Greenwood Point – Neighborhood of Issaquah, WA

The South Lake Sammamish Association (SLSA) has been working on replacing the signs on the Sammamish Parkway, at the entrances on 188th and 192nd with signs that will reflect all of the
community neighborhoods.

Our own Kelland Ong, who designed the new Greenwood Point sign on 188th, has offered to be the project coordinator. The material cost would be $2000 per sign for the trellis and support. The
plan is to leave the existing ivy in place to reduce costs. The project can be done for about $10,000 if volunteers do the work. The GPHA share would be about $3000.

In our last newsletter, we asked for donations toward the new signs. So far we have received 4 donations and we thank the OʼKeefe Family, the Cress family, the Magner family, and the Parsons family for stepping up to make our neighborhoods more welcoming. If you would like to contribute, please send your checks to: The GPHA Sign Fund, 4132 187th Avenue SE, or bring them to the Annual Meeting in January. The suggested donation is $100 per family.

The GPHA Board received this updated design on May 7, 2008.  As before, let us know what you think.  Thanks!

At the April 16, 2008 GPHA Board Meeting, Charlene Gaston shared a new mock-up (designed by another GPHA homeowner) of a possible replacement for our neighborhood’s aging sign:

[Greenwood Point Island and sign, formal stone column base concept. Hedge and tree removed. Mailbox re-installed sidewalk on other side of cul de sac, opposite existing curb.]

The GPHA Board would like to hear what you think about this design. Please keep in mind the following points:

• We would like to move the mailbox in this planter to the sidewalk as part of the redesign; however, we still need to talk to the mail carrier and all the homeowners who share that mailbox.
• We expect to fund this work through private donations, rather than homeowners dues, because we understand that some homeowners might object to paying for this with dues; however, if private donations are insufficient, the Board may revisit the funding issue.

If you have any suggestions or concerns about this project, please send them along.

You can send email directly to a Board member (see the Contacts page for their email address), or you can send your comments to webmaster@greenwoodpoint.org and we will forward them.

Thanks to Charlene and her behind-the-scenes partners for designing and promoting this exciting change.