HOA Board

The elected Board consists of five, on-site, home owners, in good standing with the association. Their positions are staggered so that there is always a seasoned member on the Board. Elections are held every year during our Annual Homeowners Meeting (usually in July or August).

The 2009-2010 Yelm Terra HOA Board consists of:

  • President/Secretary – Laura Huseth
  • Vice President – Ronald Nelson
  • Landscape/Maintenance – Kay Bell
  • Community Connection Events Coordinator – Stephanie Ritter
  • Crime Watch – Angela Storme

Why have a Board?

The idea of a neighborhood being an associated group is that there are members within the community that help to facilitate, maintain and control THE VALUE OF OUR HOMES. That is it. The rules and regulation that have been set forth are there because we all agreed on them to be there. By purchasing a home within Yelm Terra, you agreed to abide by the rules & regulations of the neighborhoods Association Bylaws (which can be found within our CCNR’s)

What does the Board do?

Most often, we get asked the same questions over and over… so to help out with knowing where to begin, this last annual meeting had time devoted to the discussion of the purpose of having a Board and the DO’S and DON’TS of the HOA Board. The following is an excerpt from that.

The HOA Board DOES:

  • Collect Dues to maintain common areas, pay contracts, and other approved expenses
  • Create and maintain budget
  • Mediate disputes related to CC&R’s (non domestic, non criminal, Maintain contracts (lawn pros, accountant etc.)
  • Enforce CC&R’s with warnings and fines
  • Approve construction (makes sure it follows CC&R’s)

The HOA Board DOES NOT

  • Pay Property damage
  • Replace Stolen Property
  • Report Crime
  • Maintain your yard (including trees and grass on other side of side walk next to street)
  • Water your yard (including trees and grass on other side of side walk next to street)
  • Pick up garbage and poop (that’s right, poop!)
  • Issue construction permits
  • Keep/issue mail box keys
  • License cats and dogs

How do I contact the Board?

Go to our Contact page and send us a note.

How can I call the Board?

When you send us a note through the website, be sure to provide a telephone number. We do not publish our phone number because we don’t have a dedicated phone line for the board. We communicate to our community through this website and email or if need be, through our home phone numbers. In the past, the telephone has been used in an abusive manner to harass or target specific community members, so that practice is no longer in place. Please send us emails… we will do our best to respond in a timely manner!