Neighborhood Updates | Oaklawn Park Hoa

Stay Informed About Oaklawn Park Updates

As a resident of Oaklawn, it's important to stay informed about the latest updates regarding our neighborhood. The Oaklawn Park Homeowners Association (HOA) is dedicated to keeping you informed about various neighborhood matters, and Neighborhood Updates is a way for us to share this information with the community.

One of the best ways to stay in the loop is by visiting the Oaklawn Park website regularly. Here, you can find up-to-date information on what's happening in our neighborhood.

Power Washing Outside Walls

It is a personal priority of mine to get the outside walls of our buildings in Oaklawn Park power washed as early in this spring as possible. Our walls have begun to get grimy again with mold/mildew/fungus, and I'm hoping we can get that cleared off as spring starts to bloom. I would like to have the backdrop of our flowering trees and plants to be clean, shiny townhome walls. Focus is working on making that happen. Just know that I see the grimy walls, I don't like it, and I

Oaklawn Park

Mar 251 min read

Entry Landscaping

The Oaklawn Park board has approved some updated landscaping in front of the Oaklawn Park sign at the entrance to the neighborhood. The current plants in front of the sign will be removed and replaced with some refreshed shrubs. The updated shrubs should complement the colors of the updated entrance sign. Kyle Thompson

Oaklawn Park

Mar 231 min read

Updated Lighting

We have updated the lighting over the parking lot in front of Oaklawn 3400-3410 (just south of the main mailboxes). We hope this lighting is less "prison yard" in its level of blinding whiteness. The new lights are adjustable in both brightness and in where they point. They should also now be a softer light. We hope this still provides security lighting without blinding white light shining into windows of those trying to sleep. Kyle Thompson

Oaklawn Park

Mar 231 min read

Water Meter Installation

The new water meter installation is happening. If you haven't already signed up for a time, please be sure to do so. Information and links to sign up for installation were sent out by Focus. You can also find and scan the links to sign up by each of the two mailbox areas. It will be vital that each of the 167 units has an individual meter installed. Installation ends with the end of March 2026. Kyle Thompson

Oaklawn Park

Mar 231 min read

March 2026 Board Meeting

For our March board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Dave Underwood of the Board Nova Kien of the Board James Kellar of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed various leaks and ice dams related to the heavy snows and cold snap earlier in the winter. We discussed moving some of the reserve fund into certificates of deposit. We discussed changing the flood lighting present on the 3400-3410 building that shines into t

Oaklawn Park

Mar 62 min read

Passing of Charles Parker

The Oaklawn Park board is sad to say that longtime resident and former HOA board member, Charles Parker, has recently passed away. Charles did much to contribute the the Oaklawn Park community, and remained on the HOA board as recently as February 2025. Our thoughts are with is family and friends at this time. Obituary of Charles Parker

Oaklawn Park

Feb 151 min read

Snow Removal: January 24/25, 2026

Please remember no parking is allowed in Oaklawn Park streets. This is even more important during snow fall as snow removal cannot be done successfully with cars parked in the way of snow removal. Big Red Lawn & Landscape continues to provide our snow removal services this year. They would typically wait until a snow comes to an end to remove the snow from our road and sidewalk surfaces. However, as this weekend is being predicted to be a large and ongoing snow, they have ind

Oaklawn Park

Jan 241 min read

Results: January 2026 Special Meeting | Water Billing

The HOA board called a special meeting of owners to discuss and vote upon a proposal to install submeters at each Oaklawn Park townhome. The special meeting was called as approval of the proposal would result in a special assessment that would be separate from standard HOA dues billing. The meeting was held both in person and online. Multiple owners also assigned proxies for voting on the proposal. Participation in the discussion was robust. Following the presentation of info

Oaklawn Park

Jan 222 min read

Special Owners Meeting - Water Billing | January 22, 2026

Oaklawn Park is having a special owners meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2026 starting at 5:45 PM. The online link to attend online will be sent to owners by Focus Property Management. We plan to have in-person attendance space for those who prefer attending in-person. Information about the location will also be sent by Focus to owners. Oaklawn Park currently has ONE City of Bloomington Utilities “CBU” water meter for all 167 units. When the community was constructed, each un

Oaklawn Park

Jan 112 min read

December 2025 Board Meeting

For our December board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Dave Underwood of the Board Nova Kien of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed that, per Focus, the HOA's budget is in good standing. As part of that, past due balances of significantly decreased. We discussed again proposals for adding back water metering to individual townhomes. With the proposed plan as it now stands, this would likely result in the need f

Oaklawn Park

Dec 18, 20252 min read

Stolen Winter Lights

Well, someone stole a set of our neighborhood owned winter lights right from one of our trees along Sare Rd. If you notice a tree that is missing half of its lights, that would be the reason why. They did not burn out. They are just gone. Kyle Thompson

Oaklawn Park

Dec 13, 20251 min read

Change to December 2025 Board Meeting Date

The December 2025 HOA board meeting has been changed from December 11 to December 18. It is scheduled for 6 PM.

Oaklawn Park

Dec 6, 20251 min read

Winter Lights 2025/2026

Our neighborhood winter lights are up by the entrance sign and in the pine trees along Sare Rd. south of the entrance. The lighted (fake) birch trees are a new addition at no cost to the HOA (donated by HOA President). Happy winter to everyone in Oaklawn Park! Kyle Thompson

Oaklawn Park

Nov 29, 20251 min read

November 2025 Board Meeting

For our November board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Dave Underwood of the Board Nova Kien of the Board James Kellar of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed that we are making progress on collecting funding on accounts that are past due. This is vital to have the funding to maintain the neighborhood. Focus has been working on multiple fronts on this including directly with townhome owners, the former property

Oaklawn Park

Nov 13, 20252 min read

2026 Board Meeting Dates

The currently planned board meeting dates for 2026 are as follows (at 6:00 PM Easter Time on each date): January 22 March 5 April 16 May 28 July 2 (Annual Meeting) August 13 September 24 November 5 December 17. If you are the owner of a townhome in Oaklawn Park and wish to join a board meeting, please notify Focus so that they can get to you the meeting link. The board meets online. If you do not have access to meet online, please let Focus know. We will make arrangements tha

Oaklawn Park

Nov 10, 20251 min read

Great Water Leak

Unfortunately, we've had a significant neighborhood water leak. This leak happened under the concrete driveways of 2616 and 2618 East Oaklawn Court. This was not an internal leak within their townhomes but a water leak for the entire neighborhood's water supply. The way our water works is that the city bills us each month for the total water use of all Oaklawn Park units. That total is then divided up and billed to each unit. We currently pay out that total based on the squar

Oaklawn Park

Nov 10, 20251 min read