Our History

During the summer of 1994, a group of Good Hart residents came together with the idea of forming a property owners association.  The neighborhood was growing, pubic and private pressures for development were increasing and the need for a community association was becoming more and more evident.

The first meeting of the membership at large was held on Thursday, July 6, 1994 at the Readmond Township Hall.  The purpose of the meeting was to vote on the by-laws, select a name for the association, elect officers and to openly discuss issues affecting our community such as the St. Ignatius beach, bike traffic along Lake Shore Drive, and street signage.   The first officers were as follows:

    President - Bill Shepler

    Vice-President - Sara Latimer

    Secretary - Joe Neely

    Treasurer - Carolyn Sutherland

The first Board of Directors included:

    North Lake Shore Drive -  Sara Latimer, Susan Glass

    North Private Associations - Marge Edwards, Melissa Pflug

    North Lamkin Drive - Joe Neely, Eliot Greenberg

    South Lamkin Drive - Larry Pomeroy, Jo Isenhart

    South Lake Shore Drive - Pat McKay, Dick Jositas

    Robinson Road - Les Arnold, Marietta Coulter

    Members at Large - Paul John, Bill Shepler, Carolyn Sutherland

Currently GGA includes 190 member families, most of which own property from Stutsmanville Road to Cross Village and from the Lake Michigan shoreline to Terpening Road.  All members support the mission statement and work for the preservation of the area.

Membership Information

The Good Hart Association is open to the public and welcomes all to join that have a love for the greater Good Hart area.  Our common thread is a passion for one of the most beautiful places on Earth and there is no specific criteria for joining including residency or ownership.

Association dues of $20.00 are paid annually.  Member dues help to off-set the expense of maintaining this web site, production of the annual newsletter, care of the community garden, and other association related projects.  The pledge of the Association is to help maintain a continual flow of information to all area residents. 

For further information on membership, please feel free to contact us directly.  We look forward to hearing from you!