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Back section of Newsletter: Green Valley Ranch HOA News Content

September/October 2015

A community newsletter coordinated by the GVR Metropolitan District

www.gvrmetrodistrict.com

What Entities are Responsible for What in Green Valley Ranch?

Metro District Maintain approx. 3 million sq. feet of common areas

(turf & native) Maintain over 69,000 linear feet of common area

fences Tree lawns that border District owned properties only Greenbelts Detention/retention ponds Medians south of GVR Blvd (48th St.) All landscaping around properties owned by the

District, such as the Admin Bldg. at 18650 E. 45th Ave.

Community Garden Trash on ground & trash cans by bus stops Dog stations Graffiti removal south of GVR Blvd (48th)

Denver Park & Recreation All care of the developed parks & pools

throughout the entire GVR area Open space native along the Highline Canal

trail corridor First Creek open space area

Denver Public Schools Fields and landscaped areas around the local

schools Snow removal around local schools

City and County of Denver Trash & recycling Animal Control/barking dogs Street maintenance Snow removal of streets Abandoned vehicles Loud music Disturbance of the peace Speeding Vehicles with no tags Neighbor to neighbor conflicts Go to Denvergov.org for more

Master Homeowners Association for Green Valley Ranch

Covenant Control Architectural Review Establishes rules & regulations regarding

landscaping & other improvements to residential properties

DOES NOT OWN PROPERTY

United States Post Office: Mail box clusters & mail boxes


For more information on any of the above programs, please stop by the GVR Metropolitan District office (18650 E. 45th Ave., Denver) or call La Vetta Murray at

303-307-3243 or 720-641-4801.

ACTIVE ADULT TRIPS

For upcoming trips, please check the calendar in this newsletter, on our website, or call La Vetta

Murray at 3/307-3243 or 7/641-4801


A Green Valley Ranch program enhancing and promoting active lives

Are you 50 years and over? Then how about joining the far northeast 50+ Club? Meeting 1st Saturday of every month for breakfast, with guest speakers chatting about interesting topics, plus exciting activities. Place: Denny’s (Flying J Plaza, 16751 E 32nd Avenue) Time: 9:00 a.m. Cost: 55+ breakfast menu under $10.00


After School Program

FREE EVENT: Trunk or Treat


Fall is Here…..Let’s ‘fall’ back into learning! GVR Metropolitan District, Wanda Woods, Computer Teacher

Learning new skills, whether those skills revolve around a particular computer program or office strategy is important. In today's economic climate one should not let a fear of technology keep them from moving up in their chosen profession. That’s why the GVR Metropolitan District is offering computer classes to help increase those computer skills. We offer classes about Basic Computer Essentials to file management in Windows 8 to creating a newsletter in Word to creating an effective PowerPoint presentation to understanding formulas and functions in Excel. Most office professionals use many of these programs on a daily basis. In addition these programs can help a person with these skill sets to be more valuable to their organization. All classes are $45/ea. Each class is 4 hours long. If you sign up for more than one class, the cost is only $35/per class. Senior rates available (55+) at $35/per class. Check out the website, www.gvrmetrodistrict.com for more information, schedule and times. Contact LaVetta Murray at 303.307.9128 to register. Hope to meet you there!

Vendor space: $20.00! Call 303-307-3242 for information or go to

www.gvrmetrodistrict.com!


City codes ensure the safety, health and of our and more

and Police 5 and strive to our safe and

The codes that help to keep our city

shall be for any or of any dog to such dog to any or by loud and or or DRMC 8-

46. Please Loud No shall use or or allow be used or any

player or other sound in or on a in such a as to be at (25) feet the motor a has been

by the of excise and DRMC 38-89 (b). Fire and use of are Fire Code

3301.1.3 Please are one per one extra vehicle. on

must be on such as road base or-in the case of family inches of A home may than one

on the must be inside the

of a Denver may and other similar

owned 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a auto body and the of motor

shall not motor vehicles to or persons that do in the same may on their to

on a or off-street on the same lot as the unit. is defined fluid

of and other activities of minor and and shall not vehicle fluids to be

any or shall remove all of and Code Please

for shall be for any to park or a upon a for the or such except

to the from the and which are to be made an DRMC

Display (on shall be any to park any upon a for the such for sale. This shall not apply to a who displays for sale than one (1) said is upon the of the

that is to and to the of said DRMC 54-463. Please

of the shall be for any to or tend to the peace of others by or or by loud or noises or by

or to a of the peace or for to any such in any house or upon any owned or possessed such or under their or when such power to so that in the are or may be DRMC 38-89. Please

Good Neighbors, Great City Source: Denver Police Department, District 5


The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual authors and not of the

Board of Directors or the publisher.

Neither the Board, publisher, nor the authors intend to provide any professional service or

opinion through this publication.

DISTRICT CONTACTS :

GVR Metropolitan District.....................................303-307-3240

18650 E. 45th Ave., Denver, CO 80249 Micaela Duffy, District Manager ………………..303-307-3246 GVR Metro District after hrs. emergency………..720-641-2769 Email...................................................info@gvrmetrodistrict.com Website................................................www.gvrmetrodistrict.com

*The Metro District Office is currently not available for public rental

METRO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS:*

Roger Rohrer, President

Fenna Tanner, Vice President Michael George, Secretary Anthony Noble, Treasurer Michael Haskins, Director Matt Stallman, Director Tim Camarillo, Director

*To contact the Board, please call 303-307-3240

or email [email protected]

NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR: Dee Mares..............................................................303-307-3242 Email............................................DMares@gvrmetrodistrict.com

MASTER HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR GREEN VALLEY RANCH

AND OTHER HOA CONTACTS FOR GVR: Master HOA (South of 48th Avenue).................................303-307-3240 Master HOA Fax (South of 48th Avenue) …………………… .303-307-3250 Email..................................................................info@gvrhoa.com Website...............................................................www.gvrhoa.com MSI-Town Center (North of 48th Avenue) ........................303-420-4433 Carriage Park: CPMG….…………………………..……..303-671-6402 Bungalows: Westwind Mgmt………………...………..….303-369-1800

DENVER CONTACTS:

Denver 311 Help Center, Landline only…....................Dial 3-1-1 Denver 311 Help Center, via Cell Phone….…........720-913-1311 Animal Control...........see info above on Denver 311 Help Center DIA Noise “Complaint Line”................................. 303-342-2380 GVR Graffiti “Hotline”.......................................... 303-307-3247 Green Valley Ranch “Hotline” ………………….. 303-307-3248 Neighborhood Inspection Services..........................720-865-3200 EMERGENCIES……………………….………….….Dial 9-1-1 Police: Non-emergency…………….……. ……….720-913-2000 Police: District 5 Station ……….............................720-913-1400 Darrell Miller (District 5: Lieutenant for GVR)……...…….720-913-1438 Sherikera Heflin Herrera (Community Resource Officer)720-913-1417 Brandi Thomas (Community Resource Officer)…………...720-913-1405 City of Denver Street Maintenance/ Street Snow Removal..see info above on Denver 311 Help Center Xcel Energy (street light outage reporting)..........1-800-895-4999 Post Office (4710 Nome Street) ………………….303-371-8783 GVR Library (4856 N. Andes Ct.) ……………….720-865-0310

SCHOOLS:

Denver Public Schools.............................................720-423-3200 Green Valley Ranch Elementary School.................720-424-6710 Marrama Elementary School...................................720-424-5820 Martin Luther King Jr. Early College......................720-424-0420 Omar D. Blair Edison Charter School.....................303-371-9570 Florida Pitt Waller K-8 School................................720-424-2840 DSST ……………………………………………...303-524-6300 SOAR ……………………………………………..720-287-5100 Vista Academy-Middle & High School …….…….720-423-7650

COMMUNITY CONTACTS: GVR Boy Scouts (Richard)......................................303-514-0399 GVR Cub Scouts (Shannon)....................................303-374-8824 GVR Girl Scouts......................................................303-371-2072 GVR Golf Club........................................................303-371-3131 GVR Pool................................................................ 303-373-8713 GVR Rec Center.......................................................303-375-3857 GVR RV Storage ………………………………….303-349-7544 Oakwood Homes Corporate Office..........................303-486-8500

GVR CONTACT INFO

HOLIDAY CLOSURE:

September 7, 2015 in observance of

Labor Day

September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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3 Arc forms due 4 5 FIFTY PLUS CLUB @ 9 am Denny’s (16751 E. 32 Ave., Flying J Plaza)

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7 The District & HOA offices will be CLOSED for Labor Day

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9 HOA Hearing Committee mtg. @ 6 pm Ad Bldg

10 ARC Committee Mtg @ 6 pm Ad Bldg

11 Get Off Your Buns Lunch Bunch-Brad’s Pit Barbeque-departs @ 11:30 a.m. Ad Bldg

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Computer Class: Basic Computer Essentials @ 9-1pm Ad Bldg

13 Get Off Your Buns day trip: Mount Vernon Country Club brunch departing @ 10am Ad Bldg

14 15 16 Metro Board mtg @ 6:30 pm Ad Bldg

17 Arc forms due

18 19 Computer Class: Windows 8 Essentials @ 9-1pm Ad Bldg

20 21 22 23 HOA Board & Annual mtg @ 6 pm Rec Ctr

24 ARC Committee mtg. @ 6 pm Ad Bldg

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Keep an eye on our websites www.gvrmetrodistrict.com & www.gvrhoa.com for up to date calendar information.

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GVR Metropolitan District 18650 East 45th Avenue Denver, CO 80249

A community newsletter coordinated by the Master Homeowners Association of Green Valley Ranch

September/October 2015

INSIDE

Page 2: Peggy Ponders Page 3: How Can We Create A Strong Community? Page 5: Covenant Corner Page 8: HOA Contacts

Neighbor Day 2015 A Hit For All Ages! By Alana Willis, HOA Social Event Committee Member

On Sunday, August 2, the GVR East Ranch Park was transformed into Neighbor Day headquarters! An estimated 1,000 residents of GVR and neighboring areas turned out to enjoy the FREE food, entertainment and fun. The festivities featured a variety of entertainment and activities- bungee trampolines, magicians, a guitarist, costumed characters from a wildly popular movie that rhymes with “Schmozen,” face painting, balloon animals, a stilt walking pirate, a bubble tower and even a Michael Jackson impersonator delighted crowds of all ages as they enjoyed delicious cuisine from Denver’s premier food trucks, all courtesy of the GVR Master Homeowners’ Association. Part of Denver Days, an initiative created by Denver mayor (and GVR resident!) Michael B. Hancock to foster a sense of community among neighbors in various parts of the city, Neighbor Day provided the Master HOA the opportunity to show appreciation for our beautiful community and get to know our neighbors as Green Valley Ranch continues to grow and thrive. Continued on page 2

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Peggy Ponders By Peggy Ripko, HOA Supervisor

For my last Peggy Ponders, I wrote a piece about sending violations out not only to co-workers or committee/board members, but to homeowners in the community who we know

will respond in a decidedly negative manner. My hope was to ensure that all of the GVR homeowners know that violations are sent consistently. The reaction I had not anticipated was, I had many homeowners either call or come in, expressing thanks for what we do and making sure that the HOA staff knows we are valued. And I cannot tell you all how much that reaction meant

to us!

I also wanted to talk about something the Board of Directors has asked us to do more of this year. Obviously, our job is to send letters to homes who are not in compliance with the rules of the

Association. However, this year we are also making a point to reach out to homeowners who do a great job of maintaining their homes. So, when we go out on inspection not only do we note houses

that are not in compliance, but we note homes that look great! And yes, we do send letters for those as well. So far the feedback we have received has been wonderful! The Board is dedicated to

doing what they can to make the community as great as it can be, so if you have another suggestion please let us know!

Continued from page 1: Neighbor Day 2015 A Hit For All Ages!

The HOA social event planning committee, comprised of Justin Willis, Alana Willis, Deanna Foote and Ashley Bishop, along with numerous volunteers from both north and south GVR, worked tirelessly to plan an event that would be a great day of fun for all attendees. This is the second annual such event for GVR- the inaugural event, then known as GVR Days, was such a major success last year that the HOA event planning committee was asked to bring it back again this year. “Neighbor Day is all about community appreciation and getting to know your neighbors,” said committee chairman Justin Willis. “An event like Neighbor Day is designed to bring everyone together. Hopefully after meeting each other at Neighbor Day, people will see each other on the street or at one of the local stores and restaurants and be able to say hello, and almost get a feeling like they live in a small town with all the perks of a major city.” If you were unable to make it to Neighbor Day this year, you missed out on a great party, but fear not- it will be back, bigger and better than ever in August 2016. See you there next year!

www.gvrhoa.com


How Can We Create a Strong Community? by Karen Councilman, HOA Assistant

A hive of bees is a perfect example of a community working together in harmony and for the common good of all its members. After all, a bee living alone, can barely survive, let alone prosper. But in a hive made up of hundreds of other bees, each taking responsibility for the various jobs necessary for the survival of the community, the lone bee not only survives, it contributes mightily to the success of the hive.

The secret of the bee's success living together in a close-knit community, is that each bee not only understands the interrelationships that exist between it and the rest of the members of its community, but is willing to accept some of the responsibility for the hive's prosperity by expanding their role in the community whenever necessary.

As homeowners, we too can choose to recognize the interrelationships that exist between ourselves and our neighbors and how those interrelationships have a direct impact on our quality of life. We can also choose to take some of the responsibility upon ourselves to contribute to improving those relationships and in the process improve our community.

In order for our community association to continue to protect, preserve and enhance our community assets and our property values, each member of our community has to acknowledge their role in our community and, at times, be willing to expand their role to take on some added responsibility. For example: We all must obey our governing documents, we agreed to do that when we closed escrow. By obeying community rules and regulations, we contribute to our community and accept the role of a rule abiding member.

Each year we conduct an Annual Meeting at which time we elect our Delegates who then elect the Board of Directors, although we don't have to participate in the election process, choosing to do so contributes to the success of our community. Our role as a rule abiding member expands to include that of a voting member.

We also have the opportunity to attend our Board of Directors meetings in order to better understand the business decisions made by the Board. When we choose to attend those meetings, our role as a rule abiding, voting member now expands to include that of a participating member. And when we choose to serve on community committees or the Board of Directors, we accept another role and become a rule abiding, voting, participating and contributing member.

So, let's all work at recognizing what roles we can choose to accept in our community and, like the bee, work together at making our community the best place to live that it can be!

Hello GVR homeowners! I want to officially introduce myself. My name is Candice Kinchelow; I am the new inspector for the HOA. I have already had the pleasure of meeting several GVR homeowners in the office and while in route around the community.

Everyone has been so welcoming and pleasant-this makes me proud to serve a community like this. Please be assured that I will try my hardest to uphold the standards in keeping your community clean and orderly. I will strive to keep your

community a place where kids can play in a clean environment and where residents can come home from a long day to a place where they are proud to call home. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions, concerns, or comments. I look forward to working with all of you!

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From the Residential Improvement Guidelines Book

If you would like a copy of the Residential Improvement Guidelines and Site Restrictions (the Green Book), please stop by the GVR

Metro District office located at 18650 E. 45th Ave. to pick one up. Or call the HOA office at 303-307-3240 or send an email to [email protected] to have one mailed to you.

Did you know the Board of Directors updated the Green Book? Go to our website at www.gvrhoa.com

for an overview of the change!

Year to Date

Violation

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THE GREEN VALLEY RANCH NEWS BI-MONTHLY ADVERTISING RATES: ~Classified-15 words=$12.00 (additional words $4 for every 5 words) ~Eighth page-(horiz.)-3.5” x 2”=$ 50.00 ~Quarter Page-(vert.)-3.375” x 4.5”=$100.00 These rates will apply to the following editions: Mar/Apr, July/Aug, & Nov/Dec. For Jan/Feb, May/June, & Sept/Oct the rates will be 50% off the above. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS *NOTE: This newsletter is a bimonthly publication. All hard copies sent out are black and white, while the online version is color. Advertising deadline is the 1st of the “printing month” for the next bi-monthly newsletter. Camera ready ads must be submitted as either digital (submitted via email/CD in a compatible format) or original black and white laser print. Formats accepted: .pdf, .eps, .tif, .jpeg “in high resolution & fit to sizes above”. Ads MUST be formatted to fit sizes above. Classified ads do not apply. GVR Homeowners Association handles ad submissions and payments. Please mail your ad & payment to 18650 E. 45th Avenue, Denver, CO 80249, or drop it by the office. If ad submission and payment are not received by the 1st of the “printing month”, the ad will not be published until the next newsletter. For questions or further info, please contact Karen Jordan at 303-307-3240 or email [email protected].

~Half Page-(horiz)-7” x 4.5”=$270.00 ~Half Page-(vert.)-4.5” x 7”=$270.00 ~Full Page-7.5” x 10” =$500.00

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Green Valley Ranch HOA is located in the Metro

District Admin Building 18650 E. 45th Avenue

Denver, CO 80249

Phone #: 303-307-3240 Fax #: 303-307-3250

Email: [email protected]

Please Note

Please submit “Letters to the Editor” & articles of interest (300 words or less

preferably) to the newsletter coordinator by 5:00 P.M. the 1st of the current month. All submissions must be signed and include a

daytime phone number in case the coordinator needs to clarify information. When the letter is printed, names will be

withheld upon request. GVR HOA reserves the right to edit for clarity and/or space.

Thank you.

President: Rose Thomas…. [email protected] Vice President: John Foote….. [email protected] Secretary /Treasurer: Stephanie Brack………….. ………………………………[email protected] Director: Melissa [email protected] Director: David [email protected] Director: Steve McGinty……[email protected] Director: .................................Vacancy

District 1: Vacancy.....................No Representation District 2: Vacancy.....................No Representation District 3: Vacancy....................No Representation District 4: Vacancy......................No Representation District 5: Yvette Anderson…[email protected] District 6: Vacancy....................No Representation District 7: Vacancy....................No Representation District 8: Vacancy.....................No Representation District 9: Fred Hales …………...www.gvrhoa.com District 10: Rose Thomas …[email protected] District 11: Sarah Neubauer……...www.gvrhoa.com District 12: John Foote ……...…[email protected] District 13: Vacancy..................No Representation District 14: Fenna Tanner.....................303-375-8295 District 15: Vacancy..................No Representation District 16: Toni [email protected] District 17: Vacancy..................No Representation District 18: Vacancy...................No Representation District 19: Vacancy..................No Representation District 20: Vacancy...................No Representatio District 21: Stephanie Brack…[email protected] District 22: Vacancy..................No Representation District 23: Vacancy..................No Representation District 24: Rueben Espinosa …[email protected] District 25: Vacancy..................No Representation District 26: Vacancy..................No Representation

HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HOA DISTRICT DELEGATES

To identify which District you live in, please go to www.gvrhoa.com, bottom of page.

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