May 11th, 2026 LOTW BOARD Meeting Minutes

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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
May 11, 2026

Key Peninsula Civic Center Whitmore Room – Meeting was called to order at 6:33pm

Board Executives
President: Karen Gore
1st VP Water: Dave Tyler
2nd VP Maintenance: Keith Burke
Secretary: Anna Hernandez-French
Treasurer: Barbara Dommert-Breckler

Board Members present – Karen Gore, Anna Hernandez-French, Dave Tyler, Keith Burke, Liz Hickman, Amie Schippa, Barbara Dommert-Breckler
Board Members absent – Frank Benson, Bill Poulos, Garett Lebby

Community Members – Carl Hodson, Milissa Hodson, Tiphany Lopez

April minutes accepted– MMSP

Reports:

President – KG’s roommate’s son is donating trees to LOTWCC

1st Vice PresidentWater System

  • Everything running well
  • Pump House 4’s air compressor didn’t start and had to be fixed, air pump moved
  • Two trees on 136th St Ct have to come down
  • Pea Patch water is on
  • Generator switch company hasn’t responded to DT’s recent email but generator itself is running well

2nd Vice President – Maintenance 

  • Going to rebuild Pete Rix bridge next Sunday
  • DT called trash and it will be picked up tomorrow
  • Landscape needs to get on auto-payment – HOACS will set up
  • KG flagged that blackberry bushes at Pete Rix are creeping into yards – need to be addressed

Secretary

  • No report

Treasurer

  • 1st quarter finances are not looking good – income is down $11K, but only 3% of properties are behind in payments – math doesn’t make sense
  • Could be an HOACS problem
  • Several lines are over budget – legal fees, lien fees, management fees, property taxes
  • Board approves to raise 2026 events budget to $2.5K – MMSP

Committee Reports:

Compliance

  • Lot 251 renter has moved out, owner is fixing up property
  • Renter appears to have moved into a different property in the neighborhood
  • Lot 103 owner has returned – letter #2 to go out
  • Lots 105 and 168 are getting follow-ups
  • Still no volunteers to join the Compliance Committee

Events

  • 40 people took advantage of community cleanup dumpsters
  • Fishing Derby is coming up soon – volunteers needed

New Business:

  • Late summer community cleanup if budget allows? Maybe early September, back-to-school season?
  • Reserve Study – level three annual update has been made and looks good – will be reviewed by May 18
  • All executive board members to be listed and approved on CD accounts – MMSP 
  • Biggest CD – $151K – rolled over 
  • More room in the Pea Patch
  • BDB notes that she has found a grant program people can apply for to cover septic inspection
  • Habitat for Humanity offering grants to help people stay in their homes
  • LH will not be at the June meeting

Meeting adjourned at 7:12

Minutes submitted by Secretary Anna Hernandez-French