Meeting will be held in the backyard of board member Steve Skannes with ample social distancing. FACE MASK REQUIRED!
4763 N. Golf Course Drive
Premier agenda item will be a presentation with Q and A from the firm repaving West Golf Course Drive and a portion of North Golf Course Drive. Repaving is scheduled to begin August 18th, so come to the meeting to get all pertinent information.
**In case of rain, meeting will be Wed.**
There are newly painted markings on the road along WGCD and a portion of NGCD. These were placed by the paving contractor for the purpose of letting utility companies mark where their lines are located under the road. This is just being safe for all of us and the contractors. It takes a lot of pre-planning before the actual paving starts.
Soon we will receive their schedule and safety priorities for all of us. I will pass things along as I get them.
Steve Skannes, Maintenance Committee
I would like to thank all those volunteers who help with mowing on the golf course. Keeping the golf course tidy is a huge undertaking for our HOA. These are the names of folks I know have been working to keep the grass in check; sorry I don’t know the last names but I’m sure most of you know these guys:
| Chris | Dale | Michael | Richard | Leon |
A recurring annoyance that mowers have to deal with is dog poop: Please, if you walk your dog on the golf course be sure to pick up after them.
I will try to have a meeting with the fire department to get ideas on safety questions like how much of a ‘buffer zone’ a homeowner should have for fire safety behind their home. It is up to homeowners to mow if they want that safety zone behind their home. As with prior boards, we have made attempts to contact Chen Holdings, and have not received any response.
Paving on WGCD was held up due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 13th I received a call from our selected contractor reporting that they are now working to get caught up. Soon we will be delivering a letter handout to all WGCD and Wedgewood CT homeowners, supplying details of the project plan.
Parking is always an issue during road work. Residents of WGCD may want to park on NGCD or SGCD until the project is finished. Parking outside the rear or front gates is also worth considering. Please be courteous in finding temporary parking. Estimated project duration is 7 days.
I will do my best to answer any questions you might have. You can reach me, Steve, at 907-738-7619.
The Whatcom Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and the Whatcom Watershed Information Network will be hosting a public speaker series event via Zoom on Thursday June 4, from 5-6 pm. Additional information on the MRC homepage, https://www.whatcomcountymrc.org/.
“Learn about the latest tsunami model and historic tsunami deposits in the North Sound Area.”
Some of you might already have seen this announcement in Kathy Berg’s excellent Birch Bay Info newsletter, but I judged the opportunity valuable enough to warrant sharing within the Sea Links community.
Your neighbor,
Brian Bell
The Sea Links Board of Directors meeting originally scheduled for June 18th is hereby postponed. This regrettable action is being taken:
It’s our intent to reschedule this meeting – which is mandated by Sea Links bylaws – as early as circumstances permit. Once a new date has been selected it will be published here.
We appreciate your understanding in these challenging times and hope this delay does not inconvenience you unduly. If you’d like to share your thoughts on meeting alternatives (e.g., try ‘virtual’ format?) please do so via the Contact Us page.
I’m sure from time to time you’ve all noticed Residents out doing things that make our Community a better place. From sweeping debris away from roadside drains to prevent flooding, to mowing unattended lawns, to clearing a neighbor’s driveway of snow, these actions all contribute to making Sea Links a better place to live!
If you’d like to nominate someone in particular for their positive actions, please send us their name and a few words describing how they helped out. Our plan is to collect these submissions and arrange a simple Thank You! recognition.
Stay Safe!
Brian
Coronavirus or no Coronavirus, it’s yard maintenance season again: Healthy grass waits for no man – and very few women.
Unfortunately, today we received a report from the contractor cutting the grass on Sea Links Dr. that some folks are driving without due care and attention, putting the lives of the work team at risk. There’s been one near miss already, and we sure don’t want another!
Please drive responsibly on that stretch, following these simple rules:
Thanks in advance!
It seems about half our community didn’t get their recycling picked up by SSC yesterday. This isn’t an HOA issue, but we thought you’d like to know that SSC was called this morning and said they’re going to send the pickup driver back today.
Bottom line: You can leave your recycle bins out again today if they were inadvertently missed yesterday.
Stay safe and be well.
Thanks to excellent neighbor Richard Drath for this timely tip!
The Board of Directors serving Sea Links Community Association will hold four (quarterly) meetings this year. The following dates have been confirmed by Joe Black, President:
| Meeting Designation | Planned Date |
| Quarter 1 | March 12 |
| Quarter 2 | June 18 |
| Quarter 3 | September 17 |
| General Meeting | October 24 |
| Quarter 4 | December 3 |
The above dates should now appear in the calendar on the Sea Links website.
All meetings are open to Association members. Our goal is to post a reminder notice and an agenda a few days before each quarterly meeting. Sea Links Board meetings are conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order.
Starting this year, meetings will be gaveled to order at 6:30 PM, 30 minutes earlier than past practice. This change was made to give us time to tidy up the meeting room before the church closes up at nine o’clock.
Birch Bay Bible Community Church (4460 Bay Rd. Blaine, WA. 98230)
We look forward to seeing you at our meetings, starting with the Quarter 1 meeting this Thursday, March 12th.
Unless you don’t get out much, by now you’ll have noticed that the stop signs you requested are now in place: One each at the eastbound and westbound approaches to the main entrance off North Golf Course Drive, and another at the intersection with Birch Bay Lynden Rd.
Several have written to express their appreciation for these additions, which were undertaken in large part based on your concerns and feedback to recent posts to this website. Please keep it up: If you can suggest changes that might make life better for us all, let us know. Even better, if you’re willing to volunteer to help Steve and his all-volunteer Maintenance cohort keep our streets and gates clean, tidy and safe then consider giving him a call at the number listed for him on the Board’s contact page.
Your Sea Links Board
Our friend and former neighbor Ray Huff is now out of the hospital following double bypass heart surgery, but he’s not yet out of the woods. Shirley Sell has been keeping many of us in touch with Ray’s kids in this difficult period, and I know she’d be happy to fill you in on the latest if you give her a call.
We continue to wish Ray our best.
I’m writing this to thank all those who took the time to share their thoughts on the role stop signs play in making driving (and walking) in our community safer; and also to summarize what you said.
Firstly, of six written and two verbal responses, no one thought we have too many stop signs. A few expressed skepticism that adding new signs would automatically result in safer driving behavior, but most agreed that enforcement is a separable concern; that without clear, visible markers at key intersections, monitoring and enforcement aren’t even feasible.
Some folks broadened the scope of the original post to include the stop sign at Birch bay Lynden Rd. (should be replaced) and the stop sign at the back gate (too often ignored). Others stressed the need to enforce the existing, well-posted 20 MPH speed limit – notably on the east side of North Golf Course Dr. One person suggested repainting the stop lines (and the “STOP” word) in lieu of new signs.
Based on this feedback a near-term plan has been developed to improve the stop sign situation, both at the front entrance and at BBL Rd. Stay tuned for more detailed information on this plan, expected next week.
As final note, our dear friend and former neighbor Ray Huff has been admitted to Salem Deaconess Hospital for treatment following an apparent heart attack. For many years before moving to Oregon to live with his family, Ray was tireless and always cheerful in making contributions to our little community. Our thoughts are with Ray, as are our hopes for his rapid recovery following surgery.