Current Issues

For the last several months, a small group of neighbors has been working through Lakemoor's bylaws line by line — comparing our current document against state law, against other associations' bylaws, and against the question that matters most: Does this actually protect the neighborhood, or does it just exist?

If an existing community asset can be rejected without a full cost or impact analysis, what process governs decisions about other assets?

There's a phrase that comes up often in the bylaws meeting, and it always sounds reasonable on its face: if you disagree, there are legal avenues.

This morning, the board added to the 8/18 agenda a non-urgent action related to the tech committee. We are providing as much information as we have here so that members can meaningfully comment.

Volunteer boards work best when residents participate before decisions are made, not after. Whether your interest is the lake, parks, bylaws, technology, or emergency preparedness, this month's agenda offers several opportunities to learn what's happening and help shape what comes next. If something on the agenda matters to you, don't wait until after the vote to get involved. Ask questions, attend meetings, submit written comments, and help shape the decisions before the

That’s the word I think of when I engage with the LCC - community.

Board bias was on full display at the June 16th board meeting, and it would be disingenuous of this website to pretend otherwise.

Half of this comment was copied into the community comment document. The second half was not included by the board.

A plain-language guide to tonight's meeting for neighbors.

Neighbors can attend in person or on Zoom. Many neighbors have already submitted comments.

Washington law recognizes two fundamentally different kinds of committees, and the distinction changes everything.

I think a lot about purpose. Purpose is an anchor - when disagreement is rife, it gives us something to return to. While we don’t know, and won’t assume, the board’s purpose, we can make a guess at topic purpose, because we all are working towards a better neighborhood and our board meetings should serve that goal.

Looking at the LCC board’s May 19 agenda, here is what we know and don’t know in May. As always, we will host a live member chat during the meeting. Zoom chat is disabled during board meetings.

Sound Legal has returned bylaws revision language for us to review. The board has proposed addressing the articles section by section, with discussion in board meetings. Here is what we found and how you can participate.

This was an eventful month. Here are the highlights, from most exciting, to most impactful.

The former Governance Committee members are continuing their work so that residents still have access to research, documents, and ideas about the bylaws. This group is called the Homeowner Document Review. Their focus is on building governing documents that support the community and reduce conflict.

Since January, we have been watching the board enter executive session to discuss issues pertaining to private lots. One of the persistent topics has been a 'declaration of covenant' for lot 2151 - which you may remember better as the Kaiser Woods Trail.

The April 21 board meeting has a full agenda. Several items could meaningfully affect how LCC is run and how your dues are spent. Here's what to know before the meeting — and why it matters.

Our members have a right to be in that room — not because the board tolerates our presence, but because the law requires it. The board does not get to change that because they find someone inconvenient.

But there is another use of the phrase — one that has nothing to do with taste and everything to do with power. When someone says something false about you, and the response to a request for correction is let's just move on — that isn't resolution. That's a transfer. You absorb the damage. They keep the narrative. The social contract of agreeableness means you're not supposed to say so.