Eagle Nest Blog

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our inaugural Eagle Nest Pickleball Tournament last weekend! We had 10 players, five teams and a lot of fun on our newly resurfaced and repaired sports courts! New resident Rob McMurray and his mom took first place after four games. High fives to residents Dave Ouse, Guy Harper, Lynn Hill, Vicki Dine and Chuck Mayfield, and their guests for a competitive yet fun Saturday afternoon. And there's more Pickleball action ahead. Tournament organizer Chuck Mayfield (above, in Retirement Plan shirt) encourages interested players of all skill levels to join open play every Thursday, starting at 7 p.m., through mid-October. Don't know the rules or looking for a partner? Come on down to the courts and join our pickleball community! Questions? Email Chuck at cmayfield@comcast.net

Do you like free stuff? How about a $25 gift card? Fill out your proxy ballot for our covenant revision campaign, drop it in our Clubhouse mailbox or email it to MyEagleNestHOA@gmail.com and the Board will enter you into our weekly drawing for one of three Visa gift cards. No strings attached (other than lot owners can only enter once). To some, this might smell like we’re buying votes. Nope, not at all. It’s simply a thank you to lot owners for participating in the voting process – whether they’re in support or against the initiative – and making sure their voice is heard. If you already turned in your proxy, you’re good – you’ll be in our first drawing Wednesday, Sept. 23. After that, we’ll have gift card drawings weekly for all new proxy submissions, on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. Don’t miss out – submit your proxy now! As a reminder, the proposed amendments seek to protect our property values by banning short-term rentals, and maintaining the aesthetics of our community by clarifying ru...

Attention all residents, Eagle Nest has moved! Sort of. We have a new Association mailbox: MyEagleNestHOA@gmail.com Our previous mailbox encountered technical issues, so it's out with the old and in with the new. Please add our new address to your list of accepted email addresses. Also, if you sent any emails after Aug. 31, 2026, to our former and defunct enpoa_sec@att.net inbox, please resend your message to MyEagleNestHOA@gmail.com . That includes any proxies for our ongoing covenant amendments campaign. Read more about that here: https://eaglenestindy.blogspot.com/.../september-board... Thank you!

By now you may have seen postings or heard discussion about the Board’s proposed updates to our 50-year-old neighborhood Declarations, the shared guidance on rentals, parking and other concerns in Eagle Nest. In July, neighborhood volunteers distributed a packet with the information to all 419 homes in our development, and hundreds of reminder emails have gone out with the existing Declarations for comparison . (If you can’t find your packet, please contact Board President Scott Thien or Vice President John Strauss .) The new proposals have been posted multiple times on the ENPOA Facebook page and the Eagle Nest Blog , along with a detailed account of last week's well-attended Board meeting, including resident questions and remarks. We know these proposals aren't perfect for everybody. In a neighborhood of 419 homes there will be many opinions about how best to protect our property values. But we have to start somewhere. With regard to the proposed ban on short-term rentals,...

The September Board meeting was one of the most heavily attended in recent years, with residents raising detailed questions about rental restrictions, transparency, and long‑term infrastructure needs. Residents spent more than 45 minutes discussing proposed covenant updates, particularly the section aimed at limiting rentals, including Airbnbs and other short-term rentals. Several residents expressed concern that the draft language felt “too restrictive,” especially regarding: Whether land‑contract sales would be allowed Whether family members (such as aging parents or adult children with special needs) could live in a home not titled in their name How exceptions would be handled Board members emphasized that the language was drafted by a national HOA law firm and reflects “best practices,” but acknowledged that some scenarios, especially family‑care situations, require clarification. The Board confirmed it has already sent follow‑up questions to the attorneys. Residents also asked wh...

The next Eagle Nest Board Meeting is Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. September's monthly board meeting will begin with a Q-and-A period of 45 minutes on the proposed covenant amendments, which are intended to protect the residential nature of Eagle Nest by limiting rentals, and update the 50-year-old Declarations on parking and other issues now in effect. If you've misplaced or haven't seen your packet on the covenants, you can see them here, along with a proxy form to cast your vote: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QUtPTg3Jn3XigPjjTGyt0QzEjNTbkc5K?usp=drive_link Here’s more information about the need for the updates: https://eaglenestindy.blogspot.com/.../why-eagle-nest... And here’s a quick list of frequently asked questions: https://eaglenestindy.blogspot.com/.../faqs-on-boards... During the regular business portion of the meeting, we'll present the monthly update on financials, as well as some discussion about a new system under consideration to provide enh...

Summer is winding down, but the competition will be heating up on our sports courts this month! Join us at noon Saturday, Sept. 19, for our inaugural Eagle Nest Pickleball Tournament at our beautifully refurbished sports courts! Organized by longtime Tanager Lane resident Chuck Mayfield and sponsored by the Board of Directors, our first tournament is free and open to all skill levels, and residents are welcome to bring non-neighborhood players to join the fun. It’s a chance to show what a gem our neighborhood is, and how our residents embody the word community! Extensive court repairs It’s also a great way to unveil our newly refurbished sports courts, a three-month project led by Clubhouse Manager Kelly Dentler in the east end of our Clubhouse grounds. Our contractor ground out and refilled multiple deep cracks, smoothed out the playing surface, and sealed and repainted both courts with striping for tennis and pickleball, the first extensive repairs in eight years. Early feedback from...

It was a good run, but unfortunately our Pool is closed for the season. Despite multiple scrubbings with our robot cleaner and heavy chemical treatments, the water quality and clarity of our Pool have not improved enough for safe swimming. We know this is disappointing, and we apologize for the inconvenience, but our aging pump mechanicals simply never fully recovered from last month's storms. As previously mentioned, we were open 93 out of 107 scheduled days, which was a pretty good run, considering the age of our facility and that many pools close after school starts. Nearby Sahm Park Pool, one of the city's largest facilities, didn't even open this year due to lack of staff, so we're extremely lucky and thankful for our Pool team. We sincerely thank Facilities Manager Ken Burns and our lifeguard team for all their hard work to keep our facility open and safe this season, given all the new health department requirements. Ken (and his daughter Sam, our previous Pool ma...

Due to poor water clarity, our Pool will be closed today, Thursday, Sept. 3, and Friday, Sept. 4, as the Board considers options and next steps, if any. If we can't find a timely, cost-effective solution to improve the water safety, the facility will close for the season. But that hasn't happened yet. We've been open 93 out of 107 days, which is a pretty good run, considering the age of our facility and that many pools close after school starts. We also outlasted Sahm Park Pool, one of the city's largest facilities, which didn't even open this year due to lack of staff. Unfortunately, the baby wading pool is closed for the season. Facilities Manager Ken Burns and our lifeguard team drained, scrubbed and refilled the pool multiple times, but the health department kept failing us. So, it's farewell for this season. Please watch our Facebook page and blog site for updates on the main pool. In the meantime, you will see lifeguards vacuuming and scraping the pool sid...