PAVING SHOREHILL ESTATES

The beginning of a new Marine View Drive



Baja Vista after paving

Alta Vista after paving

Quite a process!

Pictures and commentary by "Keith" -

Before the paving starts, a gooey liquid substance is sprayed on the right and left side of the road but not the middle. The asphalt is 300 degrees when it is loaded into the dump trucks at the factory (I don't know where that is). When it gets here, the truck is skillfully backed up to the front end of a machine I call the paver. The front end of the paver is equipped with something like crabs claws which are opened to receive the load from the rear of the dump truck.

The truck and the paver look like they become one machine as they both creep down the street, with the hot asphalt dumping into the paver's front end and coming out the paver as 2" think roadway. The paver can pave up to 4" thick. After the dump truck empties it's load, the "claws" of the paver close up so that more paving material is forced into the paver's machinery. Another dump truck is soon backed up and the paver and the claws open up again.
As the roadway is laid, one operator uses a testing tool to monitor the depth of the
paving. Another operator steers the machine along the edge of the road (in our case, the curb) and constantly signals the truck driver to raise or lower the dumper of the truck to keep material flowing out of the truck.

After the paver goes by, a man comes along with a small compactor to compact the asphalt along the curb. Meantime, a roller works its way up and down the street to compress any seams and to smooth the roadway to a better degree. If any gaps are found the paving (as happened on Marine View, all the crew members carry shovels full of asphalt and fill in the hole, which is then compacted by the roller. It was quite a process and I enjoyed watching it. The roads look great.

CHANGE IN PAVING PLAN

Tomorrow (WEDNESDAY), beginning at 8:00 am ACE paving will begin paving BAJA VISTA and ALTA VISTA. On THURSDAY, beginning at 8:00 am they will begin paving Marine View Drive. At the end of each day roads can be driven on but during the day please do not drive on the roads being paved that day. Prior to paving they put a sticky substance on the roads, so walking on the roads is not recommended either. Should you have questions please contact Gayle or Dennis.

Paving Project Begins

The paving project will begin on Tuesday June 22, and be completed by Thursday, June 24. Here is the schedule.

• Tuesday, June 22 – Prep work with grader and sweeper
• Wednesday, June 23 – Pave Marine View and Baja Vista
• Thursday, June 24 – Pave Alta Vista

The paving company will place a 2” overlay on all the main roads throughout the community. The pavers will be tapering the edge where the surface meets driveways where they are currently paved so there will not be an abrupt edge in those locations. If the driveway is gravel, that taper will not be done and those owners may want to plan for the transition.

If anyone in the community wants paving work done of their own property, this would be an excellent time to contract for that work. Mike from Ace Paving has made himself available on Monday, June 21, to meet with any property owners who are interested in obtaining bids and can schedule that work for you to be completed while they are here next week. Call Mike at 360-479-4200 to schedule an appointment for any private party paving work that is desired.

If anyone has any questions or concerns please be sure to communicate those concerns as soon as possible to Mike from Ace, Gayle or Dennis G.

In Memory of Mary Elizabeth (Bryan) Gross - December 24, 1922 - May 29, 2010

In l980 Paul and Mary Gross built a beautiful house on Hood Canal and were active members of Shorehill Estates. Paul, along with other long-time Shorehill residents built the dock which is still used by all of us today and was instrumental in much of the building and maintaining of our community amenities. They loved growing a garden, entertaining, boating, crabbing and shrimping and Mary cooked the best fried Oysters on the Canal! They, like many other Shorehill families, taught their children to swim here on our beach. Memories made here on the Canal stay with our families for years. The family shared with me that just this past week one of the grand daughters brought her children here to play on the beach where she learned to swim with grandpa. The full obituary will be in Wednesday's Seattle Times. I could not paste it here in the blog but will forward a copy via email to those who may remember Paul and Mary. Paul was a Navy veteran and Mary a Marine. They served their county, their community and their family with pride and a dedication from the heart that I am honored to share this Memorial Day with all of you. They were special people and I feel very blessed to live in the house that Paul and Mary built. Services will be on Thursday at 9:30 am at Mt Tahoma Cemetery.

Gayle

Save the date!

Shorehill Annual Potluck Family Picnic

at the beach

Saturday, August 14

Food!

Community will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages

Bring a dish to share: salads, chips, desserts

~ Games ~

~ Prizes ~

~ Great people ~

~ Lots of fun ~

Bring your beach chair or blanket

Watch this site for details

Thanks to Karen and Judy for planning the picnic for all of us to enjoy!

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!