Peterkort Woods homeowners met for their annual meeting on August 8, 2022 at the clubhouse.
Longtime board members Harriet Linville and Robert Phillippi did not run for reelection. The community thanked them for their combined 23 years of service to the community.
Current board member Michael Hildenbrand was joined by Drake Butsch and Keith Sawallich on the ballot. All three were unanimously elected for a two-year term.
Following the homeowners meeting, the new board met to elect officers. See Board of directors for the results.
Update April 2023: The Board of Directors recently sent a letter to all homes in Peterkort Woods, similar to the message below. It was for general instruction and not a notice of violation. If you still have questions about landscaping, please contact the Landscape Committee or a Board member.
When people talk to me about why they love living in Peterkort Woods, they frequently mention how beautiful the landscaping is. When people complain about the conditions at Peterkort Woods, landscaping is also number one.
It’s hard to please 223 homeowners.
It is one of our most visible assets. When it looks nice, it increases the beauty and value of our homes. When it doesn’t, it is hard to see anything else.
This is why the builder spent so much effort in the landscape design of our community. It is why the Board of Directors spends an inordinate amount of time and resources on landscape issues.
If you want to be part of the process to improve our landscaping, here are some tips.
Do
Learn about our landscaping. Talk to a Landscape Committee person or one of the Board of Directors. See landscape website for more.
Alter the landscape yourself. see PKW CCRs especially 5.16. This means: no yard art, no planting, trimming, removing any item in the beds around our homes.
Complain directly to the Landscapers. If you have an issue with them, contact the Board.
Dig. Besides being prohibited (see #1), you could damage the sprinkler system or hit a utility.
Trim the trees. (see #1)
Do you agree or disagree with my list? Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Let me know by filling out a contact form.
I have posted two articles in the past regarding how to act at the pool and how to respond to inappropriate behavior. You can read them here: Pool etiquette and Pool safety and security.
In the past week there have been two incidents witnessed at the pool that were not reported until it was too late to confront the violators.
Both incidents involved people climbing over the fence to gain entry, then letting others in. The first incident also involved sitting on the pump room roof after drinking Rainer beer (so 4 violations total).
I am posting security photos of the suspects. Let me know if you know them. (I apologize for the quality of the images. I will replace them with higher resolution images when I can.)
For minor violations, I would suggest talking to those involved. If you are uncomfortable doing this, report it to AMS as soon as possible with as many details as possible. If they are a resident and used their FOB to gain entry, the Association can figure out who they are and have a discussion with them.
If they did not use a FOB to gain entry and are violating other rules (like sitting on the roof) assume they are trespassing until you know otherwise.
If it is criminal behavior, including trespassing, call the Washington County Dispatch non-emergency line 503-629-0111. If it is life threatening, call 911.
This advice applies to other suspicious behaviors in our community, such as people looking in vehicles or on porches, drug use late at night in the common areas, people following delivery vehicles, etc.
Look out for your neighbors and their property by saying something when you see something.
Peterkort Woods is a unique townhouse community. The quality of design and construction is far above other attached home developments in the metro area. This can sometimes present a challenge when trying to find replacement hardware or fixtures that fit our space.
Most of us have electric fireplaces. Until recently I have not heard of them failing. A neighbor reported that their fireplace produces heat, but no light. They are having difficulty locating a repair person.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem or has a recommendation for a repair person?
Early Sunday morning, April 19, 2020, at least three townhouses in Peterkort Woods were burglarized.
It looks like the incidents occurred between midnight and 5am. No force was used to enter homes. One may have been unlocked. In another case, a garage door opener was taken from a vehicle on the street and the suspect entered through the garage.
The homeowners were home at the time in all cases but were unaware of the crimes until later in the morning.
We live in a relatively safe neighborhood and burglaries to occupied dwellings, especially townhouses, are rare. However, I would suggest the following precautions be taken.
Lock all the doors on your vehicles and home
Don’t leave valuables in your vehicles (even in your garage)
Lock the entry door from the garage to the lower level of your home
Keep your porch light on at night
Consider installing a front entry camera
If you have been the victim of a crime, please report it to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The non-emergency phone number is 503-629-0111.
Contact Dave Kresta (612 SW Foresta) with your name, phone number, address, and description of needs: email: davekresta@gmail.com
Phone/text(preferred): 503-442-9667
Interested in being on the response team?
If you are in a healthy, non-symptomatic household, please contact Dave Kresta and you’ll be added to response team.
QUARANTINED?
A group of PKW neighbors is available to help if your household is self- isolating. Your neighbors can help with:
❑ groceries
❑ medications
❑ mail
❑ A friendly phone call
We’ll keep our distance and leave everything at your door-step.
After we receive your request you’ll be contacted by a member of the PKW neighbor response team to confirm and make arrangements.
Please note: Many of us wondered why we stopped getting announcements from the HOA. After some sleuthing, we discovered that when AMS upgraded their system, they kept only one email active per account. If someone in your household stopped getting email communications, you can log in and activate or re-activate your email
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