Homeowners Meeting 4/23/26
Below are the “minutes” from the Elk Ridge on the Lake HOA meeting that was held on April 23. Notes of the meeting are courtesy of our own Ruth Nekonchuk. Let’s dive in:
Elk Ridge on the Lake Homeowners Meeting April, 23 2026
I. Call to order by Jim Ulrich at 6:30 PM at St Patrick’s School on April 23, 2026.
II. Board Members present;Jim Ulrich, Rick Evans, Robert Knapp, Stan Wegner and Ruth Nekonchuk. Absent; Reed Rasmussen and Steve Kidder. Board members were introduced. 40 home owners were present.
III. Purpose of Meeting-This meeting was of an informational purpose for HOA and SID information.
IV. Open issues
Jim Ulrich explained that there has been a call for elections from some community members in December. This was due to the perception that none of the current board was elected. The community members had other concerns, but the current board has no clear definition of this. He explained that there are currently 7 board members. He stated history of being approached by Rick North to be on the board and he had recruited Steve Kidder to assist him 8 years ago. The remainder of the board members had volunteered at HOA meetings when the question was asked, “Would anyone like to be on the board?” Others had volunteered due to expertise to needs of the community. This question for board members has been asked at the annual meetings with regularity.
Ruth Nekonchuk explained how the next elections will take place per the bylaws:
The election will be on the 3rd Tuesday of September annually, which is September 15 this year.
There will be 4 members elected. (Discussion on having an odd number was had, but we will strictly follow the bylaws until there is a change.) Nominations will can be self made or other community members can nominate neighbors. These nominations can be made to Ruth Nekonchuk (email-rschulze@cox.net). 4 residents have been nominated so far. The board is asking for the nominees to supply a brief bio. This too can be sent to Ruth Nekonchuk. There can be nominations from the floor the evening of the annual meeting. The ballots will be written secret ballots. Absentee ballots and attendance at the meeting will be tracked by the board to prevent any duplicate voting.
The votes will be counted by community members not running in the election that evening.
Each of the 4 positions will be for a one year term, per bylaws.
There will be one vote per lot and the owners of the lot must be current on all assessments to vote.
The board will send a notice of annual meeting and this will include the absentee ballot information.
V. New business HOA
Questions taken:
1.What are the neighborhood issues that caused this need of questioning the board?
Jim Ulrich reported that there are concerns over the shooting range across Honeysuckle Street. He stated that there is little the board can do, even though the mayor through the Mayor’s Hotline has been asked. The city of Omaha has attempted to move this, but there objections to every move they have attempted to make. It was noted that the shooting range has been in this location for many years, long before this was a neighborhood. Any other issues have not been clearly stated to the current board.
Anantha Gutta spoke to the question of the board concerns that began in December 2025. There seems to not be one concern, but just overall concerns for more board accountability.
A resident asked if there could be a meet and greet with the candidates before the election. Jim suggested we have this in early September at the park of the Youngman Lake. This is to be scheduled.
Robert Knapp spoke on his interest on being on the board due to past involvement in an HOA board and his interest in the water feature. He states he expressed his interest to Jim and was one of the volunteered board members. He stated his concern over some less than desirable emails, but feels we have begun to work through communication issues. He stated his disappointment of the attendance at this meeting was not greater so more issues could be aired and discussed this evening.
Robert also reported on the condition of the water feature in the roundabout. He stated there will be crew from his company there on Saturday April 25 cleaning and repairing. He and Jim both stated these fixes are to keep the feature up and running as it has some major structural issues. The board has attempted to “save” up some of budget to be ready for some of the major work that will be needed in the future. Jim states the board has worked diligently to keep this feature, the sprinkler system and the landscaping up and still be fiscally responsible. He mentioned that the board has provided much of the labor to this. Robert was thanked for all his work on the water feature. Stan was thanked for his work with the sprinklers, watering and planting.
Robert mentioned there has been and can be a dumpster for a Spring clean up day. This is to clean up the neighborhood and is available for residents to place unwanted items as well.
Robert discussed his attempts to seek a better contract for our landscaping and mowing 2 years ago and that there were no better bids than we currently get from Lanoha. Jim discussed the service and relationship we have with Lanoha.
Question from the floor on replacing trees that have been damaged and taken down. Jim discussed the over planting that had occurred when the subdivision had been established and that we are trying for better balance of shrubs and trees. He states that bids for drawing up an overall plan has been quite expensive from Lanoha and another company. The new mulch will be done by Lanoha when the moisture content of soil and mulch is right.
Christmas Lights have been added and additional electrical access was completed by Robert’s company to allow for this.
The residents were assured that the lots where assessments have not been paid have been notified repeatedly and interest fines have been placed on those lots through liens. We have a financial company that is paid to handle this.
Residents were reminded that bylaws, covenants, budget and minutes are available to everyone on the Neighborhood’s Website-elkridgeonthelake.com.
New Business SID
Jim Ulrich chairs the SID. He reports:
1.Streets-He has been around the neighborhood with the engineers and those panels and holes to be replaced/filled have been marked. They have created a 3 year plan of replacement. The goal of the SID board is to use our SID money wisely in anticipation of annexation by the city of Omaha on or before 2030.
2. Question on walkway around the lake- Jim states this has been a question for several years and that our neighborhood had been interested in “helping” financially with this, but would not be totally responsible. There are other entities not interested in this project so it has not progressed.
4. Jim reports property value assessments have increased by 10%. So taxes have increased. The SID board has decreased the mil to help homeowners out with the total cost of taxes. The loans currently held by the SID are now to 4% or less of the assessed property values. This is another factor that makes our SID desirable for annexation.
5. Question on replacement of the awning across the lake in the park. No one is aware of if or when this will be done. This is another question for the mayors hotline.
VI. Adjournment by Jim Ulrich at7:30 PM.