Starting in 1978, developments were moving at a rapid pace. Fairway Homes Village was Platted and F&H started the development around the “front nine” of the golf course, calling it Fairway Homes Village, Section One. The East Lake Association was formed as the HOA for that development. In the meantime,…
This new development near the Quik Trip was not originally part of the planned development but was Annexed into the association by a vote of membership.
The East Lake Village pool failed to achieve certification in 2016, and reached the end of its life cycle. The funds to replace the pool had not been reserved in advance, and the rebuild project was expedited into Program 2020. The Grand Opening was Memorial Day Weekend of 2018. Project…
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…
