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The Lakes Quarterly Assessments for 2025
Mail Your Assessments When Possible
2025 LCA quarterly assessments are $386 per quarter payable on or before the last day of the months of January, April, July, and October.
You might find it convenient to set up an automatic option for paying your quarterly assessments. Most banks have a recurring payment feature. SurePay is a banking industry option, and of course, you can pay by check and not have to remember to stop in at the LCA office.
There's information on these other payment options on the LCA page. LCA office staff can quickly and easily help you get set up for these other payment options.
Christine
Community Manager's Report
Christine Baldanza
January 2025
Happy New Year to the Lakes Community. I hope the new year ahead brings good things to all.
I would like to update everyone on our Pump Station Vault Project. This project has taken longer than expected, but we are very close to having our beautiful Rapids flowing again. I would like to go over the timeline of this complicated project.
In mid-June Truesdale Corporation started their demo and repair of our underground Pump Vault. They also repaired and re-formed portions of the bridge and surrounding concrete structures. Truesdale Corporation did a fantastic job with the repair and rebuilding of our Pump Station. They were on time, and we stayed within the allocated budget. The next step was to install all new underground electrical to the Pump Station since the old electrical had decayed and was not in any kind of conduit.
Unfortunately for the Pump Station Project, when it was time to start on the electrical portion of the project, the plan was to cut across the road to bring our wires from the electrical panel to the underground pump. That is when the City of Tempe started the asphalt street paving in The Lakes.
So, we were forced to halt our project until the road resurfacing was completed. Once it was completed, we had to figure out a different method to get our electrical wires under Lakeshore without disturbing the newly poured asphalt.
The city then required a new plan and some extra permitting to bore underground for the new electrical wiring. As we all know, permitting can take time, but with great persistence, we were able to bore successfully underground and now all of our new wiring is now in place.
As of this writing, we have approval from the City of Tempe to get SRP to power up the electricity needed to run the Rapids pumps and within the next two weeks, our pumps will be installed in the underground Pump Station and then we will turn them on and have our Rapids flowing again.
Once the electricity is powered up, we will have our sprinklers and lights working again on the Rapids greenbelt. We’re not sure if we can overseed this area for rye grass this late in the season, but we certainly will try.
I appreciate everyone’s patience while we maneuvered through some unexpected challenges, but the end result will be well worth it.
I would like to update you on some of the price changes to our room and park rentals at the Beach and Tennis Club. These are not big changes, but a necessity to keep up with costs. The price to rent the following areas are:
- Large Park: $50/hour
- Kids Park: $40 for 4 hours
- Multi-Purpose Room: $75/hour
- Adult Lounge: $125/hour
This still includes tables and chairs, set up and take down, and garbage removal.
Also, Tenant Registration is now $30. All homes with renters need to register their tenants with the HOA office.
A friendly reminder that if you haven’t purchased your 2025 boat stickers, please come down to the Clubhouse and register all your watercraft. Fishing licenses are also available. You only need one license per household, but the homeowner must be present with the fishing license when fishing with guests.
There are lots of events coming up this spring. Read your Lakes Log, check the website, thelakesoftempe.com, and follow along on the Lakes Facebook page, The Lakes Life.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me; 480-838-1023.
Christine
Friendly Reminders
- Please remember to travel the waterways as you would drive a car. Stay on the right side of all channels and make sure you have working boat lights: green on your port side (your left), red on your starboard (your right) and a white light at the stern. Please follow basic boating rules to keep our lake safe.
- Please be mindful of the no-burn days that Maricopa County Air Quality Department issues. This means no outdoor fire pits and no fireplace fires. Please check Maricopa County Air Quality Department for up-to-date no-burn information.
- When you walk your dog, please be courteous and pick up after your dog. The Lakes has many doggy stations with bags, please use them.
- Please be respectful of your Lakes neighbors and don't throw garbage over walls or into the lake.
- Homeowners, please remind your landscapers not to throw bush and tree trimmings, leaves or grass clippings into the lake.
- Don't forget, starting in March you need to prep your lawn for the warm growing season. Lawns in the Lakes must be green and lush from April through September.
- The city bulk trash and green pickups are scheduled for the second Monday of every other month. Please put out your bulk trash items and yard trimmings no earlier than the Thursday before the Monday pickups. The dates are included on the Lakes Calendar.
Christine
Lakes residents are invited to attend the Lakes Book Club on Thursday, January 16 at 7 PM. We will be meeting upstairs at the Lakes Clubhouse. All are welcome to attend the discussion even if you have not read the book.
The Lakes Women's Club is putting on a Foam Party for all Lakes Kids in the parking area at the Beach and Tennis Club on Saturday, January 25 from 10 AM to noon. The foam machine for the party is provided by Bubblemaniacs. Play clothes are suggested, goggles are a good addition (available at the Dollar Store) and bring a towel.
The Lakes Wine & Cheese Happy Hour is a great way to kick off the spring season! Be sure to join us at 6 PM on Friday, February 7 at the Beach and Tennis Club.