Home Page

Newsletters

Newsletter

Snohomish Cascade Homeowners Association

Volume X Number 1 Visit Our New Online Forum at www.the-falls.org! February 2006

Coming Events

Event Date/Time Place
Board Meeting Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m. Totem Falls Elementary
Board Meeting Tuesday, May 9, 7 p.m. Totem Falls Elementary
Board Meeting Tuesday, September 12, 7 p.m. Totem Falls Elementary



Need For Board Member

We currently have a vacancy on our Board of Directors. Tiger King fills the President’s position while Brian Stern performs both the roles of Secretary and Treasurer. Our Articles and By Laws call for a three member board. Although these documents allow for a minimum of two board members, this is not an ideal situation.

Board duties include overseeing the association’s landscaper, overseeing the association’s bookkeeper, ensuring the fence along Snohomish Cascade Drive is well maintained, enforcing the CC&R’s and attending regular board meetings.

If you would like to volunteer to be on the board, please contact Tiger or Brian.


Dues Increased

For the first time in 10 years, the Board of Directors has raised the association dues to $235. The Board is forced to raise dues because of higher utility (water and electricity) costs as well as a possible replacement of the fence along Snohomish Cascade Drive.

The CC&R’s allow the Board to raise dues as long as the increase is not over 20% of the last year’s dues (CC&R’s Article VII, paragraph 7.4.

Until this year, the dues have been at $196 per year since 1995.


Waterfall Update

You may have noticed that the waterfall is now operating. The rocks that were dislodged due to vandalism in 2005 have been replaced and secured.


Winter Landscaping Update

Several projects have been accomplished over the winter including:
  • Brush has been cut back at the south park in order to improve visibility from Puget Park Drive enhancing security.
  • The play equipment at the south park which had been vandalized was removed.
  • Over the past few years the creek that runs through the south park had flooded during winter rains endangering some properties adjacent to it. The creek has been cleared out to protect these properties.
  • Two trees in the south median along Snohomish Cascade Drive (one which died and the other which was taken out in a car crash) havebeen replaced.



PABCO No Longer Allowed

The Board will no longer allow PABCO composite materials for roofing.

The CC&R’s allow cedar or tile. In addition, the board allows the following approved composite materials:
  • GAF Materials Corporation:
    • Grand Sequoia Series, in colors Cedar Blend, Mesa Brown Blend, or Weathered Wood Blend
    • Grand Canyon Series, in colors Sedona Sunset, Stone Wood or Mission Brown
  • Certain Teed:
    • Presidential Shake, in Wood Tone color



Driving In The Falls

In the fall of 2005, the Snohomish County Public Works Department conducted a traffic survey of Cascade Dr SE and Snohomish Cascade Dr SE within The Falls. Traffic engineers use traffic surveys to determine the volume and speed of traffic on streets.

For Snohomish Cascade Dr, the survey found that the “benchmark” speed was between 32 and 33 mph. The benchmark speed means 85% of the traffic travels at that speed or slower. The speed limit is 25mph. Between 2,235 and 2,900 trips per day on Snohomish Cascade Dr.

For Cascade Dr SE, the survey found a benchmark speed of 28.5 and 29mph with 1,251 trips per day.

For a more complete explanation of the survey go to the Community Forum, Neighborhood Issues on the association’s web site at www.the-falls.org.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - Tiger King
Treasurer - Position Open
Secretary - Brian Stern

Contacting the Board:

Mailing Address
        SCHOA
        P.O. Box 13475
        Mill Creek, WA 98082
Voice Mail - (425) 921-3396
Fax - (425) 385-2452
Email - board@the-falls.org NEW!
Website - www.the-falls.org