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Lake Ozark Appoints Cathy Daniels as New City Clerk: The City of Lake Ozark is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Daniels as its new City Clerk, effective July 22, 2024. Daniels brings nearly two decades of relevant experience to the position, promising to enhance the city's administrative capabilities. Daniels' career includes 12 years as a loan processor for Citizens Bank of Versailles. She then transitioned to public service, serving 16 years as the elected Morgan County Clerk, followed by three years as City Clerk for Laurie, Missouri. Her expertise and leadership in the field are further demonstrated by her past role as President of the Missouri County Clerks Association. "We are thrilled to welcome Cathy Daniels to Lake Ozark," said Dennis Newberry, Mayor of Lake Ozark, at the June 25th Board of Aldermen meeting where her appointment was confirmed. "Her wealth of experience and attitude will be very welcome here as we continue to move forward.” At the meeting where she was appointed, Daniels expressed enthusiasm about her new role, stating, "I'm excited to join the City of Lake Ozark and look forward to beginning work here in about a month. I think we’re going to have some fun and I’m looking forward to everything ahead."

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Fish Haven Phase 3 supported by resolution

The prospects for the next phase of an affordable housing complex in Lake Ozark got a huge boost when the board of aldermen recently approved a resolution of support.

City officials have thrown their support behind the construction of Phase 3 of Fish Haven North, an expansion of the existing affordable housing units along Fish Haven Road. Developers already have built a multi-unit affordable housing complex – Fish Haven Apartments – and a senior retirement center – Fish Haven Estates.

The proposed buildings would be located on 19 parcels of land on Fish Haven Road, Hickory Drive and Forest Hills Road. One of the proposed buildings would be located at Fish Haven and Hickory Drive. The second would be located on South Fish Haven just west of Fish Haven Estates.

The board also approved final reading of ordinances rezoning the area in question and a final plat for the subdivision at its Aug. 24 meeting.

What stands in the way now is the Missouri Housing Development Commission which is being asked to issue housing credits that would help subsidize the Phase 3 project. If those are approved, the project will go to the design phase and then will go out for bid – hopefully early next year.

Briscoe Ozark Development Group, developer of Fish Haven Apartments and Fish Haven Estates, is hoping to expand the footprint of affordable housing along South Fish Haven Road with two 20-unit complexes adjacent to Fish Haven Apartments. 

Pete Ramsel, representing Briscoe, has said that equity raised by selling the tax credits to investors is used to help buy down the cost of the project. Private equity will fund between 85 and 90 percent of the project with the balance borrowed. That helps keep the overall cost down, making the units more affordable to the public, he explained.

Ramsel said the two-bedroom units will rent for between $500 and $600, and the three-bedroom units will rent for $550-$650 per month. 

Phase 1 of the Fish Haven developments – Fish Haven Apartments – opened in early 2016. Fish Haven Estates, the senior living community across from the apartment complex, opened in early 2018 as Phase 2.

He also praised Briscoe Development Group and McClure Engineering, the engineer firm for all three phases, for their partnership in the projects.

 

Resolution

The resolution notes that Lake Ozark and its residents benefit from the availability of quality, affordable housing. But the city currently lacks that type of housing availability due to the economic growth of Lake Ozark and the growing population that has been attracted to the area.

Lake Ozark has been presented with a site plan and development plans for development of family housing units to be constructed to the north of the existing Fish Haven Apartments. 

City of Lake Ozark officials are aware that the developer is submitting an application to the MHDC for approval of its project as workforce housing, and the city supports the developer’s effortsw to bring such needed affordable housing to the community.