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Diminishing Resources: What is the Future of LRPD?

The LRPOA Covenants include a ‘Lake Royale Police Company,’ and our current Board of Directors (BOD) is exploring various options regarding the department’s future. Responses from board members have been inconsistent, with discussions ranging from disbanding the LRPD, increasing staffing,

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Mary Shepherds story of BOD Retaliation

When Mary and her husband moved to Lake Royale in September 2019, Mary was concerned about the financial stability of the POA and the lack of financial reporting. But committee meetings were only quarterly (and not always each quarter) and

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BOD Retaliation against Tom Lafave

Tom ran for a position on the Board of Directors in 2023 against Steve Ragaglia because many residents of the community asked him to run. After the election and Tom’s loss, he found out through social media that he was

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107 OTTAWA: THE EVER-CHANGING STORY

This is a long, complicated story so to fully understand it we will need to start at the beginning. In October of 2020 1st Choice Homes, LLC, (1st Choice) entered into a contract with the Lake Royale Property Owners Association

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Retaliation Strikes Again

The investigative reporter for BOD Watch – me, Lorraine Ryan, has joined the ranks of the many Lake Royale residents who were on committees and were removed from their various positions for invalid reasons.   I have been removed from

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Honest Attempt, Or Lip Service?

Anyone who has attended, either in person or via zoom, more than one Board of Directors meeting in the last few years will recall being repeatedly told that this is “…the most transparent Board ever.”  They will also likely recall

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Gabe Fanara, Still Interim Police Chief

Gabe Fanara became Interim Police Chief on January 2, 2024. I know that usually there is a probationary period of time prior to being offered a formal contract in many businesses. As of this writing, May 17, 2024, Interim Police

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Thank you!

I’m genuinely surprised and deeply honored by the support you’ve shown in electing me to the Board of Directors.  Your votes mean the world to

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Timbering

Ladies and Gentlemen, Once again, the Board of Directors is off on another tangent without allowing for proper community interaction. This time, it concerns the

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Send In the Clowns

Stephen Sondheim once wrote, “But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here.” This song popped up on my playlist while

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