Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Felida Area Residents!

 As a Community Activist I have been
watching the area growth since the 1990s
and posted on the Columbia FB page 
that I found out over a year ago the FNA
became in active!  Signs were left up and
not a word from the FNA to the area 
residents.

I get the county's neighborhood posting of
developments for the whole county and I 
started seeing that they were unassigned
so I asked why.  I was told the FNA was
inactive!   Yesterday's email I found out
that there is now a Felida area.  Again why
if they are inactive.  It appears there is a 
group that would like to start up the FNA
again.  Boy you would enjoy the emails
that went back and forth yesterday.

There has not been a formal Clark County
Council stating their is a FNA.  No meeting
nore have their been boundaries or bylaws.

There is a set meeting for June 13 but 
no place is set.  Watch for the postal 
cards the Neighborhood Coordinator
 states will be coming out.

Under the last FNA group we saw 
rapid growth and when they got 
what they pushed through, they
then allow the FNA to go inactive.  

If you don't know the history of the 
FNA one needs to look at how 
certain folks have used it to push 
their agendas.   They have not 
keep the area residents informed
and cut deals!  More can be stated
about the deals that were cut, to 
put their people in place.

Neighborhood Associations can 
only speak for those that attend 
their meetings not for the whole 
area residents, so use your voices!

The Felida Neighborhood Association 
was formed over 50 years ago and 
was the first Clark County Neighborhood!  
They formed due to the road issues 
and today with all the development 
here roads are still an issue with 
the density deemed upon the whole 
County.

Roadways are failing in Felida and
have been failing since the 1990.  
The then FNA had a road plan that 
the county didn't abide by and Yes 
it was filed with the county courts!
The last FNA cut a deal with the 
County for park benches.  The money
collected for the roadway improvements 
was spent on NW 119 Street to bring 
north county's sewer to the treatment plant!  
The development continues and roadways 
are a mess. 

Stormwater is another issue that hasn't been
address under the last FNA.  Clark County
tied stormwater into a system owned by
a Homeowner Association without telling
them!

There is a lot of History out here and 
residents are not being taken care of!
If you to go East County you will see
what I'm talking about.

Felida Neighborhood Association was
once named the strongest neighborhood
in Clark County.  What happened??

It is time to speak out!


 



The Blog Hit 72,000

Over night.  Hong Kong is back to
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5/14/2024

72,300 by this evening. 

Monday, May 13, 2024

Sales Kid On Sat Trying To Sell Pest Control!

 We are totally laughing here!  My
husband was not happy I let the kid
talk as I wanted to know if he was on
the up and up.  Nope!!   He even asked
me what I used.  Does our yard need 
pest control???   Come on here!  Would
we allow then to spray when we have 
a dog??   Sorry but it just didn't add up!

Plus he ignored the sign that states no
trespassing!   The kid can't read and he
did admit we have a beautiful yard.  I
just told him look at the yards around us
and you need to go educate them!!  

Unkept yards and an invitation to rats,
ants and other critters!  

Sunday, May 12, 2024

I'm A Brugmansia Mom!!

The seeds I planted late last month
are sprouting!!  


 












Here are the seeds from last fall.



















Lots of Albino seedlings!   B. Shorty's Variegated
seedpods so it will be interesting to see if they
do grow.  This is why we do not release or sell 
these pods.

Today's Task--Completed!!

 Before:










After:











Check that off the list.

May Garden Tour!

As you can see we have been busy! 
















































Happy Mother's Day

 


Saturday, May 4, 2024

May Clean-up

 May 2, 2024

I went out and pulled weeds in
the hosta bed, I am just stunned
at all the stuff I'm seeing.  

Thistle all over the place.   I took
3/4 buckets of weeds off the back
beds.   

I guess it's time to Round up the 
mess.  

We have never had this issue in 
years!   Just look around and you
can see the unkept yards with weeds.

5/7/2024

Today was cleanup day!!  I took a 
a half bag of pine off Sable's area
then took a full pickle bucket off the 
area behind the green house.

I also took half a bucket of Maple 
seeds that came from the north, when
the wind kicked up.  I pickup daily for
the past week with the wind we have had.
The seeds are still coming down.

5/8/2024

Went out and picked up the Maple seeds
that dropped over night, 2- 2 gallons buckets full.
Had a doctor's appointment in Camas and when
I got back I found the wind had picked up and
the Maple seeds are now all over the yard again.
Not going to pick them up until the wind stops!
This evening I went out to sweep Sables path to
potty, a full buck full.  Then went out and vac
up the driveway and walkway, I picked up 1/2 
bag of shredded Maple leaves.

5/9/2024

After yesterday's wind it was time to reclean
up the areas that were done prior.  I took off
1/2 bags of mulched maple seeds off the front
driveway, sidewalk and husband's parking spot.
Then I did Sable's area, north side of the house,
walkway to the shed and re-mowed the north
grass area after dropping the mower a notch to
pickup all the maple seeds.  I took 3 full bags
of mulched Maple seeds and pine junk that 
blew out of the east trees.  What a mess.  I will
now have to go around and pickup by hand the 
flower beds, it will have to wait until Friday 
afternoon. 

5/10/2024

2 pickle buckets full picked up today!

5/11/2024

1/2 bucket of Maple Seeds was removed off the
roof and gutters.

5/12/2024

I can no longer pickup all the Maple seeds 
dropping out of the north trees, so I had to
mow again to get the mess gone!

We also picked up a full bucket today!  More
have come down so it will all be repeated on
Monday.

5/13/2024

I started my day on both roofs cleaning off
the mess that dropped over night.   Then 
cleaning off the deck, picking up a couple 
flower beds, cleaning off the driveway, then 
mowing the lawn to get the maple seeds out
of the lawn. Back to picking up Sable's area
and then again sweeping off the walkway.
Cleaning up the street and back to picking up
the snowball trees. I clipped off the blooms and
now I'll know the only blooms will come from 
the neighbor's tree.  Removed 3 bags mulched,
1 bucket just Maple seeds and a bag of maple 
seeds mulched with a little grass.  I have been 
mowing to pickup the Maple seeds daily for 4 days 
now

It was nice to see them mow their lawn, sort of.
The last time they mow they just did a circle to
put their chairs out.  The grass is well over 2 foot
tall!  Another neighbor had someone come mow
only the front yard, finally!  


5/14/2024

I personally picked up a full bucket of seeds!
Then I vac up 2 bags of mulch seeds and mowed
to get them out off of the north lawn.  Took a half
bag of seeds off that area.  I'll be doing the same 
on Wed.!  

Thursday, May 2, 2024