About Us

Lakeside at Berkeley Manor is a neighborhood of homes around Lake Inverness in Duluth, Georgia. A volunteer homeowners association looks after the lake, the common areas, and our governing documents. Members meet each spring and fall, and everyone is welcome.

What the association does

The association owns Lake Inverness, one lakefront lot known as the Common Lot, and some of the land near the stream inlet at the north end of the lake. Its main responsibilities are to:

• Manage the association's day-to-day business

• Collect annual dues and special assessments

• Pay taxes on association-owned land

• Carry liability insurance on association-owned land and water

• Maintain association property and monitor adherence to the Rules and Regulations and Bylaws

• Help protect resale values by limiting the number of rentals, excluding grandfathered lots

We are not a typical HOA. We place few restrictions on things like house colors, fencing, and shrubbery. The main exception is the upkeep of back yards and lakefront areas, meaning the land between the rear wall of a home, the property lines, and the water, along with anything else that affects the lake.

Board of Directors

The association is run by a volunteer board. You can reach the board at board@lakesideatberkeleymanor.com.

Officers

• President: Diane Cestaro

• Vice President: Germán Uriarte

• Secretary: Tri-An Le

• Treasurer: Edna Bargan

Directors

• Amanda Jackson

• Dave Dotson

• Sol Haroon

The lake and dam

Lake Inverness is completely surrounded by private property and is not open to the public. Only lakefront property owners and their guests may enter and use the lake.

The dam and its outlet stream are jointly owned by seven lots in the subdivision. Gwinnett County Water Resources is responsible for maintaining the dam, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources inspects the area at least once a year under the state's Safe Dams program.

Our history

This area was once part of a farm owned by Marvin Singer of Atlanta. Jim Morrison built the original dam in 1959 on a stream then known as Shetley Creek, creating a reservoir for the farm's pasture land. It was known as Morrison Lake Dam.

In early 1980, a US Army Corps of Engineers evaluation found the dam in generally poor condition. Soon after, the farm was sold to Cohn Communities, the developer of our subdivision. Cohn enlarged the lake and dam, made repairs based on the Corps' recommendations, and renamed the area Lakeside at Berkeley Manor. The developer divided the lakefront into 33 lots and incorporated the association to maintain the lake area.

Today, 30 of the original lots have homes. One lot without a home is the Common Lot. The other previously had a home, which was removed in 2007 so that Gwinnett County could purchase the lot for access to the dam.