Thank you to the Landscape Committee  

In the month of June and July the Arbor Ridge HOA Landscape Committee volunteered their time, working in small groups, pruning the shrubbery and trees on the entire strip of  NW West Union Road.  The tree’s dead branches and thinning were done, to enhance the beauty of the landscaping.

But more than that, conversation were had, laughter was heard, and community Neighbor’s friendships were united.

The contribution of the Landscape Committee has saved the Home Owners Association a great deal of expense, which is greatly appreciate by all within the community.

Thank you to the Arbor Ridge HOA Landscape Committee for their years of dedication, and volunteering of their time to make our community beautiful.

Arbor Ridge Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale is back!!

After an absence from 2011 we have been able to bring back this Neighborhood event, thanks to the Social Committee.
When: May 19th – Saturday 9 am – 4 pm

· The Arbor Ridge Garage Sale is a Community open event to encourage all home owners to participate in one of the Largest Garage Sales in the area.
· We have over 500 homes in the community and it is a great way to have fun, clean out your garage and make extra cash.
· Just organize what you want to sell, put it in your garage or driveway and let the fun begin.
· Ads will be placed in the Oregonian

Who: You the Home Owner
How: Prepare your Garage/Yard Sale
Signs: The HOA will place Banners at major entrances advertising the Sale and will place Ads in the Oregonian

We are always looking for people to help out with placing the signs so please email the Social Committee if you are willing to help out.

Approved Annual Meeting Minutes for 2010

Arbor Ridge Home Owners Association Annual Meeting October 25th 2010

Arbor Ridge Home Owners Association Annual Meeting November 3rd 2010

We had a great turn out at the Annual Meeting this year!! For the first time in our history we received enough Proxy forms plus the attending Home Owners to meet the required Quorum of 143 represented Home Owners, which is 25% of the neighborhood. We need to meet Quorum in order to hold the Annual Meeting without rescheduling.  Rescheduling can cost the HOA an additional $1000 each time we have to reschedule.

Thank you to all the Home Owners who took the time to send in your Proxy and especially to those Home Owners who attended the meeting.  If you did not attend the meeting you missed out on three great door prizes we had in a drawing for those that attended.  This included a $200 Visa Gift Card, $100 Safeway Gift Card and a $50 Starbucks Gift Card.

We welcome to the Board Lisa Walker & Todd Behunin.  They are very enthusiastic about contributing to the neighborhood and we look forward to their involvement.

Thank you to John Michaud and Cathy Parsons for the service they have provided over the years as Board Members.  They have been valuable to the Board and the neighborhood in helping to keep things running smooth for all of us.

We also had some Home Owners join the Social Committee, Landscape Committee and Architectural Review Committee.  Having additional people help on these committees will help greatly and we look forward to their involvement also.

We have added a Facebook Group Page as a way to provide additional communication for the Home Owners.  Please check it out here.

The Board has also decided to change the Meeting Day from Mondays to Tuesdays.  The time will still be 6:30 pm and the first date to change will be the November 2011 meeting which will move from Monday the 28th to Tuesday the 29th.  We will update the Calendar to reflect the new Dates after the November meeting when 2012 dates will be decided.  We hope this will be a better day for Home Owners to attend as Mondays tend to be very busy for a lot of people.

To formalize the Landscape Committee the Arbor Ridge HOA board has defined the scope and responsibilities of this committee.  The Landscape Committee monitors the Common Areas and Cottage Landscape Maintenance Program.

You can find the Landscape Committee Resolution  in the Documents Section of the web site.  All Home Owners received a copy with the Summer Newsletter.

Home owners just a reminder that the Annual Meeting is this coming Monday Oct 25th 2010 @ 7pm at the Somerset Christian Church 16255 NW Bronson Rd, Beaverton, OR 97006.  Please arrive early to sign in so the meeting can start on time.

Recently all Home Owners received a letter from our Management Company containing a proxy form and information on the upcoming Annual Meeting on October 25th 2010.  It is really important that if you can not attend the annual meeting that you send the proxy form back in the postage paid envelope.  Last year it took three mailings and meetings to get a quorum of Home Owners in order to move forward with day to day business.  These extra mailing cost you as Home Owners $700 per a mailing.

We would really like to see the Home Owners attend the Annual Meeting so that you can have input on the members of the Board, find out what is occurring in your neighborhood and provide feedback as an Arbor Ridge Home Owner.

If you are interested in running for a Board Position please contact Lynda Dulong at The Management Group (see the contacts page) .  We are also looking for people to be involved with the Social Committee, Neighborhood Watch Committee, Architectural Review Committee, Newsletter Committee and Landscape Committee.  Please let us know by emailing us, contacting Lynda Dulong or attending the Annual Meeting.

The Annual meeting is a great opportunity to meet the Board of Directors and the Management company that help manage the community.  If you are interested in a Board Position or would like to be a member on one of the committees this is a great place to get involved.

As previously posted there is a Neighborhood wide sponsored Garage Sale Tomorrow.  We are encouraging any home owner to jump in and join what looks to be great weather on Saturday.  Clean out the old stuff and reap the benefits of the extra cash.  We hope to see a lot of participants tomorrow during this event.  Ad’s have been placed in the paper and Banners are up in the neighborhood.  All you need to do is Open for Business.

Original Article

Arbor Ridge 2nd annual Neighborhood Garage sale
June 5th – Saturday 7am – 2pm

· The Arbor Ridge Garage Sale is a community open event to encourage all homeowners to participate in one of the Largest Garage Sales in the area.
· We have over 500 homes in the community, and it is a great way to have fun, clean out your garage and make extra cash.
· Just organize what you want to sell, put it in your garage or driveway and let the fun begin.
· Ads will be placed in the Oregonian

Who: You the Homeowner
How: Prepare your Garage/Yard Sale
Signs: The HOA will place Banners at major entrances advertising the Sale and will place Ads in the Oregonian

We are always looking for people to help out with placing the signs so please email the Social Committee if you are willing to help out.