Posted 11/30/06

Letter To Community - Winter Issues

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The winter season is here in a hurry.  As a reminder, here are a few things that we should all remember in the winter months: 

• In cold weather, there is an elevated risk of freezing pipes and water line breakage.  Be sure to remove hoses from outside water faucets.  It is always a good idea to turn off the water to your cabin when you are away, and especially during cold weather. 

• Snow mobile trailers should be stored in the upper parking loop off of Mountain View Lane or in the parking lot below the clubhouse.  Vehicles only may be stored in the lower parking loop off of Mountain View Lane.  Trailers should not be parked in driveways or on lots unless they are screened from view.  Boat trailers and boats should be removed from the parking loops before November 15^th to make room for snow mobile trailers.

• Each lot-owner should consider where to park in the winter, when some roads are inaccessible.  A map in enclosed outlining the parking areas.  Also enclosed is a document outlining the Parking Regulations.  Be sure that you are parked out of the way of snow plows and the Kachess Community snow blower.  Do not block access to the fires station, fire hydrants or emergency vehicle access.

• Via Kachess is a county road and is posted no parking from mile post 0.8 to mile post 2.2 (end of the road.)  Any vehicle, trailer or snow mobile parked in the 60 feet of county right-of-way may be ticked or towed by the county sheriff without notice.  The county enforces parking laws more vigorously during the winter months to ensure snow plow access.  If your winter parking area is in the front of your lot, be sure that you are not parked within the county right-of-way. 

• The community designated winter parking areas are for temporary automobile parking only and not for motor homes, trucks or construction equipment.

• Randy Hoffine has been hired by the community to plow the roads in the association and has asked that any personal plowing requests not be made while he is performing the association duties.  If you would like to hire Randy for personal plowing, please contact him during business hours, not while he is performing Kachess duties.

This December, we are recruiting a slate of candidates to run for board positions.  If you are interested in serving on the Kachess Community Board of Directors, or would like volunteer to help the community, please contact Mo Hanan at (425)392-2424.

Sincerely,

Steve Hegge, President, Kachess Community Association