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MONTREUX News
March 2013
MONTREUX News
Web Site – www.montreux-hoa.org Contents
March 2013 >President's Letter >MONTREUX HOA >Judy Fenyk-Melody, President
>Important Dates >MONTREUX Annual Members meeting - April 17, 2013 from 7-9 pm at the Lewis Creek Center. >MONTREUX Garage Sale - June 8th >MONTREUX Annual BBQ - September 7th >Editors' Final Comments >Doris&Duane Burke >Lakes and Waterfalls Report >Jerry Lilly, Chairman >At-The-Doors - Dealing With Sales People >Spring on Cougar Mountain >Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Information >For Help >Recommended Service Providers >Montreux HOA Board Members >Why the Waterfalls? >Another Beautiful Place
PRESIDENT'S LETTER Judy Fenyk-Melody
Please make a note of the following important dates. The annual members meeting April 17th is especially important for you to attend. Architectural requirements for the community, spring yard clean-ups, election of officers and quarterly dues will be among the topics discussed. Our thanks to the Board Members who have done such a fine job of managing the affairs of our community over the past twelve months. We regret losing Doris and Duane Burke who have resigned as MONTREUX News editors and Board Members. Best wishes to you all for an enjoyable Spring!
MONTREUX ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7 to 9 PM, Lewis Creek Center
Please contact Joseph Nee for other information or to volunteer to help. Email: nee.zulin@gmail
MONTREUX GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 8, 2013
10 AM to 4 PM Please contact Joseph Nee for other information or to volunteer to help.
Email: [email protected] MONTREUX ANNUAL BBQ
Saturday, September 7, 2013 Please contact Joseph Nee for questions or to volunteer to assist with the event.
Email: [email protected]
A FINAL NOTE
FROM THE EDITORS Doris & Duane Burke Dear MONTREUX neighbors,
It has been a pleasure living here and working with volunteer board members to benefit our community but the time has arrived for us to resign from the MONTREUX HOA Board as we move on in life. This is a lovely community and your Board and past board members have done a great job of keeping it that way. Our thanks to you all for helping to make it a pleasure to live here. Now that the housing market has improved, we will be listing our home for sale, probably in April. So, if you want to choose your new neighbor, this is the time to do it. Also, this March edition of the quarterly MONTREUX News will be the last one that we will edit and distribute. So, if you would like to consider volunteering to be the editor of the MONTREUX News, please contact Judy Fenyk-Melody, Board President. She can be reached at email address: [email protected]. What are we going to do next? Probably become vagabonds spending time in our favorite places in Washington, Southern California, Hawaii and a place or two in Western Europe. And we will always remember MONTREUX as one of our favorite places. Best wishes to you all.
Montreux Waterfalls
and Lakes Newsletter Report Jerry Lilly, Chairman (206) 972-6919 (cell)
Lakes There have been no recent report of problems with the lakes, so all should be in good shape. Waterfalls Both the large falls and the small falls continue to work normally. We are still having a few occasional minor problems with the remote monitoring system. I can remotely monitor water levels in both ponds separately, the current draw for each pump separately, air temperature, and the water usage of each pond separately. For some strange reason the monitoring system transmits bad water use data every once in a while. Last winter the ultrasonic water level sensor reading went bad. We are working on this and hope to have it working with fewer failures in the near future. Over the last 6 months water usage has averaged $41.96 per month.
At-The-Doors - Dealing With Sales People Regarding magazine sales Alert: This sounds like the magazine sales people who are imported from far off places (like Baltimore and Indianapolis), where inner-city recovering crime youth are brought in vans to communities like ours to sell magazines. The sales pitch is that they are selling the magazines to pay for rehab camp, or to "return to the community" etc. I wrote a discussion of this in our Montreux newsletter a couple years ago. These people are being used by their parent organizations as free sales labor. It is important that our residents do not buy anything from these traveling sales teams, because it encourages them to come back year after year. The police know about these organizations (some of them sell paintings or artwork, too), and want to be informed of them immediately. In the past the police have come and questioned them, found that they do not have a permit, and then their support van whisks them away (to some other unsuspecting neighborhood). It is best to politely say "No thank you and get rid of them quickly." If you engage them in a discussion, be prepared for an escalating confrontation about how hard-hearted you are. Then call the police. They want to know about these incidents and they will come to investigate. Usually, by the time I call, the police have received a couple of calls, which means we, as a community, are doing our "block watch" jobs to protect our community.
Another Incident There was another recent solicitation incident with a different twist. A political action group was canvassing our neighborhood about a month ago. I believe their goal was to get signatures regarding the Affordable Healthcare Act. I never figured out whether they were for or against it. A motley young man came to our house in the dark about 8 pm and evaded my question as to whether he was soliciting. When I asked to see his solicitation permit, he became very defensive, stating that he didn't need a permit. When I insisted that he does need a permit, he said he was a member of a non-profit organization and, therefore, has a constitutional right of free speech. He declined to show any identification or proof of his claims, and then walked off. I called the police. The police had already received calls regarding these people and had questioned them. Apparently, the constitution does protect a nonprofit group's right to solicitation for political (and religious) purposes, so the police were not able to directly stop their activity on lack-of-permit grounds. The unwanted attention did, however, cause them to give up their quest, and they were not seen again. The police officer told me that we do have the right to ask them to leave, and we do have the right to ask them to verify their non-profit status. The police want to be called anyway, because they want to check out all persons who are canvassing our neighborhood. Again, the actions of several homeowners who (1) told these people to go away and (2) called the police resulted in an end to the activity. Apart from the potential crime aspect, I just don't want to be bothered at home after a long day at work. Comments courtesy of neighbor, Gary Stimac, [email protected]
SPRING ON COUGAR MOUNTAIN With Spring we can expect to occasionally see some of the animals indigenous to this region of the State. Bears looking for food is the most commonly reported wildlife sighting. Excellent information from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can be found at the web addresses below for the noted animals. The information for each animal will give guidance for encounters. If you encounter one of these animals AND FEEL YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, call the Issaquah Police at 425-837-3200 or 911. . WASHINGTON FISH & WILDLIFE MISSION STATEMENT WAC 232-36-010 Introduction. The Washington department of fish and wildlife's (department) primary responsibility is to preserve, protect, perpetuate, and manage the fish and wildlife species of the state (RCW 77.04.012). The department promotes conservation of fish and wildlife, while providing fishing, hunting, fish and wildlife viewing, and other outdoor recreational opportunities compatible with healthy, diverse, and sustainable fish and wildlife populations. (RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, and 77.04.055.) COUGAR MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE INFORMATION BLACK BEARS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bears.html BOBCATS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/bobcats.html COUGARS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/cougars.html COYOTES http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/coyotes.html DEER http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/deer.html RACCOONS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/raccoons.html RABBITS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/rabbits.html TREE SQUIRRELS http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/tree_squirrels.html
RECOMMENDED SERVICE PROVIDERS One or more Montreux residents have recommended the following service providers.
Please note that these service providers are not endorsed by MONTREUX HOA. Yard Maintenance Sear An, tel. 206-434-9684 Lotus Landscape Design, tel. 425-378-7789 http://www.lotuslandscapedesign.com/review.php RB Landscaping, tel. 206-293-7769, 206-251-5436 Gutter Cleaning Chad Sullivan, tel. 425-444-2423 Wayne Whitney, tel. 206-354-9406 House Cleaning Brenda's Home Cleaning, tel. 206-293-7547, Brenda Aguilar - owner [email protected] Norma Palayo - owner, tel. 253-486-7172 Carpet Cleaning George Andrew Sedlack, owner; office: 206-283-9915, cell: 206-730-5825 Dog Walking Austin Melody, tel. 425-283-6480 Reily Wilken, 425-223-5996 Tara Woo, 425-533-6446 Garage Doors All City Door, Inc., tel. 425-865-8188 Ric’s Garage Door Repair, tel. 425-827-6257 Electrical WE Electric Contracting, tel. 425-508-6382, Jake Longfellow, Owner Sprinklers Systems & Backflow Testing Alpine Sprinklers, tel. 425-391-8701 Painting Antonio Roman, tel. 425-443-8590 Granite Countertops Costco, tel. 425-313-0965
Roofing Contractors CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS, INC. 1551 127th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 646-9441 (425) 451-3904 (Fax) (888) 206-3676 (Toll Free) Medical & Dental Services Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, tel. 507-284-2111 Dr. Robert L. Frye, Cardiologist Overlake Clinic & Hospital, Bellevue, tel. 425-688-5000 Dr. Joseph W. Doucette, Cardiologist Dr. Allen J. Geltzer, Internist Overlake Clinic, Issaquah, tel. 425-313-0151 University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, tel. 206-598-3300 Dr. Michael Rizen, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Bellevue, tel.425-454-7912 DD. Kris Swanson, Dentist, Overlake Clinic, Bellevue tel.425-454-4434 Accounting Laurel Rich, Bettinger, Mifflin, Rich CPA Group, tel. 425-827-8771 Athletic Clubs Bellevue Club & Hotel, Bellevue, tel. 425-454-4424 Sue Henderson, water aerobic instructor, 425-637-4610 Landscape Improvements Legacy Landscaping, Tel. 425-391-3134
Who to Call for Help
MONTREUX HOA BOARD MEMBERS
Judy Fenyk-Melody President
425-679-6463 [email protected]
Jerry Mack Vice President 425-641-3453
[email protected] Jay Willenberg
Treasurer 425-641-1606
[email protected] Secretary
(open) John Bryon
Natural Growth Protection 425-614-0384
Newsletter (Open)
Charles Hayden Web Site
425-522-3776 [email protected]
Bob Keilin Government Affairs
425-746-2399 [email protected]
John Kuechle CC&Rs
[email protected] Jerry G. Lilly Ponds & Falls 206-972-6919
[email protected] Joseph Nee
Social Chairman
[email protected] Myrt Nelson
Grounds & Landscaping 425-653-2145
Marty Nelson Electrical & Lighting
425-891-1082 [email protected]
Peter Roppo
Past President & Advisor 206-233-4470
[email protected] Bob Wilburn
ACC-Architectural Control
425-644-6828
425-957-7595
425-643-9088
WHY THE WATERFALLS? By Doris & Duane Burke
Now that we have completed this, our last MONTREUX News, we thought we would give you an explanation of why a picture of MONTREUX waterfalls are always on the cover of the News for the issues that we have published.
The answer is simply that the falls at the entrance to our community symbolize the quality of MONTREUX! The pictures on the cover have been a quarterly reminder of that quality. But even more than that, the beauty of waterfalls, whether natural or artificial, is mesmerizing wherever they are. People drive and hike for miles to see waterfalls. You have the opportunity to enjoy MONTREUX Falls every day. Although you may drive by our Falls regularly, how often do you stop in that parking area in front of the Falls, turn on your safety blinkers, and enjoy the relaxing beauty of our Falls? We encourage you to do it, you will find the experience both enjoyable and revitalizing.
Another beautiful, favorite place!
North Shore, Kauai, Hawaii