General Info

Entrance Landscaping Work

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If you haven’t been stuck at home for the last couple of days, you might have noticed the landscaping work done at the Timberton Village entrance. New plants, ground cover, and more. Looks real nice.

Our landscape committee, headed by Debbie Wills, has been working on this for a while. From Margaret Carter, this note:

I’d like to chime in with you to thank Debbie and her committee for giving new life to our village landscaping program.  It’s been a few years since we have been able to do much to improve the appearance of our ENTIRE village.  Thanks, Debbie, for taking this on, and for coordinating the efforts of those residents who helped identify the needs and how best to address them.   And thanks to the cost-saving efforts of Steve Beuby, Joe Iacono, Rich Durbin, Betty Harmon, and Steve Frenzl, we now have some extra money to do it.   It’s been a long uphill battle, but thanks to ALL of you, we are back on the right track.  It feels great to live here again!

Huzzah to all !!

A Howling Good Time Warning

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Sounds like the coyotes are in the area again. They were howling late last night (Monday 11/2), the sound appeared to the Web Guy to be coming from the little forested area between Heritage and the lower end of Timber Ridge. Sounded like a small pack, maybe 3-4 of them.

This is the time of year that they get a bit hungry, and they aren’t above snatching small pets. So, a reminder to keep your pets close and on leash. And to ensure that you don’t have any pet food dishes outside. They like that, as do the bobcats and bears that are also around here.

New Medical Clinic

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You may know that Jefferson Healthcare is working on plans for a new healthcare clinic that will be across the street from the bank. You may have noticed the new sign showing the proposed design on that corner.

Some residents have discovered more information.

As an introduction, we point you to the article at the Port Townsend Leader here. Some further information was found out by the folks on the Port Ludlow Village Health and Wellness Committee. Gunter Krume reports this information after he contacted Jefferson Healthcare for more information.

Well, I got a first response from Jefferson Healthcare and will be trying to get more details as the relevant decisions are made. I could imagine that the specific medical specialists rotating through the new Port Ludlow clinic would be important to many of us:

“4,000 square foot building is being located in the Village Market area at the corner of Paradise Road and Breaker Lane
The ground breaking we hope will be this year. We are waiting to hear from Port Ludlow Associates when this can be scheduled.
Once Port Ludlow Associates break ground (all permits approved), we understand it will be around 9 months from start to finished construction. So we anticipate being able to see patients in the mid to late 2016. We will plan to have a grand opening celebration for the new Port Ludlow Clinic.
Port Ludlow Associates (PLA) are the builders – Jefferson Healthcare will lease the building from PLA.
The facility will have the following:
• 6 exam rooms
• procedure room
• consultation office
• lab draw station
• X-ray services
• Community resource center
The clinic will have visiting specialists as well as ongoing primary care.”

Hood Canal Bridge Cables

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A Timberton resident found an article about the cable replacement on the Hood Canal Bridge. The one that caused that big delay several weeks ago in getting the bridge open after a closure (The Web Guy took that ‘opportunity’ to take the scenic route home that day), and the work that is being done by those big tugs and ‘crane boats’.

The resident found it interesting, as did The Web Guy, a recent transplant. Here’s the article, in case you are interested. At the very least, you can appear knowledgeable about how the bridge works if the subject ever comes up.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/choreographing-the-change-to-bridges-cables_71233723

Oct 5 Board Meeting Agenda

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DRAFT TVHA BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Monday, October 5th, 2015
Bay Club, 3:00 pm

1. Call to order & determination of quorum. Attendees, please sign in.

2. Approve Agenda

3. Approve Minutes from the August 3rd, 2015 regular Board meeting, the August 10th, 2015 special Board meeting and the September 8th, 2015 special Board meeting

4. Introduction of new homeowners

5. Comments from the Board

6. Comments from the Floor

7. Committee Reports:
a. Architectural Review Committee (ARC): Steve Frenzl
b. Vegetation Management Committee (VMC): Debbie Wills
c. Financial Management Committee (FMC): Vicki Derrenberger & Kathy Kubesh
8. Old Business:
a. Update on planned weed control meeting with Jefferson County Noxious Weed Board.
b. Update on discussions with Wildflower Landscaping concerning potential substitutes for Roundup or other weeding possibilities
9. New Business:
a. Results of Wildflower Landscaping special cleanup project on Timberton Drive carried out in September.
b. Potential work by Deers Landscaping at the entry Monument area.
c. Potential additional VMC projects.
d. Completion of Website host change. Rick Hellewell comments.
10. Comments from the Floor

11. Comments from the Board

12. Next regular Board meeting will be on Monday, December 7th, 2015, at 3:00 pm at the Bay Club

13. Adjourn