Our neighbors

Our neighbors

Who are we?

We are proud to be a part of this active and close knit community. This blog is to keep you informed of the current events. We thank you for your donations, for volunteering and participating in these events.
We are also involved with preserving the wetlands around us.
If you need to contact us about our events, please email Gayle @ gayleepie@charter.net or call 627-5579

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Need information about the Willowbrook HOMEOWNERS Association? Click on the link below under MY BLOG LIST or HOA link:

www.willowbrook-hoa.blogspot.com


Neighborhood Watch Captain, Bill Allen billallenpdco@charter.net or 628-9926




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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2009 Annual Homeowners Meeting- RECAP


About 30 people braved blustery weather May 12 to attend the 2009 Willowbrook Annual Homeowners Meeting in the Reinhardt's backyard at 202 Rocky Mountain Court.

Guest speaker: The Richland Chief of Police
Richland's Chief of Police, Toni Corsi, gave a wide-ranging talk about how the Richland Police Department operates, what the major issues are, how the Tri-Cities police departments cooperate with each other and the Federal government, and crime trends. He passed out maps of the Willowbrook area showing the types and locations of crimes in our area for the last two years. He said the maps showed that there is crime even in Willowbrook, and that common sense precautions like locking doors and not leaving keys in cars were necessary here. He mentioned that car theft is a rising problem in our area, probably due to out of town gangs.

The Police Chief thanked us for inviting him to meet us, and mentioned that in his seven years here in Richland this is the only the second time he's been invited to a neighborhood meeting like this. He then opened the floor to any questions. He was asked how long it takes Richland police to respond to an emergency call from the Willowbrook area. "About six minutes." When asked what we can do to discourage crime in the neighborhood he said, "Talk to your neighbors and call the police if you see anything suspicious."

When the questions were finished the Chief bowed out to a hearty round of applause.

Fence along Leslie
It is estimated that the neighborhood's fence along Leslie has another five years of life before it needs replacement. Once it needs replacing, the Willowbrook Homeowners Board intends to replace most of it with a block wall similar to the wall recently erected by Meadow Springs along Leslie. A block wall will last longer, look more prestigious, and require less maintenance than a wooden fence. Not all the wall would be block construction: the portion of the wall that lies behind the house on Leslie that bisects Willowbrook's Leslie frontage would be replaced with a wood fence similar to the one there now. Much of that wall cannot be seen from the street. The Homeowners Board has begun a five year savings program to accumulate the $120,000+ needed to replace the fence.

Homeowners who back up to the fence are encouraged to let the Homeowners Board know of any serious deficiencies in the current fence that cannot wait several years for resolution.

Landscaping along Leslie
The landscaping along Leslie has been damaged by the construction on Leslie, but most of the damage will be repaired by the city. Some of the trees that had roots cut may not survive the year -- we'll just have to wait and see. The irrigation system had to be turned off during construction, so the road contractor watered the portions of our landscaping next to the construction using a water truck. It was just recently realized that the landscaping north of Willowbrook Place, which is outside of the construction zone, was not receiving any water. This will be resolved by next week, either by using a water truck or restoring the irrigation system.

Annual Assessment
The homeowners voted to continue the neighborhood assessment at the current rate: $150 per year. This assessment is being collected from all Willowbrook homeowners, including those living in Willowbrook II.


Reported by Jay Reinhardt

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Ice Cream Truck to come Wednesdays!


Hi everyone! Summer's coming soon and with this wonderful weather comes the perfect treat to enjoy it with. Fun Flanagans little red ice-cream truck will begin making it's weekly route to your neighborhood starting this Wednesday 5/20. We will be coming thru around 6:00 pm selling all types of fun ice-cream treats ranging in price from $1 - $2. We carry over 20 different novelties from the tried and true ice-cream bar to the always fun Sponge Bob. We even have 2 new items this year; the Triple Blast popsicle and the Push-Ups! Here's to a wonderful summer! See you soon!

~Fun Flanagans

Monday, May 4, 2009

We have a birthday girl!

For those of you that have been in Willowbrook a long time, we have our own Nita Higby turning 80 years young on Tuesday, May 5th. If you could give her a call or drop her a note on her doorstep, she would be very surprised.
2620 Eastwood or 627-1767.
Nita, you go girl!




2009 Parade

2009 Parade





September Curb Appeal Winner

September Curb Appeal Winner

Duck Boxes

Duck Boxes

River Otter

River Otter

August Curb Appeal Winner

August Curb Appeal Winner
We will miss the Burrows.....

BLOCK PARTY DATE CHANGE

The annual Block Party date has been changed to Saturday, Sept. 12. It will be a Hawaiian Luau theme and a movie night following.
More info to come.....

Richland Police Dept.

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Crime Prevention Officer
Richland Police Department
509-942-7636

May Curb Appeal Winner

May Curb Appeal Winner

W.C.C. Team

Gayle Garvie, President
Lara Blatter, Vice President
Jennifer Childers
Bonnie Bushaw

Block Party BBQ

Block Party BBQ
Grill Master Phil




Lots of bouncing going on.....

OCT. Curb Appeal Winner

OCT. Curb Appeal Winner

2008 Event at Tapteil

2008 Event at Tapteil
Beautiful sunset & moon rise- 50 people showed up!

Photos by Cindy


Our neighborhood

Our neighborhood

Parade on Eastwood

Parade on Eastwood
Kids, dogs, & parents

4th of July

4th of July
Parade participants