Welcome to the Overlook Lakes Condominium Association Community Resource

I has been a long time, 30 plus years, but OLCA is finally going to get a bath! Beginning Monday, June 22, all condo buildings will be pressure washed by Stooges Exterior Services. This is the same company that you may have seen pressure washing the apartments. The dates shown below are subject to change, as they cannot pressure wash during rainstorms.

The four buildings being painted this year (21, 22, 23 & 48) will be pressure washed sometime mid-July to allow ample time for the paint to cure. When an  exact date is known you will be notified by email.

Please note that the entire building is going to be washed, including windows, patios, balconies, garage doors and sidewalks. Please make sure ALL your windows are closed while your building is being washed. All items must be removed from your patio(s), or balcony, by 7:00 am the day your building is scheduled to be washed. If there are items left on the patio or balcony, the patio or balcony will not be washed. As our contract with Stooges Exterior Services covers specific areas, please do not ask the crew to pressure wash any additional items.

If you need your car the day your building is being washed, please leave it outside, but not in front of the garage. The area in front of the garage must remain clear while the building is being washed. You may use guest parking, or if necessary, park on the odd address side of Woodbridge, or either side of Westlake. (If you don’t mind a short walk, there are a dozen open guest parking spots behind building 24).

While the chemicals being used are safe, you are advised not to have your pet “do their business” outside, or walk them, within 100 feet of the building, for at least 24 hours after it has been washed. Be advised that the building(s) next to you may also have been washed the same day as yours.

Tentative Schedule is as Follows:

• Monday, June 22: Buildings 24, 25, 26, 27
• Tuesday, June 23: Buildings 28, 29, 30, 31
• Wednesday, June 24: Buildings 32, 33, 34, 35
• Thursday, June 25: Buildings 36, 37, 38, 39
• Friday, June 26: Buildings 40, 41, 42, 43
• Saturday, June 27:  Buildings 44, 45, 46, 47

Owners in buildings 40, 41, 42 & 43 must move their trash and recycle containers to the end of their driveways, away from the garage doors, for the June 26 trash/recycle service.

If you know of someone in your building that does not receive email, please share this important information with them, as well as any updates. For anyone who may not know their building number, view this OLCA Address Chart.

Should you have any questions please direct them to

Thank you!

To keep owners informed about B&G-Grounds activity a new Newsletter will be periodically updated on the OLCA Website.

This month’s newsletter topics include:

B&G Volunteer Updates

• OLCA Waterers Rock
• New Watering Schedule
• Garden at Bldg 26
• Volunteers Needed

B&G-Grounds News

• Stump Grinding
• Volunteer Grass Seeding
• Contractor Grass Seeding
• Upcoming Shrub Plantings

Contractor Corner

• MMSD

Annual Fire Alarm Testing will begin Tuesday, June 23, starting around 8 am and ending around 5 pm. They will start up again on Wednesday, June 24 around 8 am and should finish up sometime in the afternoon. The Alarm Tech will be testing inside fire alarms and checking alarm system batteries.

The buildings will be tested in the following order:

• Tuesday: Buildings 40 (next to office) to 47 (Westlake & Woodbridge) and Buildings 31 to 38 (Woodbridge – even address side)
• Wednesday: Building 39 (Woodbridge next to office), Buildings 21 to 29 (Woodbridge – odd address side) and Buildings 48 & 30 (Westlake).

If you will not be home please make arrangements with the OLCA Property Manager, to access your condo. Each tester will be accompanied by a Property Management Staffer. Should you know of a neighbor that does not receive email please share this information with them.

It is very important that as many condos get tested as possible. Last year almost one in five were not tested because the tester could not obtain access to the condo unit. We need to get the number of condos successfully tested up to at least 90%, or better!

It is important to remember that the alarms being tested are to warn other owners in your building that there is a fire and need to evacuate the building. These alarms DO NOT automatically go to the Fire Department, so 911 needs to be called as well.

Please address any questions to: .

Thank you in advance!

Buildings & Infrastructure Committee – Overlook Lakes Condominium Association

A representative of the US Fish & Wildlife Service expressed unexpected concerns about bird feeders. Feeders share bacteria, spread certain diseases among birds, attract predators, and often end up feeding rodents and scavengers more than birds around homes. So why do many among us love bird feeders? To quote a wildlife expert: “The birds don’t need the feeders. Some people do.” we at Overlook Lakes understand that.

Our Founders gave us rules about bird feeders, rules that make sense to minimize problems for our buildings and residents—and wildlife. Our governing documents are simple and clear on this topic.

Here are the basic rules:

• All bird feeders must be kept in a neat and clean condition.
• No bird feeder may be directly attached to any part of a building.
• All units are limited to one feeder each.
• Bird feeders must use Niger (sometimes “Nyjer”) thistle seed only.

Wise and helpful guidance! We’re bringing this up at this time because several feeders we’ve seen are filled with food (e.g., cracked corn, sunflower seed, cheap mixes) that are largely spilled on the ground and attract rodents and small critters. That’s a no-no. Remember, only Niger/Nyjer thistle seed may be used. It’s 100% edible and leaves no mess on the ground. That ultimately leads to all of us enjoying more birds around us.

Fertilizers and herbicides our contractor is using in 2026

Each growing season, our lawn maintenance contractor applies a combination of fertilizers and herbicides to our lawn (turf) areas. Often called lawn ‘treatments’, these chemicals keep our grass healthy and green and at the same time eliminate weeds. The chemical composition of these chemicals changes with each application, based on season.

Everyone is welcome!

Aqua Fit/Zumba Water Aerobics Class

Please join us for an instructor led water aerobics class consisting of Aqua Fit and Zumba routines.

Wednesdays: from 10-11 am
Starting: June 3rd (weather permitting) until the end of the pool season
Cost: $20 for the entire summer. Payable on first day at class.
Instructor: Jenn Sandvick

Joint Effort Water Class

If you have arthritis, M.S, fibromyalgia or a related condition; water provides stability, encourages free movement and gentle resistance to help build strength. Please join us for an instructor led water class.

Tuesdays: from 9:30-10:15 am
Starting: June 2nd (weather permitting) until the end of the pool season
Cost: $5 for each class. Payable on day of each class.
Instructor: Cherie E. (teaches at the Southwest YMCA)

Bring pool noodle/water bottle to each class.

On your first day we will request an email/phone number for each attendee. We will use this information for notification of class cancellations.

Possibly Underrated But Definitely Needed

Sanitation workers, teachers, and nurses. These occupations are often listed as overlooked, undervalued, or underpaid – despite their high necessity and impact. Briefly stated, they are essential among us, yet too often ignored or unappreciated.

Here at Overlook Lakes we can add another group to the list: Those who volunteer to water newly planted trees and shrubs. We gratefully acknowledge the volunteers who showed up last week to plant 11 shrubs and 2 trees. We anticipate other new plantings between now and the end of summer that will require watering into November. We are looking for more volunteers to water these shrubs and trees and we’re asking you to seriously consider this.

It’s a relatively simple task, but also a serious commitment because it’s essential to the plants. Currently, Board and Building & Grounds Committee Members are at risk for burnout because watering often doesn’t happen unless they do it. Perhaps you could water 1 or 2 trees, or maybe a new shrub or 2. This will greatly benefit our community. Ideally, a “Watering Committee” might be formed to oversee this vital work among us.

Interested? Want more information? Willing to try? Email the B&G-Grounds Committee, the OLCA Board or leave your name and contact information with Tonia in the Office. You are definitely needed and we will not underappreciate you.

To keep owners informed about B&G-Grounds activity a new Newsletter will be periodically updated on the OLCA Website.

This month’s newsletter topics include:

• Stump Grinding
• Grass Seeding
• How our landscaping contractors are keeping our property healthy and beautiful

This schedule shows the number of times each landscaping service is performed per month*.

*Does not include separately contracted items like wood chips/mulch and bed edging. Dates can vary based on weather conditions.

You may have noticed circular fences growing around our newly planted trees. And you may have asked yourself, why are those things there?

B&G-Grounds, in consultation with MMSD, has determined that we need to protect young trees from animal damage. Specifically, the fencing keeps deer from eating the leaves and rubbing the trunk, and rodents from eating the bark.

In 2025 we installed trees with no fencing with the hope that our local deer and rabbit population would find more attractive food to eat. They didn’t! Instead these animals zeroed in on our new trees.

As we plant additional trees you will see our B&G volunteers erecting fences soon after the trees are in the ground. We expect to keep fences on trees for several years, until they are large and strong enough to withstand animal nibbling.

B&G-Grounds is also assessing the use of flexible tubes that go over the lower portion of the trunk. These tubes protect trees from rodents and deer rubbing after fencing has been removed.

If you have questions on this initiative, or anything else related to landscaping at Overlook Lakes please email B&G-Grounds.