Oaklawn Park 2030

The course of Oaklawn Park will, of course, be set by the current and future HOA boards and lot owners through annual meetings, but as current HOA president, here are some goals I would like to see completed for the neighborhood over the next five years.

• Completion of having all original roofing replaced with new roofing.

• Roads resurfaced where needed and resealed in other areas.

• Fiber internet being installed (currently happening).

• Landscaping improvements designed to make the neighborhood more colorful, park-like, inviting, and to improve the quality of life for those who live here. This has been started in 2023 and 2024 with the addition of over 50 new trees. Hopefully, many of them will add spring and fall colors to the neighborhood. I would like to see overgrown/aging/dying shrubs in front of our buildings replaced improving the look of each residence. I would like to see our "flowerbeds" in the neighborhood relandscaped to enhance their appearance. I would like to see the area in front of our neighborhood entrance sign relandscaped to improve appearance.

• The neighborhood entrance sign and street signs refurbished.

• Finally completing the "sidewalk to no where" near the entrance of the neighborhood from Sare Rd. Connecting the sidewalk in an accessible way to the street for stroller and wheelchair access to the bus stop.

• Replacing the fencing around the dumpsters to improve the looks of the dumpster areas. Improving the "island" at the north end of the property so that both the garbage and recycling dumpsters are located there with improved appearance.

• Having each home's front door repainted. Exploring whether there are more color options/more updated colors for our front doors to improve the appearance of the neighborhood/add more color.

• Ensuring all of the wooden decks for which the HOA is responsible stained (and where necessary) replaced.

• Picnic tables added for community members and the children of the neighborhood to sit and enjoy each other's company.

• Repainting and straightening the leaning street lights in the neighborhood.

• Hopefully mostly through leading by example with the board working on improvements, having owners of the properties take action to maintain and enhance their own limited common areas including patio areas to make the neighborhood better for themselves and all of their neighbors.

• By 2030 having the HOA planning for when siding on the buildings eventually needs to be replaced.

• Items that may be more dream than reality... Adding more walking connections/paths (north and south of neighborhood?) to the trail that runs along Sare Rd. Having the ugly utility boxes in front of so many of our homes painted with some artwork.

Kyle Thompson