I received a reply this morning, also from Patrick. It was a canned response, though he did clearly add a few notes to address my frustration as he directly referenced my comments ("With it now being August and no announcement about a start date, in addition to other projects at a couple of our other Resort currently underway, I can appreciate you might be questioning whether plans to refurbish the Villas at this Resort have been scrapped entirely. I am sorry for the frustrations and disappointment this has caused you, especially considering your hopes of staying in a newly refurbished room come December when you visit us again.").
However, it still said "Unfortunately, we have no information to share with our Members at this time regarding the refurbishment of Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge." They did assure me they'd pass along my concerns.
I'm going to cross my fingers that it starts later this year, and is done before April, though I've given up hope it will be done in time for the holidays. I'm holding onto some small hope that filing the Notice of Commencement means they'll actually do it, but I'm convinced they'll be completing it in April. I have a potential trip in mid-April, and I hope to do a 2BR at BRV for a few nights and invite my SIL's family to join us.