IN THIS ISSUE: - Annual Meeting Reminder - Getting regular updates on city, county and state projects - Block Watch Update - Covenant Corner (new!) - Halloween Thanks Annual Meeting Reminder Please note our annual meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 16th, from 7-9pm, in Pearson Hall at Grace Lutheran Church. As always, we will review the year past, present budget and plans for the coming year, vote on the budget and elect directors to the board. We hope to see you there! If you can't attend, please be sure to mail in your completed ballot no later than the day of the meeting. Thank you. Getting Regular Updates on City, County and State Projects There is a free online service called GovDelivery that provides free emailed updates on projects, minutes, events, employment and other topics of interest for many of the government agencies in our area. You can setup a free account to get regular information on just the topics you want! Just browse to: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/subscriber/new Block Watch Update Congratulations to the nearly 50 people who've opted in to our Block Watch email list. You are all getting updates from Detective Chinn and are plugged in to our Neighborhood Block Watch network. Covenant Corner Here we start a new regular feature in the View. Covenant Corner will periodically review elements of our covenants (known in Vuecrest as the Protective Restrictions) in an effort to remind owners and residents of our shared responsibility as members of the Vuecrest Community, and how they support keeping our property values firm. This month's feature - trees. Vuecrest has long been considered a "view" community - its streets were laid out to take maximum advantage of the beautiful views, and covenants established to protect them. One of the protections centers around trees. On the topic of trees, our covenants say, "no trees or shrubs on any of the Property shall be permitted to reach a height that will obstruct the main-floor view of the adjacent or neighboring properties". The board interprets that to mean that no tree can block any neighbor's view from the main living areas on the main floor of their house. As an easy rule, a tree should generally not get taller than the roof ridge of your house. If it is higher, it may be obstructing a view. Trees that are obstructing views should either be pruned or removed. The board never recommends topping trees, as it is unhealthy for the tree as well as unsightly. Please take a moment and check. If you have a view obstructing tree, please prune or remove it. Halloween Thanks A big Vuecrest thank-you to Aleta Taylor, for suggesting and acting on a great idea to post signs at our entrances on Halloween, encouraging drivers to park their cars, and walk with their trick-or-treaters around the neighborhood. This really helped to reduce the amount of vehicular traffic and improved safety for all the children. Ideas for next year are already brewing. Want to get involved? Email social@vuecrest.net or safety@vuecrest.net .