Saratoga Beach. A residential community in Langley, Washington

SBOA Park Rules During COVID

Posted on May 11th, 2020

Following the Governor's mandate and for the safety of everyone:

No gathering or using physical amenities(shelter, tables, porta potty, etc).

Open for walking, running, use of ramp. Please leash your dogs.

WELL PUMP REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED

Posted on May 11th, 2020

To update you on the problems this weekend at the well: Scott Schmidt, volunteer board member and Chair of the Water System Committee reports that a pump failed at the well site this weekend. Both outage events were unplanned so no advance notification was possible. Scott was out at the pump house at 05:30 AM and called Whidbey Water out at 6:00 AM and then again later in the day when they made the repairs. They got things repaired yesterday afternoon (5/10/20) and we are now back to normal operating status. A backup pump was purchased to continue the proceedure of having redundency for each aspect of the water system where possible.

Water Flow

Posted on May 9th, 2020

Since yesterday afternoon we have been having electrical issues with our booster pumps. A conserve water sign has been posted and this will be in effect until we get the electrician out. Please pass the word but this is not an emergency!

WATER SHARE LOTTERY

Posted on Mar 24th, 2020

SARATOGA BEACH OWNERS ASSOCIATION

PO Box 208, Langley WA 98260

sarbeach@whidbey.com 360-730-1343 www.sarbeach.com

March 25, 2020

Dear SBOA Member:

As you are aware, in June of 2018 we sent all SBOA owners notification of a lottery to be held regarding the distribution of the last four water shares available in our community for the foreseeable future. Of the four, all were allocated and three owners have complied with the procedures and built homes that connect to an SBOA water hookup. One owner turned down their share once they realized they would not be able to meet the building deadline. That share was offered to the final lottery entrant on the water share waitlist. Just recently, that final lottery participant also realized they would not be able to meet the deadline.

We are therefore holding a lottery for this remaining share. Because this water share will likely be the only one available in the community for quite some time, the owners entering the lottery must be very serious about building and be prepared to follow the SBOA Architectural Committee’s timeline and procedures for building a residence on the property, should they be allocated a water share through this lottery.

All SBOA member owners in good standing may apply. The lottery will close on July 1st, 2020, as determined by postmark on the submissions. Diane Ashman will be the contact for requesting an application from SBOA by email, snail mail, or phone (listed in the letterhead, above).

All applications must be returned by US mail, with an earnest money payment enclosed. The earnest money for the lottery is $2,000 and will be held in escrow and applied to the water share fee for those selected. Entrants who do not win the lottery may have their earnest money refunded.

Applications will have a slip on the bottom, stating that the application was received and upon which a random number will be assigned when received by SBOA. A copy of this will be returned to each applicant.

The numbers will be drawn at a location and time of day to be established later, on July 15th, 2020. All entrants are welcome to attend. Winners have 60 days from the award of the water share to submit a completed “Saratoga Beach Owners Association Water Hookup Application and Checklist,” which includes payment of the full water hookup fee. Additionally, please note that all SBOA water fees commence upon assignment of a water share.

If any entrant withdraws, the next entrant in the rank order is selected. Once all lottery winners have accepted, the remaining entrants may remain, in rank order, on a waiting list for $500, and have the additional $1,500 refunded or they may have their entry fee refunded in full and not join the waiting list.

We hope this information is helpful and that it will answer your questions and concerns.

Warm regards,

SARATOGA BEACH OWNERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BEACH GATE LOCK

Posted on Jul 7th, 2019

Many folks have noticed that the beach gate lock is missing. We actually have two identical locks. They are not missing but have been removed because they have a malfunction that risks people getting locked in on the wrong side of the gate.

As reported at the Annual Meeting, the board has decided on a different system. We will be purchasing a code lock from a local vendor (who can then help us more quickly when this high use/weather exposed lock malfunctions than the off island vendor we previously used) and placards that you will display in your car or carry with you when visiting the beach. This will allow everyone to be assured at a glance that others at the beach have right of entry, something that wasn't possible with our old system.

All this will take a little time to get organized but it is our highest priority at the moment. YOU can help us by making sure we have your email address so that we can mail you the code as soon as we have a replacement lock (which will occur sooner than having the placards ready to mail to you.)

The Spring Work & Fun Party

Posted on Apr 28th, 2019

If you missed this, be sure to come to the next one! We had so much fun! And it really is a great way to meet your neighbors.

Thank you to everyone who came and worked to make our common space so nice. And for the awesome picnic.