Eagle Nest Blog

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Board of Directors invites all Eagle Nest residents to attend a neighborhood meeting at the Clubhouse to discuss proposed changes to the Association’s controlling documents in 2026. The revisions, developed by our legal counsel KSN, include updated language to address rental properties, prohibited vehicles, parking rules, and proper storage of unsightly garbage carts – most frequent complaints from residents. The purpose of the town hall: Share highlights of the proposed changes and receive resident feedback before a resident vote early next year. In order to pass, a majority of residents need to approve the changes to our covenants, which haven’t been updated since originally recorded with the city of Indianapolis in the mid-1970s. Suffice it to say, the Board thinks it’s time to reflect more modern times by fostering a more welcoming, safe and desirable residential environment that helps grow everyone’s property values. We hope you agree and will join us. T...

Fall is in full swing in Eagle Nest, and that means leaves, leaves and more leaves! Thankfully, the city of Indianapolis has us covered! Now through Dec. 10, the city will collect up to 40 bags of leaves per household on our regular trash day (Tuesdays). A few things to keep in mind: Use plastic bags, as paper bags can deteriorate and break apart in inclement weather. (If paper bags break during pickup, collection crews won't clean up the mess.) Keep bags at least 3 feet away from your trash cart for easy pickup. Leaf bags should be outside by 7 a.m. on trash day. In case you didn't know, burning leaves in Marion County is illegal and can result in a fine up to $2,500.  In addition, please be a good neighbor and help keep our  storm drains clear of leaves and other debris to prevent drainage and flooding problems. More info is available on Indy.Gov website .

For more than four decades, one neighbor has been quietly making sure the Hague Road entrance to Eagle Nest looks inviting. “It started back in ’79, when we moved here,” Janet Long (right) said. “The entrance was a mess. Nobody was taking care of it. At a board meeting, an older lady stood up — she was very adamant that the entrance should be inviting and well taken care of. I told her afterward, ‘If you get anywhere with this, I’ll help you.’ We ended up getting the sign rebuilt, and she and I looked after it together until she passed away.” Since then, Janet has carried on almost single-handedly. “I didn’t want it to go back to being a mess, so I just kept it up. I asked the Board if that was OK, and they said, ‘Do whatever you want.’ So I did, for all these years.” Struggles with repairs, upkeep The work hasn’t always been easy. The latest damage to the sign from a car wreck last year wasn’t the first time that’s happened. “It’s been hit three times,” Janet said. The monument sign ...

All good things come to end, as the saying goes. And that includes our 2025 Pool season. Monday, Labor Day, is the last day our Pool will be open, with hours of operation from noon to 8 p.m. Note: The deep end will be closed, due to water clarity issues. If we don’t have any swimmers at 7:30 p.m., we’ll shut down at that time to begin the closure process. Unfortunately, the dog swim tentatively scheduled for 8:01 p.m. has been canceled because we were not able to secure liability releases in time for the event. Next year! It’s been a great run – open daily since Memorial Day. Not all area neighborhood pool facilities can say that. Even nearby Sahm Park, with all its city resources, has had limited hours of operation. Let’s all thank Pool Manager Samantha Burns and our dedicated guard staff for another successful swim season! Up next: Car Show on Sept. 21 Our social opportunities don’t end with the Pool’s closure. On Sunday, Sept. 21, join us at the rear Clubhouse parking lot for our se...

A September car show at the Eagle Nest tennis courts is a great chance for neighbors to gather and welcome the arrival of fall, organizer Tom Ford says. The Eagle Nest Car Show, first held in October 2021, drew dozens of residents eager to admire everything from MGBs and Mustangs to a Fiat Spider. Tom says the return has been a long time coming. ( Click here to see a photo gallery from the 2021 event .) “Time gets away from you — I thought it was two years, but it’s been four," he said. "We did this in 2021 and it seemed to go over OK. We had a pretty good turnout, and it felt like a lot of people enjoyed it. So I thought, let’s do it again.” A show for every ride While the flyers mention “classic cars,” Tom wants everyone to know the event is bigger than that. “The flyer says ‘classic cars,’ but I mean any car you want to show off,” he said. “They don’t have to be classics. They can be new ones, old ones, American or foreign. I’d like to have motorcycles there, too. It’s no...

FINALLY! More than a year after an uninsured motorist destroyed our Hague Road entrance monument, including months of inaction by the local power utility, we have lights again! The construction cones, cleanup tarps and construction barrel are gone, and all is almost as it was. More photos: Click here to see the damage after the crash. Up next: replacing the deb ris-filled dirt with fresh soil, adding fresh mulch and landscaping rocks in preparation for plantings next season. If you see our grounds team working at the monument, please use caution entering and exiting so they can work safely. Thanks to all our residents for your patience as we struggled with multiple third parties to restore one of the front doors to our beautiful neighborhood.