Forest Lakes Property Owners Association

Welcome to the Forest Lakes POA website! To navigate to different pages, mouse over the Menu items at the top of the page, and click on a link from the drop-down selection. If you are a Member and need a password, or have forgotten your password, just click on any menu item under "Property Owners" for instructions on obtaining or recovering a password.
Forest Lakes POA has an online community calendar. This calendar can also be viewed using an agenda view. In addition to viewing the calendar online, Members are able to subscribe to the calendar and receive email notifications.

As a reminder, it is the responsibility of all homeowners who live in Forest Lakes subdivision to maintain upkeep of their property, including mailboxes. In a recent survey of all mailboxes in the subdivision, a number of mailboxes were identified as in need of either repair, painting, or at least a good cleaning. If you received a note about your mailbox post condition, please attend to the maintenance of your mailbox as soon as possible. We all want to keep our neighborhood looking well and maintain the values of our property, and our mailboxes are some of the first things a potential home buyer sees.
Please see the FLPOA Architectural Standards section 8.0 Mailbox Post/Paper Boxes for further details. The Architectural Standards can be found on this website at ARC Committee Page under "Documents". A new post can be provided at the expense of the homeowner. If you would like a new mailbox post, please send a request to Brownstone Properties Management - use the link here and select FLPOA Admin: Email Contact

The Forest Lakes Pool is opening on Tuesday, June 9th, operating under Virginia's Phase 2 mandatory requirements.
Please be sure to bring your signed waiver and read the updated COVID-19 rules (available to download on the Pool Website).
While it will be different, we hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable pool season this year!
Click on this link to visit the new Forest Lakes Pool Website: New Pool Website

The new Forest Lakes Pool Website is now online, offering a number of features. Residents can register for email and text notifications regarding pool news. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Pool will be open only for Forest Lakes Residents this season. Pool Monitor applications and Pavilion reservations can be made online at the new site.

Click on this link to visit the new Forest Lakes Pool Website: New Pool Website

The March 2020 FLPOA newsletter is available to read and/or download: March Newsletter.
It is full of articles and important reminders given Spring is just around the corner!

The December 2019 FLPOA newsletter is available to read and/or download: December Newsletter.

Our new management company, Brownstone Properties, Inc., will begin on December 1st.

December dues payment information has been mailed with a payment coupon booklet, and is also available here: Information regarding dues payments starting Dec 1, 2019

Brownstone has emailed an introduction letter, and information and instructions on how to pay your monthly dues once you have received your coupon book in the mail. A separate USPS mailing should have been received by all Members by about 11/16. If you did not receive this, please contact Brownstone at the address or email provided in the Dues Payments letter (link provided above). The Board has been continuously working with LightHouse and Brownstone to help coordinate this transition.

The November 2019 FLPOA newsletter is available to read and/or download: November Newsletter.
The newsletter contains important articles including our Annual Meeting results and summary, management company change as of Dec 1st, info on fishing license requirements, pool planning update, dredging project update, and more.
Recycling attachment: County Waste - Acceptable Items for Recycling

The FLPOA Annual Meeting was held on October 3rd, 2019 at the Forest Recreation Center. Details will be available soon in the November newsletter.

The Annual joint Forest Lakes and Lake Vista YARD SALE will be held on Saturday, June 1st (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.).
Please attach balloons to your mailbox post if you are participating that day!

The FLPOA Board wants to extend our Holiday Wishes at this time of year to all of our residents!

The December Newsletter covers a variety of subjects and topics:
1. New Officers and Directors
2. Reminder of Dues Increase to $76.00/month as of January 1st
3. Several Safety/Security Articles: a. Bear sighting, b. Lock your cars, c. Walkers/Drivers, d. Vandalism at Playground
4. New rules for TRASH AND RECYCLING PICKUP
5. Covenant and ARC Issues: a. No Burning, b. PIF Form needed for ARC, c. Warning for Ice on lakes, d. Pets barking/under control at all times
6. New additional $100 fee when selling your home

The December newsletter is now available to read and/or download: December Newsletter.
You can also view the County Waste recycle and trash pickup information and past newsletters at: FLPOA Newsletter.

The FLPOA Annual Meeting was held on October 18th, 2018. Many thanks to all who attended, both in person and by Proxy!

A Year end summary and a summary of the recent Reserve study were handed out at the meeting, and have been added to the Annual Meeting document list and are available for download from the Resident's section of the website by clicking: 2018 Annual Meeting Documents.

On Monday (9/10) we began making preparations for a major storm event and wanted to explain what was in process regarding planning for a potential major rain event. Hurricane Florence Update.

An explanation of the Pool policy changes that were made at the end of the season can be read by opening or downloading: Pool Policy Update.

The Annual joint Forest Lakes and Lake Vista YARD SALE will be held on Saturday, June 2nd (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.).
Please attach balloons to your mailbox post if you are participating that day!

New for 2018 - online applications and payments now available at: www.forestlakespool.com
The 2018 Pool Forms including Access card info, Policies, and Lifeguard Applications are also available: 2018 Pool Forms

It's official, effective January 1, 2017, LightHouse Properties became Forest Lakes POA's Professional Management Company. This change will largely be transparent for our members, but a few things will affect you directly. Those changes are outlined in the letter from LightHouse President, Tim Penick.
Most importantly, if you have automatic bill payment set up, please remember to change your Payee Address for Forest Lakes POA. Also, and this is effective immediately, please do not use Lake Vista's drop box at the Lake Vista Center - see additional info in Tim's letter.

Download the letters from our President, Sharon Sitterley, and from LightHouse Properties President Tim Pennick by clicking here.

These letters were mailed together to all of our membership in early December 2016. We look forward to having the support and experience of LightHouse working for us.

Thanks to everyone who attended or sent a Proxy for the meeting.

The Associations business, the past years accomplishments, the 2017 budget and the updated Five-Year Plan were reviewed. Brief highlights of the committees activities were presented. Association President Sharon Sitterley gave a status report on the Boards study concerning the hiring of a Professional Management firm to handle the day-to-day activities of the Association.

The following four Members were re-elected Directors by acclamation and each person will serve a three-year term: Gracie Lanier, Kevin Parry, Craig Szczutkowski, and Ann Thomas.

Residents should have received a letter from the Board and Covenants Committee that was dated March 22nd 2016 (also available here). This letter was sent to all of our membership.
As we enter 'Spring clean up' time, we just wanted to provide a reminder to everyone of the importance of keeping our properties in good condition. Note that if a member does need to receive a letter from a Committee or the Board about a specific complaint or violation, the letter will be addressed directly to them, including name and address, and it will be specific in citing the issue being raised.
Again, thank you for your concerns and feedback, and for your efforts to keep our overall community in top condition.

Recycling came to Forest Lakes on September 1st, 2014! Details were delivered to resident's newspaper boxes on July 30th, 2014. You must sign up if you want to participate in recycling. You can also download the same documents here:
Note: the info below contains dated contact info. To request a Recycle container, please call LightHouse Property Management's office at (434) 385-7233.
Download Recycle Information
Download Recycle Sign Up info only
Download Recycle Dos and Donts sheet

The FLPOA Fishing Policy has been updated to allow for unaccompanied house guests, with written permission of the FLPOA member, to fish from Forest Lakes common areas. The authorization form is available on the Covenants and Lakes & Wildlife Committee pages, or can be downloaded here by clicking FLPOA Guest Fishing Authorization Form (.pdf).

The FLPOA ARC Standards have been updated and approved by the Board. The current revision, approved by the Board on November 19th, 2013, can be downloaded from here: Architectural Committee page.

Thanks to numerous Forest Lakes volunteers working on three Saturdays this summer, the new Spring Lake dock was completed on August 4th and is ready for your enjoyment!

The FLPOA website Property Owner's section has two important changes:

• Transition from a shared password to an individual user name and password for each property owner.
• Addition of private community online forums, accessible from the Property Owners menu above.

In order to take advantage of either of these additions, property owners will need to fill out and submit a website account request form .

Information on Lawns, Gardens, and Landscapes is available by clicking on the image below:

Please call Brenda Terry (316-6044) if you are interested in participating in the Forest Lakes Neighborhood Watch program.

We have added a few links to help improve finding Association information. See the Dues Information, Lawn Care Info, and New Owners Info items from the General menu above.

If you have lost, or found, an article in the Forest Lakes area, you can email FLPOA-Lost-Found.