The Charbonneau Villager Newspaper 2020_Feb issue Villager newspaper | Page 2

2 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER February 2020 CCC President’s Column By KATHY HARP CCC Board seeks new, quality applicants I would like to welcome new CCC Board mem- ber, Jim Gibbons, to the board of di- rectors. We are grateful to have HARP Jim join our board at this time. He was a member of the original 2005 strategic planning task force which wrote the 2020 Vi- sion, Core Values, Planning Assump- tions, and Goals. As the board begins to review and update that document, his expertise will be invaluable. Almost six years ago, I read an arti- cle in The Villager seeking applicants for the CCC Board of Directors. I de- cided to add my name to those wish- ing to serve their community. Little did I know that the three positions available that year would have only three applicants. Looking back on that time and almost every election since then, it is unfortunate more resi- dents do not step forward. Charbon- neau residents have much to give their community. We are now, once again, seeking applicants to serve on our Board of Directors beginning in May. Please contact the CCC office to request a packet of information on the duties of a board member. In light of recent developments these past few months, I realize that it may be even more difficult to get good people to volunteer to serve their community. This board has followed Charbonneau bylaw and CC&R protocols, along with much legal advice, in making decisions for the future of our community. And now we face a small group of residents who have chosen to use scare tactics and false statements with residents in our neighborhoods and throughout Charbonneau to coerce them into signing a petition with the sole purpose of undermining the works of, not only this board, but decades of boards and outreach efforts previous to this time. It is this petition, signed by less than 100 people, which is the rea- son for our Jan. 28 special meeting. That meeting will have already taken place by the time you read this. Since publishing that petition (it can be found at our website under board minutes) several residents, who signed this petition, called and asked to have their names removed, citing the fact that they were misled as to the purpose of this petition. Unfortu- nately, this is not possible as per our legal counsel. This petition was anon- ymously sent to the board. The lead- ers of this movement wished to re- main anonymous and yet they contin- ually demanded more transparency from the CCC Board. They ignored our numerous offers to meet with them and discuss their concerns. The lesson in all of this for our com- munity is to take the time to find out the facts. Call a board member or our general manager for the true facts. Time was scheduled at the beginning of our regular board meetings for the past five months of 2019 for community input. We listened to numerous con- cerns, and yet when it was stated (in November and December) that the board will be talking about those con- cerns during our regular scheduled meeting, the majority of those speak- ing stood up and left the room before the meeting even started. They seemed to be closed-minded and not open to learning the facts. I am hoping that the Jan. 28 special meeting proved that our community is united on making plans for the future. We need more space and we truly value our golf course as one of our greatest assets. I would like to end on a positive note. We learned this month that Char- bonneau Country Club was selected as the recipient of the CAI (Community Associations Institute) 2019 Associa- tion of the Year Award for Oregon and Southwest Washington in the very large category! I wish to thank John McLain for coordinating our applica- tion. You can read more about this in an upcoming Villager! We owe much of our success in recent years to our man- ager, Jim Meierotto, and the strong leadership of our CCC Boards over the past decade. DEATH NOTICE John Arthur Baines Aug. 3, 1939 to Dec. 18, 2019 John Arthur Baines has died. Services were held Jan. 11, 2020. Remembrances may be made to Oswego Heritage Council in his honor online at oswegoheritage. org. CORRECTION In the January issue of the Villager, an article titled “The real spirit of Charbonneau” incorrectly stated that the Charbonneau Women’s Golf Association hosted the Pink Ball Tournament. The Niners hosted the tournament. Wilsonville to get Dutch Bros The City of Wilsonville Devel- opment Review Board B unani- mously approved an application for the building of a new Dutch Bros Coffee shop in Town Center during a meeting in January. The Dutch Bros business will be 500-square-feet and located at 29702 S.W. Town Center Loop W. near Dollar Tree and Bank of America. 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