Author: HOA board members

Attention: Regatta Estates Residents:

A local neighborhood group has been formed to oppose the proposed large scale development formerly known as Horseman’s Trail – now renamed as Frognal Estates – to be located between the Waste Water plant on Picnic Point Road and Picnic Point Elementary School (on 140^th St). Frognal Estates is a proposed 110 house development whose only two access roads will be 136th Pl SW and 60th Ave. Do you really want several hundreds of additional cars coming directly through 136th PL SW and 9 acres of impervious surfaces creating that much water flow directly above your development on a steep hillside? Plus heavy traffic on 136^th Pl and Picnic Point Road. 18 acres of the mature growth forest will be clearcut, disturbing natural habitat of eagles, deer and other wildlife. It is unknown what impact this development could have on housing values in your area.

Seven years ago, this same group of community opponents managed to get the proposed development tabled pending them filing an Environmental Impact Statement (now required by the State and County). The county will also be conducting a traffic survey with particular emphasis on school safety.

There is already a large growing grassroots opposition to the second incantation of this proposed project, the formal group is The Picnic Point Preservation Committee. It is in a geologically unstable area slide prone area, similar to the area that gave way at Oso.

This proposed development, we suggest, will “over-power” the local residential neighborhoods including the area behind Picnic Point Elementary School and Regatta Estates with its “state estimated” 1120 car trips/day.

Paul McCready, Project Manager at SnoCo Office of Development has told our group that he has received hundreds of letters opposing the development this time around. We have hired an attorney and a geo-tech consulting firm to file our objections as “parties of record”.

If this project is allowed to proceed as planned, it will over-run the surrounding communities, create a hazardous development (which this group will support with a formal geo-technical report), nightmare traffic problems affecting both Picnic Point Elementary and Serene Lake Elementary.

There are other areas of concern – including the over-loading of school children at both elementary schools – already at capacity, genuine concern for school safety and traffic issues.

We would very much appreciate it if you joined our neighborhood group by supporting us financially and via facebook/contact. Our facebook page “Picinic Point Preservation Committee” lets everyone know when we have the opportunity to send our concerns to the County. Having a voice at the county via community response has been vital in the past. In order to manage funding and billing we have created a non-profit corporation and we can receive checks written to the Picnic Point Preservation Committee and can be mailed or dropped off at the address below. Please consider joining our cause and the value of stopping this impact to your home.

If you have any questions, concerns or comments please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you so much for your attention.

Emily Mydynski, President, Picnic Point Preservation Committee;

[email protected]

6009 137^th PL SW,

Edmonds, WA 98026

The September REHOA Board Meeting will be held on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 7:00 pm.   The meeting will be held at:

Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4514 84th Street SW, Mukilteo, WA

All Homeowners are welcome to attend.  A brief period is set aside at the beginning of the meeting for a homeowner forum where homeowners can bring questions or concerns to the Board’s attention.

The 2014 Regatta Estates Homeowners Association dues need to be paid in full by August 1, 2014. The 2014 budget was created by the Board of Directors with the assistance of the newly hired management company.  While there was much opposition from the membership, contracts had already been signed by the Board with the management company and with a new landscaping company.  Amid much discussion, the budget was accepted at the April 30, 2014 general meeting.  In order to cover the management company and landscaping contracts, the 2014 dues were increased from $250 to $485.39.

In a closed meeting, the Board approved a “one-time” payment plan option.  The annual assessment may be paid in one lump sum (payable on May 15th), or it can be split into two payments.  If a homeowner chose the split payment plan, the first payment of $250.00 was due on May 15th, and a second payment of $235.39 is due by August 1, 2014.

Per the May 15th, 2014 letter from the management company, ”A late fee of $25.00 may be assessed if payment is not received by the fifteenth (15th).”  The letter also states “An administrative fee of $12/month may apply as it relates to review, notification, and collection of delinquent assessments.  An administrative account review fee of $12/month may apply for accounts that are referred to an attorney or to a collection agency for action.  Late fees and administrative fees may be assessed monthly on any unpaid balance.”

Along with the warm days and beautiful nights, July brings us a number of fun family events right in our backyard.  Looking at the calendars posted on the Mukilteo and Lynnwood websites, we see several offerings of Shakespeare in the Park.  In addition, Edmonds is offering Outdoor Movie Nites, a Sand Sculpting Contest, and Concerts in the Park.

The 7th Annual Concours d’Elegance at The Wood will be held on Saturday, July 12th, from 1pm -5pm at the Lynnwood Golf Course.  The event will feature over sixty hand-picked classic, sports and muscle cars.. Featured this year are models from the “Grass and Nickel” era.  For details, visit www.concoursatthewood.com.

July 10 – 12 are the dates for this year’s Arlington Fly-In.  This year’s event features a wide variety of private and vintage planes, hot air balloons, aerobatics, parachute jumps, special fly-bys, an evening jazz show, and a night pyrotechnic airshow.  Thursday is kid’s day.  Friday is Vintage Day to celebrate the golden age of aviation.  Friday evening features the hot air balloon “night glow.”  For a complete listing of events and admission costs, please visit their website at http://www.arlingtonflyin.org/.

Closer to home, Paul Allen’s “Flying Heritage Collection” is having one of their Fly Days on Saturday, July 12th.  Flying at noon will be the Mitsubishi Zero, the Grumman Hellcat, and the Curtis P-40.   For more information, visit the Flying Heritage Collection website at http://www.flyingheritage.com/default.aspx.

The Regatta Estates Board of Directors has scheduled a Board Meeting on June 30^th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held at:  Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4514 84^th Street SW, Mukilteo, WA

All homeowners are welcome to attend.  A brief period is set aside at the beginning of the meeting for a homeowner forum, where homeowners can bring questions or concerns to the Board’s attention.

4 of July Fireworks:  Just a courtesy reminder to pick up any fireworks celebration debris from the streets and yards, and have a safe and fun 4^th of July!!

With the end of the school year, we will find children on the streets and sidewalks of our neighborhood.  As we all know, youngsters do not always “look both ways” before they dart into the street.  Please slow down and be watchful for young pedestrians.

With the arrival of summer, we also find a vast array of local activities offering fun for the entire family.  These include the Farmer’s Market (on different nights in Lynnwood and in Mukilteo), Shakepeare in the Park (in Lynnwood and in Mukilteo), Concerts in the Park (Edmonds), Waterfront Arts Festival (Mukilteo), Edmonds Outdoor Movie Nites, Sand Sculpting Contest (Edmonds), Moonlight Beach Adventure (Edmonds),  the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival, and many more.

For a complete list of events, including dates, times, and details, please visit the websites for all three cities by clicking on the “Links” tab on the header of our homepage.

The Regatta Estates Board of Directors has scheduled a Board Meeting on June 2, 2-14 at 7:00 pm.  The meeting will be held at

Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4514 84^th Street SW, Mukilteo, WA

All Homeowners are welcome to attend.  A brief period is set aside at the beginning of the meeting for a homeowner forum, where homeowners can bring questions or concerns to the Board’s attention.