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2018 A Year of Promise

January 5, 2018 By Dan Feuer

Fairfield Bay is flourishing, and it’s due in large part to our amazing, engaged community. Proud of their home and sharing in the success. Together we accomplished a great deal in 2017, but just look what we can do together in 2018. Good things to come.

“2017 was a year of tremendous growth with new shops, restaurants, recreation facilities and housing – continuing to enhance the Bay as a wonderful place to play and live.”  – Rocky Nickles, General Manager

“Together, we have built the foundation for a prosperous tomorrow. Our future has never been brighter!”  – Paul Wellenberger, Mayor

2017 Highlights

Growth & Expansion

  • Most new home starts in 17 years
  • Osage Point’s first luxury townhomes built, with development’s entrance, road and sewer completed
  • UBER taxi service available
  • Accomplished $275K of street resurfacing and parking lot improvements – 40 miles resurfaced in last 3 years
  • Strengthened ‘We Love FFB’ adopt-a-street program
  • Popular souvenir shop opened
  • Hand-painted pet fire hydrants by local artists add fun and color, and support local human society
  • Began mobile park clean up
  • Improved common property with new paint, signage and enhanced landscaping

 Services & Safety

  • Initiated a 10% discount program in all Club-owned operations to eligible members
  • Fairfield Bay is now certified to conduct Emergency Medical Technician training
  • New service vehicles: 3 new fire department pumper trucks, 2 new police cars, 1 new ambulance, 1 new animal control van, 1 new utility pickup and 1 new large flatbed truck for utilities
  • Kept FFB animal shelter open by transitioning operations to city
  • Improved ISO fire rating from a 6 to a 5, creating lower homeowner premiums
  • Emphasized community policing: bicycle safety, school back packs, holiday meals

 Recreation & Events

  • New water crafts to rental fleet: 2 double decker pontoons, 1 Jet Ski

and 1 Craig Cat

  • Opened 90 miles of trails for ATV/UTV riding with locations around the Bay
  • Created and opened pickle ball and volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits at the Tennis Recreation Center
  • Opened an 18 hole Foot Golf Course at the Indian Hills Golf Course
  • Began a multi-year project to replace/repairthe golf course cart paths

2018 What’s in Store

Lodging & Housing

  • Build and open new 63-room hotel
  • New ‘Tiny Home’ development

 Services & Safety 

  • New computers for the library
  • Two new pickups for Utilities: a track hoe for sewer and road work, a tractor with side arm bush hog for roadway cleanup and a crack sealer/oiler for road work

 Recreation & Events

  • New sidewalks to complete 5K route
  • Paint all swimming pools
  • Host a multi-state tennis tournament in June
  • Improve Indian Rock Cave and trail system
  • Develop new golf course cart paths
  • Create and open 2 park/picnic areas on the ATV/UTV trails
  • Two new annual events: Fun in the Sun (May) and Laker Luau (August)

 

 

 

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Links and Resources

  • City of Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay Community Club
  • Fairfield Bay Marina
  • Fairfield Bay Parks & Recreation
  • Visit Fairfield Bay!
  • Indian Hills Golf Resort
  • Fairfield Bay Conference Center
  • Calendar of Events

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Contact Us

Dan Feuer, Editor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 501-884-6012
Cell: 501-658-0584