Happy Holidays From Your HOA Board!

Holiday greetings from your CCVSHOA Board of Directors! We've had an active and productive year, starting with the Pancake breakfast/community event in Peakview Park in June, which is where we rolled out our plans for the new entrance at Maplewood.

Speaking of the new main entrance...it's done! In a matter of months, we've installed new landscaping, cast metal lettering, revamped the median, installed a new streetlight and added signage at Orchard and Havana! Look for the plantings to take off this spring and fill out the space. CCVSHOA thanks those who have paid their dues and contributed to the entrance donation campaign. We are still accepting donations for this project, so any amount would be appreciated to help us continue efforts to maintain property values with beautification projects. Phase 2 may include improvements to the entrance monumentation at Orchard and Lima and spotlights on the signs, but as in the case of the Maplewood entrance, we cannot do this without your donations. Donations can be made payable to CCVSHOA and sent to: 8547 E. Arapahoe Road, #J503, Greenwood Village, CO 80112. We hope to have PayPal on our website in 2011 to make dues paying and entrance donations easier for our members.

Our second annual Movie in Park at Orchard Park last summer was a success and community members are now looking forward to this event each year as part of our annual calendar. Next year, we intend to partner with the Park and Recreation District and MPM recreation to combine a day event at the pool with the movie night in the park. Look for more to come on this all day summer party!

What else does 2011 hold? We want to hear from you to help prioritize our efforts, so if you have not already; please participate in the poll on our website. Several ideas that we are exploring are: Dumpster Day, Yard of the Month, expanding the Pancake Breakfast to have demos/vendors on home improvement related items, covenant control improvements, and helping to organize neighborhood clubs.

Our next board meeting is January 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm at High Plains Elementary. At this meeting, we will be nominating a new slate of officers, as well as filling vacant board seats. Any residents interested in serving on the Board may submit a letter of interest to CCVSHOA at the address above or email us at ccvistasouthhoa@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support and best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year!
Respectfully,

Your 2010 CCVS HOA Board of Directors:

Pam Lukes
Cliff Corkill
Jacqueline Murphy
Brendan Adams
Tammy Damrath
Priscila Gross
Michael Woodworth
Melissa Stock
Jane Hall

Holiday Neighborhood Alert!!!

Hi everyone. The holidays are upon us. For many, that means guests are visiting. Please remember to lock your cars in your driveways and on the street. We already have one report of a stolen purse (in an unlocked car sitting in a driveway) this past Saturday night...thanks!

Next Board Meeting - Officer Elections

The next board meeting will be held on January 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm at High Plains Elementary. The agenda of this meeting will be to complete board and officer elections as well as approval of the budget for the upcoming year.

Next Board Meeting

Our next board meeting will be held at 7 pm on November 4th at High Plains Elementary School.

Click here for the agenda.

Game On!

The entry project is underway. Here are some pictures of the progress...

 New lettering and soft scape plantings coming soon! Click here for the landscape plans

October Entry Project Update

Following the community meeting held on September 29, 2010, CCVSHOA is moving forward with renovating the landscaping and signage at Maplewood and Havana. In the median, the large upright rock will be removed, the drought tolerant grasses will be repositioned and accentuated, and the rest of the hardscape will be updated. Finally, cast metal lettering (similar to that used at the Orchard Gate and Sundance entrances) will be adhered to the brick wall at Orchard and Havana and at Havana and Maplewood.

In order to complete the renovation in accordance with the approved plans, CCVSHOA needs additional contributions to replace the "off kilter," weathered and worn streetlight with a new, updated street light similar to what has been placed at the Orchard Gate entrance. The lowest estimate we received to complete this work was directly from Xcel for $5,000. Please consider donating towards this final design element to make our renovation the best it can be! Please send donations to CCVSHOA at: 8547 E Arapahoe Rd, #J503 Greenwood Village CO 80112. Many thanks to everyone who contributed time and great ideas as shaped this project plan into reality!

Road Maintainence

You may have noticed the start of some road maintainence in the area. Click here for a link to Arapahoe County's 2010 road maintainence projects in our neighborhood and additional information...

September Entry Project Update

If you read the September meeting minutes, you'll know that we've successfully secured the support of the Cherry Creek Vista Parks and Recreation District in making our entry revitalization a reality! We have negotiated a partnership with CCVPRD where they have agreed to re-landscape and maintain the corners of  Maplewood and Havana as well as allowed us to mount letters for entry signage to the brick fence at the corners of Maplewood and Havana and Havana and Orchard. All of these agreements are in sync with what CCVPRD has allowed at other surrounding HOAs.

This, coupled with your feedback and our fundraising efforts, has helped shape our project into a well defined effort with a distinct budget. The plan currently includes the following:

1. Removal of "Hills South" signage at Maplewood and Havana.
2. Mounting of cast letters to the brick fences at Maplewood and Havana and Havana and Orchard.
3. Re-landscaping and addition of perennial beds at the Maplewood and Havana corners (under cast lettering) to match the landscape along Havana.
4. Touch up of the Maplewood median landscape to soften and eliminate some excess rock material.
5. Placement of anchor in the median at ground level for discrete securing of our A-frame signage.

Optional items (depending on final budget) include the following:

1. Replacement of "Hills South" signage at Orchard and Lima on existing monument.
2. Replacement of light pole to a decorative pole at Havana and Maplewood.

One final open community meeting will be held on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 7:00 PM AT HIGH PLAINS ELEMENTARY to review the final plans, budget, solicit any final feedback, and request any additional donations. See you there!

Click here for minutes from this meeting.