2022 Budget Approved!
At their meeting on November 20, 2021, the Board of Directors voted to approve the 2022 operating budget as proposed by the Budget Committee. As a result, starting on January 1, 2022, monthly dues will be as follows:
- Townhomes: $277 (a $7 per month decrease)
- Single Family Homes: $142 (a $12 per month decrease)
- Cottages: $142 (a $12 per month decrease)
- Undeveloped Lots: $129 (an $11 per month decrease)
If you use your bank’s autopay system, please make sure to update the amount that is being paid AFTER your December payment has been sent. [Hint – this is usually more successful if you delete the current payment entirely and just set up a new one. If you just change the dollar amount on your current recurring transaction, it tends to revert to the old amount after one month.] If you aren’t sure if you’ve paid for December yet or not, feel free to ask me!
The approved budget document has been uploaded to the Library section of the owner portal. You can view it by logging in to the portal and selecting “Library” from the Community menu, then selecting the “Finance” folder.
Last Call for Payment Books!
This is your last chance to let me know if you would like to receive a tear-out payment book for your 2022 HOA dues…or if you’d rather have a statement/reminder emailed to you…or if you’re one of those independent types that don’t need no stinkin’ reminders. Whatever your preference, please take a moment now to let me know by filling out this brief form:
So far I’ve heard from 45 of you, but I know there are more of you out there! I will be placing the order for the payment books on Monday, December 6, 2021. If I haven’t heard from you before then, you may not receive a payment book. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya! [If you’re one of the 45 who has already responded, thank you! No need to respond again!]
[Please also note, the office absolutely does NOT need to have that tear-out coupon to process your dues payment. They are for your convenience only. If the only reason you like them is because they come with mailing labels, let me know, and I’ll be happy to mail you some labels!]
NORFPD Fundraiser Update
Our fundraiser for the Netarts-Oceanside Rural Fire Protection District is off to a great start, but we still have a ways to go! In the first month of our two-month campaign, we’ve received $4,230 in donations, with pledges made for an additional $2,500. When combined with the $5,000 match from the Becker Foundation, this would put us at $11,730, which is about 35% of the way towards matching last year’s total raised of $33,845. Please, please, please keep those donations coming, so that we can give the volunteers of the NORFPD the support that they need and deserve!
The easiest way to donate is directly via the “donate now” button at the bottom of the NORFPD website: netartsoceansidefire.org . For those preferring to write a check, please make them out to “Netarts-Oceanside Volunteer Fire Association” and send it to The Capes office. YOUR CHARITABLE DONATION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Please email your donation confirmation receipt to community@thecapeshoa.org, a private Capes email address especially created for community related support, so we can track our community’s giving.
Oceanside Incorporation Discussion and Surveys
Two emails went out to all Capes owners on 11/30/2021 about the current discussion surrounding Oceanside’s potential bid for incorporation. Please take some time to read through all of the information provided and then respond to the two surveys. (One is a Capes internal survey, and the other is for the Oceanside Neighborhood Association.) The second email provided instructions to register as a qualifying, voting member of the ONA, so please make sure to do that, as well. Being a registered member of the ONA will enable you to vote on whether or not incorporation should proceed. If you need either email (or both) re-sent, please contact the office!
DO NOT PUT PAINT IN THE DUMPSTERS!!!!!
The office received a call in November from City Sanitary that once again, cans of paint were found in our dumpsters. This is a BIG NO-NO! Paint is considered to be hazardous waste, and cannot simply be thrown out with the regular household garbage. Thankfully, the can was nearly empty and the driver found it before it could spill inside the garbage truck – this saved us from receiving a fine from City Sanitary (and potentially from the DEQ as well.) If you have paint to get rid of, you will need to take it to the landfill on one of their Hazardous Waste Collection days. (See website for more information: https://www.co.tillamook.or.us/solid-waste/page/hazardous-waste-collection)
Just a reminder – any homeowner who is found placing hazardous materials in the dumpsters will be subject to fines from the Board, and will be responsible for any additional fees/fines that we are charged by City Sanitary or the DEQ.