick Docks on Pattersquash Creek” document, provided by the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation. Non-compliance will result in loss of private dock and fines issued to the renter by the N.Y.S.D.E.C. In addition, the stick dock renter expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the MBPOA, its representatives, employees, agents, and assigns for all claims, suits, actions, damages, and costs of every name and description, arising out of or resulting from the renter’s undertaking of activities or operation and maintenance of the dock and area surrounding the dock in compliance or non-compliance with the conditions of the permit for that dock.
13. Wooden ladders are no longer permitted on bulkheads. Aluminum ladders may be purchased at a marine products store, or at the MBPOA Marina 1 guard booth.
14. All ladders, lines, rugs, etc. must be removed from the poles and bulkhead at the end of the season or a $25 surcharge will be added.
15. Boat trailer parking for Marina 1 is on the north side of the ramp on the paved area.
16. Dock masters and Security Guards have the authority to enforce the rules of the MBPOA.
PLEASE NOTE:
• YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A SLIP THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE, AND IS PROPORTIONAL TO, THE SIZE OF YOUR BOAT
• NO RENEWAL REMINDER PHONE CALLS WILL BE MADE
• IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 1, 2012, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SLIP
• AS OF APRIL 15TH, BOAT & TRAILER STICKERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT MARINA 1 & MARINA 5 AT A COST OF $75. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP.
Your membership is for the calendar year, January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Completed application, dues and facilities charges are due by February 1, 2012. If your application, dues and facilities charges are not received by February 1, 2012 your slip or dock will be reassigned No refunds are permitted. If proper paperwork is not submitted, your application will be returned to you. Bulkhead slips and private docks are not transferable. Stickers will be issued to members who own a car, boat or trailer and who have paid the appropriate fees. The sticker must be permanently affixed to your car, boat or trailer.
