In my experience, April showers don’t bring May flowers, they bring May WEEDS! This year in particular, while the spring rain showers were wonderful, they brought with them a surge of aggressive and invasive weeds. Please try and keep your yards tidy and this community clean and crisp.
April events in the Lakes were a blast! From concerts in the park to Spring Fling this past Saturday, I am very thankful to be part of such an active, social community! Big thanks to all involved in planning, setting up, and carrying out these wonderful gatherings.
The last week of April we received preliminary bids from the 3 individual contractors interested in performing the vault rehabilitation project. We will be reviewing these as a board and discussing the next steps at the May regular meeting for the board of directors.
As some of you may have noticed, the Lakes roadway improvements being performed by the City of Tempe are experiencing some delays. Unfortunately, as this project progressed, SRP took the opportunity to install some new underground vaults in our area. Before new pavement is placed, SRP is doing some various underground work in the area. While I understand this is an inconvenience, please be assured that SRP performing their work first will create the best final product for our streets. Speaking with the City, they estimate SRP will complete their work early Summer 2024 and our neighborhood streets will be repaved by Fall 2024. Also worth noting, I do not believe the roadway improvement project will interfere with the Lakes vault project, or visa versa. I will make sure that any work we perform on our infrastructure is coordinated with the City to avoid any rework or conflicts.
Lastly, I would like to remind the community to please review the Lakes Architectural Rules before scheduling or performing any improvements to your property, in particular in any areas visible from the street, the lake, or neighboring properties. This includes but is not limited to landscape improvements, paint, stucco, wall repairs, roof repairs, windows, doors, etc. Any work performed without an approved Architectural Application puts the homeowner at risk to remove, replace, or modify the work already performed to bring the area into compliance. The Lakes Architectural Rules and Architectural Application form can be found on the LCA website as well as hard copies available at the clubhouse. Thank you all for your help.
Cheers and Happy May to all!
Mike Sotak, President