June 2026

Welcome to our new neighbors:

Ingris and Norman Hale at 319 NE Hyde Circle

Mark your calendars:

⦁ July 15th - The SSHOA Annual Meeting at 7 pm- The SSHOA only has one meeting a year, so please attend. The Hot Topic this year will be selling the RV Center and other options to avoid bankruptcy of the SSHOA.

⦁ Metro Free Hazard Waste Collection Events in our area:

Saturday, June 20th, 9 am – 2 pm, Beav. Christian Church, 13600 SW Allen Blvd, Beav.

Saturday, September 19th, 9 am - 2 pm, SW Bible Church, 14605 SW Weir Road, Beav.

Saturday, October 10th, 9 am - 2 pm, Epson, 3950 NE Aloclek Drive, Hillsboro

⦁ Free Small Collections of Medical sharps, household batteries/power tool batteries and non-broken compact fluroescent light bulbs at Centro Cultural on 1110 N Adair Street, Cornelius on the last Saturday of every month from 10 am -1 pm.

⦁ Year-round Free Disposal of used mattresses and boxsprings at Mattress City on 175 SE Baseline Street, Hillsboro -Monday-Saturday, 11 am-6 pm.

Common Area Benches: A big Thank you goes out to Tyler LaBeck who purchased the 2 new benches in the common area in remembrance of his Dad, Tim, who passed away 10/22/22. A shout out of thanks also goes out to Cody and Allison Barnbrook for the bench installation.

Mailboxes: Also, thanks goes out to Patrick Caldwell for designing the new mailbox sticker. Please use the QR code on the sticker to contact the SSHOA through the website if you need mailbox assistance. If you lose your mailbox key on any of the new beige mailboxes, please do not replace your lock on your own or go through the post office. Under NO circumstances should you attempt to “drill out” the mailbox lock. Contact the SSHOA through the QR code and the mailbox vendor will be contacted for the lock replacement. The SSHOA owns the newer mailboxes and does not want damage done to them. Do not put your ads or stickers on the mailboxes because the adhesive pulls off the paint. Do not try to force the package key out of the lock. The locks are being stripped by people attempting to pull the key out of the lock once they have accessed the package box. If you see a loose package box key, please put it in the outgoing mail slot.

Budget Woes: SSHOA has relied on volunteerism and payment of all dues since its conception in 1976. Due to declining volunteerism throughout the last 10 years, approximately 8 homeowners behind in their dues payments consistently and the drastic increase in the cost of utilities, pool chemicals, paint etc, the SSHOA is barely hanging on with little to no monies left at the end of the fiscal year. Please refer to the Budget Report included in your December 2025 mailing. Due to these facts, the SSHOA Board would like to revisit the selling of the RV Center which would free up monies for projects that have been on the back burner for years and emergent issues when they arise, such as mailbox replacement or repairs due to a break-in.

The SSHOA Board has been discussing the possibilities with Emma Porricolo, Senior Planner for the Community Development Planning Dept., City of Hillsboro. Per Ms Porricolo, the RV Center can not be sold or rented in its current non-buildable status. The RV Center would have to go through the City of Hillsboro process of transitioning to a buildable lot. Due to its large size of 11, 000 square feet, the lot would be re-classified as MR-2 which means a developer and/ or builder would have to buy it and build 4-6 liveable apartment-size structures. The builder could not build over 3 stories or 40 feet which ever is less. The structure would remain accessible only though Timothy Lane and would be part of the SSHOA and pay current dues. We will be discussing this issue at the July meeting and a voting insert is included with this newsletter and your June billing for you to return with your dues payment. Votes are due by July 31st, 2026. Reminder that if your dues are not paid in full by July 31st , you can NOT vote per the CC&Rs.

The SSHOA Board only sees 3 viable solutions:

⦁ Do not sell the RV Center. Increase the amount and frequency of special assessments to pay for urgent needs as they arise. For example, a 12 box, mailbox cluster costs $2500.00. A special assessment would equate to $33.00 per homeowner. The SSHOA is currently paying off cluster box number 3 and we still have boxes 4,5 and 6 to replace. Second example, tree removal of $5800 in common area equates to $76.00 per homeowner. This pricing is based on the tree removed in the common area in 2024.

⦁ Sell the RV Center for approximate $80,000-100,000 minus approx. $8000.00 for the application process and have monies for projects, such as: upgrading the CC&Rs, replacing the remaining 3 cluster boxes, replacing fencing around the pool, hiring a landscaper to cut high hedges, put security cameras in the common areas, etc.

⦁ Claim bankruptcy. This option would have many consequences. The Common area park and the RV center would have to be fenced off with no access for anyone. These areas would not have any maintenance and would quickly become an overgrown blackberry patch and be a home to feral cats, rats, etc. This would also trigger a situation where the private cul-de-sac homes would have to repave their streets, put in sidewalks and curbs to meet the City of Hillsboro codes at a cost of approximately $5000.00 per homeowner.

Pool Update: The summer goal will be to open the pool between June 23rd and July 1st. The open time will depend on the NW Gas inspection and the Washington County Health Department inspection which usually happens during this timeframe. Starting this year, absolutely NO GLASS MAY BE IN THE POOL AREA, NO HUMAN OR ANIMAL WASTE IN THE GARBAGE CAN INSIDE THE POOL AREA INCLUDIND DIAPERS and NO DRINKING OR SPITTING OF POOL WATER. Please obey all posted rules or your summer pool use privileges will be revoked for your entire household. Pool keys remain at $40. Tammy will contact previous pool users for a key purchase as soon as the inspections are passed. If you have not already spoken to Tammy please use the new website for communication and it will be triaged to her.

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