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!!!!!!!

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).

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.

Hood Canal Through A Winter Web As November Begins

DOCKS ARE OUT FOR THE WINTER

Thanks to an early morning crew of community volunteers, the docks were taken out this morning for winter repair and storage. Thanks so much to everyone who helped. Thanks to Tom and Sally for coordinating and making calls to get volunteers. The docks are being stored on Baja Vista in order that Tom and others can easily access them for desperately needed repairs. Hopefully we can put them back in May. Putting the docks in and out each year is another opportunity for you to offer to help. Between now and May, if you are here and would like to help, ask Tom if there is anything you can do to assist with repairs. Also plan to volunteer to help put them in during the month of May 2010. We'll gladly add you to the list and give you a call to remind you.

Thanks again to everyone who helped today!

Gayle

Blue Ribbons

Many community members have watched Sue knit her way through community meetings. You can see some of the results here.

Fall Work Party

The Fall Work Party and Community Meeting were held on September 12th 2009. There was a significant lack of attendance at this work party. The core group of membership who were there did an outstanding job and worked extra hard in an attempt to make up for those not in attendance. While there was a good amount of maintenance on the community accomplished, there were many things which had to be left unattended to. It is crucial for the long term sustainability of our community roads, water system, beach, docks, and landscape that we all participate as a community for the good of our community. Our Spring Work Party and Community meeting will be held May 1st 2010. I ask each of you to please mark your calendars and make plans now to be here on May 1st. Many major decisions relating to our docks, roads and water system will need to be made this upcoming year. It will take the contributions of all of us to achieve successful outcomes. We have a great community and it is up to all of us to keep it so.


The work party focused on clearing brush from roadsides to protect the roads from winter weather. It is essential that ALL community members make sure that ditches are kept clear of debris and remove weeds from cracks in the roads. Please pay extra attention to water runoff and flow through our culverts during the winter months.

The Board of Trustees meeting and the community meeting focused primarily on infrastructure: roads, docks and water facilities. Concerted efforts will continue toward planning for their repair, replacement and/or stabilization.

Roads: Grant consulted a friend with expertise in roads about the community roads. The expert advised to fill potholes and cracks, divert water away from the roads and to focus on maintenance. Grant, Dennis, Ron and Bill filled cracks and put sealer on a patch of road as a test to see how the material wears.

Docks: Brooke is obtaining bids on replacing the pilings, docks and piers, which are seriously deteriorated. The permitting process for replacement could take up to two years. The board is considering an assessment to pay for the project; any assessment will be put up for a community vote.

Water facilities: One of the tanks has a full-thickness crack. Pete will obtain a bid for repairs. Pete and Bill will investigate the possibility of lining the tank.

Bylaws: The board will mail or e-mail a proposal for bylaws revision. Community members will have until March 1, 2010, to submit further suggestions for revision. The community will vote on the revised bylaws at the May 2010 community meeting.

Please be sure to check the blog on a regular basis and stay attentive to happenings within the community over the winter months. You don't have to wait for the work party to do something you see that needs to be done. Every small effort contributes to our community maintenance efforts.

Send any comments, suggestions, or questions to Gayle at gaylerobbins@juno.com We welcome your input and appreciate and encourage your participation in these work parties and your involvement in your community.

Thanks again to all who did come and work on the 12th. Special thanks to Mike V. for his consultation and to all the Board members for the great work they do.