The Vuecrest View January 2024  Every new year offers you a chance to shine. Happy 2024! In This Issue: Annual Assessments Plan Ahead Welcome New Board Members & Officers Critical Vacancies Chickens in Vuecrest-Oh My! Offer Your Too Cents Worth-It’s Your Money MyBellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current Calendar Items: Vuecrest Book Club Meetings (Meeting In Person) Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting (REMOTE Access Below) Thursday, January 4th 6P Vuecrest LIFE-Neighbor to Neighbor Annual Assessment Letters Have Been Sent to your Mailbox INSTRUCTIONS: Open payment letter - Pay immediately - Now, it’s off of your “to-do” list until 2025! Payments are due BEFORE January 31st, 2024. Please make your payment a priority to avoid penalties, interest, and that nagging feeling that you forgot to do something. All the people who volunteer their free time to your HOA will appreciate your timely attention. We want to make their unpaid positions as easy as possible because if they charged us for their time our assessments would be much, much higher. Here is the actual By Law language regarding our assessment responsibilities: Assessments will be considered to be in arrears if they have not been paid in full by January 31st of each year, and thereafter until they shall have been so paid. In accordance with the Protective Restrictions and Articles, unpaid amounts shall constitute a lien against the lot assessed and shall bear interest from the January 31st due date at a rate not to exceed the highest rate then permitted by law. Arrears still existing on December 31st of any year will be considered to be in default, and the Treasurer will then give formal notice thereof to the Members concerned by registered mail. If the arrears are not paid within thirty days of mailing of the registered notice the Directors may bring an action at law against the Owner or Owners personally obligated to pay the same or foreclose the lien against the property, and interest, costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees of any such action shall be added to the amount of such arrearages. Online Assessment Payment Option (log into your ProVivo Account): 1. https://vuecrest.propvivo.com/ <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvuecrest.propvivo.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cd9742a7f5e194e53554008d9ce47df35%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637767630353389109%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=VLZoOexXRzeTk0FSKHLIrumuBHmCfkhI5l2sFLmRy%2F0%3D&reserved=0>, then 2. My Ledger/Make Payment (left hand pane), 3. and Payment Option (upper right-hand corner, orange button), then 4. Recurring Payment or you can do one-time payment and enter $441 for 2024 assessment. 5. For Recurring Payment option, the $441 Assessment amount will already be populated. 6. There you can pay by direct debit via bank or with a credit card, without the need to mail anything in, so much easier. (Credit card has a 3% convenience fee, bank direct debit is free) If you want to pay your assessment using a check - make it payable to Vuecrest Community Association, include your property address, and add 2024 assessment on the check. Mail to either address (next year this will be consolidated to one) Vuecrest Community Association OR Vuecrest Communnity Association c/o PropVivo, Inc. c/o PropVivo, Inc. PO Box 7803 PO Box 52363 San Francisco, CA 94120-7803 Phoenix AZ 85072-2363 PLAN AHEAD Upcoming 2024 Monthly Meetings Announced January 4th 6-7pm PT virtual February 1st 6-7pm PT virtual March 7th 6-7pm PT virtual April 4th 6-7pm PT virtual May 2nd 6-7pm PT virtual June 6th 6-7pm PT virtual July – TBD August 8th 6-7pm PT virtual September 5th 6-7pm PT virtual October 3rd 6-7pm PT virtual November 7th 6-7pm PT virtual November 12th 6-7pm PT virtual Vuecrest Community Annual Meeting December 5th 6-7pm PT virtual Welcome New Board Members & Officers Introducing Stacia Smith and Lew Thayer as our newly elected Directors for 2024! Thank you for caring for our community enough to volunteer your time, effort, and talents to keep us progressing into the future. Your 2024 officers are as follows and can be reached at directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net>: Rob DeRider-President Stacia Smith-Vice President Stevie Bathiche-Treasurer Secretary-OPEN Critical HOA Vacancies We have a Director’s seat open due to an unexpected resignation and the office of Secretary is also open to be filled. Please contact us at directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> to volunteer and/or get more details. We also have openings for Social and Compliance Committees. Or, is there a committee you’ve been dying to start? We’re open to your ideas. Chickens in Vuecrest Hey, I love fresh eggs too! But just as a reminder, Vuecrest does not allow any fowl (chickens, etc.) other than song birds in the community. Governed by our CC&R’s, we are also limited to two dogs or two cats on a single Vuecrest parcel. Your Two Cents Ever wonder where your taxes go? Now is the time to let the City know where you would like your money to be spent. The deadline is January 22nd for the City of Bellevue’s 2025-26 budget. Personally, I’d like all the ugly, exposed cell towers camouflaged, but that’s just my own pet peeve. Let them know what is important to you. Here’s your chance to provide feedback on the City of Bellevue’s budget priorities. Read more details here <https://bellevuewa.gov/city-news/provide-feedback-city-budget-priorities?utm_medium=email>. Just saying... Before: After:  MyBellevue City Service App MyBellevue is a mobile app that makes it possible for people to request services and access city news, jobs and social media easily with their smart phones and other portable devices. Here’s a link to get you there… https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure that your homeowner contact information, tenant information, and/or property management information is always up to date. Your information is not shared or distributed to any third party and is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Here’s how to update your information…Go to http://www.vuecrest.net/communicate/update-us, Input your information, and click Submit. CALENDAR ITEMS: Vuecrest Book Club (Meeting IN PERSON) Vuecrest has its own Book Club and all residents are welcome to attend. We meet once a month at 7PM, usually on the first Monday, at various members’ homes. The VC Book Club has an “open-read” format, that is, there is no “chosen” book. We all gather to discuss what we had read since our last meeting. And for those too busy to read, feel free to come and enjoy the friendship and share a little wine and conversation with your neighbors. And you just might hear about a book you’d like to read in the future! Email Mara Pitkethly dtpit@uw.edu <mailto:dtpit@uw.edu> for details. Monthly Board Meeting (Remote) Thursday, January 4th at 6:00P This month’s board meeting will be held remotely. To join the meeting use the link or dial-in information below. Everyone is welcome to join. Please let the Directors know at least three days in advance if you will be bringing any items for discussion so they may be included in the agenda. Topic: Vuecrest January Monthly HOA Meeting Time: Jan 4th, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538273133?pwd=cHFSMXMxMTJISGFtZVVJelFDUmF4UT09 Meeting ID: 845 3827 3133 Passcode: 476374 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdhSzvlDVM Vuecrest LIFE (Neighbor to Neighbor Communication)