Sunday, May 9, 2010

Potluck/Community Meeting Including Summary Minutes

Good Food!
Good Company!

Good Conversation!


Good Meeting!
Summary of Meeting Minutes:

Members were welcomed and thanked for a good workday.

Gayle announced that Shirley's mother Harriette had passed away and that she had taken a Hydrangea plant to Shirley from the community along with a card.

Minutes from Fall meeting and financial reports were presented and approved.

There was a discussion about delinquent accounts and what was being done to collect.

Community was advised that liens have been filed on three residences.

There was a discussion regarding the idea of a "profit/loss" statement instead of present financial report format. The treasurer and board will explore the idea further.

The Assessment Vote passed

42 ballots were returned out of 48.
Vote #1 regarding spending $15,000 for repairing the crack and having Aquatapoxy liner sprayed in water tank passed - 41 Yes - 1 No
Vote #2 regarding borrowing from the water fund to begin paving project and then replenish water fund from the assessment funds passed - 32 Yes - 10 No
Vote #3 regarding implementing an assessment of $5,000.00 per family to be paid within 3 years after implementation; each community member being given the option of three installment plans passed - 32 Yes - 9 No

Gayle reported that the biggest issues with no votes were related to those who do not use the roads or those who do not use the docks and therefore do not feel they should pay.

The billing for the assessment will go out within the next couple of weeks and the first installment will be due July 5th.

Bylaws will be presented to the community hopefully by the September meeting.

Suggestion was made that we raise community dues to provide a better financial cushion.

It was reported that the water tank has been repaired and the aquatapoxy liner had been applied.

Bids for paving the roads were discussed. Dennis and Grant will proceed with narrowing down the bids and securing a contract for the paving of the roads.

Pete and Brooke discussed the dock project and the various bids obtained. They advised that the contracting process could take up to two years.

A summer picnic is being planned for August. Karen and Judy will take the lead and advise when a date has been determined.

Voting of officers took place and the results were as follows:

Gayle - President
Brooke - Vice-President
Pete - Water Commissioner
Trustees (2 year term) - Judy, Grant, Tom, Dennis
Trustee (1 year term) - Nancy
September 11th will be the Fall work party and community meeting.


159 Shrimp Caught On Opening Day!


Spring Work Party 2010 Pictures

We can see clearly now that the new mirror is up - Thanks Chris! Our newest community member jumps right in to help pull weeds and rake at the beach.
Thanks for coming and helping at the work party Jeff! Welcome to the community. Judy, Karen and Brooke work hard to clear winter weeds from the entryway.

The girls put a fresh coat of paint on the bathroom doors
(With just a little help from their assistants Bill, Ron, Pete and Corrine)
WOW, what a difference you made!

Karen and Gayle strategize - The hands say it all!
Pete enjoys a well deserved cup of coffee after pressure washing the beach house while
Corrine works hard at getting rid of clover in the grass.
Sally and Nancy catch up on news while also working on the clover

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

IT'S SPRING ON HOOD CANAL!

Haven't been out to the canal for a while?????
Look what you're missing.
Amazing photograph shared with all of us by Callie Bendickson.
Absolutely beautiful!!!! Thanks Callie!!!!!!

SPRING WORKPARTY &
COMMUNITY MEETING
Saturday May 1st
Workparty 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Potluck & meeting beginning @ 5:00 pm at the beach

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Spring Work Party & Community Meeting - MAY 1st

SAVE THE DATE on your calendar now for the Spring Work Party and Community Meeting.
We will have plenty of work to keep everyone busy. Projects will include:
  • Roofing the pump house
  • Repairing the drain pipe at the water reservoir
  • Cleaning/repairing drainage ditches
  • Road maintenance
  • Vegetation removal from roadways
  • Beach cleanup

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

It was sooooo cold!

I found this video on YouTube.com -- taken on December 13, 2009 from an unknown location, but it looks like it's not too far from Shorehill -- does anyone recognize the spot?

It you enlarge the video to full screen and watch carefully you can actually see the piling move as it struggles against the ice flow.

Good illustration of both the sustained cold temperature and the power of the combination of ice and tidal flow, which also damaged our pilings (see photos in the post below).

Sunday, December 27, 2009

How Cold Was It?

December's cold weather was so cold that Hood Canal was covered in a layer of ice. Some Shorehill residents said it looked like the layer of ice went from North Shore to South Shore.

The ice further damaged our dock, one resident's water pump (and many other facilities on the canal); note the leaning piling.



And the ice was still around on the weekend after Christmas.



The cold weather had it scenic moments, such as in these photos taken near Tahuya.