Meadowglen Homeowners Association

During these uncertain times, Meadowglen is continuing to shine and be the type of community we are all proud to be a part of.  We are aware of several neighborly events that have happened which make use happy and we thought we would share.  We have heard of positive messages written in sidewalk chalk encouraging safety and good spirits, a Teddy Bear hunt ( put a Teddy bear in your window to make it fun for families out enjoying walks), a wedding dress event where Meadowglen women busted out their gowns and met (6 feet apart) along the lake and celebrated with a cocktail, and even a visit from The Easter Bunny!  He made a trip around in the back of a pick up truck giving joy to young families and handed out candy!  Several people have asked if neighbors need anything or someone to run errands for them and we are truly becoming a tighter knit community!

Some unpleasant items we need to share:  We would like to remind folks that the May Annual Garage Sale will not take place as usual, we may possibly be able to do it later in the summer.

As for the opening of the pool, as you can tell we have proceeded with filling the pool and getting it ready, but we will be following The City and the Apex PRD for direction and guidelines once they receive it from the Governor.  We expect this information to come near the end of April.  We know many of you are concerned with the 4th of July party or what our pool will be looking like this year?  We are in the beginning stages of seeing how what our new normal might look like and how we may get to use this beautiful amenity in our community.  There could possibly be a limited number of people allowed to gather and we can’t be certain how long this will last.  Everything is up in the air, but we are almost certain this 4th of July will not look like what it has in the past.  Even if we were to have the party, the number of attendees may be low due to social concerns. Whatever it is, please know we are all in this together and we will be sharing information as soon as we get it.

We know we are not all in the same boat, but we are in the same storm!

Keep an eye on one another and continue to to make Meadowglen proud!

Hello Meadowgleners! I hope this finds you all healthy and doing well. Usually this message would be talking about how we’d handle the snow for our annual Meadowglen Clean-Up Day, which had been scheduled for this Saturday, April 18th. But, this year is different, with us all socially distancing from each other. So, we won’t get together to gather litter from our common areas, but I’m encouraging each of us to do our part to keep our grounds clean.

As a subdivision we adopted Little Dry Creek Trail from Pomona Dr to Club Crest. On our clean-up days we get trash from our grounds around the clubhouse and pool, along the length of our adopted train, from the bushy areas along the creek, and even the expanse of grassy area at 80th and Pomona. This year we seem to have an unusual amount of litter, probably because so many of us have been outdoors in our neighborhood for fresh air and exercise. Use whatever precautions make sense to you, but let’s all chip in to keep our grounds free of trash! Earth Day is April 22. That is a day to focus our efforts around, but picking up litter is something we can do all year.

Thanks!
Your Beautification Committee

As the world, the country, and our State of Colorado take steps to stop the spread COVID-19, we must consider activities within Meadowglen. The Board is committed the health and safety of our residents. With that in mind the Board has decided to take measures to restrict gatherings in Meadowglen. We also recognize the impact that this big virus is having on our economy and workforce.

The March Board meeting was cancelled at the last minute, and we apologize for that. We’re adjusting plans as quickly as the guidance changes. As of now, the April ARC and Board meetings will be cancelled as well. If major decisions must be voted on, we are looking into video conference options so that residents can participate. The Board did meet via video conference to discuss how to address the CDC guidance within Meadowglen and we came up with the following actions.

Effective immediately, no events may be scheduled at the clubhouse and existing events will be cancelled through April. While the CDC guidance suggests gatherings of less that 10 people, the virus can live for days on hard surfaces and we cannot ensure proper disinfecting between uses. The Board does hire a cleaner after large social events, but that is unsustainable for individual events. Therefore we feel it would be irresponsible to allow social gatherings at our common facility at this time.

The social events in April, Teen Night and Spring Fling, are cancelled. These events would be at the clubhouse which we have closed for events. Likewise, it would go against guidance to host these events for the community. We realize that these events are good outlets for the kids, and we hope you all are able to celebrate individually. Additionally, the Meadowglen Annual Cleanup that was scheduled on 4/18 is also cancelled. Please be on the lookout for another article detailing how you can individually help keep Meadowglen clean.

Lastly, we have opted to cancel the ARC Spring Walkthrough. While this isn’t a social event, nor hosted at the clubhouse, we felt that the Coronavirus is taking a significant toll on our economy. We don’t know your specific situations, but during this time of financial unrest, it feels especially damaging to our community to ask for major repairs at this time. While the majority of the Spring Walkthrough items are typically minor, we think we can skip this year without allowing the beauty of our neighborhood to slip. If you have previous unresolved violations and feel that you are now financially unable to come into compliance on your original timeline, the Board will work with you to identify a new timeline (please email Lewis and the Board). We are committed to keeping Meadowglen beautiful and will continue to enforce the ARC Design Guidelines. Our MSI manager is still making weekly inspections and will report any violations.

If you have any questions or comments about these measures, please email Lewis Moses (lmoses@msihoa.com) at MSI or Ari Feldman (arifeldman@meadowglen-hoa.com). Stay safe and healthy out there!

Everyone is invited to meet at the clubhouse at 9:00. Wear old clothes and work gloves, and hope for decent weather. This is the day residents of all ages get together to pick up trash in our common areas. Actually, there isn’t much litter anymore so the job doesn’t take too long. Then we all meet afterwards for coffee, juice, treats and chatting. Come join us!

– Your Beautification Committee 

The Beautification Committee has been considering the north slope of our Pomona Lake. We hired a landscape architect, Bruce Kehr of Sunlit Designs, LLC, and he developed a proposal for us. The committee and Bruce went to a meeting of the Arvada Park Advisory Committee, and presented our ideas to them. Our presentation seemed well-received and we will hear more from that advisory committee after their March meeting, as to how to best proceed. A copy of the presentation can be found here.

Our intent is to work collaboratively with the City of Arvada, who owns and maintains the north slope. We want to make sure the city knows the lake and its shores are important to us, that we would like more vegetation for beauty and for the wildlife. We also want to make sure they know we continue to be a community that is happy and willing to help out – perhaps with our labor, perhaps with some funds, perhaps by applying for some grants.

It’s our hope we’ll get support from the City for some changes for our bare north shore! We’ll keep you informed as we learn more. Please check out the link to see out proposal to the Arvada Park Advisory Committee (APAC).  

–Your Beautification Committee

The Board is currently short 1 position and the ARC is missing a couple as well. These positions are a great way to give back to your community.

The level of effort for the Board position is typically a handful of emails a month and participation at the monthly board meeting (approx 2 hours). The level of effort for the ARC is reviewing a few DRRs a month and talking about them at the monthly meeting (approx 1 hour). These estimates vary month to month (especially for the ARC during the spring walkthrough), but overall it’s not a huge commitment and is very rewarding.

Your input is key to making our community a success. If you are at all interested, please email Lewis Moses at lmoses@msihoa.com to get an application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Save the date! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18, 2020. That will be the day of our annual Meadowglen community clean-up. We’ll meet at 9:00 at the clubhouse, spend some time gathering litter from our common areas, and then get back together for tasty treats. All are welcome! More details next month.
– Your Beautification Committee

Join us tomorrow night, Friday February 7 from 6 to 8:30PM, for our first teen night at the Meadowglen clubhouse.  Send your teens ages 12, 13, 14 or 15 only for games, pizza, snacks and a movie!

We are very excited to provide something fun for this age group in the neighborhood. Kids are welcome to bring a friend and there is no need to RSVP.

If you are a parent and would like to provide cookies or help chaperone please call or text Natalie Ohlsen at 303-521–4116 See you Friday!

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!