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the Ranch Homeowners Association Filing #3

Save the Date! May 17 – 18 8 am – 2 pm Garage Sale

The Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale will be held Friday, May 17 through Saturday, May 18. Colorado Direct Realtor Janice Straub is generously hosting the event, distributing flyers and

posting signs. She also arranged for The Epilepsy Foundation to pick up left over items on Saturday after the sale. For garage sale tips, visit her website www.ColoradoDirect Realty.com/ neighborhoods. Your HOA will provide a dumpster in front of 11322 Quivas Way on May 17th and 18th, and perhaps longer.

Dear Homeowners,

We are working very long hours to create the infrastructure for self-management so that future Boards will have a much easier time. We continue to collect Consent forms to pass the new governing documents to bring us into compliance with State Law. If you misplaced your forms, you can download from the website. Remember to check 3 boxes and sign twice, then give to a board officer. A landscaping company was hired to begin spring clean-up, weed treatment and fertilization of common areas. The swale on Quivas Way between Pecos and the golf course will not be mowed, per the revegetation plan. Weeds will be spot-sprayed and trash collected. Graffiti at 112th and Raritan was cleaned up in 24 hours. The fence on 112th downed by a City snowplow was fixed in two days. This year we had the best response ever for dues payment, with only five outstanding accounts -- thanks to Secretary Donna Hamilton, who organized years of records, and followed up promptly! Check out our website:

P.O. Box 351294, Westminster, CO 80035-1294

Join us for Board Meetings on the 3rd Wednesdays of each month. 6:30 pm, the Ranch Country Club.

Max, Dale, Cheryl, Donna and Ken

Thanks to all who paid their

HOA dues!

http://gator435-rf3hoa-primary.hgsitebuilder.com

Help! Volunteers Needed! We need 3-4 volunteers now for the Architectural Control Committee. Computer literacy and email are a must. Please contact a board member soon! We cannot self-manage without you!

THE RANCH FILING #3 SPRING 2013

Neighborhood Watch Alerts

There have been a rash of mail thefts and car break-ins in the past two months. Be aware of suspicious strangers or behavior. Note license plate numbers and notify the police. Other simple safety measures:

Close garage doors at night.

Leave yard lights on all night.

Don’t leave personal items in vehicles

Receive a Newsletter in

COLOR!

More than 120 homeowners now receive their newsletter by email, saving your HOA time and money. This is one time to join the crowd! Send your email address to Donna, secretary of the Board. You will receive information promptly, including the color newsletter! Your email is kept fully confidential, and shared with no one. Try it!

NextDoor The Ranch website

Want to find out sooner about what’s going on with your neighbors? Sign up to the private social website for the Ranch. Some set up a separate email just for NextDoor The Ranch. Only residents can sign up, access or read the site. Our neighbors warned us of mailbox thefts and car break-ins, and a sighting of a man dressed in black peering into cars. What a great neighborhood watch tool! But there’s good news posted too -- recommendations of good repairmen, handymen, suppliers – as well as ones to avoid. There’s info about classes, event, worm composting, yoga classes and much more. Try it!

https://theranch3.nextdoor.com

New Fine Schedule

In an effort to uphold the covenants and maintain our neighborhood, we have created a new fine schedule. Covenants often have not been enforced in previous years, so several problems have continued for years, much to the exasperation of neighbors. We are trying to change that, and to apply covenants equally and fairly. Be aware that problems usually do not occur overnight, so by the time a problem is noticed, and the first notice is sent, it has been a long time in the making. Within 10 days of receiving an ACC notice, the homeowner must either fix the problem, appeal to the Board, or be subject to a $25 fine. If there is no appeal or change, $75 is charged 30 days after sending the 2nd ACC letter. Thirty days after the 3rd ACC letter, a $225 fine is assessed. Ninety days after the first assessment, a lien is filed.

What is the best way to avoid fines? Communicate!

Fix the problem and/or talk to us and work out a resolution!