This January 12, 2010 view of sunset behind the Lot 10 mound with its shrubs, red cedars, junipers and redbud starting to grow was inspiring. Spring has overtaken winter and the forsythia are shouting its victory in this April 6, 2010 photo. The maple blossoms have fallen, ready to make way for the maple whirligig… More Lot 10 Privacy Mound 2010-2015
This April 6, 2010 view shows the West River Road common drive north turnaround shown from the north, in front of the Lot 10 garage. This April 6, 2010 view taken from the front of the Lot 10 home to the south shows the reason for having this turnaround. If a driver from or to Lot 10… More North Turnaround, 2010 to 2015
A January 7, 2010 view of the West River Road entrance mound from the southeast shows off the pink granite rock and the Norway spruce. The smaller transplants are hidden under the frosting of snow but the mound still serves to block headlights on West River Road. This is a May 13, 2010 picture of the entrance… More West River Road Entrance Mound 2010 to 2015
Since 2005 and 2009 when they were installed, the privacy mound for Lot 12 as well as the West River Road common drive entrance mound that serves as an additional privacy mound for Lot 12 have undergone some changes. First of all, the shrubs, volunteer red cedars, other pines and hardwood saplings as well as the perennials… More Lot 12 Mound 2009 to 2015
The headlights from a driveway across West River Road would shine into the homes on Lots 12 and 13. To provide a living visual barrier, Joe Popa hired Tim Curtis to install a mound to block the headlights. A former owner had a large amount of soil deposited onto the south end of Lot 12. … More Lot 12 Mound, 2005 Creation
The Lot 13 mound had been created by the excavation of the driveway for Lot 13 and the widening of the common drive across the dam and south turn-around in 2009. As soon as it was shaped, I transplanted burning bushes and Taxus from the original mound on Lot 12 near West River Road. Then I covered the… More Lot 13 Mound, 2010 to 2015
Lot 13 is over 300 feet from West River Road, but to give the home greater privacy a mound was laid out on the other side of the tall maple trees to the east on the west border of the Lot 12 lawn. This view is from the home site to the northeast and the Lot… More Lot 13 Privacy Mound Install
The April 19, 2009 photo was of the Lot 11 hydrant vault just installed by Precision Directional Boring on April 9th. This vault would be incorporated into a second privacy mound for Lot 12 to block West River Road traffic headlights for the house on Lot 12. The soil for this mound would come from the widening of… More West River Road Entrance Mound, 2009
2009 was a year of improvements at Lakeview. Kodiak Construction, Inc. spearheaded the above-ground work which included installing privacy mounds for Lots 10, 12 and 13; driveways, and turnaround driveways at both the north and south ends of the common driveway to Lots 10 and 11 which is on the dam to the upper lake. This October 20, 2008 photo is a view of… More North Turnaround/Privacy Mound, Lot 10