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Christmas and New Year’s Day Delay(s):

• During a holiday week, trash and recycle service will be delayed by one day for all collection days that fall on or after the holiday.  Normal schedule will resume the following week.  

• Christmas Day and New Year’s Day both fall on a Wednesday. There will be a one-day delay during the Christmas and New Year’s weeks for all HOA’s normally collected on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. All HOA’s that are collected Monday and Tuesday will be collected as normal.

• Waste Management Observes the following holidays. New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.   

Christmas
Normal Collection	Holiday Collection
Monday, 12/23	Monday, 12/23
Tuesday, 12/24	Tuesday, 12/24
Wednesday, 12/25	Thursday, 12/26
Thursday, 12/26	Friday, 12/27
Friday, 12/27	Saturday, 12/28
New Year’s Day
Normal Collection	Holiday Collection
Monday, 12/30	Monday, 12/30
Tuesday, 12/31	Tuesday, 12/31
Wednesday, 1/1	Thursday, 1/2
Thursday, 1/2	Friday, 1/3
Friday, 1/3	Saturday, 1/4

Service/Weather Delay:

• If your individual cart/address is missed on your regular collection day, please call (303) 797-1600 to report the missed pickup. We typically return within 24-48 hours so be sure to put your cart out the following business days from 7am to 7pm for service. 

• In the event we are unable to service the community on the regular service day, such as with a weather delay, it is our goal to recover as soon as possible weather & safety permitting, often we are able to return within a few days.  Please be sure to continue to put carts out the following days from 7am to 7pm until our return. Residents may call (303) 797-1600 with any questions regarding the collection schedule.

• If you would like to add contact information (landline phone number and/or email address)  so resident’s will receive a notification of the delay via our automated system, residents may add their contact information by calling Customer Service at (303) 797-1600. Having contact information on file will ensure that delay information is communicated in a timely manner.

• In the event of a delay,  the HOA Support Team, FCHOA, also sends an email notification to the HOA Contact on file as soon as we learn of the delay.

Toward the end of summer there were some concerns about the decreasing water level in Pomona Lake. A group of concerned homeowners and some Board members hosted some people from the City of Arvada Parks and Open Spaces Department to discuss the water levels. We learned that the State of Colorado regulates when each body is in priority based on historic legal water rights. This spring there was a miscommunication at the City on when the inlet valve should have been opened, which started a series of events leading to the dropping water levels. Then, the lake goes out of priority near June 1 and thus the inlet closed. In combination with a really dry summer, the levels dropped to a concerning low. The miscommunication has been addressed at the City and they will ensure that doesn’t happen in the future, but a summer drought is unfortunately uncontrollable.

We wanted to let everyone know that as of last week, Pomona Lake is back in priority and the timing couldn’t be better. With the October snow storms, this past weekend Little Dry Creek was neither little nor dry, and the lake has risen 8 inches back to it’s nominal levels!

The Meadowglen Beautification Committee has taken on a project of investigating possibilities to make our lake more appealing to the eye and more attractive to wildlife. The committee is made up of 6 dedicated residents. If successful, there may be a possibility of more community involvement in the future. We’ll let you know what we discover!

Just a friendly reminder that we have our Annual Meeting tonight 10/10/2019 at 6 pm at the clubhouse. Please join us to hear about updates from 2019 and what we have planned for 2020. Furthermore, we are electing 2 officers and have 1 open spot on the board. If you would like to give back to your community, this is a great way to pitch in and make a positive impact.

Please help support the Meadowglen Swim Team. All questions about the fundraiser can be directed to Carla Ficca carlaficca@comcast.net

Now that the pool is closed for the season, please join us Saturday 9/7 at 9 am to let the dogs take a dip in the pool. Donuts and coffee will be provided. Thanks to Mike Cline for helping out with this event!

The Board and some neighbors met this morning to replace the aging and rotted timbers around the playground. The intent was to replace at least the top row of timbers to improve the stability and safety of the playground. The Board removed and replaced the entire south wall that had bulged over 40 years of pressure from gravel and wood chips.

We had received bids to replace both the top row and 3 levels of the wall that varied between $2200 and $5100. For $650 and some labor from your board, we feel good that the playground is safer and we saved the community about $3000!

If you’d like some used timbers for your yard, please come get them ASAP from next to the tennis courts. No promises on quality and longevity. Also beware of hard to pull spikes!

Big thanks to the Board, David Sands and Joe Demers from the ARC, and former Board Presidents Jason Zack and Karl Ohlsen!

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The Meadowglen 5K has been moved to Fall this year to avoid conflicts with swim meets and to beat the heat! The 5K is planned for October 12 at 8 am. Registration remains at $10 per person.

To register, please use the following signup form: https://www.meadowglen-hoa.com/5k-registration/

To volunteer to help or ask any questions, please email Ally Feldman at ally.h.feldman@gmail.com.

There are open positions on both the Board and the ARC. If you are interested in making an impact and joining either of these committees, please reach out to Lewis Moses (lmoses@msihoa.com) at MSI or any Board member. We need your help!

Please join us in welcoming Sharon Gallo to the ARC! Sharon has been in the neighborhood for a number of year and brings her project management experience to the committee. Thanks for your service Sharon!