Lawrence Charters, Author at Sunland North

Roof gutters, snow and ice

December 29, 2021

Due to the unusual weather conditions, our gutters are blocked with snow and ice. This will likely lead to overflow conditions which will refreeze on entrances and walkways creating a safety issue. With rising temperatures within the next few days, the gutters should be back to normal. However, the weather conditions may also cause ice dams to form around roof vents, possibly creating leaks.

As you may expect, none of the contractors are working this week, but if there is a leak report, it will be on the short list of items to be taken up with our roofing contractor. Meanwhile, be careful around your entrances and walkways.

John Lewis, Chair

Unit Exterior Maintenance Committee

maintenance@sunlandnorth.org

How to prevent your pipes from freezing

December 27, 2021

It will be below freezing all week, which is unusual for the area. You might want to look at this excellent article from Consumer Reports on how to mitigate the problem. You don’t need to subscribe to Consumer Reports to read the article:

https://www.consumerreports.org/home-maintenance-repairs/how-to-keep-pipes-from-freezing-a2277945570/

My thanks to Mike Johnson, Sunland North Member-at-Large, for referring the article to me.

Snow and cold

December 22, 2021

While it is pleasant right this second, the National Weather Service forecasts that we will have rain off and on for the rest of the week, and from Friday night through early next week, we have a chance of snow. Not much snow (possibly no snow at all, possibly an inch or two), but a chance.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.08137000000005&lon=-123.09968999999995#.YcNlhi-B2uo

What we will have, without question, is colder weather, with freezing weather, and a projected low of 15 degrees by Monday. Please bring in any potted plants and other weather-sensitive items, and make sure outside faucets are turned off, hoses brought in, and stray hazards removed from walkways and patios.

Yes, this does mean there is a chance we will have a white Christmas.

Avoiding Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road construction

December 12, 2021

Several have noted it is difficult to explain to contractors, relatives, friends, delivery drivers, migrating sasquatch, etc., how to get into Sunland North without going through the Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road construction. As the roundabout construction may last into April of next year, this is not a temporary problem.

The attached map (based on Google Maps) shows three different paths into and out of Sunland North:

Yellow — take a right on Woodcock Road to the first intersection, turn left (north) on Taylor Ranch Road, and you will end up on Sequim-Dungeness Way heading north. From there you can continue on to Anderson Road, Three Cays Road-Old Olympic Highway, and, eventually, Port Angeles. Or, in reverse order, reach here.

Red — take a right on Woodcock Road and continue as it loops south to Holland Road. From there you can reach Port Williams Road, where turning right (west) will take you into Sequim, or turning left (east) will take you to Schmuck Road and, possibly, a herd of elk.

Green — head south and up Blakely Blvd to upper Sunland. Turn west (right) onto Fairway Drive, and it will loop around to end at Taylor Road. Take a right on Taylor and that will take you to Sequim-Dungeness Way and, eventually, Sequim.

Above all, exercise patience.

Avoiding the Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road roundabout construction. Click on the image for a much larger view, or right-click on the image to download the map.

Annual Christmas Parade 2021

December 10, 2021

Please join your neighbors in our neighborhood Christmas Parade. We encourage you to decorate your golf carts, cars, bikes, etc and parade with Santa and his elves. This year includes both Division 7 (Hilltop) and Division 17 so it should be even bigger than last year’s!

2021 Christmas parade. Click on image for a larger version.

2022 Sunland Division 17 annual assessment

December 10, 2022

The attached documents (the annual assessment letter and a budget breakdown spreadsheet) are being sent to all owners via postal mail. As we have received comments that many are making their year end budgeting decisions now, we are attaching the documents for your reference.

2022 Assessment notice letter. Click on image for larger version.

Approved 2022 Budget. Click on image for larger version.

December 2021 Board Agenda

December 7, 2021

You can also find a copy of the agenda on our website at: https://sunlandnorthownersassociation.com/ownerinfo/agendas-minutes/december-2021-board-agenda/

December 2021 Board Agenda

Monthly Board Meeting of Sunland Division 17 Owners Association

December 8, 2021, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., at The Gathering Place, 135 Fairway Drive

Note: While Washington State health officials are permitting such meetings, please note it is recommended that unvaccinated folks avoid such meetings, and everyone should wear a mask when in such gatherings to protect others. Clallam County is currently seeing a High rate of COVID-19 infections. https://www.clallam.net/coronavirus/

2:30 Call to Order; Verification of Quorum

2:40 Review and approval of November 10, 2021, Board meeting minutes

2:45 Old Business

Update on bookkeeper search

Update on rental documentation

3:00 New Business

Speed reporting signs

Planting in common areas

Storm damage

Association records project

4:00 Officer, Committee and Coordinator Reports

President Update — Gerry Hatler

Secretary Update — Lawrence Charters

Welcome packet updates

Website updates

Treasurer Update — Betty Gwaltney

Vice President — Shirley Legg

Board Member at Large — Mike Johnson

Architectural Control Committee — Jim Rozanski

Insurance Committee — Susan Hamman

Developed Landscape — Tom Steffen

Exterior Maintenance and Inspection — John Lewis

Natural Habitat — Sarah Miller

Communications and Outreach — Kathy Gross

Sunland Water District Update — Tom Hamman

4:20 Homeowner Comment Period

If possible, please submit comments electronically, in advance.

4:30 Adjournment

Work on intersection of Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock Road

November 15, 2021

After the bracing rains of the past week and today’s refreshing windstorm, it is supposed to be boring and sunny tomorrow.

But next week we will have pavement pulverizing and grinding as the existing asphalt at the Sequim-Dungeness and Woodcock Road intersection is removed. The work is scheduled for Monday, November 22 through Wednesday, November 24, with changes possible depending on the weather. You can read about it here:

http://clallam.net/roads/SD_WoodcockRAB.html

Alternative routes into Sequim include heading south on Blakely Blvd. through upper Sunland and then out Taylor Blvd., or heading east on Woodcock, south on Holland, and then saying “Hi!” to the elk on Port Williams Road before proceeding into town.

As the Clallam County site notes, the work is expected to be completed by April, 2022. Meanwhile, you can brush up on roundabouts:

https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/traffic-safety-methods/roundabouts

November 2021 Board Meeting Agenda

November 8, 2021

November 2021 Board Agenda

Monthly Board Meeting of Sunland Division 17 Owners Association

November 10, 2021, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., at The Gathering Place, 135 Fairway Drive

Note: While Washington State health officials are permitting such meetings, please note it is recommended that unvaccinated folks avoid such meetings, and everyone should wear a mask when in such gatherings to protect others. Clallam County is currently seeing a High rate of COVID-19 infections. https://www.clallam.net/coronavirus/

2:30 Call to Order; Verification of Quorum

2:40 Review and approval of October 13, 2021, Board meeting minutes

2:45 Old Business

Governing Documents Committee legal assistance

Grievance Committee chair

3:00 New Business

Time and Date of Board meetings in 2022

Rental documentation, Bylaws, Article III, Section 8,

Copying of Association Documents, Rules and Regulations, Section II, Part 22