Mission Statement The North Peninsula Building Association represents builders and associates of the building industry. We advocate constant improvement of building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community.
Vol. 5, Issue 1
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PO Box 748 • 3430 E. Highway 101, Ste. #1, Port Angeles, WA 98362
January 2012
February 2 General Membership Meeting to feature Dungeness Water Management Open House The NPBA has arranged for an open house to be presented by the Department of Ecology regarding the Dungeness Water Management Rule at its next General Membership Meeting on Feb. 2, location to be announced. The open house will begin at 5:30 p.m with stations set up where you can talk with experts on the various portions of rule you may have questions about. At 6:30 p.m. dinner will be served and DOE staff will give 2012 Board left to right, back row: Garret DelaBarre, Scott Schwagler, Larry Hanna, Roger Wheeler and Greg McCarry. Front row: Art Castle-BIAW EO, Donna Knifsend, Kelly Raymond, Rick Gross, Mark Smith and Alex Anderson.
2012 NPBA Board of Directors Installed
The 2012 NPBA Board of Directors were installed by Art Castle, Executive Officer of the Building Industry Association of Washington at the NPBA’s Annual Holiday Bash and Silent Auction on Dec. 10, 2011. Your association officers for 2012 are as follows: • Rick Gross – Estes Builders, President • Garret DelaBarre – DelaBarre Construction, 1st Vice President • Bill Feeley – Feeley Construction, Inc., 2nd Vice President • Julie Myers – First Federal, Treasurer • Donna Knifsend – Lawsuit Prevention & Management, Secretary • Tracy Gudgel – Zenovic & Associates, Past President Your Association’s Builder Directors are as follows: Alex Anderson – Alex Anderson Concrete, Larry Hanna – LP Hanna Construction and Greg McCarry – Westerra Homes Your Association’s Associate Directors are as follows: Dan Donovan – Allform Welding, Inc., Kelly Raymond – Sound Community Bank and Roger Wheeler – RJ Services Your Association’s State Directors are as follows: Garret DelaBarre – DelaBarre Con-
struction, Rick Gross – Estes Builders, Annie O’Rourke – Drafting Solutions, Mark Smith, Scott Schwagler – J & J Construction Your Association’s Life Director is Bill Roberds – Excel Utility Construction, Inc. A special thank you is owed to all of those who have volunteered to step into a leadership role for the NPBA. The existing board would like to welcome and recognize the following NPBA members who will be serving their first term on the board: Greg McCarry, Julie Myers, Annie O’Rourke and Kelly Raymond. The board would also like to acknowledge and thank outgoing board members Jac Osborn - Builder Director, by Design Group, Kevin Russell - Past President and State Director, Clawson Construction, LLC, and Teri Ward Treasurer, First Federal. The 2012 Board of Directors looks forward to continuing and moving forward the mission of the NPBA which is to advocate constant improvement of building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community. The Directors met for their Annual Planning Meeting on Jan. 14. See the February newsletter for the outcomes of this meeting and goals for the Association in 2012.
a short presentation followed up by a Q & As. Please mark your calendar for this important informational session as it is an opportunity to ask questions about the Draft Dungeness Rule prior to rule publication. The formal comment period will start once the rule is published in March. Plan to attend so you can be informed about what the adoption of this rule will mean to your property and your access to water once the rule is adopted.
NPBA’s Silent Auction raises nearly $1,800 for community support fund NPBA members attending the Annual Holiday Bash and Silent Auction check out the auction items donated by NPBA members and members of the community. The event raised nearly $1,800 for the Community Support Fund. Thank you to all who donated and purchased auction items. The NPBA Board thanks Donna Knifsend, Silent Auction chair, for coordinating this worthy event. The funds will be distributed back into the community via requests submitted to the Community Support Fund Committee. If you are interested in serving on this committee, e-mail faleana@npba.info.