F&H operated the Golf Course as an anchor for their planned Lakewood Community Development. It operated under F&H for 13 years.
Special Votes are held when a decision is made that is not already provided for in the DCCR’s. For a Special Vote to pass, there must be higher than 50% voter approval on a ballot issue.
Program 2020 and the proposed dues structure was rejected by several residents, and the Davis et. al vs LPOA lawsuit was launched. This lawsuit would last through 2018, and derailed one of the major objectives of Project 2020: to replace the Cove Clubhouse with an outdoor Pavilion and an Activities…
Beginning in the mid 1980’s, the Tennis Club was launched, and was extremely active with great participation. The club included fun adult tournaments 4 or 5 times during the summers, with Singles & Doubles Leagues. Over the next several decades, the club began to focus on Youth Tennis as well,…
In 2006, the equity owner members of the Lakewood Oaks Golf Club, Ltd I, began seeking a buyer for the course. After an extensive discovery period, the LPOA made plans to acquire the course, making an investment to protect homeowners in perpetuity by controlling the course. The LPOA files as…
The BBQ was founded by residents Tony Miller, Keenan Stump and Tom Argubright, in conjunction with the Activities Committee. This is the year the American Royal BBQ moved from Kemper Arena to Kansas, and our teams thought it would be preferred to have an epic BBQ competition right here at…
The development of the Lakewood community began as a joint venture of two partners: Farm & Home Savings Association (F&H) of Nevada, Missouri as the lender, and Astro Building Corporation (Astro), Wilmer Andes and Paul Roberts, as the developers. During this time, they also began the planning of the Raintree…
This small lake on the south side of West Lake serves as a desilting pond, to help keep the lakes clear from silt.
(4105 NW Lake Drive) The Cove Restaurant was closed, and the Food & Beverage expenditures of Lakewood were eliminated. The LHC continued to operate and fund the Golf Club restaurant, and absorbed the $120k in food and beverage expenses, temporarily saving the LPOA from having a Food and Beverage department.…
After Program 2020 was put off course by the Davis et al vs LPOA lawsuit, members were asked to vote on whether they approved of the dues increase that was in question. Voters approved a dues increase over the 1.5 CPI for the 2018 fiscal year which would set the…
