Port Ludlow

Port Ludlow Voice Page 19
PLVC Report continued from previous page
PLVC. The Council discussed instituting an orientation
for new members. The formation of an ad hoc committee
to address the issue of an orientation session was proposed
by Art Zoloth and seconded by Howard Koester.
The Council approved the proposal.
Community Development Committee: Larry Nobles
reported on several topics. The County has encountered
adverse conditions in its attempt to repair the road near
the Oak Bay/Paradise Bay intersection. Due to buried
materials and instability of the earth by the creek, the
road may need to be relocated slightly to the North. The
repair is expected to be expensive, between $800,000 and
$1 million dollars. The land exchange between Pope and
DNR has been delayed due to staff reductions and the
re-evaluation of DNR’s statewide plan. The planned Tala
Point development is being studied by Jefferson County
planners. Access to water for the development is a major
issue.
Disaster Preparedness Group: Tom Stone, Chair, reported
that the recent emergency radio drill was successful.
The drill required volunteers to manage the results of
a simulated wind storm.
Nominating Committee: Tony Simpson, Chair, asked
the Nominations Committee to continue to seek nominations
to fill potential vacancies on the Council. Currently,
a treasurer is needed.
Public Relations Committee: Bill Browne, Chair,
reported that the effort to publicize the Iron Mountain
Quarry/Pope meeting by the use of signs, e-mails, and
other promotional activities was successful.
Recycling: Steve Failla, Chair, reported that Skookum
employees were cleaning the recycling area. There is a
drop in price in recycling products.
Resident & Business Directory: The project has been
completed with the publication of the 2009 edition. Directories
and binders are available for purchase at both the
Bay Club and Beach Club. There is a need to find someone
to handle that data base to relieve Bob Force.
Bylaws Update: Laury Hunt, Chair, reported there is a
need to review the Articles of Incorporation along with
the By-laws. The Council intends to hold a vote on the
proposed changes in conjunction with the annual Council
election next October. Tom Stone and Shane Seaman have
joined this ad hoc committee.
Communications for Urgent News: Dean Mosier,
Chair, said that there are now three major websites in Port
Ludlow: plvc.org, portludlowtoday.org and plvoice.org.
The Voice site has archived issues and can accept letters to
the editor. Mosier suggested that future phone directories
might rely on residents submitting their information
electronically. He also suggested a fee for the service to
offset loss of income for PLVC.
Port Ludlow 20/20 Committee: Art Zoloth, Chair, says
the Committee needs a clear mission statement and goals
to be successful.
Paradise Bay Parkway Decorations: The Christmas
decorations on the Paradise Bay Parkway need to be updated
according to Larry Nobles, Chair. Possible contributions
from PLA, SBCA, LMC and PLVC were discussed.
Announcements: The next General Meeting will be on
Thursday, December 3, 3:00 p.m., at the Bay Club. The
December Workshop will be on Tuesday, December 15,
3:00 p.m., at the Bay Club.
Port Ludlow CERT Program Update
by Pat Traci, Port Ludlow Disaster Preparedness CERT Coordinator
The Port Ludlow Disaster Preparedness group’s new
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept,
designed to strengthen the area’s response to a disaster,
continues to develop with the establishment of new CERT
trained area teams. The teams will be mobile, moving to
designated locations within an area as communicated by
neighborhood block captains. Our enjoyable/successful
hamburger picnic in August was attended by over 100
people, including a number of new volunteers. As a result,
we trained 17 new people at our CERT training course in
October. Also, a number of past CERT trained people audited
sections of the course as a refresher. We need even
more trained volunteers, however, for the teams.
Recently, it was decided to initially have five area CERT
trained teams. Two teams would be on the North side
of Port Ludlow and three teams on the South side. Each
would have its own team leader and would include a
member with medical training. The two teams on the
North Side would include one on the north side of
Swansonville Road, currently headed by Barrie Gustin.
Veronica Heath leads the one on the south side of
Swansonville Road.
The three teams on the South side would include one to
the south of Paradise Bay Road along the water headed by
Dave Aho; one in the Highland/Woodridge area headed
by Brad Lee/Tom Stone; and one in the Timberton area.
The latter’s team leader must still be identified.
As development of this new concept continues, the need
for more trained CERT volunteers in certain areas of Port
continued on next page