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Lake Park Townhome Association |
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Serving the Lake Park Townhome Community |
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What colors can I paint my Ryan townhome Doors and Shutters? The Ryan townhomes use “Exterior Accents Ready-Mixed Colors”. Select only the color that was originally on your building: Ryan Townhome Colors Beazer Townhome ColorsBlack semi-gloss Black semi-gloss Forest Green semi-gloss White semi-gloss Old Colonial Red semi-gloss
All are available at: Duron Paints & Wall coverings—Matthews #3615 Call store for hours. |
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Townhome owners belong to two associations, why? The LPTA is not the only association whose members belong to two homeowner associations. The Village Homes (distinctive architecture in Town Center), the Vintage Condominiums (in Town Center), the Vintage Townhomes (on Balsam Street), and the Lake Park Townhomes Association are stand-alone homeowner associations that each address the lot use and care specific to their own neighborhoods. These 4 associations are intended to work in cooperation with the master Lake Park Homeowner Association, or HOA. All other residences in Lake Park are directly within the HOA jurisdiction. The LPTA, like the other 3 associations, pay dues for their members to the master HOA. The owners of all other single family homes in Lake Park pay dues directly to the HOA on a graduated rate scale based upon their lot size. Every townhome unit owner may cast a vote in any election held by the master HOA (1 vote per unit). Elections are held at the HOA annual meeting. Townhome owners are eligible to vote at two annual meetings: 1. November LPTA Annual Meeting 2. December HOA Annual Meeting All townhome owners benefit from the events and activities the HOA brings to village life. All these smaller Lake Park neighborhood associations are still subject to the master HOA. The smaller ones only exist to attend to the needs particular to their neighborhood and homes. HOA is not responsible for maintenance to townhome roofs or siding; items specific to the townhomes. Lake Park has two governing bodies, why? Actually The Village of Lake Park has ONE governing body, Village Council. The Village was incorporated in 1993. However, as in many municipalities, there can be several homeowner associations, specific to neighborhood needs and developer plans. The Lake Park Homeowner Association (HOA) is the master association in Lake Park and was established in 1991. Why doesn’t the HOA and the Village Council merge and Council just add a Zoning Commission? This question sometimes arises when HOA or Council is working through a more complicated challenge and observers grow impatient with the process. But here are two sides of why the nature and effectiveness of both, separately, offer an impressive benefit to a village like Lake Park: 1) Privacy issues and 2) Multitude of events. Private vs. Public Activity Village governments are public entities and are responsible to the best interests of the general community they serve. Although village governments have access to state and federal funding, it’s restricted and limited to permanent public projects (playground development, street paving). Supported by tax dollars, village council budgets are appropriately applied to ongoing public services (street lighting, waste collection, parks maintenance, security). Village council decisions and actions are consistently a matter of public record. Homeowner associations are private entities attentive to quality of life issues specific to the neighborhoods they serve. Some issues pertain to certain shared property ownership (units in a common building or with a shared fence). Other issues may involve specific neighborhood policy (architectural standards). Both ‘ownership’ and ‘policy’ issues are governed by a lengthy document (CCRs) produced when the village developer finalized the construction plans for the character of that neighborhood. Familiarity with their own CCRs means each association board can handle questions and issues governed by their CCRs more efficiently. Board hearings allow residents to present concerns in a private meeting. Residents can work out resolutions with their board without either being exposed to unnecessary publicity. Multitude of Events in a Densely Populated Community Fostering Lake Park’s identity and sense of community is a challenging prospect for either private or public leadership, and has been successful because both teams, the private and the public teams, take an active part. Within Lake Park’s over 450 acres, we have a population of over 2800 residents. Over 1300 homes (single family homes and townhomes) occupy about half of those acres. About 60 acres are public common areas (parks, playgrounds, ponds, and green space). School, business and church facilities own the remaining few acres. Activities and events to build unity in a diverse community depend upon, and benefit immensely by, the varied groups and the active individual residents who volunteer their ideas and time. Here are just a few of those events, possible with frequency, flexibility and creativity that are typical of the private sector: Christmas events sponsored by the Garden Club and Faith United Methodist Church, the National Night Out led by Sheriff’s deputy initiative, the SAGES monthly events for senior citizens, the Lake Park Academy seasonal events, Movies in the Park from the offices of Elevation, and HOA’s spring and fall events. The wide variety appeals to different ages and interests. Through Parks and Recreation, Village Council presents the Fourth of July picnic, manages pool passes, and fishing permits. But the spirit of Lake Park is made fresh and lively through a rich combination of private leadership from residents, businesses, churches, schools, and HOA. What is meant by The Ryans and The Beazers? Townhomes on Creft and Faith Church were constructed with varied styles by Ryan Homes. The all-brick townhomes with black railings between Faith Church and York were constructed by Beazer Homes. Regardless of the different construction styles and timing, all are included in a regular 4-year rotation of Preventive Maintenance with a different group being completed each year. See PROJECTS. |
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