The Overdale Park Homeowners Assocation Board normally meets the third Monday of each month. Meetings are held at the Issaquah Police Station, Eagle Room 130 East Sunset Way starting at 6:30pm
September meeting: Monday September 15, 2008
October meeting: Monday October 20, 2008
Neighbors,
Once again we are in a position to join as a neighborhood and represent our “Power of One” to protect ourselves from traffic impacts to our neighborhood.
The Issaquah Development Commission Public Hearing on what is now called the “Overlake Center” (the proposed retail development located at 56th and East Lake Sammamish) will be held on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Because the “Overlake Center” is a less than 15 acre development it does NOT require approval by the City Council. If the plans receive final approval from the Development Commission at this meeting there will not be another meeting where we can voice our opinions and public comment will be closed on the project.
Among the “Overlake” center tenants will be the Overlake Medical Clinic, a daycare center and a 24 Hour Fitness. The latest traffic study for the “Overlake Center” dated July 29 indicated that the project will generate 4,500 net new weekday trips. It would be naïve for our community to believe that this number of trips to the “Overlake Center” would not generate significant “cut through” traffic on 58th/230th to and from the secondary entrances to the project on 56th.
While the HOA does not believe it is possible or even desirable to try to stop this development from going forward we do believe that there is more traffic calming measures that could be taken to mitigate the traffic impacts that the project will have on our neighborhood. We want to have the opportunity to suggest these measures to the city and to let the city and the developer know just how serious we are about preserving the quality of our community.
Gail Smith has been tracking this issue and plans to speak to the commission during the public hearing. We encourage all neighbors to submit comments to the planning department before the hearing. Comments regarding the development will be accepted up to and during the Development Commission Public Hearing on August 27. Comments can be sent via e-mail to Jerry Lind (jerryl@ci.issaquah.wa.us).
Gail plans to present the attached letter to the commission during the Public Hearing and you are welcome to use it as a template for your comments.
For more information
Public Hearing Notice: http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/News.asp?NewsID=946
Dev. Commission Agenda: http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/Agendas.asp?AMID=1801
Staff Report: http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/Files/Overlake%20Ctr%20staff%20rpt.pdf
Bill Stelzel
Gail Smith
The Overdale Park HOA
The deadline to sign up for our annual Neighborhood Garage Sale is this Friday, Aug 1. The Garage Sale is next Friday/Saturday, Aug 8/9.
Our annual Overdale Park Community Garage Sale is a great way to get rid of items you would love to no longer see around your house. Each participating house will host their own sale. Or host a sale jointly with a friend if you don’t think you have enough items for your own sale. Chose Friday or Saturday or be open for both days.
To participate in the Garage Sale $5 is required to help defray the cost of the ads. Advertising will be in the Issaquah and Sammamish papers and online. Please let Bernadette know your general categories of items to help our advertising be the best. Or email her and she’ll email you a list of categories to choose from.
Directional signs will be placed in the neighborhood based on those who register by August 1. If you would be willing to help with placement/pickup of the signs on Friday and/or Saturday, Aug 8/9, assistance would be appreciated. Please let Bernadette know.
Deadline to Join: Friday August 1
Contact Bernadette E. Anne
Email: Bernadette
Cost: $5 per participating household
Watch www.overdalepark.com for any further updates.
TO: Overdale Water Users on the Upper (High Pressure) Loop
On Tuesday, 8 July, there will be times that the water pressure and water
availability will be low for several hours to Users at the top of Overdale.
We are in the process of installing an emergency electrical generator to
supply power to the pumps that transfer water to the high pressure loop
and to the air compressor that supplies the needed high pressure air to the
system. Thus during the “sure to happen” times of electrical failure in the
neighborhood the users at the top of Overdale will continue to have water.
On 8 July the Contrator for this job will be installing the needed “switch-over”
panel and thus there will be several times during the day that the power in the
upper pump-house will need to be disconnected for an hour or two. This
necessary inconvenience will be kept to a minimum.
Thanks,
Elmer Green, Trustee
Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9
Deadline to Join: Friday August 1
Contact Bernadette E. Anne
Email: Bernadette
Cost: $5 per participating household
Join our neighborhood on Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9 as we host our annual Overdale Park Community Garage Sale. It’s a great way to get rid of items you would love to no longer see around your house!
Each participating house will host their own sale. Or host a sale jointly with a friend if you don’t think you have enough items for your own sale. Chose Friday or Saturday or be open for both days.
To participate in the Garage Sale $5 is required to help defray the cost of the ads. Advertising will be in the Issaquah and Sammamish papers and online. Please let Bernedetta know your general categories of items to help our advertising be the best. Or email her and she’ll email you a list of categories to chose from. Directional signs will be placed in the neighborhood based on those who register by August 1. If you would be willing to help with placement/pickup of the signs on Friday and/or Saturday, assistance would be appreciated. Please let Bernadette know.
Watch this page for updates regarding the garage sale.
The Summer newsletter has now been posted. The minutes of the 2008 Annual meeting are in the newsletter as well as being posted on the Meeting Minutes Page.
The April meeting minutes have been posted.
The Spring 2008 newsletter has been posted
The Issaquah School District is proposing changes to the district boundaries. These changes will affect which schools neighborhood children attend. These changes may also effect the attractiveness of the neighborhood to future residents. Concerned parties should attend one of the three public preview nights held by the school district. These meetings will be held from 6:00-7:30pm.
More information on the proposed changes can be found at the Issaquah School District web site
http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/boundary08.asp
Neighbors
It’s that time of year again when we see an increase in Deer, Coyote, Bobcat, and Bear sightings. Please keep on the lookout and be safe.
In the last week all have been spotted by various neighbors. Garbage cans on Thursdays are being ravaged Wednesday nights. Probably bear.
It has been reported the Bear and Bobcat have cubs with them. Walk with noise and drive slow.
REMINDER: June 7th @ 10:00AM, Eagle Room – Police Station. Annual Meeting.
Jay M. Clark
President
Overdale Park HOA
Neighbors
In the past couple weeks there have been a couple issues affecting us in Overdale Park.
We look forward to seeing all of you at our Annual Meeting.
Jay M. Clark
President
Overdale Park HOA
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