A reminder to all of our wonderful volunteers: Placid Bay Clean Up Day is this Saturday. We may have some rain. If we do, we will go ahead with the power washing–as we’ll all be getting wet from that anyway–and we will do other things that can be done with a little rain. For jobs which cannot be done in the rain, the PBCA will set another time and date to get them done. See you Saturday!

PLACID BAY CIVIC ASSOCIATION (PBCA) ROADS UPDATE

Sanitary District Roads/VDOT Revenue Sharing

• Deux Rue and Holly Way – Easements at two locations have been signed by the owners. The County now expects paving to be done in the next couple of months.

• Lakeview, and Hickory/Birch/Pinewood/Woodmount. Revenue Sharing are on the calendar for Westmoreland County’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2029 and 2030.

• The PBCA has forwarded to the County a list of roads that require maintenance to include in their budget planning for FY 2025-2026.

• To increase public safety PBCA is working with Westmoreland County to install STOP signs on all Placid Bay Sanitary District Roads (gravel roads).

• PBCA is working with Westmoreland County to install street signs at several locations where there are currently no signs.

• Virginia Department of Transportation (Paved Roads). For reporting safety concerns or potholes on paved roads please contact VDOT at https://my.vdot.virginia.gov/#0

The PBCA encourages all residents to attend our PBCA Board Meeting on the 1st Monday of each month.

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The next monthly Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled to be held Monday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Event Venue (67 Mattox Avenue). All are welcome to attend. Come to learn about the latest PBCA business, to ask questions and provide your ideas! As a volunteer organization, we also encourage those interested to join us to offer your talents!

PLACID BAY CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

The Board of Directors has made changes to the Placid Bay Civic Association’s voluntary membership. At the Annual Membership Meeting on 5/4/2024 members voted to change membership fees to a fiscal year 5/1 through 4/30 basis to coincide with our financial records. This means that calendar year 2024 memberships and boat ramp key (*) will be valid through 4/30/2025. Any memberships made after 1/1/2025 will be considered payment for fiscal year 2026 (5/1/2025 through 4/30/2026).

While membership in the PBCA is voluntary, the fees that we collect are used to keep up with maintenance and improvements of our community, including common areas of Placid Bay Estates such as the Event Venue, Dams, Docks and Boat Ramp. To help offset rising maintenance costs, the PBCA is increasing the BOAT RAMP KEY fee from $15 to $75. We are also instituting a choice between an INDIVIDUAL membership option or a FAMILY membership. This will allow families and individuals to receive up to 50% discounts on admission to PBCA-sponsored events, and a discount on rental of the Event Venue. Following are the current rates:

$25.00 individual membership

$50.00 family membership

$75.00 per key for one year for key access to the boat launch area (must also purchase a family membership).(*)

(*Note: Those who are renewing last year’s membership must use their 2024 key for boat ramp access until April 30th. The new key you receive with your membership packet will be valid May 1st.)

Membership can be paid in a variety of ways, including:

(1) here on our website page MEMBERSHIP/PAYMENT FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026;

(2) you can apply for membership at any monthly meeting of the Board of Directors; or

(3) packages can be obtained May 1st at Halls Supermarket on Route 205.

We are grateful to all of the volunteers and retail sponsors who save us time and expenses to continue our service to the Placid Bay Estates community! If you have not already done so, consider joining us this year. We need your talents!

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If you’d like to become involved in helping the Placid Bay Civic Association establish care for our roads and dams, please consider joining the Roads Committee Volunteers! The PBCA is also seeking someone to head the Roads Committee. For more information on what the PBCA is currently doing to get our roads repaired, continue to follow us here on our Website and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553802898590&mibextid=LQQJ4d

REMINDER OF THE UPCOMING PLACID BAY CIVIC ASSOCIATION SPECIAL WORKING ROADS/SANITARY DISTRICT BUDGET MEETING

The PBCA Board is currently working on the Sanitary District budget to present to Westmoreland County. We encourage anyone interested in helping us work on the project to join the Roads Committee. We are conducting a Sanitary District Budget working session on Friday, February 21 at 5:00 p.m. at the Event Venue (67 Mattox Avenue). As a Board working session anyone may attend for observational purposes only. We also encourage Placid Bay residents to keep up to date on PBCA business by attending our monthly Board of Directors meetings on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Event Venue (67 Mattox Avenue).

PLACID BAY CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ UPDATE ON ROADS…

While the gravel roads in Placid Bay Estates have always been an issue, in the past two years–after more than 200 homes were built in Placid Bay–the gravel roads have taken a severe beating. In the past few months, the Placid Bay Civic Association (PBCA) Board of Directors has been meeting with Westmoreland County to review revenue funding for the Sanitary District. After the most recent meeting, James Taylor, the Westmoreland County Administrator, and Woody Hynson, our County Representative, toured the roads throughout Placid Bay Estates and were also disappointed with the condition of our gravel roads.

The PBCA Board is currently working on the Sanitary District budget to present to Westmoreland County. We encourage anyone interested in helping us work on the project to join the Roads Committee. We are conducting a Sanitary District Budget working session on Friday, February 21 at 5:00 p.m. at the Event Venue (67 Mattox Avenue). As a Board working session anyone may attend for observational purposes only. We also encourage Placid Bay residents to keep up to date on PBCA business by attending our monthly Board of Directors meetings on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Event Venue (67 Mattox Avenue).

For any inquiries or concerns related to Placid Bay’s gravel roads or dams, send an email to the PBCA at pbca.org@gmail.com and we will investigate and request the County to authorize funding of the repairs based on the funding available in the Placid Bay Sanitary District account.

For those of you who are not quite familiar with the Sanitary District and how Westmoreland County works to service our roads, please continue to review update postings and the ROADS link on this Website, and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553802898590&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as the Placid Bay Civic Association works to improve Placid Bay Estate’s infrastructure.

What is the PLACID BAY SANITARY DISTRICT??

The Placid Bay Estates (PBE) Roads and Dam Sanitary Districts were set up by an act of the Virginia Legislation and the County in 1997 for the PBE roads and in 2012 for the dams. Funding for gravel roads maintenance is based on a percentage of your property value, and funding for the dams is based on a flat fee. Currently the Dam Sanitary District funds the rebuilding of the dams on Mattox Avenue and Short Way.

Annually the Placid Bay Civic Association (PBCE) Board of Directors drafts a budget for presentation to the County for specific projects on PBE roads and dams.

The PBCA Board is currently advocating for a wide range of community maintenance activities and projects including, but not limited to:

• Determining maintenance needs, developing action plans, and ensuring the efficient and quality work of contractors.
• Inspecting and monitoring the dams.
• Responding to requests and concerns and keeping residents and County officials informed of current operations.
• Monitoring roads and scheduling required repairs after inclement weather events.
• Prioritizing and developing projects for road improvements, such as widening and drainage upgrades in preparation for eventual paving projects. And, identifying potential VDOT Revenue sharing projects and administering such projects when State funds are available.
• Working with the VDOT and the Sanitary District for evaluation of drainage easements required for road improvements.

For any inquiries or concerns on the PBE gravel road or dams, send an email to the Placid Bay Civic Association at pbca.org@gmail.com and we will investigate and request the County to authorize the funding of the repairs based on the funding available in PBE’s Sanitary District account.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as the Placid Bay Civic Association works to improve Placid Bay Estate’s infrastructure.