An angry group from Water Oak showed up Monday night at the Lady Lake Commission to complain about stalled work that has closed their restaurant and clubhouse.
Residents of Water Oak, a 55-plus community of manufactured homes, are unhappy about renovations to the club house, swimming pool and restaurant that have dragged on and on over the past six months.
Residents said they believed the work was supposed to take 90 days.
Water Oak residents said they have gotten nowhere trying to talk to local management or Sun Communities of Michigan which owns Water Oak.
Water Oak residents said they have been kept in the dark about the status of the projects.
Lady Lake officials said the contractor, who should have been properly managing the permit process, has not been compliant.
Town officials confirmed that work has been done without proper permits, but Lady Lake personnel put a stop to that work.
Thad Carroll of the town’s Growth Management Department said the town has been trying to bring the project into compliance.
“We’ve got their attention,” Carroll told the Water Oak residents.
Town Manager Kris Kollgaard said the town has “bent over backwards” trying to work with Water Oak and the contractor.
“The problem is between the contractor and Water Oak,” Kollgaard said.