Author: Shadowood Greenways

The Shadowood Homeowners Association Annual Meeting will be held at McMinnville Community Center, Room 201, 600 NE Evans St., on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Hospitality Committee and board members are asked to arrive at 6:00 p.m.

The elevator will NOT be operational.

Following the recent wind event, there is a lot of debris throughout Shadowood. The Landscape Committee has designated several areas to accumulate branches and tree debris to enable easy pickup for Solitude (Shadowood’s contracted landscaping company).

The following areas are designated for temporary pickup during Christmas week. In the future, permanent pickup locations and frequency for debris will be designated by the Landscape Committee. Residents will be updated on the permanent pickup locations.

If you have any current tree debris, please deposit in the following locations: 

The committee asks that all the branches and debris is kept to one pile neatly positioned away from all gutters and, in the case of guest parking areas, only utilize one space.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Shadowood Greenways Association

Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 6 p.m.

1000 NW Springwood Lane, 6:00 pm

Attendance: Board members: Roger Pence, Dan Hickox, Peggy Rouse, Bill McGann, Mark Hilliard/Kelli Brooker. Guests: John Zacrep, Lea Ann Knorr, Ed Puikunas, Nancy Vaughn, Don Dyer

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm

The 10-14-25 board meeting minutes were approved via email on October 20, 2025

Treasurer:

1. Dan Hickox reported that as of November 30 there is $21,638.75 in checking, $24,937.29 in savings and $41,265.66 in the CD. We have exceeded the budget by approximately $10,000, mainly due to the legal fees spent to retrieve lost revenue caused by unpaid assessments by three homeowners. Eventually, the majority of those legal fees will be refunded to us. The other overages occur in the accounting, landscape, maintenance committees and utilities.
2. The Reserve Fund has $59,471.00 through November and is on track to complete the year at about $61,000.00. The proposed budget for 2026 was distributed to the board along with the 2026 Executive Summary draft for the members to study before being asked to vote on at the Annual Meeting in January. Both proposals will be finalized at the end of this year for approval at the Annual Meeting.

Unfinished Business:

1. Locks on the tennis court – Roger Pence opted not to install the combination locks that have been purchased by the association.
2. Retaining wall near Lot 78 – After checking with the city, it was determined by Peggy Rouse that the retaining wall at Lot 78 is the responsibility of the owners backed up to the wall and not the association.

New Business:

1. Kelli Brooker suggested that we post signs at the main entrances and the tennis court announcing the presence of security cameras. She will research signs and report back to the board.
2. Architecture: Peggy Rouse brought up the choice of house color at Lot 51, saying it wasn’t one of the colors listed in the Architecture palette and feels it shouldn’t have been approved by the committee. After discussion with the attending board members, it was decided that we will tighten up the Architectural Guidelines to prevent this type of scenario in the future. Peggy will present a submission to the board for review and discussion. 

Committee Reports

1. Architectural: Two ‘Requests’ were approved
2. Hospitality: No report
3. Landscape: The 2026 Solitude Landscape contract has been signed. The contractor has briefed the crews to avoid saturated areas in order to reduce ruts in the lawns. The Wallace Road plantings are completed, over 350 daffodils have been planted in the common areas and there is still $193 remaining from donations for spring plantings. A large oak tree on 11^th street has been trimmed to eliminate dead branches falling on 11^th Street or the sidewalk. Dan Hickox would like owners to know that any tree or branch work throughout the common areas must be approved by the Landscape committee. He’s asking for more resident participation on the Landscape Committee and reminding owners that fines are now being implemented per the Enforcement Resolution for yard violations. 

d. Maintenance: Dan HIckox and Roger Pence insulated some of the irrigation boxes for the winter. The tennis court nets will be removed during the winter and stored in a board member’s attic to preserve their life.

e. Nomination: Two board members remain on the board after the Annual Meeting. A third board member has agreed to extend his time for one year. He and four other homeowners who have indicated they wish to serve will be voted on at the Annual Meeting. There are slots for two more nominations which have a deadline of December 31, 2025. 

f. Volunteer: Don Dyer reported that he assisted a tenant and her son in removing a large blackberry thicket and other overgrown greenery that blocked the walkway between units 59 and 60. He also removed blackberries behind other units along Springwood Lane.

g. Website: No report

Mail and Correspondence:

1. Ordinances 3763 and 3947 were located in the files recently. After confirming with the city planning office, it was determined that the wall along Wallace Road is the responsibility of the homeowners who are backed up to it. They have been notified by the secretary and the wall item has been removed from the Reserve Fund.
2. Rep. Elmer’s office responded to a letter sent by Peggy Rouse regarding amending ORS 94.670 to reflect inflation adjustments. The wording for the amendment will be revisited with the board in the summer of 2026 for presentation at the 2027 House of Representatives’ session. Peggy will keep an eye on the timeline and communication in 2026, even though she will no longer be on the board of directors. The association will either need to have a vote to opt-out of an independent financial review in 2026 and 2027 or pay for the review in those years. The list of new board members in 2026 will be sent to Representative Elmer after the Annual Meeting.

Discussion:

Ed Puikunas reported that his property’s foundation appeared to be shifting and wondered what might be done. It was suggested that he attempt to find the builder and check with the city and county planning offices for advice.  

Adjournment was at 7:38 p.m.

Here are two city ordinances relating to the Shadowood Greenways development.

Ordinance No. 3763 was filed in 1975 and was instrumental in shaping Shadowood Greenways’ Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions document (CC&Rs).

Ordinance No. 3947 is an amendment to sections 5 and 9 of Ordinance No. 3763. 

Leaves will be collected on Shadowood streets on Fridays throughout November

Leaf collection in Shadowood Greenways will be a little different this year.

Solitude, the HOA’s landscaping contractor, will be using a vacuum truck to collect leaves on Fridays this year throughout the month of November on Shadowood streets (not on 11th Street, which is city-maintained).

Dan Hickox, chair of the Shadowood Landscape Committee, noted the following:

·         Please have all vehicles removed from the street and curb areas  prior to Friday morning and through the end of the day Fridays.

·         Have your leaves positioned near the curb in a line as shown in the picture below.

·         Make sure there are no sticks or objects in the leaves as this will obstruct the truck’s intake.

·         Make sure you leave the gutter areas clear for rainwater drainage like the picture below shows.

Hickox said other changes include building up the health of the garden and creek areas throughout Shadowood. Instead of blowing all the leaves off every surface, they will be blown into garden and creek areas where available. This will also be done with grass clippings.

In 2026, the Landscape Committee will:

• Tackle the blackberry, ivy and Yellow Flag Iris problems in some areas.
• Look at more efficient changes to the irrigation systems for water savings.
• Continue the weed control program.

Hickox is also looking for volunteers to help plant 300 bulbs from donations. Those interested in helping can contact him at shadowoodtreasurer@gmail.com.

From Peggy Rouse, board secretary of Shadowood Greenways Association:

Shadowood Greenways has been very successful in getting graffiti off of the wall along Wallace Road and getting plants into the ground in front of the wall. Several homeowners donated nearly $1,000 toward the plants along the wall and we’re extremely grateful! 

Landscape Committee Chair Dan Hickox has negotiated with one of our vendors to pick up and spread bark dust (mulch) around those plants. The vendor is donating his labor to the project, but we need about $600 more to pay for the mulch. Can you help with a donation? Any amount is appreciated. 

Checks can be made out to Shadowood Greenways and mailed to P.O. Box 943, McMinnville 97128. Or contact Peggy Rouse at shadowbus419@gmail.com or Dan Hickox at shadowoodtreasurer@gmail.com

Also, the mulch will arrive on Saturday morning (Sept. 27), and volunteers are sought to unload it from the trailer and help spread it out along Wallace Road. Volunteers are encouraged to bring along shovels and rakes.

The work will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Please check in with Dan Hickox at the site, as he will be assigning jobs. 

Dan Hickox, Shadowood Greenways HOA treasurer and chair of the Landscape Committee, requests that you read the following:

Shadowood residents, you may have noticed the graffiti along our wall on Wallace Road and elsewhere in the city. Last weekend the HOA Board and volunteer committee spent a day cleaning the graffiti from the Wallace walls, pressure washing and pulling weeds.

What’s happening:

• The Board and volunteer committee have decided to initiate a beautification project for the entrances to Shadowood. The Wallace area we determined should be the first to tackle due to the recent graffiti incidents. In the coming months we will work on the Michelbook entrance. With tall plantings it will help to deter vandalism in the future.
• Board and volunteer committee members have already donated over $350.00 toward purchasing plantings.
• We have arranged wholesale pricing with a local nursery for drought tolerant tall grasses and are scheduled to select and pick up plants for installation on or about Saturday, September 13^th.
• Volunteers needed – Don Dyer, who runs the volunteer committee, will be looking for assistance in area prep and planting on the date which will be finalized soon.
• As a Shadowood resident you own approx. 1/87^th of this thirty-three-acre establishment. We have a unique situation here with our woodland setting, creek, tennis courts and walking paths. This is all our property, and we are working hard to make it as perfect as possible.
• If anyone chooses to contribute, please contact Dan Hickox, Shadowood Treasurer, at shadowoodtreasurer@gmail.com prior to Monday, September 8th so we can plan our purchases. Donations will be deposited in the Shadowood account, then be distributed as a credit to landscaping.
• As we have previously mentioned, 2025 has been a tough year for landscaping while establishing our needs with the new contractor Solitude Landscaping. We had to make some sacrifices to align our budget with actual needs of Shadowood. We are on the home stretch now going into 2026 and will recognize significant long-term savings while bringing the Shadowood landscape back to a high standard.

Here’s a photo of what we are going for long term along the Wallace wall area. This will be a start, and we can add more in the spring after the new budget kicks in.

— Dan Hickox – Shadowood Treasurer and Landscape Chair