The work on the beach path on Reed Road has been completed. The contractor’s original proposal was modified slightly to include a mix of sand and gravel on the path to make it a little easier on bare feet. Below are a couple of photos of the new bridge railings and the newly widened and graveled path. There is also a new album in the Photo Album page link on the right with more pictures of the paths both before and after the upgrades.

After receiving feedback from other members, the Board has also requested a bid from the same contractor to do some work on the other path between 1st Street and Reed Road.  This path is badly eroded, and the steps at the top need work and a handrail. If this path can also be upgraded within the funds available in our special beach path fund the Board will proceed with that work, as well.

The ad hoc committee chairman, Phyllis Brownlee, has submitted her findings on the repair and refurbishing of the Neahkahnie beach path. After interviewing contractors, she submitted a proposal to the Neahkahnie Community Club Board from Terry Fullan as follows:

Widen lower trail to 30”.
Remove encroaching dirt and sod. Remove old timbers.
Re-install pressure treated 4 x 4 wood materials level with the trail grade next to fencing.
Haul old dry rot railroad ties to Trails End Recovery.
Install crushed rock to approaches to the bridge, with some minor rock work at the edges.
We have also proposed layering sand onto the crushed rock for better footing.

Bridge repairs are to include rebuilding the posts, side rails, using new wood and some recovered wood. The goal is to strengthen the bridge and keep the old character intact.
The final touch would be a fresh pressure washing of the bridge to clean surface of grime.

Unless there is a need for a special meeting, which must be scheduled as soon as possible, the Board will concur with the committee appointed at our Annual Meeting and will proceed with the necessary improvements. The Board was given the authority to proceed with the committee’s recommendation by a motion that was unanimously passed at the Annual Business Meeting, May 8, 2010.

Our beach path fund CD is presently $3473.17. Mr. Fullan’s estimate for labor, materials and administration for this project is $1125.00. This amount does not include the additional sand required to cover the gravel. We would be using the beach path CD money for the repair work as a donation to the community, since this money was donated by our membership especially for maintaining the public beach paths.

If you have any concerns regarding this project, please notify President, Monica Isbell (monica@starboardalliance.com) before June 8th.

Respectfully submitted, Karen Harshbarger, Secretary (harshbarger@nehalemtel.net)

Additional Notes:
1.Club Vice President, Mike Lincicum, continues to post new content regularly to the Club’s website. We encourage you to take a look. The website address is www.neahkahnieclub.org.

2.We are still seeking more volunteers for the following Club events. Please contact Monica Isbell at (503) 368-3389 or monica@starboardalliance.com if you are interested in lending a hand.

Annual Picnic August 14, 2010 from noon to 3:00. Pam Greene graciously offered her lovely home again for this event.

Annual Holiday Party December 4, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Pine Grove.

3. If you are interested in participating in the Manzanita July 4th parade along with other member of the Neahkahnie Community Club, please send a message with your contact information to the Club contact Email address.

Approximately 30 members turned out for the annual meeting on May 8th.  The main order of business was the election of officers for the next year. The slate of officers nominated by the nominating committee were elected by unanimous vote.

The officers for the next year are:

Monica Isbell – President

Mike Lincicum – Vice President / Webmaster

Karen Harshbarger – Secretary

Bill Pritchard – Treasurer

The other item of new business at the meeting was a discussion of the the Club using some of our special beach walk fund to do maintenance of the path and bridge beside the creek on Reed Road.  Phyllis Brownlee was appointed to chair an ad hoc committee to explore hiring a contractor to do some repairs on the bridge and organizing a work party to do some leveling and improvement of the path between the bridge and concrete section of the path leading down to the sand. Phyllis will talk to the owners of the properties adjoining the path before any work is done.

A motion was passed authorizing this committee to present a proposal to the Executive Committee.  The officers will poll the members by mail and Email to determine if a special meeting is needed to act on the proposal. If no members request a special meeting, the Executive Committee would be authorized to act on the proposal.

There was also a request for volunteers to help with upcoming Club activities.

Lyn Eisenhaur and Lynn Messenger have volunteered to coordinate a Neahkahnie Community Club entry in the Manzanita July 4th parade again this year. If you or your family members are interested in marching in the parade, please leave a comment below.

John and Monica Isbell volunteered to help with the Picnic on August 14th and the Holiday Party on December 4th. Bill and Carol Pritchard, Bill and Karen Harshbarger, and Kathleen Ryan also offered to help with the picnic and table and chair transport. Larry Kiser volunteered to be the bartender for the Holiday Party, as usual. Howard Harris and Phyllis Brownlee also offered to help with the Holiday Party. More volunteers are needed, so please contact Monica Isbell, send an Email to the Club contact address, or leave a comment below if you are willing to help out with these events.

Howard Harris made a brief announcement regarding Tillamook County’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals and indicated that he had copies of a packet regarding this ordinance available if members are interested. A link to the Tillamook County web site with information on this program is also included under “links” on the right side-bar.

A copy of the official meeting minutes from this meeting is available in PDF format below.

Meeting Minutes

NCC members may be interested in the makeup of our current membership.

Our current membership roster represents a total of 136 property owners and a few associate members.  Of the 136 households, 59 have addresses in Neahkahnie or Manzanita.  There are 51 households with addresses in the Portland / Vancouver metro area, with another 10 from other parts of Oregon.  We have  seven households with California addresses and four from other parts of Washington.  We also have four households from other states and one from Canada.

If you have not yet paid your dues of $10 per person for 2010 please send a check to the Club at:

Neahkahnie Community Club, P.O. Box 412, Manzanita, OR 97130

or plan on paying your dues at the Annual Meeting on May 8th.