June News - Lake Desire Community
June 21 Updates
1. Help Needed at Community Center tomorrow, Saturday, 6/22/13 - 10am – We are preparing for the flooring update that is happening next week at the Community Center. In order to keep our costs down, there is some prep work that needs done by volunteers. If you have time to help us tomorrow at 10am, or would like to help another time, please reply to this email. To be done: remove cove base in bathrooms, kitchen and hallway, remove baseboards in main room, remove the divider in the “storage” bathroom, move a filing cabinet (need a dolly), and take apart the click-together dance floor. We will also need help after the flooring update to put the baseboards and cove base back on. Please email if you can help. Thanks!
2. Roadside Cleanup update – It turns out the County hasn’t yet picked up the trash that we collected in our May roadside cleanup. They have been alerted and replied that they will pick up the bags soon. Silver lining here is that we have a chance to add to the pile while it is there! The roads have a good amount of trash again, so if you have time to pick up more trash this weekend feel free to put bags at the Community Center. Thanks!
3. Weed Abatement update – Submitted by Roger Danneman, Weed Abatement Volunteer Coordinator Thank you to all who have volunteered to help post signs for this round of weed abatement.. if you would like to help for the August spraying please contact Roger at Roger.danneman@q.com or at his phone 425-228-8781 if you can help.
Here is the complete update and schedule from Ben Peterson at King County for the year’s weed abatement activities. Please contact Roger at the email above or Ben directly at Ben.Peterson@kingcounty.gov :
- End of May/beginning of June – sending out letters to all waterfront property owners
o Letters will explain our treatment plans for each of the three species (fragrant water lily, Eurasian water milfoil, purple loosestrife)
o Letters will include a permission form for property owners to sign which will give us permission to spray the purple loosestrife plants on their property
o Property owners return the permission form by June 15
o Letters will include a formal notice about the fragrant water lily spraying
o There are no restrictions on fishing or swimming associated with the spraying
- June 24 – Sign posting (volunteers needed)
o Water front signs will need to be posted on June 24 at all lakefront properties that are accessed by homeowners
- June 25 and 26 - fragrant water lily spraying
- On Tuesday the 25, and Wednesday the 26th if necessary because of weather, Ben Peterson and another Noxious Weed staff member will spray the fragrant water lily plants with glyphosate. Hopefully the weather will be calm and not raining.
- June 27 or soon thereafter, removal of signs.
- June 29 Lake Weed Watcher’s training at the Lake Desire Clubhouse (10:00-2:00) http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-watchers/lake-weed-watchers.aspx
o This training is for anyone in the county that is interested on being a volunteer Lake Weed Watcher
- July 9 (and July 12) – Eurasian watermilfoil survey and hand pulling
o We are not planning on using herbicide to control the submersed milfoil plants this year
o We (Ben and two other King county employees) will be using a small motorboat to survey and access the plants
o We will be using snorkel gear and bags to hand pull the plants
o No sign posting is required for this activity
- July 29 (and July 30) – purple loosestrife spraying
o We will be surveying and spraying purple loosestrife plants around the lake
o The work will be done either from our canoe or motorboat (we are not planning on hiring a contractor with an airboat again this year)
o If property owners do not wish for us to use herbicide to control the plants on their property they are responsible for controlling (digging up the plants, or at a minimum removing the seed heads) themselves
- August 19 – Sign posting (volunteers needed)
o Water front signs will need to be posted on August 19 at all lakefront properties that are accessed by homeowners
- August 19 – Purple loosestrife follow-up spraying
o We will be going around the lake spraying any remaining (missed) purple loosestrife plants
- August 20 – Fragrant water lily follow-up spraying
o On Tuesday the 20th, and Wednesday the 21st if necessary because of weather, me and another Noxious Weed staff member will spray the fragrant water lily plants with glyphosate. Hopefully the weather will be calm and not raining.
o There are no restrictions on fishing or swimming associated with the spraying
- August 20 – Sign removal (volunteers needed)
o The next day after the spraying (or as soon as practical) the signs should be taken down.
- Early September – follow up hand cutting/digging of any remaining purple loosestrife plant
o Ideally this activity would be involve other lake resident volunteers
4. National Night Out BBQ – Tuesday, August 6th – Making summer plans? Don’t forget to mark down the Lake Desire National Night Out BBQ for August 6th, held at the Community Center. Bring a salad, side dish, dessert or drink to share with neighbors as we participate in National Night Out, a community building event to fight crime and build better neighborhoods. The Community Club will host burgers and hot dogs and provide plates, etc. Last year we had 50 neighbors join in the fun. Let’s make it even bigger this year! http://www.natw.org/about-nno/ Questions? Please reply.
June 10 Updates
1. Meeting Minutes from last community meeting – Please find attached the meeting from the last meeting where we voted on a flooring update for the Community Center. We are very grateful for the work of Tammie Cook and Suzy Gillett for researching flooring options, and for Heather Smith’s guidance as Treasurer as we made this decision. This is an upgrade that we believe will have a good return on investment as our rentals have really picked up and the improved flooring ought to just improve our rental business further. Look for new flooring pics posted in a coming newsletter! Click here for the May 28 Meeting Minutes.
2. Bear in birdseed container - We had a visit by a "bear" Monday sometime overnight to Tuesday morning. Completely destroyed the large feeder we have for the larger birds. Bit the polycarbonate tube in half and bent the wood and metal platform it is attached to in half. We now have moved our seed back into the garage which is a real inconvenience. This was significantly more damage than what we had the previous bear incident some time ago. Note: we did not see this bear. Submitted by Pat Burgess.
3. Meals needed to be delivered to recovering neighbor – Please consider making/purchasing and delivering a meal to our past Lake Desire Community Center President, Vi Anderson. Vi is recovering from a recent surgery and could really use some help with a few meals for her family as she recovers. If you can help, please reply to this email and I will send you Vi’s address for delivery. Thank you!
4. Weed Abatement update – Submitted by Roger Danneman, Weed Abatement Volunteer Coordinator Calling all Lake Desire residents: we need volunteers to post signs at lakefront properties and remove them for the June and Auguest spraying. Please contact Roger at Roger.danneman@q.com or at his phone 425-228-8781if you can help.
Here is the complete update and schedule from Ben Peterson at King County for the year’s weed abatement activities. Please contact Roger at the email above or Ben directly at Ben.Peterson@kingcounty.gov :
- End of May/beginning of June – sending out letters to all waterfront property owners
o Letters will explain our treatment plans for each of the three species (fragrant water lily, Eurasian water milfoil, purple loosestrife)
o Letters will include a permission form for property owners to sign which will give us permission to spray the purple loosestrife plants on their property
o Property owners return the permission form by June 15
o Letters will include a formal notice about the fragrant water lily spraying
o There are no restrictions on fishing or swimming associated with the spraying
- June 24 – Sign posting (volunteers needed)
o Water front signs will need to be posted on June 24 at all lakefront properties that are accessed by homeowners
- June 25 and 26 - fragrant water lily spraying
- On Tuesday the 25, and Wednesday the 26th if necessary because of weather, Ben Peterson and another Noxious Weed staff member will spray the fragrant water lily plants with glyphosate. Hopefully the weather will be calm and not raining.
- June 27 or soon thereafter, removal of signs.
- June 29 Lake Weed Watcher’s training at the Lake Desire Clubhouse (10:00-2:00) http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-watchers/lake-weed-watchers.aspx
o This training is for anyone in the county that is interested on being a volunteer Lake Weed Watcher
- July 9 (and July 12) – Eurasian watermilfoil survey and hand pulling
o We are not planning on using herbicide to control the submersed milfoil plants this year
o We (Ben and two other King county employees) will be using a small motorboat to survey and access the plants
o We will be using snorkel gear and bags to hand pull the plants
o No sign posting is required for this activity
- July 29 (and July 30) – purple loosestrife spraying
o We will be surveying and spraying purple loosestrife plants around the lake
o The work will be done either from our canoe or motorboat (we are not planning on hiring a contractor with an airboat again this year)
o If property owners do not wish for us to use herbicide to control the plants on their property they are responsible for controlling (digging up the plants, or at a minimum removing the seed heads) themselves
- August 19 – Sign posting (volunteers needed)
o Water front signs will need to be posted on August 19 at all lakefront properties that are accessed by homeowners
- August 19 – Purple loosestrife follow-up spraying
o We will be going around the lake spraying any remaining (missed) purple loosestrife plants
- August 20 – Fragrant water lily follow-up spraying
o On Tuesday the 20th, and Wednesday the 21st if necessary because of weather, me and another Noxious Weed staff member will spray the fragrant water lily plants with glyphosate. Hopefully the weather will be calm and not raining.
o There are no restrictions on fishing or swimming associated with the spraying
- August 20 – Sign removal (volunteers needed)
o The next day after the spraying (or as soon as practical) the signs should be taken down.
- Early September – follow up hand cutting/digging of any remaining purple loosestrife plant
o Ideally this activity would be involve other lake resident volunteers
5. National Night Out BBQ – Tuesday, August 6th – Making summer plans? Don’t forget to mark down the Lake Desire National Night Out BBQ for August 6th, held at the Community Center. Bring a salad, side dish, dessert or drink to share with neighbors as we participate in National Night Out, a community building event to fight crime and build better neighborhoods. The Community Club will host burgers and hot dogs and provide plates, etc. Last year we had 50 neighbors join in the fun. Let’s make it even bigger this year! http://www.natw.org/about-nno/ Questions? Please reply to this mail.
Crime Report - http://www.crimereports.com/
(also note Fairwood Community News' Police Blotter)
Lake Desire Greetings – Do you have a new neighbor? A new baby in the neighborhood? Our Lake Desire Greeter, Susan Hill, would like to come by and greet them. Please contact her at bellafloragirl@yahoo.com.
Lake Desire Clubhouse Rental – Contact Heather Smith,
Heather@smith.net, 425-917-9533. Backup is Heather Stafford staffordlkdesire@gmail.com . The clubhouse features a full kitchen, tables and chairs to seat up to 40 people (max 60), and restrooms. The rate is $100 to rent the clubhouse for 12 hours or $75 for 3 hours. Members can rent the clubhouse at a discount for only $65 per day or $50 for 3 hours. Membership is $20 for the calendar year for individuals/families or $15 for senior citizens. See pictures of the facility online at http://www.lakedesire.org/.
Heather Stafford
Lake Desire Secretary