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Oaklawn Park
Bloomington, IN
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.
Special Owners Meeting: November 5, 2026
As owners were notified by Focus Property Management, there is a special owners meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026. For details of meeting time and link to join, please reference communications from Focus. The meeting will be to discuss these two topics: 1) Status of search for water leaks within neighborhood with the goal of repairing them and reducing water bills. 2) The 2027 budget. Information and recommendations will be presented. Owners are encouraged to a
Oaklawn Park
7 days ago1 min read
October 2026 Board Meeting
For our October board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Tracee Lutes of the Board Dave Underwood of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed next steps for attempting water leak detection. We discussed for more than one hour the 2027 budget options and proposals. We reviewed 2026 expenses and various versions of a 2027 budget. Plans and options will be shared with owners at the special owners meeting on November 5 for
Oaklawn Park
7 days ago1 min read
September 2026 Board Meeting
For our September board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Tracee Lutes of the Board Dave Underwood of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed landscaping. Kyle has proposed that we plan for as large of a landscaping project as our budget will allow for fall/winter 2026 and for 2027. Now that the overgrown/dying Alberta spruces have been removed in front of homes, we really need to focus on updating the landscaping in
Oaklawn Park
Sep 243 min read
Join the Water Usage Subcommitee
As discussed in the 2026 annual meeting, the Board in August formalized a subcommittee to review the water usage for the community and help to solve the potential water leaks. If you have concerns about Oaklawn Park water usage and the billing that is resulting, this is your way of helping solve the problem. Concerned? Help by joining together with your community members to put your minds together to come up with potential solutions. A chairperson of the committee will then s
Oaklawn Park
Sep 21 min read
August 2026 Board Meeting
For our August board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Tracee Lutes of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed the finances of the HOA. The board voted to move reserve funds to a new account with Jackson Count Bank that will pay a higher interest rate on those funds (for 12 months as a special offer). We discussed planting still this year new evergreens and landscaping. That includes planting evergreens to replace th
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Aug 132 min read
July Meeting To Elect Directors
Kyle Thompson was elected President. Dave Underwood was elected Secretary. Tracee Lutes was elected Vice President and Treasurer. We are still openly calling for more owners to join the 2026-2026 Board. If interested, please contact Focus Property Management. The sitting board can vote to add new members. We discussed the just repaired water leak. We discussed ongoing tree trimming. We discussed gutter repair. We discussed mowing/weed trimming in limited common areas around p
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Jul 151 min read
2026 Annual Meeting
2026 Oaklawn Park President's Statement (Kyle Thompson) During our just over one year with Focus, we have completed the replacement of the final of the original roofs which has been by far the biggest expense of the community over recent years. We’ve been able to resurface the road at the entrance at Sare Rd and have been able to patch up some of the areas where our road surfaces were at their worst. As part of that, we were able to complete the “sidewalk to nowhere” by the e
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Jul 155 min read
June 2026 Board Meeting
For our June board meeting, the following were present: Kyle Thompson of the Board Nova Kien of the Board Suzanne O'Connell of Focus Property Management We discussed the possible water leak/high water bills. Focus is in communication with the city about how much extra water is being wasted by the city and asking for their assistance. Focus is working with the city to be in contact with the city's preferred civil engineer on possible next steps. We discussed a request by a pro
Oaklawn Park
Jun 252 min read
Green Ribbons in Shrubs: Planned Removal
In the April 2026 board meeting the board approved the removal of the dying and overgrown Dwarf Alberta Spruce trees that are in front of homes throughout the neighborhood. The green ribbons in those and a smaller number of other shrubs in the neighborhood mark those designated for removal. Big Red Lawn and Landscape will then be coming through to remove those that are marked. Those with two ribbons are marked to have their stumps ground down (at an additional cost for the ex
Oaklawn Park
Jun 191 min read
Join the Board!
Have concerns about the neighborhood that you would like to see addressed? The number one way to do something about that is to join the board. Do you get any financial benefits out of joining the board? Absolutely not! No pay. No reduction in dues. You volunteer your time and work for free. You will probably have someone angry at you at some point as that is the nature of being part of an HOA. You may just get someone who thanks you for your work, and that is amazing when it
Oaklawn Park
Jun 142 min read
The Next Four Years
In September 2024 I published here Oaklawn Park 2030 with goals I would like to see the HOA accomplish by 2030. I'll include that again at the bottom of the current goals outlined today. For the 2024 post copied below those written now in red indicate a goal that is completed. Blue indicates one where at least some part of it is started, but where much work remains. Of course, life does not always work per plan or in ways you like. Life has confirmed this with our new, larges
Oaklawn Park
Jun 148 min read
Power Washing of Outside Walls
Focus has provided notification that the power washing that was scheduled to have started as of Friday, June 12 was delayed do to the contractor having equipment problems. Edit: The power washing took place on Monday, June 15, 2026. Kyle Thompson
Oaklawn Park
Jun 141 min read
Possible Water Leak Updates
Oaklawn Park's water comes from the City of Bloomington through City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU). The total of all water used by Oaklawn Park is billed as one bill to the HOA each month by CBU. The HOA then pays to CBU each month that total water bill. The water bill that each owner of each townhome pays is then used to cover the bill paid by the HOA to CBU. The total collected from the townhome owners has to equal the amount of the bill we all owe to CBU as the members/o
Oaklawn Park
Jun 74 min read
The Last 4 Years
What has the board accomplished over the last four years since July 2022? For those who were here four years ago, you will remember we were in a bit of a budget crisis as a previous property manager just stopped doing their work and left months of our budget, both incoming and outgoing, unaccounted for. The HOA was then not certain how much was going out and how much we had coming in. Cuts were made to upkeep that left weeds growing in the streets and throughout the neighborh
Oaklawn Park
Jun 15 min read
2026 Annual Meeting & Need of Board Members
Dear Oaklawn Park Owners, Our annual meeting is Thursday, July 2, 2026. The exact time and meeting details will be sent to you by Focus Property Management. Please consider both attending and putting your name forward to join the HOA board. If interested in running for the board, please contact Focus to put your name in nomination prior to the annual meeting. Oaklawn Park will only function with a dedicated board whose members have an interest in maintaining and improving our
Oaklawn Park
Jun 12 min read
May 2026 Board Meeting
For our May 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 the likely water leak somewhere underground in the neighborhood. Adding the new, individual water meters has made it seem very likely that we have an underground water leak. Tonight we will be shutting down the water between 2 AM and 4 AM in individual sections of the neighborhood to se
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May 293 min read
April 2026 Board Meeting
For our April 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 the current financials for the HOA. It was discussed that there are concerns that we might not have in our current budget plans the funding needed to accomplish and maintain all we should be accomplishing and maintaining. We discussed several upcoming expense
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Apr 163 min read
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
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