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Home My WebLink About042926 - Port Ludlow Drainage District Document Port Ludlow Drainage District Michael Nilssen Commissioner PO Box 65261 Port Ludlow,WA 98365 • °s (360)473-3236 ¢t ' ' commissioner3@ptdd.org www.pidd.org April29, 2026 Heather Dudley-Nollette,District 1 Jefferson Comity Board of Commissioners Heidi Eisenhour, District 2 Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Greg Brotherton, District 3 Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Josh Peters, Jefferson County Administrator Jefferson County Courthouse 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Dear Commissioners Dudley-Nollette, Eisenhour, Brotherton and Mr. Peters: We provide you with a brief on a dissolution procedure under RCW 85.38.225 for the Port Ludlow Drainage District(PLDD). The brief provides an overview to enter into an agreement for the Port Ludlow Homeowners Association(HOA),AKA the Ludlow Maintenance Commission (LMC)to assume and manage the PLDD infrastructure. We.have had positive discussions with Commissioner Brotherton,the LMC Board of Trustees, as they are considering this proposal.There will need to be continued dialogue with the LMC, and our individual legal representatives so we can ultimately provide a manageable proposal for Jefferson County Commissioners and its Administration to attainably support. We at the PLDD are available to you should you have additional questions. We can be reached at (360) 473-3236. Respectfully, ///(1-"C--/(1 Michael Nilsse PLDD Commissioner 3 Dissolution Proposal of the Port Ludlow Drainage District Reviewed by PLDD Commissioners on March 12,2026 The Port Ludlow North Bay community should consider dissolving the Port Ludlow Drainage District(PLDD) and have the various North Bay Community Homeowner Associations (HOA) assume responsibility for administration,management and maintenance of the drainage infrastructure.RCW 85.38.225 Alternative dissolution procedure provides a means to dissolve the district and continue to maintain the existing infrastructure. The infrastructure includes HOA common areas and greenbelt,which falls within the realm of the Ludlow Maintenance Commission(LMC),North Bay Condominium Association,Admiralty I &II Condominium Association, Waterhouse Lane, and Ludlow Cove phase I&II Association. It is reasonable for these HOA's to assume responsibility for the drainage systems within each of those areas. Over the past twenty years the PLDD has provided a needed public drainage infrastructure to the Port Ludlow North Bay property owners. Currently the PLDD has: • Difficulty in retaining elected or appointed Commissioners. • Difficulty to effectively manage the District due to restrictive open public meeting requirements and the continued turnover of its elected commissioners. • Administrative costs are unreasonably rising due to local, state and federal regulatory requirements. • The drainage infrastructure design and development has been realized. Why have the North Bay HOA's assume the leadership and management of the drainage infrastructure?LMC owns most of the land the drainage system lays upon.Ludlow Cove I&II own the remaining drainage infrastructure within its residential boundaries on Waterhouse Lane, Ebb Tide Court and Anchor Lane. Review of the District Infrastructure Area of Responsibility map clearly defines the boundary and focused areas of infrastructure to include the minor HOA divisions and Ludlow Maintenance Commission major divisions. Reduction in Annual Budget and Operations Expense: A significant annual cost of the drainage system expense can be reduced by terminating the District as a Special Purpose District. The District assessment for 2025 is $80,000.00,which impacts lot owner assessments annually from$20.00 to $75.00. It is believed the annual 2025 operating expense could be reduced by 56 percent by dissolving the Port Ludlow Drainage District. In this case the 2025 maintenance cost to support the drainage infrastructure by LMC could be$35,000.00 or$32.00 per lot annually. This could save the LMC lot owners $40.00 annually in lieu of paying the District assessment. Financial supportive documentation can be viewed on the two attached 2025 Budget actual and 2025 Cost Reduction(attached). I 2026 BUDGET REQUEST JEFFERSON COUNTY FUND 695:P L DRAINAGE DIST Account Number Name 2024 2025 2026 BUDGF,T BUDGET REQUEST Revenues 695001010.36800.00.0000 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE 70,000 80,000 100,000 695001010.36111.00.0000 INVESTMENT INTEREST - 695001040.36111.00.0000 INVESTMENT INTEREST - Total Revenues 70,000 80,000 100,000 Expenditures Old Account Numbers New Account DescriptionI numbers 695001010.53120.78.0010 5591570 PWTF LOAN PAYMENT - - - 695001010.53120.82.0000 5592580 INTEREST ON LOAN REPAYMENT - - - 695001010.53150.10.0010 5635210 ADMISTRATIVE PERSONNEL . , 12,730 12,730 12,740 695001010.53150.10.0020 5535230 COMMISSIONER MEETINGS ' 6,150 5,740 5,740 695001010:53150.20.0010 5535220 FWH&FICA I,570 1,780 690 695001010.53150.20.0020 5535221 WA L&I/ESD 420 . 260 240 695001010.53150.31.0020 5535331 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,510 320 900 695001010.53150.31.0030 5535040 FIELD EXP-DRAINAGE MAINT OPER 25,200 25,200 25,960 695001010.53150.31.0031 5535018 FIELD TEMPORARY LABOR- ; 2,800 2,940 -8;400 695001010-53150.41.0010 5535140 ENGINEERING-GENERAL DISTRICT , 13,860 14,490 14,490 695001010.53150.41.00I5 5535145 ENGINEERING=CAPITALPROJECTS°. 10,500 10,500 10,500 695001010.53150.41.0025 5594144 FOSTER LANE ENGINEERING - - - 695001010.53150.41.0020 5535442 ENGINEERING-BUDGET ASSISTANCE., 1,580 1,580 - 1,580 695001010.53150.41.0030 5535141 ASSESSMENT ROLL PREPARATION 1,780 - - 695001010.53150.41.0050 5535142 PROJECT REVIEW - - - 695001010.53150.41.0060 5535143 UNATICP_ENGINEERING COSTS ' 5,040, -5,040 5,040- 695001010.53150.41.0100 5535443 LEGAL ' 3,910 3,910 3,910 695001010.53150.41.0150 5535444 PROF.SERVICES-CLERK ' 4,290 5,780 6,670 695001010.53150.41.0160 5535445 RECORDING SECRETARY - - 695001010.53150.42.0010 5535342 POSTAGE 900 260 260 695001010.53150.43.0010 5535340 COMMISSIONER TRAVEL EXPENSE 470 470 470 695001010.53150.44.0000 5535343 ADVERTISING 1 420 420 420 6950010I0.53150.45.0010 5535341 RENT' 3,010 2,040 2,050 695001010.53150.46.0000 5535344 INSURANCE 1 6,070 6,830 6,970 695001010.53150.47.0000 5535345 WEB SITERENEWAL 1 1,640 1,640 1,640 695001010.53150.48.0040 5535347 STATE AUDITOR_ 1,310 1,310 1,310 695001010.53150.49.0000 5535346 MISCELLANEOUS 1 530 630 630 695001010.53150.48.0020 5535348 ELECTION COSTS !42,000 12,600 12,600 695001010.59431.60.0000 5585641 CAPITAL OUTLAY - - 69500 1010.59431.60.0020 WWTP DITCH IMPROVEMENTS 1 - - - 695001040.58810.00.0000 5585640 PRIOR PERIOD CORRECTION - - - 1 _ Total Expenditures 147,690 116,470 123,210 63 coo