[cid:image001.png@01DB716A.1F1036F0] The Vuecrest View Newsletter, February 2025 REMINDER: Vuecrest Annual Assessment payment due Your 2025 Vuecrest annual assessment invoice was mailed December 4th, was due January 1st 2025 and late if not received/paid by January 31st, 2025. Contact PropVIVO directly services@propvivo.com<mailto:services@propvivo.com> or call 888-392-3515 to make your payment. You can pay online at PropVIVO.com OR mail your check to (allow 10 business days for delivery otherwise your payment will likely be late) Vuecrest Community Association c/o PropVIVO Inc. PO Box 52363 Pheonix AZ 85072-2363 [A group of houses with trees and a fence Description automatically generated] REMINDER: The next Vuecrest Board of Directors meeting is Thursday, February 6th, 6:00 -7:00 PM PT Owners are always welcome to attend. Join Zoom Meeting<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5687915826?pwd=b1c5L0phbEx2TXV3Z1EvMm1PSnlQZz09&omn=89834412793> Meeting ID: 568 791 5826 Passcode: 962269 PLAN AHEAD – 2025 Vuecrest Board of Directors and Vuecrest Annual Community meeting dates * Mar 6th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Apr 3rd, 2025, 6-7pm PT * May 1st, 2025, 6-7pm PT * June 5th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Thursday, July 10th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Aug 7th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Sept 4th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Oct 2nd, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Nov 6th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025, 6-7:30pm PT, Vuecrest Community Annual meeting * Dec 4th, 2025, 6-7pm PT [A group of hands holding up letters Description automatically generated] Safety Matters, Mike Wittman, Committee Chair safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> It’s raining cats and dogs! Well, not quite as January 2025 is close to setting a record for low precipitation in the Seattle area. If we go through the end of the month without any measurable precipitation, this January will be marked in the record books as the third driest on record. Yet, it’s not nearly the dog days of summer! However, we recently have had a spate of “dogs on the loose”! Although the Vuecrest HOA bylaws do not include a specific “leash law”, and the City of Bellevue has only restrictions on animals running freely in the city parks, it seems that common courtesy and respect of neighbors would cause our community not to allow dogs off leash, roaming freely. Dogs of any size and demeanor can be intimidating to folks not generally accustomed to the company of dogs, and in particular to children who may be smaller than the dog that perhaps just wants to come up and “say hello”! And then there’s that issue with “poop.” Yep, dogs gotta go too, and they just don’t have the humanistic notion of where, when and why not clean up after oneself! Yours truly during the summer months was the recipient of at least two deposits of a canine nature each week, suspecting they may have been left by a friendly pet who “just needed to get out for a break” while its care-person was busy with other priorities. In the spirit of maintaining good relationships among all our neighbors, dog lovers or not, please keep your pets on-leash and remember to clean up after them! I think most, if not all our community members do keep their dogs on-leash during their daily outings, and there are only a few exceptions of those who allow dogs to run freely. Thanks for being considerate, and for being part of a welcoming community by keeping your dog in your yard, or on-leash! Please see City of Bellevue site regarding removal of dog waste here<https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/utilities/conservation-and-the-environment/protecting-our-waterways/pet_waste> For recurring issues with unknown, free-roaming pups, contact King County Animal Control<https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/executive-services/animals-pets-pests/regional-animal-services/animal-control-response> Otherwise, if you know, or suspect you know where frequent off-leash dog activity is coming from, a friendly neighbor-to-neighbor approach is always a good option. Or contact a Safety Committee member, or Good Neighbor Committee member to request help in having a conversation at the source of the activity! Be Safe, Be A Good Neighbor! Contact our safety committee at safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> if you would like to further explore your own disaster readiness. Safety Matters! [cid:image007.png@01DB716A.1F1036F0] REMINDER – No Extended Street Parking in Bellevue or Vuecrest Community Be sure to park your vehicles off the street and into your garage and driveways! The City of Bellevue does not allow vehicles to be parked on our streets longer than 24 hours (Bellevue Municipal Code 11.23.020) and parking over 24 hours is prohibited. Except for authorized time limit zones (BCC 11.23.022), no person may park or re-park a vehicle on either side of a public street within the same block for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours. A vehicle shall be deemed to be parked in violation of this section unless the vehicle is moved to a different block every 24 hours. For purposes of this section, a block is defined as the stretch of roadway between the two closest public street intersections on either end of the stretch. For cases where a roadway ends, a block is defined as the stretch of roadway between the end of the roadway and the closest public street intersection. (Ord. 6686 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6383 § 1, 2017; Ord. 4611 § 6, 1993.) REPORT vehicles parked more than 24hrs. via the City of Bellevue APP is easy. Download the City of Bellevue APP to your mobile phone from the APP Store and submit your report. [cid:image005.jpg@01DB716A.1F1036F0] Good Neighbor and Compliance Committee, Chris Bodiford, Committee Chair goodneighbor@vuecrest.net<mailto:goodneighbor@vuecrest.net> Since the Vuecrest Fine and Enforcement Policy became effective in June 2024, the Board developed a process to help engage neighbors, track and bring potential issues/violations to resolution via an updated Good Neighbor Compliance committee approach. Below is a visual to better understand what the committee does and how the process works. [cid:image006.png@01DB716A.1F1036F0] Good Neighbor and Compliance Committee meeting dates: * Feb 24th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Mar 24th , 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Apr 21st, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * May 26th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * June 30th, 5-5:30pm PT * Jul 28th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Aug 25th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Sep 22nd, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Oct 27th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Nov 24th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Dec 22nd, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT [Colorful hands in different colors Description automatically generated] Seeking new Vuecrest Board members If you are interested in participating in the Vuecrest Community Association HOA as a Director, committee member or help on a committee – we’d love to have you participate. Vuecrest Board of Directors elections take place in November, so if you are interested in being on the Board please reach out to secretary@vuecrest.net<mailto:secretary@vuecrest.net>, president@vuecrest.net<mailto:president@vuecrest.net>, or directors@vuecrest.net<mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> [A group of trash cans Description automatically generated] Trash/Recycle/Yard waste tote etiquette Here’s a few reminders regarding trash/recycle/yard waste tote etiquette in the Vuecrest community; * Totes should be put out the day before collection and then pulled back in the day after collection * Totes should be stored on your property in a place not visible from the street * Place totes at or nearest the end of your driveway for collection only * Secure all bin lids in the down position, especially the garbage bin to ensure lids are down and garbage is contained and helps keep birds and other critters from making a mess before collection * Ask a neighbor to put your totes out or bring them in if you are planning to be out of town * Never leave totes out on the street for an extended period of time * Promptly clean-up any trash or other debris that may have occurred near your property during collection day Visit Republic Services Bellevue <https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/bellevue-wa> for more information and multilanguage translations. [cid:image010.png@01DB716A.1F1036F0] Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure your homeowner contact information is up to date. Log-in at www.PropVIVO.com<http://www.propvivo.com/> and update your contact information, and click Submit. Your information is only used for your informational and safety benefit. 2025 Board Members & Officers 2025 Directors: * Stevie Bathiche * Lea Sorgen * Stacia Smith * Lew Thayer * Rob DeRider * Jonathan Kagle 2025 Officers: * Rob DeRider – President * Stacia Smith - Vice President * Stevie Bathiche – Treasurer * Secretary – Chris Bodiford You can contact us at: Vuecrest Contact List: PropVIVO Property Management * services@propvivo.com<mailto:services@propvivo.com> Board of Directors * Directors@Vuecrest.net<mailto:Directors@Vuecrest.net> Officers * President president@vuecrest.net<mailto:president@vuecrest.net> * Vice President vicepresident@vuecrest.net<mailto:vicepresident@vuecrest.net> * Secretary secretary@vuecrest.net<mailto:secretary@vuecrest.net> * Treasurer treasurer@vuecrest.net<mailto:treasurer@vuecrest.net> Committees * Architecture Architecture@vuecrest.net<mailto:Architecture@vuecrest.net> * Good Neighbor Compliance goodneighbor@vuecrest.net<mailto:goodneighbor@vuecrest.net> * Landscape landscape@vuecrest.net<mailto:landscape@vuecrest.net> * Newsletter newsletter@vuecrest.net<mailto:newsletter@vuecrest.net> * Social social@vuecrest.net<mailto:social@vuecrest.net> * Safety safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> * Website website@vuecrest.net<mailto:website@vuecrest.net> * Welcome welcome@vuecrest.net<mailto:welcome@vuecrest.net> * Block Watch blockwatch@vuecrest.net<mailto:blockwatch@vuecrest.net>