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Hi friends and neighbors!
We are well into Spring and quickly approaching SUMMER!! Many of you have spent Easter, Mother’s Day, Canadian long (Victoria Day) weekend and Memorial Day weekend at the lake already – a few even caught the INCREDIBLE northern lights display in early May.
Our Veranda Beach Easter bunny “Boo” got all spruced up and joined our staff in hosting a wonderful Easter egg hunt for the community. The pool is OPEN (a BIG thank you to Rhonda and her team for the quick turnaround after resurfacing), and more fun, social events have already started happening.
A BIG THANK YOU to Corey Yestal, Tony Van Der Made and any others who assisted in taking down the rink this spring, as well as to Rhonda and her crew who hauled away and disposed of our large items following the May long weekends.
Check the website events calendar, Facebook, join the "VB Fun News" WhatsApp group, or check out the bulletin board on the boardwalk for up-to-date information on things going on at the beach.
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Spring has continued to be busy for the Board!
In case you missed them, here are some highlights…
- 2024 EVENTS – The Fun Committee has continued to work hard and has been preparing for 2024. You can find the 2024 Events Calendar HERE. REMINDER - most Happy Hour events this summer are BYOB and bring appetizers/treats to share!
- AMENITIES Survey – THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the survey. The Amenities working group (a subset of the Board) has worked hard to sift through the results, figure out what is possible and from there determine which things to pursue. (More info below)
- ELECTIONS – We need THREE new Board members this year…could YOU be one of them? (The deadline to declare your candidacy is TOMORROW, 5/31 - Details below)
- EMERGENCY AND SAFETY REMINDERS – Please observe all published and posted safety rules and take note of emergency and after-hours numbers. (Details below)
- RENOVATION and EXCAVATION – Please work with Rhonda and our committees to obtain Board approval BEFORE making any changes to your own cottage exterior (including the addition of doors, windows or other modifications to your cottage AND/OR veranda), or making any changes to HOA common property, including, but not limited to, the removal of any vegetation from HOA beaches or common areas.
- PARKING – Please remember that our parking rules are in effect ALL YEAR. Veranda Beach roads and lanes should be used only for temporary loading and unloading, then vehicles must be moved to provided parking areas. Watercraft trailers (or other trailers) may not be parked in the Veranda Beach community (unless inside privately-owned garages) during high season summer months (July and August) and must be moved offsite once watercraft has been launched/unlaunched.
Veranda Beach Rules & Regulations (updated THIS YEAR) can be found on our website.
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- MARINA UPDATE – In case you missed it, a spring update from VBM can be found here.
- LRMUS UPDATE – “LRMUS is pleased to announce the sale of our Veranda Beach Property Management business to Mary Hughes. Mary, former accountant of LRMUS, is well known to Veranda Beach Homeowners, having been employed by the property manager as well as the HOA for several years. Mary brings a wealth of experience in management and accounting to the Resort along with an intimate knowledge of the Veranda Beach Community, its assets and amenities. Mary's company, Veranda Beach Management LLC will continue to serve Veranda Beach Owners with professional rental management services, continued operation of the store and has plans to upgrade and expand services to the community. We are very excited to see the infusion of energy and enthusiasm that the new ownership is bringing to property management at Veranda Beach and wish Mary the very best in her new endeavor.” -Lisa Hammond
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Coming Soon...
- Meet the Candidates “Town Hall” – June 15, 2024 @ 10AM VBT
- SUMMER!! Obviously...and MANY fun events!
- QR code magnets - for submitting maintenance work orders
- AGM – Our Annual General Meeting – July 6, 2024 @ 9AM VBT
- SURVEY: HOA Satisfaction (likely fall 2024)
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Amenities Survey:
We appreciate your ongoing support and patience with us as we have been working hard on a deep dive into the survey results. We have come away with some top contenders and weighed the possible options against our available HOA spaces. A BIG thanks to Josh Hartley for all of the research, measurements, and cost analysis he has put into this project. This is not a “one and done” situation but will take time to work through these projects over the coming months and years.
Here is where we are right now…
The TOP, most supported, investments in the survey were:
- Pickleball court
- All weather hot tub
- Activities center
- Sports court
- Expanded gym/fitness center
- Additional trails
You’ll notice that some have been listed in BOLD and some in italics. Those in BOLD are the options we are preparing to execute on as soon as the common areas we need (i.e. the existing pickleball/Honeysuckle area, trails, etc.) have been legally transferred from the developer. (We have been told by the developer that is in process and should be finalized very soon.) Those in italics, while certainly top priorities, require more significant spaces than the HOA currently owns, but will remain on our radar for execution when the right opportunity presents itself.
Some cool, smaller items in the works are…
- Bike racks – our maintenance crew has completed one and placed at Village Center. Once painted the next rack will be placed at Marina
- EV charging stations – the addition of paid meter systems to our existing charging stations is coming soon and will (hopefully) allow for more efficient use
- Pool shade – we are working on the addition of shade to the pool area, particularly focused over the kids/wading pool
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Emergency and Safety Reminders
In case you missed it, our HOA Rules & Regulations have been updated this year. Please take a moment to read through and familiarize yourself with these changes. Our community rules are in place to protect the people, pets and property in our beautiful community. In addition, please observe and respect posted pool and spa rules, as well as any other temporary or permanent safety and security notices and contact HOA staff with any questions or concerns.
The fires in Oroville/Osoyoos, and Kelowna, last summer hit way too close to home and we want everyone to be prepared in the event of future emergencies. Please sign up for Okanogan County Emergency Alerts, and please note, cell phone calls to 911 from Veranda Beach often route to Canada. An emergency phone is located on the Pool House wall, and the Oroville Police Department can be reached at 509-422-7232 or 509-476-2913. An AED (defibrillator) is located on the south wall between the HOA office and Fitness Center south doors, and a first Aid kit is in the HOA office.
Other important AFTER HOURS emergency numbers:
- HOA Security: 506-560-0432
- HOA Representative (Rhonda Hinkley): 509-560-3612
- HOA Maintenance: 509-560-3395
SAVE THESE NUMBERS in your phone!
Our website provides air quality updates from the Oroville IQAir stations, and get real time weather information, thanks to several of our Veranda Beach neighbors.
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See Something? Say Something
Because we don’t have the capacity and personnel to monitor everything happening in the community at all times, we rely on the community to follow the guidelines we have in place, and let us know as questions and concerns arise, so we may investigate and remedy those issues.
Please refer to the policies found on our HOA website: www.verandabeachhomeowners.com and contact us at board@vbhoawa.com with any questions or concerns.
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Our family is wrapping up two baseball seasons, elementary music groups, spring hockey, and trying to cheer on the Kraken...and Canucks...and Oilers...hoping SOMEONE will bring home the Cup!?
We’ve enjoyed several weekends in the BC lower mainland (even if stuck inside at the rink) and some fun escapes to sunny places these past couple months. We’re gearing up to pickleball, corn hole, golf, boat, surf, swim, relax and make MANY, many memories with you all this summer.
See you in a few short weeks!
Danae Hordyk | President
for the Veranda Beach HOA Board
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