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.

Message from the TVHA Finance Committee

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The finance committee is looking for member assistance with the development of a written policy to clarify the assessment dues invoicing process, including due dates, when payments are considered late, the assessment of late fees and penalties, and the property lien process for non-payment.  The goal of the policy is to ensure that homeowners are aware of the processes and repercussions if payment is not made in a timely fashion.

If you are interested, please contact Vicki Derrenberger at vderren25@yahoo.com

Background:

At the annual meeting held on June 29, 2015, the membership voted to modify the assessment dues invoicing schedule from quarterly to semi-annual. The change to semi-annual was made to reduce expense paid to the outside bookkeeping service.  Assessment dues invoices are emailed, a previous cost savings change, to homeowners twice a year. The first installment is for July-December and the second installment is for January-June.

TVHA assessment dues payments should be remitted to the address listed below.

Linda Cook

Professional Bookkeeping Services

PO Box 2242

Poulsbo, WA 98370

 

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.”