Happy April to the Lakes! The Lakes Poker Regatta was held on March 23 and was a huge success! Over 350 tickets were sold and was our most successful regatta to date! Thank you all for attending and huge thanks to those who helped organize and run the event. Fun times were had by all. Many more fun activities are planned for the coming weeks. Please plan on checking them out! These events are amazing ways to interact with your neighbors and community. I personally enjoy being able to meet so many great new people at these events.
At the end of March we received the bid documents for our upcoming vault project. These documents were provided by CORE Consulting and included details and drawings related to the repair work on the vault, bridge super structure, and adjacent areas. I spoke to Mr. Starling and discussed these drawings and recommendations in detail. He said that at this point in time, based on the current structural integrity of the area, he does not recommend a full removal and replacement of the vault. He also assured me that he would be involved throughout the life of the project, performing material reviews and inspections. He is confident that these repair procedures, when performed correctly, will correct the situation and last another 50 years. He was very adamant that a full replacement was not only more expensive, but also more invasive and altogether unnecessary at this time. All this being said, we are going to send these drawings out to three individual contractors to review and complete bids to perform the work. Each contractor will perform a site visit and provide their estimate of the work to be completed. Should any constructability issues be identified, we will review and discuss these concerns as a team. We will request bids be provided back to us for review by the end of the month. Upon review by the Board of the Directors and a contractor selection made, the project will then be submitted to the City for permit.
Mike Sotak, President