Aspen Hills
Newsletter Fall 2011
The
707 property owners in Aspen Hills all have opportunities to visit their
property. If you only visit
occasionally, the first week in October is the time. The red maples will knock your eyes out! A week or so later the aspens will show their
glory with yellow and red flames. The
colors will be long past by the time you receive this newsletter, and the mountain
will prepare for winter sleep. Not all
will be sleeping: however, snowmobile users can hardly wait for the cold and
snow. Snowmobile users remember, there will be no snow plowing this winter so
park at the bottom where Lake Fork and North Fork roads meet. Lake Fork may be plowed for short distances
by a property owner to his driveway but there will be no passing room or
turnarounds. Please don’t attempt to
drive up this road during the winter.
Before
winter, we have things to do. Dave Rose
has resigned from the Aspen Hills Board of Trustees. We wish him well. He is a busy guy and has set up the gates and
keys in his spare time. Good Job
Dave!! The Board has assigned some of
the security issues to others. Dave’s
position on the Board will be filled by appointment or election next year. Blake Llewellyn, a new board member will deal
with key issues. His contact information
is on the Board information page. Gate
security is a special problem as some vandals have damaged the south gate
several times and cost a lot of money for repairs. The gates are working at this time, but I ask
you to keep your eyes open for people damaging the gates and other
property. Write down the license number
or better yet take a picture of the vehicle and people. Jay McCoy, a member of the security
committee, will deal with the gates.
Report any problems with the gates to him. Jay and his wife Debbie, a new board member,
visit their property often and can be reached using the contact information in
the newsletter and the website.
We
all have to be good neighbors to make Aspen Hills a pleasant place to
visit. All of Aspen Hills is private
property. All of us including visitors;
need to respect the property of others.
We need to report any actions that will damage the roads or the property
of others. Call the Sanpete County
Sheriff if needed. For example, some one
left the water turned on and drained the tanks and washed out part of the
parking turnout. No one reported seeing
this happen and I wonder how many people drove by before someone stopped and
turned the faucets off!
No sheep should
be grazing in Aspen Hills this fall. If
you see sheep grazing on your property, take a picture and call me. I will inform the attorney and legal action
will be taken. The sheepherder has
permission to drive the sheep down the valley using Quaking Hollow Road but not
to graze. Last of all, we plan on a
$5.00 per lot dues increase for next year for a total of $55.00 per lot.
Kent
Player
Office News
Trespassing on Private Property
There are several private areas in and around the subdivision where trespassing is taking place on a regular basis. One is the meadow (Prichet Flat) which is east of Quacking Hollow Road from lots 1292 to 1268. This property belongs to Hill Top Ventures LLC. Some owners allowed their family and visitors to ride four wheelers in this area and then complained to the Association Office that they came back covered in sheep poop. Prichet Flat is private property and is a legal area for sheep to be. Another area is east of the burn piles. The lots being trespassed are where the jumps are. Lots 160 through 165 being most affected. These lots are owned by folks from Payson and Gunnison. In the past they have put up no trespassing signs, but the signs just seem to disappear. A member of the board approached an adult who was with some kids riding around and over the jumps. When the adult was asked if he knew the area was private he said they were not owners, but were visiting with an owner who told them the area was a good place to ride. The owners of these properties are very disappointed about this situation and have indicated that they will have the jumps leveled out. Once there were no jumps now there are four or five! No owner wants trespassing of this sort, or any other trespassing for that matter, to take place on their property. It is hoped that the above situations, as well as other trespassing will be discontinued. Trespassing will be a subject for the 2012 Annual Meeting, using a large map to show various locations.
Financial News
39 owners have not
paid their dues for 2011. If not paid
prior to 2012 invoicing, the attorney will send out the invoice with a $75.00
demand fee. 2 owners still owe late fees
for 2011 which appear on the 2012 invoices.
16 owners owe more than one year, if these are not brought up to date
the Attorney will send out the 2012 invoices with instructions from the board
to begin sheriff sale procedures if not brought immediately current. Some of these 16 are currently being acted
upon by the Association Attorneys. With all of the projects completed in 2011
Association funds have been depleted to a low point. Most of the work for 2012 will not take place
until after dues come in following the invoices in March 2012.
Ray & Bonnie Winn
Security
With regret we have accepted the resignation of Dave Rose from the AHOA Board of Trustees. We wish to thank Dave for his many years of service to Aspen Hills. He has been responsible for placing all the locked gates at the entrances to the subdivision, providing much needed security for our property. Thanks Dave for a job well done!
Anyone who needs keys or cards for the gates please call Blake Llewellyn 801-423-1180
For gate problems call Jay McCoy 801-571-0048
Water
If anyone has questions
or concerns about the new water fill station call Blake Llewellyn 801-423-1180
New Board
Members
We welcome Debbie McCoy
and Blake Llewellyn as new members of the AHOA Board of Trustees. They were
elected at our annual meeting in June. Debbie has been very busy redesigning the AHOA
website. Blake will be taking care of water and issuing keys. Please be aware
it takes several weeks to get new keys. Check the website for current
information.
Environmental
Committee
Aspen Hills is beautiful in the fall. I just wish there wasn’t so much trash left
on the roads and trails this time of year.
I’m guessing it’s the hunters who trespass into Aspen Hills during the hunting
season who litter so much. I can’t
imagine a property owner trashing up his neighborhood. And speaking of trash in the neighborhood,
please keep your own property clean. We
had a few complaints this year and had to ask some property owners to clean up
their lots.
Winter Vehicle
Access
Aspen Hills
does not plow snow in the winter and the small group of property owners who
were paying to plow in years past will no longer be doing so. Just so you are aware: A property owner will
occasionally be plowing with their own vehicle from his lot on Rosewood Drive
to the gate on Lake Fork Road. This will
be a single lane with no turn around or parking area. If you drive in on this plowed road you will
have no place to park or turn around. If
you attempt to pull a snowmobile trailer on this road you will most likely get
stuck and spend most of the day getting your vehicle and trailer out. I know this from experience and will never
attempt it again. Trust me, it’s no fun
and ruins the day. The best way to access Aspen Hills in the winter is by
snowmobile, or tracked vehicle. There is
usually plenty of room for snowmobile trailer parking below the Lake Fork gate
and at the lower end of North Fork Road.
The electronic gate will be left open and your key will open the upper
North Fork gate. See you on the
Mountain,
Scott
Elder
Fire Committee
The leaves are changing and the busy summer is over, time to wind down and look back on last year’s happenings. The late wet spring brought with it a lot of water damage to our roads. People eager to get to their property caused more damage to the roads. A lot of our dues this year were used to repair these roads and eliminate water pooling alongside the roads. This year we moved our annual meeting to the old Fairview dance hall. We had one of our best turnouts to this meeting and the pot luck lunch the week after. Other projects we tackled this year were the new water storage system at the pine tree. Water lines were enlarged along with the addition of additional water tanks so we now have over 7000gallons of storage with a flow rate of fifty gallons per minute. Much better than the 3 gallons per minute we had in the past. The fuel reduction pile near Wolf and Lodge was pushed twice this year so we know you are doing some good in reducing fire fuels around our cabins and trailers. Another project was the installation of reflective fire proof road signs we had a great lunch afterwards and appreciate everyone’s great help. These projects help make Aspen Hills a safer place if a fire comes.
Aspen Hills is having growing pains but if we all work together it won’t be so hard. Gate damage should be reported as well as sheep in areas they should not be in. We try hard as a board but we need your eyes to help us know all that is going on. If you have ideas for projects on cleanup day next year please drop me an email and we will see what we can do.
Thanks for all your support, Danny Nelson
There was a lot of road work done
this year again. The roads are in good
shape this year. We did a lot of culvert
cleaning and some were replaced with new ones being installed where
needed. I want to thank all those who
helped with road work this year it was much appreciated. I have been working with the county all
summer to finish sanding Parleys lane past our road at the south end. They have started doing that and I hope they
are able to finish before the snow comes.
I hope everyone had a great summer.
See ya next year,
Dave
Johnson
Website
There is now a brand new look and
feel to our website. I invite each
property owner to review the site and send me feedback of additional content
you would like to see. This new look
will actually change with seasons and the header will be an actual picture of
the mountain – you will notice it is now a fall look which will change soon to
a winter look. I have created an
information menu for just the content I have had multiple request on for easy
access. I have also created a search
feature in the right hand side bar. This
search will search all pages and posts for the keyword you have entered. It will display all search results in a list
form (blog). If it finds the content in
an actual page the name will be above the search results and will be a bold
link. If you click the link it will take
you directly to the page. The weather
page will be updated with a picture that I will take every Sunday (unless I
miss the weekend). In the winter months
this will be a picture of the snow stick at the water tap. Under the AHOA Board menu are the pages for
each board member with a comment/reply (blog forum). What this means is that when you post a
comment the board member or others can reply directly to your post so it will
not get lost in all the other posts.
Please let me know what you like or dislike about the new look.
Thanks,
Debbie McCoy
Photo Contest
We will be having the photo contest
again this year the winners will receive a prize at the Annual Meeting in
2012. We encourage you to participate
with your favorite photos from this past year at Aspen Hills. Please submit them to cecilh@ahoa.org The categories
are animals, flowers, fun, fall leaves, winter, and landscape. As always if you have ideas or things you
would like to see in the newsletter please contact me.
Cecil
Harrison
William Burk has the following lots for
sale: #58, #69, #83, #84, #361, #465, #859, and #939
Contact him at busiburk@gmail.com if you are interested.
Black Llewellyn Plumbing and Excavation
Over 30 years experience
Septic tanks, water tanks, plumbing, heating, excavating, rock walls, grading
I own property in Aspen Hills and my equipment is there all summer.
801-423-1180
Ken Lamborn
Grading, excavating, tractor work
714-999-0700
AHOA Board of Trustees / Committee Members
Board of Trustees
President
Kent Player 801-571-2810 kplayer@xmission.com
Vice President/Treasurer
Ray Winn 801-278-0605 bluskyday22@gmail.com
Secretary
Judy Player 801-718-9534 jplayer@xmission.com
Environmental
Scott Elder 801-358-0010 d.scott@cosmicbridge.com
Newsletter
Cecil Harrison 801-717-0416 cecil_harrison@byu.edu
Roads
Dave Johnson 801-209-1038 diamondspec@msn.com
Water and Keys
Blake Llewellyn 801-423-1605 llewellyngaylen@gmail.com
Website
Debbie McCoy 801-694-2974 dmccoy12345@msn.com
Fir3 /Safety
Danny Nelson 801-367-7096 dannylou302@msn.com
Committee Members
Environmental
Jeff Hansen 801-699-1725 jhansen@zionsbank.com
Gates/Security
Jay McCoy 801-694-8263
Aspen Hills
Owners Association
1407 Greenfield Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah
84121-2404
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