New Homeowners
Indian Summer New Resident Orientation
The 2026 New Resident Orientation, presented September 10, 2026 — a guided tour of the community, who does what, and how to get involved.
The orientation is a flip-book: click the right side of a page to turn it,
the left side to go back, or tap a thumbnail to jump to a slide.
Welcome to Indian Summer
Everything below is the short version of how the community runs — the board, the committees, the gates, the guardhouse and the rules that keep things pleasant for everyone.
Keep the printed ISHOA Resident Handbook that came with your home somewhere handy. It holds the two codes that are not published online: the keypad code for the Chehalis-Western Trail pedestrian gates, and the passcode for the online Resident Directory.
How the association works
Indian Summer is governed by five directors elected by homeowners, supported by committees of resident volunteers.
- Board of Directors
- Five directors, elected at the Annual Meeting each November. Two-year staggered terms, so the whole board never turns over at once.
- Board meetings
- Fourth Monday of the month in the Clubhouse — 5:30 pm April through October, 3:30 pm November through March. If that Monday is a legal holiday, the meeting moves to Tuesday.
The committees
- Architectural Review Board
- Reviews new construction and any change to the exterior of a home or lot. Every exterior or landscaping modification must be approved before work begins; the application is on the Forms page. Email:
- Communications
- Keeps residents informed, posts signs and reminders, and maintains ishoa.org and the Resident Handbook. Email:
- Compliance
- Makes sure homes and yards meet HOA standards and handles complaints. VIS Management performs monthly checks with one board member.
- Events
- Organizes the summer picnic, the winter holiday party, the community garage sale and the November Annual Meeting.
- Finance
- Advisory committee that assists the Treasurer by reviewing the budget and expenditures and suggesting ways to keep the portfolio balanced. Email:
- Maintenance
- Cares for all common areas — streets, sidewalks, landscaping, storm water basins and retention ponds — and installs mailboxes. Email:
- Nature Preserve
- Maintains the Preserve trail and encourages visits through signs and interpretive information on the bulletin board at the southern entrance on Prestwick Lane.
Who to contact
VIS Management
VIS handles HOA dues, RFID gate stickers and keycards, policy enforcement, and the community emails known as E-Blasts. Their office is at 8617 Martin Way East, Lacey, WA 98516. Use the welcome letter VIS sent at closing to set up your account.
ishoa.org
This site is maintained by the Communications Committee. You'll find board and committee contacts, the events calendar, breaking news under Hot News, quick links to electronic forms, and the Resident Directory.
Indian Summer Neighbors
A popular Facebook group for chat and up-to-the-minute neighborhood news. It is not managed by ISHOA.
Getting through the gates
Indian Summer has three gates. There are four ways through them, depending on who is driving.
- RFID tag
- $20 each from VIS Management, and it activates all three gates. The order form and instructions are on the Forms page.
- Gate keycard
- $12 each from VIS, for family members or hired help who come and go often.
- Cellgate app
- Register with VIS and you'll be authorized to download the app, which opens any of the three gates from your phone — useful when someone else is driving you home.
- Visitors at the keypad
- Guests touch the gate screen for an alphabetical list of residents' last names. Selecting your name calls your registered phone; press 1 to talk to them, then * to open the gate.
Vehicles without an RFID decal must stop at the guardhouse and are logged in. Let your guests know they'll be asked their name, whose home they're visiting, and for their license plate number.
At the guardhouse
The guardhouse sits on Troon and is staffed Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 360-438-9256 to report a solicitor, suspicious activity or a theft, or to let the guards know about a scheduled delivery.
Permits and forms issued there
- Guest parking permit
- Residents may not park on the street overnight, but guest vehicles with a valid permit may. Permits are good for up to 7 days — place one on the dashboard, driver's side. Vehicles without a permit will be cited and may be towed.
- RV permit
- Lets you park your own recreational vehicle at your home for up to 72 hours to maintain, wash, load or unload it — not for the full 72 hours as a matter of course, but for the shortest time needed. Guests' motor homes may be permitted at your home for up to 7 consecutive days. Same dashboard placement, same citation and towing rules.
- Vacation form
- Going away for a while? This gives Security your contact information in case of an emergency. Pick it up at the guardhouse or download it from the Forms page, then return it to the guardhouse during staffed hours.
Safety and security
Pacific Coast Security provides the guardhouse service and a nightly roving patrol. Indian Summer is a gated community, but by police standards it is not a secured one — a few habits go a long way.
- Close the garage door at night, and during the day unless you're out front.
- Lock vehicles left in the driveway overnight and take visible valuables inside.
- Turn on exterior lights after dark.
- Lock your doors.
On the road
The speed limit inside Indian Summer is 25 mph. There are speed bumps on all main streets and three speed cameras. For the sake of walkers, cyclists and other drivers, please obey the stop signs.
Maintenance & Upkeep
Common areas
Property owned by the association is maintained by the association — entrance signs, gates, mailboxes, roads and common-area landscaping. Please don't maintain, improve or alter these areas without board approval.
Homes and lots
To protect property values, every home must be kept in a condition that enhances the community. The Compliance Committee, or the management company on its behalf, inspects regularly and will raise any concern with the homeowner verbally or in writing. If it isn't resolved, the association acts as provided in the CC&Rs.
Planning any exterior or landscaping change? It needs Architectural Review Board approval before work starts. The application is on the Forms page.
Living in Indian Summer
The golf course
The association is entirely separate from the Indian Summer Golf and Country Club, and the course is private property. Only members who have checked in at the Pro Shop may use it. Residents are not permitted on the course for any purpose — no walking the cart paths or fairways, and no children or dogs in the fairways, sand traps or ponds. Restrooms are for golfers actively playing. Embers Restaurant, in the clubhouse, is open to the public and also caters.
Chehalis-Western Trail
This paved walking and biking trail, maintained by the City of Lacey, bisects the community and is reached through the gates on Prestwick Lane by the Fairway at Seven Townhomes and The Links. The large swing gates are for vehicles and open automatically as you approach — go slowly and watch for people on the path. The smaller slider gates on either side are for pedestrians and golf carts, and open with the keypad code from your printed handbook.
Pets
Keep animals leashed at all times and off neighbors' property and the golf course. Carry your own disposal bags and take the waste home to your own garbage — the pet bag stations around the community are for emergencies only.
Garbage, yard waste and recycling
LeMay Enterprises serves Indian Summer. Their number and website are in the contacts above.
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