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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
NOVEMBER 2021
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 11
Association losing long-time insurance carrier
Turn to Insurance, page 3
SUSAN BERGER PHOTOS
Artists Karen Eland, above left, and Katie Daisy with the mural they created.
Sunriver mural is pretty as a postcard Karen Eland and contractor Barron Anderson carry one of the mural panels to install it in it’s permanent location behind the lodge at Sunriver Resort.
By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene Tucked behind Sunriver Resort’s Lodge, and next to the Backyard Bar & Café, is a hand-painted mural waiting to be discovered by visitors to the Resort. Emblazoned with “Greetings from Sunriver, Oregon” – the mural is basically a giant postcard that provides a fun photo opportunity for sharing with friends, family and via social media. Turn to Mural, page 3
Design Manual undergoing a complete revision, remodel By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – In March 2021, the SROA Board of Directors approved an expenditure to hire a consultant to assist with a complete overhaul of the Sunriver Design Committee Manual of Rules & Procedures. During the early developmental stages of Sunriver design policies were an instrumental tool for new home construction – guiding the owner and contractor in the design standards and aesthetics required within the community. Today’s Design Committee Manual of Rules & Procedures was first approved
by the SROA Board of Directors in August 1993, became effective in January 1994 and supersede any previous design policies in place by the original developers of Sunriver. The manual has not received a major update since that time to reflect today’s building standards and construction projects. With around 70 empty lots remaining, a majority of today’s projects focus on home improvement such as an addition, new windows, roof or a deck, the installation of a hot tub or HVAC unit, repainting or landscape projects. While new home construction will continue to
be a component of the design manual, the revision will better address these smaller projects. To direct the manual’s review and revision process, consultant Scot Siegel of MIG Inc. of Portland was hired. A task force was also formed with a varied mix of stakeholders including SROA Design Committee members, owners, general contractors and design professionals, real estate agents and SROA staff. Siegel interviewed members of the task force in six focus group meetings Turn to Manual, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 11 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – The catastrophic wildfires of the past few years is creating a new problem for communities up and down the West Coast as insurance carriers are now refusing to provide property coverage for forested communities such as Sunriver. The Sunriver Owners Association is losing its long-time insurance carrier, Philadelphia, due to new general scoring metrics used to gauge wildfire risks that applies to anyone. Of the few companies that have shown an interest to insure are asking for double and triple the premium amount over what SROA has previously paid. “Wildfires have been bad and are getting worse, and we’re seeing these draconian (price) increases” said Randy Hughes, of Hays Companies, who has been SROA’s insurance broker for about 30 years. Whether or not an insurer will carry someone is determined on a scale – ranging from 1 to 100 –based on a variety of factors. The risk modeling used today looks at the region as a whole and includes levels of fire fuels, humidity and other physical factors. Sunriver’s previous risk score was a 50 but, under the new modeling, has gone up to more than 80. “It’s not due to anything SROA has done – it’s the Central Oregon region,” said Hughes, noting that Sunriver is the “model” of wildfire risk mitigation. Despite all that SROA has done to reduce wildfire risk, the association is now at the mercy of the market and insurers are not taking into consideration the fire protection measures that an individual community has made. Hughes and his team have even deployed an intermediary wholesaler
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