Board Minutes
The treasurers report is as follows:
- Treasurer: Peg Wood
- Date of Report: 03/08/2024
- PlaceCost
- Postal Service Box Fee$198.00
- Postage$63.00
- Trash Removal$4,080.00
- Web Page Expenses$1,700.00
- Insurance (State Farm)$1,011.00
- Property Tax$412.00
- Total Balance: $48,348.39
- Notes: Sec’y/Treasurer Peg Wood gave a financial report. Income for 2023 was $5327.38 which was nearly $1000 less than 2022. This was mostly due to delinquency in the payment of dues. We are looking into placing liens on properties to collect these dues. Also, several of our expenditures have increased in the past year. Despite the shortfall the Board decided to keep the yearly dues at the $150 level. Current balance on the account is at $48,348.39. Also, in 2023 Powder Ridge HOA moved their accounts to Timberline Bank who has graciously hosted our meetings and provides interest bearing accounts to the association.
- Budget was approved as shown.
We heard a report from Vice-president Deanne Hemann regarding the Grand Mesa Metro District (GMMD) meeting held at the Powderhorn offices on February 28. There will soon be a substantial increase in the fees GMMD collects as they have not been breaking even by a large margin. Also, several customers are not paying their fees. The GMMD will implement a plan to shut off water to houses whose fees are not paid. There was also discussion regarding the development of a lot of land around the Powderhorn Ski Resort and the impact these large developments will have on the water demand. If you are interested in finding out more information regarding any of these issues, please attend the next meeting to be held March 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the Powderhorn offices.
There was discussion regarding protocol for the review of new homes to be built in the subdivision. The Design Review Committee will have 60 days to review plans once they are presented, and plans must be accepted by the committee before building can commence. We will post this protocol and contact information clearly on the website to avoid any miscommunication in the future.
The email addresses for association members will be updated very soon to the website so that all members can easily have access to the site, which includes the names and contact details of other association members along with other relevant information about the subdivision and association. The website address is powderridgegrandmesa.com.
We discussed our trash situation at the entrance to the subdivision. There is continued concern regarding the esthetics of the dumpsters as well as the securing of the dumpsters from bears and people who violate the privacy of these dumpsters. Walter Popp presented a couple of ideas to the members to consider. There was good discussion regarding what this might look like and how it can function given the need for a tractor to be able to access the large containers to dump them. Walter will be consulting with GMMD and getting back to the Design Review Committee with an idea in a couple of months.
There is also concern regarding the continued erosion of the road, particularly where it has been disrupted by new building activity. Randy Roman will be looking into getting this situation remedied. He has also been in contact periodically with the county encouraging them to take care of our road. It was reported that this winter has been better than last year regarding the snowplowing of the road. There was an attempt by Bobby Shay to get the weeds sprayed last summer, but no one has yet been found who will travel that far to do the job.
Election of officers resulted in the current Board of Directors agreeing to serve one more year:
- President-Randy Roman
- Vice-president-Deanne Hemann
- Secretary/Treasurer-Peg Wood
The Design Review Committee is:
- Gene Etcheverry-Chairman
- Walter Popp
- Phil Hemann
- Randy Roman
- Tom Lee will be used as a consultant when needed.
The treasurers report is as follows:
- Treasurer: Peg Wood
- Date of Report: 03/31/2023
- PlaceCost
- Check Order$24.80
- Office Supplies$20.14
- Property Tax$426.96
- Colorado Secretary of State Fee$10.00
- Insurance$949.00
- Web Page Expenses$2,475.00
- Trash Removal$2,480.20
- Postal Service Box Fee$166.00
- Total Balance: $46,366.38
- Notes: Timberline Bank hosted this year’s meeting and offers interest bearing checking and savings accounts that would be a good fit for our association. Our current bank was unwilling to host us and has not been paying us any interest on our checking account. We voted to move our money from Grand Valley Bank to Timberline Bank. Peg will look into getting that arranged. We discussed the dramatic rise in trash removal which went from $83/month to $340/month. There has been a change in service to Republic, and we are now charging $20/month per household.
- Budget was approved as shown.
There is a monthly meeting with the Grand Mesa Metropolitan District which anyone is welcome to attend. The meetings are held at the Administrative Offices of Powderhorn Mountain Resort located at 48338 Powderhorn Road, Mesa, CO. (The next meeting is May 22 at 10:00 a.m. They will be discussing a proposed 8% increase in the fees and related charges for furnishing domestic water and sewer services.)
The trash enclosure design was discussed. Walter Popp has been working on a design and will contact Sheila Dole to find out any requirements for this project.
The proposed nature trail has been researched and it has been determined that the wetlands area is a problem, so this project has been put on hold.
In discussing vacation rental properties, we will encourage participants to have house rules that would be good for the subdivision. We have no provision to regulate this at this time.
Randy Roman is planning to call someone about getting the subdivision road worked on soon. We also plan to put solar lights on the subdivision sign.
We voted on the Board of Directors for the next year, and they are as follows:
- President—Randy Roman
- Vice-President—Deanne Hemann
- Secretary/Treasurer—Peg Wood
The Architectural Committee will be:
- Walter Popp
- Phil Hemann
- Gene Etcheverry
The treasurers report is as follows:
- Treasurer: Peg Wood
- Date of Report: 03/31/2022
- PlaceCost
- P.O. Box Fee & Postage$188.00
- Trash Removal$996.00
- Web Page Expenses$3,080.85
- Insurance$798.00
- CO Secretary of State Annual Fee$10.00
- Property Tax$279.36
- Total Balance: $51,242.10
- Notes: 2021 income: $6,015.00. Balance for 2022 includes dues from this year totaling $1,800.
- Budget was approved as shown.
The treasurers report is as follows:
- Treasurer: Margaret (Peg) Wood
- Date of Report: 10/14/2020
- PlaceCost
- Post Office Box$118.00
- Trash Removal$996.00
- Real Estate Tax$265.00
- Insurance$786.00
- Sec'y of State Registry$50.00
- Total Balance: $42,911.89
- Notes: Total does not include money that will be collected from HOA dues bill that was recently sent.
- Budget was approved as shown.