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A BRIEF HISTORY OF
1975 was the year of changes. A group of property owners became aware that the developer was having financial difficulties.
The Governing Board (now known as the Advisory Board) was born on September 28, 1975. An election was held to have four members
from each section serve on the Governing Board. Those elected were:
The following committees, with an appointed chairperson, were then established:
The Governing Board met once a month at the Teen Center (now the Adult Lodge).
The Governing Board sent out a mailing asking for each member family to send $5.00 so that an attorney could be retained for the
purpose of obtaining information from the developer. On December 7, 1976 a letter was sent to the membership requesting an
additional $25.00 to continue legal action against the developer. The Board received an abundance of checks, all of which were
deposited in an account and used for legal fees. When the Developer was foreclosed in February of 1977, Section 6 and parts of Sections 4, 5, and 7 were left without sewer and water.
Several homes were without sewer and water adding an additional burden to these property owners. In some parts of Sections 4 and
5, the sewer and water lines were in, but a pumping station was needed to bring the system on line. On September 30, 1978 the
pumping station was approved and construction was completed in 1979 by CW Sales Corporation. The monies for this project came not
only from the Sewer & Water account, but also from the property owners through the purchase of a Bond for this purpose. On March 17, 1984 a Special General Meeting was held to vote on the completion of the sewer & water system in Sections 4, 5,
and 7. It was at this meeting that the property owners united together and voted to complete the system. The membership also
voted to levy a $200.00 assessment on themselves in order that their fellow members could finally have the opportunity to build
and connect to the sewer & water lines. This act certainly showed the community's compassion for one another and how they worked
together at that time. On March 9, 1985 Allan Meyers Construction Company of Exeter, PA was awarded the contract to complete Sections 4, 5, and 7, most of
which was constructed with a "pressure sewer", which required a grinder pump. This project was completed in October 1985. The most interesting fact concerning the treatment plant and system is that, as an owner of property in the Estates, one legally
became an owner of this utility. What an asset!
As time went by, there were many changes to our community. At the Annual meeting of June 11, 1983, the membership voted to accept
the Agreement of Settlement between FinanceAmerica and W.L.E.P.O.A. This agreement allowed for a lot exchange for those members in
Section 6, which would not be developed. Those members could exchange their lots for another FinanceAmerica lot within the core of
the Association. This procedure was done through a drawing. The set-up for this exchange was extremely tedious and many hours went
into arranging for the exchange by the Office staff and the Directors. However, it was completed and there were but a few who did
not participate and are still a part of Section 6.
There was a tremendous amount of work done by so many property owners to keep W.L.E. active. Recreation was responsible for
having property owners work together and have various parties and games. As a community, we stuck together through the tough
times and fought all the problems that faced us. Even when FinanceAmerica foreclosed on the developer and locked up all the
amenities, the property owners who cared were not stopped. The locks were cut and the members again joined together to keep up
the amenities by giving of their time and yes, sometimes even money. As you can see today, we have a wonderful community that is constantly growing. We can thank the pioneers of W.L.E. for making
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