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Whitewater Wilderness Ranch Owners Association
WWROA
Board Meeting Highlights The board met on April 24, 2017. The following articles reflect board discussion.
March 2017
Cont. on pages 2, 3 and 4
There are two open positions to fill at the
annual meeting. If you would like to run for
a board position, please contact the board at
[email protected] no later than May
19, 2017. Please include a brief bio along
with your intent to run. The bio will be
posted in the newsletter accompanying the
annual meeting packet. Bios received after
May 19 will not be posted.
Board Position Openings
The majority of Monday’s board meeting was spent reviewing Road Committee recommendations for necessary Ranch road improvement expenditures. The Road Committee met on April 24, 2017 to discuss the state of our road system. They provided the board with an extensive study on washboarding and road maintenance options. See the road maintenance option summary on page 4.
RANNY ROAD NOTICE: Ranny Road access from WWR is permanently closed for safety reasons. We are looking at the possibility of widening the ranch entrance from Pollock Road. We will keep you posted.
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Cont. CAUSES OF WASHBOARDING:
Dr. Keith B. Mather studied the causes of washboarding
in 1963. His findings were published in January 1963 in
Scientific American. Three physicists from France,
England, and Canada performed a similar study with
similar findings. Their findings are as follows:
(1) Washboarding occurs as a result of speed and driving
habits. It occurs when vehicles travel at any speed above
3MPH
(2) Ripple formations begin because no road surface ever
is completely and perfectly flat
(3) Amount of traffic increases washboarding
(4) Quality of gravel effects washboarding
(5) Lack of moisture increases washboarding
Sources:
http://www.4x4training.com/Articles/HowDoesItWork/W
ashBoardRoad.html,
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2007/aug/20/
physicists-hit-the-rippled-road,
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/51a
de495-e7f2-99df-3228a63ab96fd079/,
http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmej/000602.htm
Dues Payment Reminder for
2017-2018
Spring Weed Awareness The association will once again contract with Cody Graning to spray along the sides of the road system this spring. You will receive a one-call-now message with a window of time to watch for weed spraying. During this window take appropriate action to protect children and livestock as you see fit. Mark your property along the road if you do not want spraying to occur along your borders.
The primary herbicide to be used is Milestone with Roundup as a secondary herbicide in heavily infested spots.
Owners are responsible for controlling weeds on their own property. To obtain a free weed identification booklet, contact the board at: [email protected].
To obtain herbicide fact sheets, go to links below:
Milestone http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDAS/dh_08d6/0901b803808d6fa6.pdf?filepath=/pdfs/noreg/010-22038.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc Roundup promax http://www.monsanto.com/sitecollectiondocuments/ito/roundup%20promax_factsheet_april%202010_final%20.pdf
DUES PAYMENT WILL BE OFFERED IN A SINGLE PAYMENT ONLY BEGINNING THIS YEAR. YOUR DUES OF $375 PER LOT ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE JULY 31, 2017 DUES NOTICE WILL ACCOMPANY YOUR ANNUAL MEETING PACKET
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SPEEDVERSUSSLOWINGYOURROLL
Ifyoutraveldirtroadsfrequently,youknowthatyoucanfindanidealspeedthatwillhelpsmoothouttheride.That’sthespeedatwhichyourcar’ssuspensionispushingthecardownatthesametimeyouexperienceadipintheroad.Theproblemisthatthemorethetirespressdown,theworsethewashboarddepressionbecomes.It’sacatch-22:yoursuspensionsystemisgivingyouasmoothride,butinactualityyouaremakingtheproblemworse.Soyouhavetoaskyourselfthisquestion:Isdrivingatahigherspeedfora“smootherride”onWWRroadsworththeriskoflosingcontrolandflyingoffthemountainorcausinganothervehicletolosecontrolriskingdeathforyourselfandothersallthewhilecausingmoredamagetotheroads?
Sources:http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/ranch-life/what-causes-washboard-roads2.htm,http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2007/aug/20/physicists-hit-the-rippled-road
Annual Meeting The annual meeting of Whitewater
Wilderness Ranch Owners
Association is set for Saturday, June
17, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the Multi-
Purpose Room at the Riggins High
School - 711 Ace’s Place, Riggins.
You will receive your annual meeting
packet by both mail and email in the
first part of June.
cont.
PETS ON THE LOOSE There have been several recent reports of personal pets – specifically dogs – having the run of WWR. We’d like to remind you that not only is this not safe for your pets, but it is in violation of our CCRs. CCR Section 4.01 a) Fenced in Animals: Any animals, including dogs and other domestic animals, kept by an Owner must be kept and/or fenced within the boundaries of the Owner’s property.
WASHBOARDING MYTH BUSTED
ROAD COMMITTEE STUDY OF ROAD
PAVEMENT OPTIONS
Heated road system with concrete or asphalt paving Price: ridiculously out of reach Pros: smooth roads with no ice Cons: ridiculous maintenance expenses
Pave roads with concrete Price: estimated $725,000/Mile of road
Price includes: Excavation 6” deep Crushed stone Hand-grade base Concrete 4” thick Overhead/profit
Pros: Smooth roads for a season Cons:
Slippery enough to spill cars off the mountain Freeze/thaw will result in potholes and constant/expensive maintenance Have to excavate. Cannot pave on top of existing road because road would stand up 6” in the air and be extremely dangerous to drive
Sources: www.BuildingJournal.com
Pave roads with asphalt Price: estimated $425,000/Mile of road
Price includes: Excavation 6” deep Stone 6” deep Hand-grade base 4” thick base 2” topping Overhead/profit
Pros: Smooth roads for a season Cons:
Slippery enough to spill cars off the mountain Freeze/thaw will result in potholes and constant/expensive maintenance
Sources: www.BuildingJournal.com
Cont. pg. 5
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Pave roads with reclaimed/recycled asphalt Price: estimated $111/ton plus cost of transporting asphalt, excavation, etc. Pros:
Less expensive than new asphalt with all of the benefits of asphalt Smooth roads for a season
Cons: Virtually impossible to find because it’s of value and you have to be on someone’s list to receive the recycled asphalt If you were the lucky recipient of recycled asphalt, the cost to transport is unknown due to distance and quantity of loads it would take to pave the road system. The price would be exorbitant to say the least. Slippery enough to spill cars off the mountain Freeze/thaw will result in potholes and constant/expensive maintenance
Sources: www.albertfreiandsons.com out of Henderson, CO
Add calcium chloride or magnesium chloride Price: estimated $140/ton calcium and $111/ton magnesium (price for chemicals only) Pros:
Harder compaction making road last longer between grading periods Salt element helps to melt snow and ice Dust control Reduced material replacement costs Less blading Increased safety
Cons: Professional equipment extremely expensive Controls dust for approx.. three months before needing reapplication Road surface becomes so hard that grader blade needs replacing more frequently *Possible way to save on professional equipment: There is a way to construct a “poor man’s” version of the equipment using PVC
Sources: Gravel Roads Maintenance and Design Manual. FHWA. http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/gravelman.pdf, http://www.bikenfly.org/Mt1.htm, http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmej/0006/rm000602.htm, http://www.peterschemical.com/holding-the-road-with-calcium-chloride-flake/, “Common Road Salt is Toxic to the Adirondacks” by David Gibson, Partner with Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve
Current road maintenance program
Price: approx. $6,500/year including estimated $8/ton of basalt Pros: works well enough Cons: wash-boarding and owner complaints
Do Nothing – Not and option Price: $0 Pros: No expense Cons: Roads degrade until unusable
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records are not up to date with your contact information 3. We received at failed delivery status notification from
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