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Rec Center Events October 2019 October 14th - 25th: Extended indoor family swim hours are Monday -through Friday, 10:00 am until 8:00 pm. Flick-n-Float: October 19th from 6:00 8:00 pm. Writer’s Critique Club: October 25th from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Writers of all genres, ages, and experience levels are welcome to participate in a monthly, two-hour, round-table feedback frenzy! Contact the Rec Center for more details. Parent’s Night Out: October 25th from 5:30 - 10:00 pm. Trunk or Treat & Pie Bake Off: October 26th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Join us for a pie baking contest (must be fall related) and trunk or treat! If you would like to decorate your trunk, please stop by the rec center and sign up! Drop in Basketball: Sundays from 2:30 until 5:00 pm
Drop in Volleyball: Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Drop in Pickleball: Wednesdays • 4:00 until 6:00 pm for advanced players • 6:00 until 8:00 pm for new/ beginning players AOA: Chair Yoga: Wednesdays at 9:30 am Pinochle: October 3rd & 17th at 12:30 pm Quilting Club: October 9th from 5:00 until 8:00 pm October 23rd from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm and 5:00 until 8:00 pm Mexican Train Dominos: October 10th & 24th at 12:30 pm Group Exercise classes are being added weekly. Check with the Rec Center for an updated schedule.
Developer News Phase 2 of The Shops Taking Shape: As many of you may have noticed, there is a lot of activity happening at The Shops at Meridian Ranch. Construction of the next building, approximately 17,000 square feet in Phase 2 is well on its way. Designed by YOW Architects’ Jonathan Whitaker, the architect for Phase 1, Phase 2 incorporates similar design elements as Phase 1, including the an additional lit “tower” at the south end of the new building. Phase 2 is on track for completion by the end of the year. Omelets Etc., family owned and operated by Juan and Robin Madera, will be opening their fourth location at The Shops. Negotiations are ongoing with potential new tenants. Stay tuned for more info!
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Manager’s Message October is the month for finishing late summer projects and preparing for winter. Your Meridian Service Metropolitan District plans to be accomplishing fence repairs, concrete repairs, replacement of a few dead trees, and other miscellaneous maintenance. Drilling of our new water supply well is expected to continue through October (the new well site is on Londonderry across from the High School). Another October activity for the District is the winterizing of irrigation systems at parks, open spaces, and street landscaping. We use high pressure air compressors to blow water out of the underground irrigation pipes. Residents should also be draining your own irrigation systems for winter.
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During October, District staff prepare and submit the first draft of the Proposed 2020 Budget. Watch our website for the draft budget and updates that will be posted over the next few months. The District will hold an evening public workshop on the proposed budget on November 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Recreation Center. This will be a good opportunity to hear explanations of the proposed budget and any proposed rate increases for 2020. This is also a good time to ask questions and offer comments. In addition, the Board of Directors will be having budget discussions at their regularly scheduled meetings in November and December (see the website for dates and times, location, and agendas).
Finally, October is the month that sunset and darkness comes early and we rely more on streetlights. Streetlights are maintained by the Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA). Should you discover a streetlight that isn’t operating, please contact Mountain View Electric Association Member Services Department at 719-495-2283. MVEA’s operating hours are Monday-Thursday from 7:00 am - 5:30 pm.
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Just around the corner will be our first snows of the season. This is a good time to remind our residents that Meridian Ranch Recreation Center follows School District No. 49 snow closures and delayed openings. That is, when the schools are closed for a snow day, the Recreation Center will also be closed. When the schools have a delayed start, the Recreation Center will have a delayed opening.
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Watch for news and updates about these and other matters on the District’s website. David A. Pelser, General Manager Meridian Service Metropolitan District – Water, Sewer, Drainage, Parks, Recreation www.meridianranchmetro.org
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Meridian Ranch DRC no 1 and DRC no 2 are proud to October Design Review Council Corner Design Review October Design Review Council Corner announce the October Yards of the Month! Council Corner
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Electrical Fences! OUCH! Imagine working in your flower bed, and your neighbor has inadvertently added an electric fence around their property! Electric fences are prohibited as a type of interior fence for your property. Acceptable Thewire October yard ofwhich the month, which be showcased in the November editio fencing allowed in the interior of an open fence is 2”x4” welded mesh fencing is mounted on will the inside of decorated fall and Halloween themed yards! We look forward to seeing your cre the open rail fencing for the purpose of enclosing pets.
Many of our residents contacted us after the public service announcement was sent on the DRC’s Newsfeed regarding Electrical Fences! OUCH! Imagine working in your flower bed, and your nei the owner’s responsibility with their property, as well as who the Design Review Council (DRC) is and its function. To added electric fence around their property! Electric fences are pro assist with understanding the type of community in which youinadvertently have moved, the DRC an attorney explained the following: a type fenceand forthe your property. Acceptable fencing allowed in the inte Colorado law provides that you took title to that property "subject to"of theinterior Declaration Governing Documents, and that by accepting that Deed you are bound by the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R’s) and which those is mounted on the inside of th open fence is 2”x4” welded wire mesh fencing Governing Documents, which also includes the Design Guidelines. DRCpurpose is responsible for the pets. enforcement of fencingThe for the of enclosing protective CC&R’s in your neighborhood. Any individual purchasing a Lot within the DRC agrees to be bound by and to follow the requirements set forth in the Governing Documents. Please take time to review the FAQ’s for the Meridian Ranch community. They can be found on the websites:
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In September, the Board of Directors appointed another homeowner to the Board of Directors! Please welcome Kevin Cavanagh. Kevin has been an owner since April 2019. He brings to the Board of Directors his many years of leadership, management, teambuilding, budgeting, strategic planning and policy development. He would like to see Stonebridge to be known as the premier place to live in the Meridian Ranch community. You may ask, how did another member of the community get appointed and not elected by the membership. The answer is outlined in the bylaws: During the period of Declarant Control, Declarant may appoint and remove the officers and members of the Board of Directors subject to Section 4.3. Transition to Owner elected Board: Not less than sixty (60) days after conveyance of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Lots that may be created to Lot Owners other than a Declarant, at least one member and not less than twenty five percent of the members of the Board must be elected by the Owners other than the Declarant. The Declarant is ahead of schedule with adding a homeowner to the Board of Directors, as the community is at 21%. The Declarant believed it is in the best interest of the community to have more than one homeowner on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors are:
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We look forward to seeing everyone at the Annual Meeting of the Membership, which is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th starting at 6:00 p.m. Volunteers! We need volunteers to have The Lodge open on days when Estelle is not on site. Volunteers must be available for at least two to four hours to be stewards of The Lodge. Please contact Jamie Adams, jamie@warrenmgmt.com or call 719-685-7824, to set up times and get the code plus a key if you are interested.
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AOA Mexican Train Dominos 12:30 pm Volleyball 6:00 - 8:00 pm
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• Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them. • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find. • Close doors behind you as you leave - this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.
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Registered Nurses in our district cover more than one school and are in each school at least once a week. The nurse at your school has regular communication with a Health Para and is available if any health care need or emergency arises. Health Room: Any student entering the health room will be allowed to remain there for up to 10 minutes. If there is a need to contact parents, we will use the phone numbers provided at the beginning of the school year. Please provide the school with current emergency phone numbers and update this information as it changes throughout the year. Medication Policy: Please be aware that Colorado State law governs our medication policy. If your child must take medication during school hours, you must provide the following before we administer it: 1. A written doctor’s order (including drug name, dose, route, time, duration of treatment, doctor’s and parent’s signature). This includes all over-the-counter, and prescription medicine. The only exception is cough drops, which are supplied from home, and may be given with written parent permission. A physician may fax medication orders to the school. PLEASE NOTE: The pharmacy label applied to the medication bottle will not suffice for a doctor’s order. Additionally, please know that students may not carry over the counter medications. If you have any questions, please contact our School nurse. 2. Please keep all Medication in the original bottle, complete with label. We cannot give medication to your student if it comes in a baggie, envelope, plain bottle, etc. 3. All medications must be kept in a secure cabinet in the health room. If a student must carry a medication on him or her, such as an inhaler, Epi-Pen or Diabetes supplies, please provide us a physician order, so we can provide these to your student. 4. Use of crutches and wheelchair: Each health room has a wheelchair for emergency use only. If your student requires temporary use of crutches or a wheelchair, please provide us with a Dr.’s note and accommodations will be made: Due to availability, we ask that Parents provide mobility devices for their student. 5. Immunizations: Please refer to the K-12th Grade School Required Immunization Parent Letter for 2018-2019. 6. Illness Guidelines: School District 49 is following the Illness Guidelines from the Colorado Department of Education/Children’s Hospital Colorado.
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