Rhododendron Park Website Archive 2016-2017

Budget Approval

The Rhododendron Park annual budget for 2017/2018 has been approved. The board has worked hard to reduce expenses without reducing services so that dues do not have to go up.

^{Posted: May 3rd 2017}

Easter Egg Hunt

Rhododendron Park is proud to announce the 1st annual Easter Egg Hunt. It will be on Saturday April 15th at 11 AM at the park on 117th St. There will be candy and toy filled easter eggs and we will also have special prizes. The park will be divided into three sections for age groups: Toddlers to 3 year olds will be in the tennis court, a 4 to 7 age group, and a 8 and up age group. We hope to see you and your children out there.

^{Posted: April 11th 2017}

Update: The Easter Egg hunt was a success. Quite a few families participated.

Social Events Committee

Rhododendron Park now has a social events committee to plan and put on community events through out the year. If you have any ideas or suggestions email them at social@rhodypark.com

^{Posted: April 11th 2017}

More Trees

With that wonderful snow storm we had on Feb. 6th, we have found two of the trees in the 117th St Park were dangerous. One tree at the rear of the park had a lot of broken branches that were hanging and had the potential to cause damage or injury. The other tree, the middle cedar in the cluster of three, was found to have insect damage to the center of the tree increasing risk of the tree coming down unexpectedly. Both trees have been cut down for the safety of the park and its residents.

If you are interested in using some of the wood from the fallen trees, we ask that you contact the office first and use carts or wheel-barrels,
No motorized vehicles allowed in the park.

^{Posted: Feb. 16 2017}

^{Posted: Mar 7th 2017}

HOA Monthly Meeting - Monday Feb. 6th Monday Feb. 13th

Our monthly meeting is coming up quick. It will be at the brown building at the 117th St Park on Monday February 6th at 7PM Monday February 13th.
We start at 7pm so please try to get there a few minutes early.

^{Posted: Jan. 31 2017}

^{Posted: Feb 6th 2017}

Use of fallen trees

To all of the members of Rhododendron Park that use firewood for heat, there are a number of fallen trees in the greenbelts and parks that could be utilized as firewood and the board is okay with some of the fallen trees being cut up for firewood but we ask that you contact the office and/or maintenance before cutting up any fallen trees so as we can determine if it is tree that is acceptable for removal from the greenbelt or park.

Only the HOA Board has the authority to have tree in the greenbelts or parks that are still standing, cut down.
We are only authorizing some of the already fallen trees to be cut up for firewood, preferably for personal use and not to be sold.

^{Posted: Dec. 18th 2016}

HOA Meeting - Monday Dec. 5th

Our monthly HOA meeting is on Monday Dec 5th at 7pm, weather permitting. We have a winter storm watch in effect during the same time as our meeting. We will try to keep you updated by 6pm if the weather is to severe. If the weather is to bad to hold the meeting, it will be postponed to Monday Dec 12th at 7pm. Hope to see you there.

^{Posted: Dec. 4th 2016}

Mail Theft and reporting it

We have had a lot of mail theft as of late, and with the holiday season upon us, more and more letters & packages will be delivered. If you see someone going through multiple mailboxes or taking packages off of porches, call 911. If you are able to, take pictures of the individual(s) or vehicle. If you believe that your mail has been gone through or you are missing letters that you should have received, we have a link to the USPS 'Mail theft & vandalism card' that can be printed out and mailed in to report mail theft. We also have links to the USPS website, UPS, & FedEx websites.
From the menu above, select "Information" then "Contacts & Useful links"

Crime Activity Reporting

The Pierce County Sheriffs office has been contacted in regards to how we can clean up Rhody Park of the criminal behavior. One of their suggestions was to create a tip line email to report activity to. This way instead of receiving 10, 20, 30 different emails from all different people, they get one that has a higher priority and they can focus their attention on it. This is NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR 911 in emergency situations. This is for documenting who is doing what, where and when so the officers can better focus their attention on individual places, and on the individuals, causing problems. To report activity email to Report@RhodyPark.com.

Compliance Committee Looking for Members

Our Compliance Committee is looking for 1 to 2 additional members to help with the task of documenting possible compliance concerns. Please contact our Compliance Committee at Compliance@RhodyPark.com if you are interested.