MONDAY November 10th from 6 to 7pm
We’ll be hosting our Annual Budget Meeting, where we’ll share plans for road work in 2026 and other important updates. There will be coffee, cookies, and plenty of time for questions and community discussion. We’d love for everyone to attend!
Cafe at Dawn 5331 S Crawford Rd, Langley, WA, United States
Happy Fall, Crawford Road Neighbors!
We hope this message finds you well and that you’ve been enjoying the last days of summer. The MCRA wanted to send out a quick update on some work that took place on our road over the past two days.
Apologies for not getting this message out sooner—things moved very quickly, and as you’ll see, it was a unique opportunity that required a fast decision from the Board.
Road Work Update
As many of you know, the Board has been exploring options for addressing the condition of our paved road for several years. We’ve regularly received bids for both full repaving and chip sealing. Unfortunately, a full repave is beyond our current budget. However, chip sealing—something the county is actively doing on many roads in need of repair—has always been a more viable and affordable option.
Even so, chip sealing the entire road would have cost nearly $100,000 and would have required a special assessment—something the Board and many residents were hoping to avoid.
Here’s where things took an unexpected turn:
Mary had been in contact with a chip sealing company, and one of their reps reached out to her last Wednesday with an unexpected offer. They were finishing up a job on the island and anticipated having some leftover material. If we were interested, they could use that overrun to chip seal a portion of our road—specifically, the most damaged section—at a good price, matching the best per-unit prices we’d ever been quoted (but only for full-road jobs).
On Thursday morning, the rep confirmed they had the material and were ready to begin that afternoon—if we could commit. They did have other interested clients, so time was of the essence.
The Board held a virtual meeting that morning and unanimously agreed to proceed.
Thanks to that quick decision, we were able to address the worst stretch of the road at a fraction of the usual cost—without requiring a special assessment. Which all of us on the board thought was a great win. I have attached pictures with the worst sections of the road and information about chip sealing from one of the bids.
Upcoming Budget Meeting
Please mark your calendars:
Monday, November 10th
6:00 PM
Cafe at Dawn
We’ll be hosting our Annual Budget Meeting, where we’ll share plans for road work in 2026 and other important updates. There will be coffee, cookies, and plenty of time for questions and community discussion. We’d love for everyone to attend!
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Thanks again for your support and for being part of what makes our community so special. Looking forward to seeing you in November!
Please join us for the September board meeting
MCRA Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 24 · 5:00 – 5:30pm
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zth-obce-vkr
Please join us for the monthly board meeting with this link
MCRA Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 11 · 5:30 – 6:30pm
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jye-vrqs-tam
We are having our Annual meeting this year online. Please take 30 mins out of your day on the 18th of May and join us at 1pm. We decided to have a separate social event this year. We are planning on a potluck in the early summer. If you have ideas or concerns about the potluck please fill out the survey below or contact me directly. Here is the link for the online meeting:
MCRA Annual Meeting
Sunday, May 18 · 1:00 – 1:30pm
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qtr-rhrs-giv
The link below is the board Member Ballot as well as a survey. We would like to get some information from everyone on the road before our annual meeting on the 18th of May as well as get the votes for the board members if you are not able to attend. In addition please attend the online meeting on the 18th to discuss the items on this survey in more detail. If you cannot attend please make sure to do the ballot and the survey please include any comments you would like the board to consider in the future.
https://forms.gle/jPuJbuqMWQvyif7H9
Please check the calendar page for links for the board meetings in the first quarter.
We are having our annual budget meeting on Sunday December 15th at 2pm! Everyone is welcome to join in the Google Meet online but just a reminder only members of the MCRA road association can vote on the budget for 2025.
Google Meeting Information
MCRA Annual Budget Meeting
Sunday, December 15 · 2:00 – 2:30pm
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/muq-zsxi-vdw
Check out the amazing farm stand on our road just past Lake Leo Rd.
