From the General Manager

March

From the General Manager, Mark Reid

This month, I wanted to share the exciting news associated with the Lakewood Oaks Country Club. Many of you live around the Golf Course and even more drive by some part of it during their daily travels. In the coming months, you will see the unusual site of pickup trucks as well as a bulldozer and mini excavators parked or operating near the fairways or around the greens.

Parts of what was pristine fairway grass and rough now is bare dirt. Where there used to be a sand trap, now it is filled in with dirt. This is all part of our 2022 New Billy Bunker Sand Trap program which is phase 1 of our current Master Plan. The New Billy Bunker system utilizes a sprayed on polyurethane liner topped with pristine white sand. The liner and drain system will allow these sand bunkers to drain quickly and become playable within minutes after a rain shower. We are currently working on the front of the course, holes 1 through 9, and then we will do the back nine holes. The project is scheduled to be complete by mid-June of this year. This key project will see the Lakewood Holding Company (LOCC) spend $550,000 of retained earnings. The very essence of a successful not-for-profit company is to return earnings back into capital projects and stay current and relevant without the need for additional debt. We are pleased to have accomplished this and look forward to the beautiful new look and enhanced playability of the golf course.

Golf play will continue through the project and each day certain rules of play are put in place to skip a hole or play a modified version of the hole to protect the workers safety. We are currently at our maximum number of members, and we are continuing to accept new member applications for the waiting list.

I know we are all looking forward to spring and warmer weather, which luckily starts this month! Stay well.

In This Issue

5 From the General Manager 6 From the Boardroom 7 Board Meeting Minutes 8 Calendar of Events 9 Now Hiring! 10 ID Card Renewal 11 HOA Payment Options 12 Welcome New Residents 15 Artist Series 20 Clubs 21 Resource Directory 22 February Maintenance Update 22 January Community Service Report