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Here are some of the issues that SSA is currently involved in.

SSA 2011 Survey
October 2011 amendments to SSA bylaws
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) survey planned
UNDER OUR SKIN A Must See Movie About Lyme Disease
South Skyline Firesafe Council
South Skyline now on Facebook
New South Skyline Fire & Rescue Website
Motorcycle Watch
Burglaries in the SSA area  
Yahoo group formed for South Skyline
Barricade Fire Gel
Yellow Starthistle 
High speed Internet Access for the SSA Region
Fire and Rescue Volunteers
Emergency Preparedness
The Skyline History Project
Mission Statements of our Local Parks
Castle Rock Park

 

SSA 2011 Survey

We are doing a membership survey.  This time, we are doing it online.  You can access it here: http://surveymonkey.com/s/southskyline2011

October 2011 amendments to SSA bylaws

The October 2011 newsletter includes proposed amendments to the SSA bylaws.  The SSA board has decided to amend the SSA bylaws for two reasons: We would like to have a formal means of making motions and voting on them by email; and to increase the maximum expenditure the Treasurer can make without an approved motion.

The current bylaws are available for review here.

Sudden Oak Death Blitz

A Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Blitz (survey) is planned for the South Skyline area the weekend of May 13 - 15, 2011. SOD is a serious issue in our area! Please join! The survey is intended to help our community identify locations where SOD is present as well as increase local awareness of the issue. It is funded by the USDA Forest Service and various other agencies, and sponsored by South Skyline Association (SSA) in cooperation with Dr. Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley. The area we’ll cover is the Skyline region from the Skywood area to Bear Creek Road.  For more details, please read this flyer

UNDER OUR SKIN

A Must See Movie About Lyme Disease.  A flier with information about an event we are hosting at Lakeside with Lakeside PTA.  It is in short a screening of a movie called Under Our Skin.  It is a powerful, informative and very relevant movie about what is going on with our family. I hope you will consider coming and watching to learn a little bit about the challenges we are facing as well as to be more informed about Lyme disease and the things to be looking for.

South Skyline Firesafe Council

The South Skyline Firesafe Council was formed to help the community reduce the risk and impact of a wildfire, and help protect our houses from this danger.  The council has created this flier about the Firesafe program.

South Skyline now on Facebook

We have added a new resource for the South Skyline Association on Facebook.  

South Skyline Fire & Rescue Website

Company 29 has been working on a number of improvements to the South Skyline Fire & Rescue website recently. There's a link to a description of the Las Cumbres station remodel (with the obligatory request for money). The Donate link goes somewhere now, though we don't have PayPal hooked up yet. We've added a 'Join our Team' link which describes the requirements for signing up, the 'Help Us Help You' link now goes to a page with some handy tips based on the column from the last Skylines newsletter.

We have not had time to update the photo gallery, however we have at least picked out the pictures to use and will do this soon.

Take a look and let us know what you think and if you have any suggestions.

http://www.southskylinefire.org/

Motorcycle Watch

In our ongoing effort to get some semblance of control over speeding motorcycles, we are posting the phone number to use to report motorcycles that are speeding or exhibiting other abhorrent behaviors (e.g. too loud).  If you witness a motorcycle that is operating outside the law, please call the CHP reporting line at:

    800-TELL CHP (835-5247)

 

Burglaries in the SSA area

It was reported at the August 19 SSA board meeting that there have been a several burglaries in the area around Page Mill Road/Skyline as well as the Las Cumbres area.  Keep an eye out for suspicious activity!

 

Yahoo Group formed for South Skyline

A Yahoo group has been formed for South Skyline. To join the South Skyline email group, send a BLANK message to:

SouthSkyline-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  

No subject line is needed.

 

Barricade Fire Gel Available on the Internet

The subject of Barricade Fire Gel came up at an SSA meeting a year or two ago, at that time it wasn't being distributed in California. There may not be a local distributor, but it is sold on the Internet at Barricade International. The cost is $199 for the basic kit with 3, 1 1/4-gallon bottles and $150 for refill kits of 4 bottles (they recommend one bottle for 500-700 square feet of wall). I just ordered (and received) the kits. The only caveat I have is that I'd like to have asked them to ship UPS, they defaulted to FedEx at ~$60. Otherwise I'm happy with the service.

~Ken Smith

Back at that time the local distributor was Allstar Fire Equipment in Hayward. They now offer a number of alternative materials, so you may also want to check in with them for the latest info. 

 

Yellow Starthistle

Expect mid-June to be near the time for whacking YST.  If you are trying to reduce YST on or around your property, you should be getting ready.  We have collected information on the noxious weed commonly referred to as Yellow Star Thistle.  We now have a quick primer on it, and numerous links to agencies and groups that have studied it and/or have programs for eradicating it.

 

High Speed Internet

Several things are happening with regard to high speed internet access.  First, we have accumulated a little over 150 residents along Skyline that are keenly interested in getting high speed internet access.  This has gotten the attention of several providers.  For more detail on this; see our SSA Broadband Status Page.

Fire & Rescue Volunteers

 

Article from George Johnson, Southskyline Fire and Rescue Volunteers (SSFR), posted March 17, 2002 (This article missed getting into the January, 2002 Skylines.)

Support Our Local Fire & Rescue Volunteers
South Skyline Fire & Rescue Volunteers (SSFR) has not asked for donations from the community for many years. This year, Santa Cruz County has a matching funds program and SSFR is requesting donations to help them purchase Wildland Fire Protective Clothing, a Class "A" Foam Nozzle, and a GPS unit. If you would like to donate, please write a check payable to South Skyline Volunteers and mail it to 16765 Skyline Boulevard, Los Gatos CA 95033.

 

Emergency Preparedness

911 Emergency Response Information, posted January 2001

 

Skyline History Project

Skyline Historical Society, updated June 8, 2002

 

Local Parks Missions

Mission statements of local parks, updated November 20, 1997

 

Castle Rock Park

Castle Rock General Plan Information, updated January 1, 2001

 

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