IN THIS ISSUE: Annual Assessment Safety Save the date - Annual Egg Hunt Clean Up After Your Pet Call for Volunteers Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting Annual Assessment By now you should have received a bill for your 2014 Vuecrest assessment. Due to changes at our management firm, EMB, the mailing was sent in an EMB envelope, rather than a Vuecrest envelope Also, EMB forgot to include a cover letter with the initial mailing, so it was sent in a separate envelope. As always, the assessment is due by January 31st. Please contact EMB at 425-452-7330 if you have not received your assessment bill or have any questions. Safety With spring and milder weather approaching (hopefully!), we will be encouraged to get out walking and running more. As some of you have surely experienced, it is sometimes hard to navigate our streets and paths against on-coming traffic, with the overhanging shrubs and hedges. Please be mindful of this on your property boundaries and keep all shrubs and hedges trimmed and tidy. Let's keep our streets and paths safe and enjoyable for all to walk on. Did you see something unusual? A reminder that the Bellevue Police encourage us to call 9-1-1 if we see anything suspicious or unusual. Let them do the investigating! Your New Year's Resolution - SLOW DOWN! A reminder to drivers to be extra alert in our neighborhood and slow down. The speed limit is 25, but we recommend keeping to 20 MPH or less. Be mindful of our children and neighbors - drive slowly and cautiously. Leave a few minutes earlier so that you are not racing to get to your destination. Let's all do our part to help keep our beautiful neighborhood safe. Save the date - Annual Egg Hunt This year's Vuecrest neighborhood egg hunt is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, April 12th. Even if you don't have kids, this is a great event to meet neighbors and enjoy the spring morning. Clean Up After Your Pet Vuecrest is a beautiful, safe neighborhood, and many people enjoy walking their dogs on our streets. Unfortunately, there have been recent reports of dog waste being left on the streets or in people's yards. Please be respectful of your neighbors and be sure to pick up after your pets. And feel free to remind others that pet waste is a threat to the health of children, other pets, streams, lakes, and wildlife. It's also against the law! Call for Volunteers The board is looking for a volunteer to write our monthly newsletter and help with other board communications tasks. If you are interested, please email directors@vuecrest.net. Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting Please join us at the next Board Meeting on Thursday, February 6th [7:00 - 9:00 p.m.] at the home of Janet and Mark McClure, 1000 Belfair Lane.