Four Rivers Vector Control District talks about the upcoming mosquito season in Sunriver and the Zika virus
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center ............... 8 Calendar ..................... 13 SROA Board................ 22
Public Safety ............... 30 Classified .................... 38 Commentary ............... 39
Pat Hensley, SROA board president, writes about the planning and priortization of the Infrastructure and Amenities Master Plan
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
MAY • 2016
VOLUME XLII • NUMBER 5
Pathway paving project enters final year
Caldera Springs conceptual expansion plan approved
The Sunriver Owners Association has embarked on the final stretch of a pledge to rebuild all 33 miles of its paved pathways in Sunriver. Weather permitting approximately 4 miles of pathway will be rebuilt by June 10, completing an 8-year project one year ahead of schedule and saving SROA members approximately $657,000. This year’s pathway projects are scattered around Sunriver including along Abbot Drive near the main entrance, between circles 4 and 5, along West Core Road past the North Pool, North Tennis Courts and Woodlands golf course, and near the north entrance along North and South Imnaha and Cottonwood roads. As has been the case since owners voted in 2009 to increase maintenance fees $30 per month and dedicate those funds to maintaining SROA’s long-term assets, the pathways have been rebuilt using the full depth reclamation (FDR) process. FDR involves grinding the existing asphalt surface and base materials and densely packing them on-site to create a new, stronger base. Over the new base, two layers of fine aggregate asphalt are applied. A glass grid placed between the two layers extends the life of the asphalt by resisting contraction and expansion. The FDR treatment has replaced pathways that were pocked with sinkholes, ruts and broken asphalt, with smooth riding, long-lasting surfaces that have garnered two “Excellence in Paving” awards the past five years from the Asphalt Pavement Association of Oregon. Some short sections of pathway being rebuilt this year have already undergone the FDR process and only need an application of glass grid and a second layer of asphalt to be completed. SROA Public Works Director Mark Smith said these sections were rebuilt at various times in conjunction with utility projects that re-
Sunriver resident Lee Stevenson has been named a recipient of a 2016 Urban & Community Forestry Award from the Oregon Community Trees (OCT) organization. OCT, based in Salem, annually honors outstanding individuals and organizations “for leadership and accomplishments in advancing urban and community forestry projects and activities in the state of Oregon.” Stevenson founded Project Ponderosa in 2006, and since then his supporters and volunteers have potted nearly 10,000 ponderosa seedlings. Of those, 1,200 have been planted throughout Sunriver and on neighboring national forest lands. Stevenson has volunteered hundreds of hours to further the project’s mission to “inform, engage, and inspire students and our community to participate in ponderosa pine restoration to enhance PHOTO COURTESY WES PERRIN forest health and our community Lee Stevenson, center, Jennifer Curtis, forests, as well as raise funds for Sunriver Nature Center manager (left), and local environmental education Clara McCarthy, Oregon Community Trees board member, pose with seedlings planted programs via a self-sustaining by Project Ponderosa volunteers. model by partnering with local businesses and organizations.” In announcing the award OCT board president Ruth Williams noted that, in addition to his Project Ponderosa achievements, Stevenson “is an integral player
By Brooke Snavely A hearings officer has approved the conceptual master plan to expand the Caldera Springs destination resort onto a 617-acre parcel of land that borders the 267-acre existing resort to the east and south. The annexed property may eventually include a maximum of 395 single-family residences, 95 additional overnight lodging units, recreational facilities and additional resort core amenities. The decision approves a modification of the ratio of single-family residences to overnight lodging units from 2:1 to 2.5:1. The project location is due south of Sunriver across South Century Drive. It is bordered by the Sunriver Business Park on the north, Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad to the east, Vandevert Road to the south and South Century Drive to the west. On April 15, hearings officer Ken Helms issued a list of 24 conditions of approval ranging from routine (any substantial change to the approved use requires a new land use application) to regulatory (documenting adherence to laws regulating the ratio of overnight lodging units to single family homes). A 12-day period to appeal the hearings officer’s decision closed after this issue of the Scene went to press. If the decision is appealed, the Board of Deschutes County Commissioners will decide whether to hear an appeal and set a schedule. If no appeal is filed, the proposal must obtain final local approval. If there is no appeal, the applicant’s next step is to file a final master plan with the Deschutes County Community Development Department. The final master plan will provide details on the orientation of lots and specifics of amenities. Likely amenities include multi-purpose pedestrian and bicycle paths, man-made lakes and meandering stream water features and a pool. The applicant, Pine Forest De-
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For $5 and three cans of food, the public is invited to SHARC’s soft opening weekend May 21-22. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the outdoor water slides, lazy river, leisure pool and tot pool/sand play area will be open for the weekend. All food items collected will be donated to Holy Trinity Community Outreach Care & Share that distributes essential supplies to local families in need. Information: 541-585-5000.
Resident wins community forestry award
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