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About Us

Van Buren Farms is a low density, single family, residential housing development created under the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Plan.  Entrances into Van Buren Farms are located on SE 190th Avenue at SW 31st and 33rd Streets.   The original Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) were filed, and the Van Buren Farms Property Association (VBFPA) was formed on September 16, 2015. The original property owner and declarant was Chet Antonsen and SGS Development, LLC.  Chet transferred and assigned the declarant’s duties and responsibilities to Rob Venema, Silver V Construction, Inc. on April 22, 2016.

 

On August 17, 2017, the Van Buren Farms Property Association was formally turned over to the individual homeowners. Under the CC&Rs, each homeowner has an equal voice in how our community is maintained and managed.  At the turnover meeting, the owners elected a Board of Directors to govern the Association. The persons elected were: Dennis Dalton, Ernie Loy, Gerry Russell, Mike Seery, and Shalline Madsen.  The terms of office for the first Board members were staggered so that there would always be an overlap of experience on future boards. 

Directors are elected at the Homeowners meeting in August.

 

The current 2024 Officers and  Directors are:

Glenn Burks, Director.   2024-2026

Kira Burks, Director,  2024-2025

Julianne Standish, Director and Secretary, 2024-2026

Graham Noake, Director and Treasurer, 2024- 2026

Vice President- open

David Dunford, Director and President, 2023-2025

 

Past Directors and Officers:

Ernie Loy, founding Director and President - 2017-2023

Mike Seery, founding Director and Vice-President - 2017 to 2021

Dennis Dalton, founding Director and Vice President - 2017 to 2019

Shalline Madsen, founding Director and Secretary - 2017 to 2018

Gerry Russell, founding Director - 2017 to 2018

Patti Toronto - Director and Secretary - 2018

Mary Seery, Director 2020-2021 and Treasurer, 2017 to 2021

Steve Bragg, Director 2018-2020

Glenn  Burks, Director 2020 - 2021

Rob Havrilla, Director 2021-2023

Steve Madsen, Director and Vice President 2022-2024

 

Standing Committees

The Van Buren Farms CC&Rs set standards and requirements for the community in several different areas.  These include a requirement for association members to obtain approval before altering or adding any dwelling, outbuildings or fencing.  Additionally, the Board is required to maintain the grass and landscaping located within the parking strip between the sidewalks and the street curbs.  To accomplish these tasks the Board has created two committees.  These committees are:


Design Review Committee -  The Design Review Committee (DRC) was established to receive and process any plans submitted by homeowners under Article 7 of the CC&Rs.  The DRC reviews submitted plans to determine whether the proposed construction is consistent with the provisions of the CC&Rs.   The DRC is required to forward its recommendation to the Board within 3 days of plans receipt.


Landscape Committee - The Landscape Committee (LC) was created  as the point of contact between the Association and it's landscape contractor.   The LC monitors the performance of contracted landscape personnel, reviews contracts at expiration, and makes recommendations to the Board concerning contractor performance.  The LC will also receive and respond to any questions, concerns, or complaints from individual members concerning landscape issues. 


Membership on standing committees is open to any VBFPA homeowner willing to serve.  

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