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You can find valuable resources on our website's Documents page.
Are you interested in learning about our lakes or how to reserve the Park Pavilion? Want to check out the Resident Directory? Maybe review 17 years of board meeting minutes?
The documents page has a wealth of information for our community!
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LAIA Board of Directors Meetings
Wednesday, April 12th
The monthly meetings of the Loch Alpine Improvement Association Board of Directors will continue to be held the second Wednesday of each month (subject to change as needed). The next LAIA Board meeting will be Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 pm online via Zoom conferencing. Residents who are interested in attending the meeting should request the Zoom access link from the Board, email lochalpineboard@gmail.com. Spring Fling at the Park
Saturday, April 15th
Join us in Loch Alpine Park Saturday, April 15 at 11:00 a.m. for the Spring Fling. Bring a dish to pass for our Brunch Potluck, and a basket or bag for some spring treats and crafts. RSVP to social@lochalpine.org.
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Board Bulletin March 17
Posted on Mar 17th, 2023
Storm Damage Pick-up
Following the ice storms, the neighborhood was aided by Steve DeWolfe, Excavators II, and Jamie Cobb, LnJ Landscape Lawncare, who kept our roads cleared and safe and who collected fallen material from roadsides throughout the subdivision several times (LnJ.) The LAIA Board has decided to further utilize LnJ to do a complete one-time road right-of-way (ROW) collection of storm-downed tree and shrub materials the first week in April. Coincidentally, GFL begins its seasonal yard waste collection that week (April 4), so between these two contractors, your roadsides should be in good shape.
All yard material must be placed for collection on the roadside (ROW) by lot owners; LnJ will not move fallen material from yards, trim broken or hanging limbs or trees, or do any yard raking during this collection. If that assistance is required, please contact a tree service privately.
Absentee Ballots Welcome Now for LAIA Annual Meeting
Loch Alpine’s annual meeting for Association Members will be held Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 pm. As noted previously, the Board is planning to host the meeting in person at Webster Township Hall -- contingent on public health conditions. Sign-in begins at 7:00 pm. Ballots can be cast at the meeting or by absentee ballot. All ballots must be signed. Early absentee voting is welcome! For your convenience, ballots may be mailed to Select Community Management; or scanned and emailed to SCM at management@thecondopros.com; or sent by fax to (734) 663-0809, or dropped off at one of three Loch Alpine addresses listed on the ballot. Absentee ballots must be received by March 21. So far, we have received only a fraction of ballots. Without a quorum -- in absentee and in-person ballots -- the meeting will be suspended until the needed number of ballots is attained.
All members should have received their LAIA Annual Meeting packet in the mail. The meeting packet includes your Ballot with Proxy option, as well as the agenda, summary budget, candidates for Board of Directors, year-end reports from LAIA committees, and more. This year, the proposed annual assessment is $775.00, the same as it has been for the last five years. There are three openings for directors. Please read the meeting materials before casting your votes for the assessment and Board candidates. (Casting your vote puts you in the pool for one of two 50% waivers off the annual assessment!) Also, the committee reports will provide good information on all the important work done for your neighborhood by resident volunteers.
If you are attending in person, please bring your ballot and annual meeting documents. There will be no information hand-outs at the meeting and no break for voting. If you have not received your Annual Meeting packet, contact SCM at (734) 663-1900. A copy of the meeting packet and ballot are posted in the password protected part of the DOCUMENTS section on this website.
Board Bulletin March 7
Posted on Mar 7th, 2023
LAIA Annual Meeting March 23
Loch Alpine’s annual meeting for Association Members will be held Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 pm. As noted previously, the Board is planning to host the meeting in person at Webster Township Hall -- contingent on public health conditions. Sign-in begins at 7:00 pm. Voting can be done at the meeting or by absentee ballot. All ballots must be signed. All members should have received their LAIA Annual Meeting packet in the mail. The meeting packet includes your Ballot with Proxy option, as well as the agenda, summary budget, candidates for Board of Directors, year-end reports from LAIA committees, and more. This year, the proposed annual assessment is $775.00, the same as it has been for the last five years. There are three openings for directors. Please read the meeting materials before casting your votes for the assessment and Board candidates. (Casting your vote puts you in the pool for one of two 50% waivers off the annual assessment!) Also, the committee reports will provide good information on all the important work done for your neighborhood by resident volunteers.
Early voting is welcome! For your convenience, ballots may be mailed to Select Community Management; or scanned and emailed to SCM at management@thecondopros.com; or sent by fax to (734) 663-0809, or dropped off at one of three Loch Alpine addresses listed on the ballot. Absentee ballots must be received by March 21. If you have not received your Annual Meeting packet, contact SCM at (734) 663-1900. A copy of the meeting packet and ballot are posted in the password protected part of the DOCUMENTS section on this website.
Thank You, Storm Champions!
The recent ice and snow storms left all of us in the dark for days. Yet, we are thankful to two of our long-time, extraordinary partners for keeping our streets clear and safe during and after the dangerous weather. Steve DeWolfe and the Excavators II crew were out during the storms, at all hours of the night, salting and plowing our roads. In the morning, they cleared branches obstructing the roads and set up barriers on West Loch Alpine to warn traffic and pedestrians away from downed power lines at the park. Immediately following the storms, Jamie Cobb and the LnJ Landscape Lawncare crews have been removing tree limbs and branches along our roads and community grounds. Loch Alpine is fortunate to have such dedicated contractors throughout the year and especially to manage the messes that bad weather leaves behind.
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Upcoming Road Closures April 10th
Huron River Drive to close between The Preserves and Greenook Blvd beginning April 10th, for up to one week. Following this completion Zeeb Rd will have a closure between Huron River Drive and Miller.
The culvert work on Huron River Drive will take place between Preserve Drive and Greenook Blvd. Residents of both the Preserves and Loch Alpine will have access to their homes via Huron River Drive using either Preserve Drive or Greenook Blvd, if they choose. However, they will not be able to cross the culvert area, so residents of the Preserves will need to enter from the west (Zeeb Rd) side, and Loch Alpine residents will need to enter from the east (Delhi Rd) side. There will be barricades indicating local traffic only may pass, which includes residents. All other traffic needs to follow the detour. The closure is expected to last up to one week.
Once the work on Huron River Drive is complete, Zeeb Road will close between Huron River Drive and Miller Road for a few days for different culvert work. The exact timing of that closure has not been determined, but it should be in the month of April.
-Washtenaw County Road Commission
An Open Letter to Dog Owners
Most of you leash your dogs while walking them on Loch Alpine streets, parks and pathways. The entire Loch Alpine community thanks you for being law-abiding and courteous in this way.
To those who sometimes take your dog off leash, we have a short but earnest request: Please don’t. Even good dogs need to be leashed at all times.
Respectfully yours,
The Loch Alpine Board of Directors
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| The Loch Alpine Award |
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LOCH ALPINE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION LOCH ALPINE AWARD
The Loch Alpine Award was established by the Loch Alpine Improvement Association to recognize a person or persons who have demonstrated Exemplary efforts, Commitment and Dedication to the Loch Alpine Community.
In recognition and appreciation of his exemplary efforts to the community, the Loch Alpine Board has selected John Posch for the 2023 Loch Alpine Award. John has been on the Grounds Committee for many years and quickly started contributing right from the start…building and painting emergency ladders for our lakes, installing our boulder sign lights, assisting with the sanding and re-staining of our picnic tables, fixing our park water fountain whenever it had leaks. Last year he recruited Tom Bellisario and led two great projects, building a large new sandbox for our playground (later adding a sun cover as well) and fixed our Rock Park fence which had been an eye sore for many years. John also volunteered for a Lakes Committee project and installed the 4 life rings around our lakes. He has also been an active participant on the Communications Committee.
The Loch Alpine Improvement Association is proud to have honored recipients of the Loch Alpine Award since 2001 (prior to 2013, the award was designated the Sendra Award). The previous recipients can be found here.
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