Please join us for the Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, May 26th over Memorial Day weekend at the Firehall on Mink Road.

Set-up will begin at 9 AM where members can ask questions, meet your current trustees, get registered and visit with your neighbors. We will start the meeting promptly at 10 AM. When the meeting is over (usually around noon) we will provide hamburgers with all the fixings, as well as paper plates, silverware, and refreshments. Please bring a dish to pass and chairs.

A few highlights that we look forward to presenting are:

• Overview of what has been accomplished by your Board in 2024

• Update on past member dues collections.

• Vote on the 2025 Budget

• Election of Trustees - We have three new positions that we would like to fill. The membership elects Trustees, and the Board then elects the officers and committee chair positions.

• Dues and Fees for 2025

  Annual Membership Fee: $922.00
  Annual Water Fee (per water right): $335.00
  Total Dues for 2025: (for members with one water right): $1,257

We look forward to seeing you on May 26th. If you have any questions, or if you would like to receive paper copies of the Annual Meeting documents, please contact our Business Manager, Bahia Rowan, at lraa.business@gmail.com.

View 2024 Annual Meeting Documents

Through the Okanogan Conservation District and the LRAA Firewise Committee partnership, an industrial chipper is being provided for LRAA on May 13th. Sign up today!

Get your yard work done and build piles by the side of the road/driveway for easy access. From what we understand there is now no requirement for homeowners to be home to have chipping completed. Just have yard waste ready and staged. For details, read the chipping event flyer linked below or visit the registration page.

View/download Chipping Event Flyer [pdf]
Register for the Event →

Our annual Spring eNewsletter went out today. If you didn’t receive it, please check your spam/junk folder or let us know if you’ve had an email address change. If you’re new to LRAA and haven’t subscribed yet, please visit our Communication page and click “Subscribe to Email List.”

The airport is open as of 4/8/2023. 

Thanks to Matt for his work and the cooperation between Roads and Airport Committees;  the North Taxiway road has been moved back to make the runway safer for pilots and new gravel placed on it. Please drive 15 mph or slower and keep off the old road footprint.

Annette Daniels 
LRAA Airstrip Committee

Every year we must replace board members who rotate off the board or who have moved out of the community. This year we will have 3 open seats to fill. Please consider joining the Board!

This community cannot function without volunteers. Being on the board allows you to meet people in your community, learn more about the inner workings of the association and participate in the decision-making processes. Board terms are three-years in length, and members are limited to two consecutive terms. The board meets once a month via conference call.

If you are interested or if you would like to recommend someone, please contact the LRAA Business Manager at lraa.business@gmail.com.

Thank you!

A dozen years ago, LRATA discovered that a small part of Susan Road, in use since the Second Addition was added to the First years ago, ran across private property. After consultation with legal counsel, the Board proposed to trade the property under an unnamed and unimproved road right-of-way between Meek and Susan Roads for the private property under Susan Road. That proposal was acceptable to the affected property owners and was approved by the remainder of the development’s property owners.

It was later learned that to obtain the rights needed to trade the property under the unnamed and unimproved road, the Association was required to petition Okanogan County to vacate that road. It was also learned that the County could seek compensation for vacating a road. When the petition was presented to the County, the County Engineer informed the Association that vacation of that road would result in the adjoining Meek Road becoming a “dead end” over 600 feet in length. County Road Guidelines required that, as a result Meek would need to be provided with a turn-around so emergency vehicles could maneuver.

The Association worked with Okanogan County Fire District 6 personnel to identify the changes needed to Meek Road. Once the necessary tree removal, widening, grading, etc. were completed, they were verified by the FD6 Assistant Chief and he sent a letter to the County Engineer.

The petition to vacate the unimproved road was discussed at a County Commissioner’s Hearing on December 11, 2023 and was conditionally approved, subject to the County receiving compensation for the road vacation in the amount of $21,124.60 by July 31, 2024.

Since that hearing, information has come to light suggesting that the originally developer deeded that property under Susan Road to the Association. Further investigation has shown that not to be true since no recorded plat amendment depicting an extension of Susan Road through Lot 35 can be located.

It is recommended that the Board pay the required compensation to the County within the time allotted as further efforts to find a different resolution are likely to be more costly.

Ron Suter