The 4th quarter CVHA Board meeting will be held on Saturday, 12 November, at 9am. The meeting will be at the Rush home in CV1 (16608 Crystal Dr. E.)

The agenda includes review of the 2017 budget, Water Manager’s report, Treasurer’s report, and organization of the 01 December newsletter / invoices.

All CVHA homeowners are welcome

PSE has issued the following notice to our community:

In an ongoing effort to deliver safe and reliable energy to you and your neighbors, Puget Sound Energy will install a new switch at the Clay Creek substation.

In order to do this work safely, it’s necessary to take the line out-of-service for approximately 36 hours. To avoid your power going out, we will transfer your electric service to the generator at Crystal Mountain so the work should be invisible to you. There may be a momentary outage as your power is switched from the line to the generator at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, October 19.

There is a remote chance your power could go out for a longer period due to the configuration of the generator. While we don’t anticipate this, we do want you to know of the possibility and be aware of the outage date and time.

Outage details (customer power will be provided by generator)

Outage area: Greenwater to Crystal Mountain
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20
Estimated outage duration: Approx. 36 hours
To occur between: 7 a.m. October 19 and 7 p.m. on October 20

We are proud to serve in your community and aim to complete the work with no disruption of service to you. If you have any concerns or questions, please call 1-888-404-8773 or email majorprojects@pse.com.

Thank you for your understanding as we work to complete this project.

Sincerely,

Kelly Purnell, PSE Project Manager
1-888-404-8773 | major.projects@pse.com

9/13/2016 Update

Randy Roeh from Hancock Forest Management provided some additional details about the proposed spraying. Due to concerns raised by Crystal Village homeowners, Hancock has reconsidered plans to use herbicides on Gold Hill West G and Gold Hill West A units.  See Randy’s letter below for more details.

letter-to-cva_9-13-2016

There have been a number of inquiries regarding the number of Pierce County Sheriffs seen around CV in the last week. I was able to speak with a PCS officer in CV1 today.

He said that they are stepping up patrols in the Greenwater area due to an increased number of transients seen in the vicinity of the FS 70 road. With the transients come drug activity and with drug activity comes petty theft and other criminal activity.

We are asked to report any suspicious activity, missing items (small tools, camping equipment, etc.) or illegal shooting. You can make a non-emergency online report rather than contacting the PCS directly. This online reporting might not be responded to by an officer, but all reports are reviewed by a sergeant and tracked to indicate increases in crime in a community and trigger increased PCS attention.

You can read more about the online reporting at: http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1944

We would like to give a shout out to Dale Mitchell in CV2 for reporting a couple of small, unusual puddles forming near the street at his driveway.

This turned out to be a water system leak that may have leaked 15% to 20% of our average monthly water usage.

Please follow Dale’s example and let us know if you see something out of the ordinary that may indicate a water leak. You can email your report to cvhapres@gmail.com or contact any of the Board members.

Thanks again Dale for the observation.

Community Meeting With Puget Sound Energy (PSE)

July 20, 2016 Wednesday 6 to 8 pm at the Hwy 410 Community Center

PSE representatives will present the transmission grid work completed, what is currently in progress, and what PSE is looking at for the coming years.

They will also discuss the formidable future project of relocating PSE’s transmission line between the old Weyerhaeuser bridge (removed years ago) and the Greenwater substation.  Numerous challenges and issues for this transmission line relocation project include the riparian zone management, the actual topographic parameters, and coordination with WSDOT, USFS, State Parks and Muckleshoot Federal Corporation.

Another topic is the voltage surges that have impacted some of the residents.  After the short presentation, most time will be reserved for Q and A.

The 2nd quarter CVHA Board meeting will be Saturday, May 21st, at 9am. It will be held at Scott and Bernie Rush’s home, 16608 Crystal Dr. E, in Village 1.

All CVHA homeowners are invited to attend.

There was a recent break-in at Crystal River Ranch. We should all be especially on guard and observant.

This is the post from Jim McKinley at CRR:

We had a garage broke into today between 8:00 and 11:30 AM with tools taken near Crystal River Ranch Rd E and Alpine Dr. E.  Keep your eyes open and report suspicious vehicles and people to 911      Thanks, JIM

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Scotch Broom Clean-Up Day

Who:              Crystal Village homeowners

When:           Saturday April 30     9a – 12p

Where:          Meet in commons area between CV1 and CV2

Why:              Prevent fire damage and control noxious weed

How:              If you have long-handled pruner or a Scotch Broom    puller,  bring them, otherwise we have some extra tools to share

Questions?   Contact Jeff Barth 253.630.9656