Christmas Lights Winners

We have our winners!! Thank you for everyone that decorated this year. Our sub sure looks beautiful! Congrats to the following: 1st place $100 ..... 532 Pasacana 2nd place $75 ... 5867 Rosa Springs 3rd place $50 ... 649 Senita Canyon Thank you SO much for our judges who took the time to drive around and pick out the winners. Becky, Kim & Diane we appreciate your work.

Neighborhood Watch

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH UPDATE: On Wednesday night a homeowner on Pasacana St. had an attempted burglary. The homeowner's daughter heard some noise outside her window so she drew back the curtain and saw a man with a mask on at her window. He ran off before they could catch him. He entered through the gate into the backyard. PLEASE be on alert and lock your doors & windows.

Christmas Lights

Yesterday while everyone was having a great time sledding down the hills at the front of the sub some damage was done to the Christmas lights. There were 10-12 trees unplugged and 3 that had the plug ripped out of the lights. Three of the light strands will now need to be replaced. PLEASE talk to your kids about not messing with the lights. If we have to keep replacing the lights will we will have to just take them down. Thank you everyone for your cooperation.

Annual HOA Neighborhood Meeting

Our Annual HOA Neighborhood Meeting is January 14th, 2014. It will most likely be at 7pm at Heritage Middle School. Please mark your calendars so you can attend. This is for everyone.

Monthly HOA meeting

Monthly HOA meeting tonight @ 6pm at Heritage Middle School. Most likely in the Drama Room.

Halloween Decorating Results

The Vote is in!!! First of all I want to thank our 3 volunteer judges for their time and efforts. Becky Hansen, Diane Jones & Kim Suor ... thank you thank you!!

Congrats to ....

1st Place - 801 Yucca Canyon 
2nd Place - 5442 Red Hills
3rd Place - 620 San Pedro 

Halloween decorating

Don't forget final judging for Halloween decorations take place on the 30th. You might want to get your decor up before hand. Maybe a week before so people have enough time to see your great work!

Fall Garage Sale

Our fall neighborhood garage sale is this Saturday 10/5/2013 from 8am - 3pm

Neighborhood Star Award

HOA meeting cancelled

HOA meeting has been cancelled. We will have our regular scheduled meeting October 8th, 2013.

Sprinkler Blow Outs

A fellow neighbor who has been blowing out sprinklers for our sub for a few years now. Give him a call!

Monthly HOA meeting

The monthly HOA meeting has been rescheduled to September 23rd at 6pm at the pool.

Pool

Pool is closed for the next 24 hours. It will be reopened tomorrow afternoon.

Fall Neighborhood Garage Sale

Our fall neighborhood garage sale will be Saturday Oct. 5th, 2013 from 8am - 3pm.

August HOA meeting minutes

August 13, 2013 Saguaro Canyon HOA Meeting 6:00 PM at the Pool In attendance: Ashley, Robyn, Mike, Scott, & Joe. Minutes from last meeting approved. Water is an issue. Irrigation will be shut off September 2. Hoping for the best with our grass and shrubs. Financials: Approved. Total is at $454, 228.59 with about $100,000 in refundable deposits so actual cash balance reflects at $354,228.59. Landscape: Jock and Ashley did a detailed drive around with Steve. Dead Rosetta’s to be replaced with living desert scape plants but we want to wait until fall or possibly next spring so we can make sure they get watered properly. Steve and crew have applied slow time release fertilizer to hopefully get us through this dry period. Water schedule has been adjusted. Steve pointed out areas in which they have trouble with the grass. One of which is the common area behind Ocelot. Homeowners whose homes back up to this area were present and suggested we replace a lot of this grass that is difficult to keep up (it’s either dead or soggy) with a rock-scape and planter type area. This will solve two issues, one of grass that’s difficult to keep up and two offer a little more privacy for the homeowners. Joe will talk to Steve about seeing what might be able to be done. The contractor sign on the corner of Red Horse and Senita Canyon has been requested to be taken down. Even though the building is going on mainly in the back of the sub, we are legally advised to keep it up until building is completed. Social: NNO went great. The volleyball net and ball are still up and we will keep that up until summer is over. We are looking towards the fall for our annual garage sale; tentative date will be October 5 so please plan for that. Then we look forward to Halloween and Christmas decorating contests. There has been a committee of home owners who will be doing the judging for the contest. ACC: All is up to date. Violations: Approved. Pool: Letters were sent out regarding swim diapers, fecal matter and vandalism. If the pool is closed for any of these issues, we are asking homeowners to please not remove the pool closed sign. Neighborhood Watch: Quiet around the subdivision which is good news. The only report has been of a stolen bike. Please don’t steal. Old Business: The tree program is on pause right now due to irrigation shut off. The landscape lights ion the common areas have been repaired and turned back on. Curtis Clean sweep will be coming this week to clean the streets. We are still researching a way to put in an entrance in the back of the subdivision on Pasacana and Saguaro Hills. Please contact a board member if you have any feedback about this. Speeding in the neighborhood is still and issue and concern. Please slow down and be respectful of your neighbors. Joe and the board members are still receiving complaints. Any possible solutions other than speed bumps would be greatly appreciated. Next meeting will be September 10, 2013 6:00 PM at the pool. We would love to have everyone join us. Meeting adjourned.

TONIGHT is NNO

JOIN US TONIGHT!!!!! NNO is tonight 6pm at the pool. We will have pizza, dunk tank, volleyball, pinata's, K-9 showdown, raffles, etc ... TONS of fun!

NNO Night!

Don't forget next Tuesday the 6th of August is NNO Night. It is packed with all kinds of fun! Volleyball, dunk tank, pinatas, K-9 showdown, firetruck visit and raffles best of all FREE PIZZA! Starts at 6pm at the pool.

North End homes in SC

In discussion with Settlers Irrigation, they have not updated the irrigation schedule list since it was originally published so the new homes in Saguaro Canyon have not been added to the list. I asked for interim direction from them for these unlisted homes (many in Saguaro). They suggested that these homes be on a odd - even schedule (Odd - Monday, Wednesday, Friday) (Even - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) (Sunday - open watering day) and water in the EVENINGS ON THOSE DAYS. Joe

Watering schedule

Date: July 24, 2013 To: Saguaro Canyon Homeowners Subject: Irrigation Water From: Saguaro Canyon HOA Board of Directors Yesterday, July 23rd, we received the following information from Settlers Irrigation. Settlers Irrigation Company supplies the irrigation water to our subdivision. As per Settlers, water pressure has been cut back by 30% to conserve water so that there will be irrigation water available until at/around the 1st of September. Normally, the irrigation company provides water until the 2nd week of October every year. Settlers also noted that because there is such heavy use at times (night & early morning), the irrigation pump shuts down. Until yesterday, the irrigation company would reset/restart the pump when called on a 24 hour basis but now they will only reset/restart the pump once per day at/about mid-morning so if the pump goes down any time after mid morning, water will not be available until mid morning of the next day. Three years ago, Settlers Irrigation published a homeowner irrigation schedule which was presented to the Saguaro Canyon homeowners on two different occasions. Most of the homeowners elected not to implement this schedule but this schedule becomes more critical this year to maintain irrigation water pressure and have ample water for everyone through at least the 1st of September. This schedule is still on the Snake River web link page for Saguaro Canyon with a link to Settlers Irrigation that covers in detail, by address, the watering times in the subdivision. We would highly encourage that you follow this schedule. Your access to this schedule can be obtained by going to www.snakeriverhoa.com, click on Subdivision, click on Saguaro Canyon, go to almost the bottom of the page and click on Settlers Irrigation and follow their prompts. Thank you for your cooperation, Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners Association Board of Directors

Monthly HOA Meeting

Our monthly HOA meeting will be August 13th @ 6pm at the pool. If you have any issues you'd like discussed please contact Joe or Kathy at Snake River HOA at 855-0505 or joe@snakeriverhoa.com.

Pool is closed 7/19/2013

Pool is closed again due to poop in the pool. Parents please try to make sure your kids use the restroom before you swim and that younger ones have a swim diaper on. Thank you! It will be reopened 7/20/2013 in the evening.

4th of July Party!

Don't forget about our 4th of July party! Starts at 10am at the pool. We will have a bike parade, coin dive, jump house & volleyball. The POT LUCK starts at 11:30am. Please bring a side salad or dessert. Hot dogs, chip & drinks will be provided. Thanks everyone!!

Pool is closed 6/9/2013

It will reopen 6/10/2013. Someone pooped in the pool

Monthly HOA Meeting

Tuesday June 11th, 2013 6pm at the Pool. If you would like anything addressed please contact Joe at Snake River HOA 855-0505.

May's Meeting Minutes

May 14 2013 minutes In attendance: Robyn, Jock, Scott, Ashley, Mike Last months minutes approved. Steve from Idaho landscape gave an update. We as a board approved the purchase of more cacti specifically 1 three foot tall Rosetta. Trying to get a group deal on border trees for in front of homes. Rocks in front entrance are being surveyed. Financials approved. Violation letters approved. Social: getting ready for pool opening and nno. Both very fun neighborhood functions. Playground bark-approved, waiting on installation. Pool furniture-buy extra. Possible entrances in the back of sub, to discuss further, need to put together a focus group to see and get more info. Meeting adjourned.

Update on 2nd Pool

The board has met with the pool contractor twice in efforts to see if we could bring down the costs to build a second pool within our budget. The budget we are trying to work with is $150,000 with a $50,000 contribution from BHH. The bids came in $30,000 over budget. Yes, we could build just any pool at that cost but we won't. We would like to carry the same integrity and look as the pool we have. So at this point in time the board has made the decision to set aside the money into a 'pool reserve' account and continue to build up the money for the 2nd pool and try again in 3-5 years.

Monthly HOA Meeting

Our monthly HOA meeting will be Tuesday May 14th, 2013 at the Pool. Meeting starts at 6pm. If you have any issues you'd like addressed please call or email Joe @ 855-0505 or joe@snakeriverhoa.com.

April's Meeting Minutes

HOA minutes from Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Joe and all members were present with the exception of Ashley Last month’s minutes were approved. Financial reports were shared by Joe. He also shared income statements, deposits, cash disbursements, and receivables. Income statement: We reviewed our 30 year reserve fund plan. We have $105,495.90. The calls for having $73,111.00. Committee Reports: Landscape: Water came in on the 15th. Water for homes should be on by April 22nd. Pool: It is too early to build a new pool based on bids given and the amount of assets. We will continue to build up the new pool funds as we move ahead. The pool will open on May 18th will hot dogs, jumpies, drinks, and chips. Social: The neighborhood garage sale is Saturday the 13th. New Business: We approve to renew the pool contract, the cleaning contract, and we voted to approve the laying down of new playground bark at a cost of $2,848.20. We will no longer discuss the possibilities of allowing people to put in basements.

Pool Rules

POOL RULES 1. Respect other people 2. Pool hours are from 10am to 10pm. Adult only swim from 6am to 10am. 3. Children under the age of 13 shall not use the pool w/out an adult present 4. No diving, running, pushing or shoving 5. No pets 6. No glass 7. No Smoking 8. Proper swimming attire is required 9. Diapers are not allowed w/ the exception of swim diapers 10. Food and beverages must be kept away from the water 11. Pick up after yourself 12. Guests are limited to 6 per household 13. The pool is exclusively for the use of homeowners in good standing and their guests. Guests must be accompanied by the homeowner. Homeowner’s who have not paid their dues cannot be the guest of another homeowner. 14. The pool gate MUST remained closed 15. Any person known to be, or suspected of being afflicted w/ an infectious disease, suffering from a cough, cold, sores or wearing bandages shall be excluded from using the pool facilities unless they provide a written statement from a Doctor. 16. NO LIFE GUARD ON DUTY

Pool Opening Party

Come join us for a fun filled day! May 18th pool opens at 10am. Lunch will be provided from 11am-1pm please bring a salad or dessert. Jump houses will also be provided.

Fence staining

For those that need to stain their fences this year: Stain all surfaces of fence with two (2) parts Cabot Semi-Transparent Clear Solution 9100, to one (1) part Cabot Semi-Transparent Pacific Redwood 9105. Note: If product numbers 9100 & 9105 do not correspond to Cabot’s color name, use Cabot Semi-Transparent Clear Solution and Cabot Semi-Transparent Pacific Redwood.

Irrigation Turn On

Settlers Irrigation has changed the water turn on date to April 24th now.

Monthly HOA board meeting

Tuesday 4/9/2013 at 6pm held at Heritage Middle School

Irrigation

As per the irrigation company, they will start filling canals and pools on the week of the 22nd so I don't expect that Saguaro Canyon will have appropriate pressurized irrigation until the end of the week of the 22nd or the first part of the last week of April.

Neighborhood Garage Sale

Don't forget our annual spring garage sale is April 13th from 8am-3pm

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday March 30th, 2013 at the Pool Please try to get to the Easter egg hunt 10 mins early so your kid knows where to go. We start right at 10am. See you tomorrow!!

Kindergarten Registration

Prospect Elementary Kindergarten registration is April 5th. You will need to call the school to get an appointment. 350-4000

March Meeting Minutes

Saguaro Canyon Minutes March 12, 2013 Meeting 6 PM @ Heritage Middle School Attendance: Kathy from Snake River, Scott, Jock, Ashley and Robyn from the board and Kelly a homeowner. 1. Approval of minutes from last meeting, approved. 2. Financial Report was discussed, reviewed and deemed acceptable. 3. Reports from committees; Landscape: Our landscapers have begin getting the neighborhood ready for spring and summer. Jock brought up the Joshua Tree on Red Horse by Handle street, it has a large branch that is down. Joe has been contacted and made aware, the landscapers should take care of this soon. Please contact Ashley if you have any questions or concerns. Social: Robyn has a lot of fun events planned for the neighborhood. The Easter Egg hunt will kick off spring with 5000 candy filled eggs that will be hidden. This will also include Coffee and donuts and hot chocolate too! The neighborhood garage sale will be in April, advertising will be provided as well. Pool kick off BBQ party will be in May, Annual 4th of July extravaganza, and the National Family Night Out in August. Lots to look forward too, please contact Robyn if you would like to help. Architectural Committee: Everything is in order. Please contact Scott if you have any questions or concerns. Violation Report: Violation reminders have been sent out. Swimming Pool Committee-Pool opens May 18th with our annual BBQ, bounce houses, games and good times party. Please contact Jock if you would like to help out. Neighborhood Watch: If you haven't already joined and would like to do so, please contact Mike Rich. 4. Old Business: Review of swimming pool specs was put on delay. The new specs should be emailed out to Joe on Friday March 15, 2013. Updates to follow. 5. New Business: Basements. Our CC&R's state that basements are not allowed. Interest in basements has been made aware of and we would like to see what all the homeowners would like to do. It will take a special meeting and a vote with the super majority to override this. If you are interested in this, please stay tuned for further updates on the meeting and basement information. If you have any further questions, please contact a board member. 6. Setting of next HOA board meeting: April 9, 2013 @ 6 PM Heritage Middle School 7. Adjournment

Monthly Board Meeting

March 12th, @ 6pm in the Drama Room at Heritage Middle School is our monthly HOA board meeting.

Keep an eye out ... please

Here is some interesting info from or neighbors in Paramount: At about 3:45 this morning I caught someone on our street in Paramount (Arliss) running from car to car checking for unlocked vehicles. I called the police but unfortunately it took them about 20 minutes to respond. To their credit, when they finally did arrive there were 3 police cars driving around looking for the person, who went down Barrymore. As I was on the phone with the police for the second time he ran west on Cayuse Creek toward my house. He started to run up to my porch to find a place to hide, which is very well lit, but then decided to continue west out of the neighborhood. There was also a silver Pontiac G6 that was driving continually down Arliss, Barrymore, and Cayuse Creek during this time also. They went back and from down those streets about 6 times. It appeared that the car and the person checking car doors was connected...my hunch is that they were his ride. One of the officers stopped and talked to me and said there were a lot of car dome lights on in the neighborhood, so this person was obviously able to gain access to numerous vehicles. The officer also commented about how many people leave their cars unlocked. This is the second time in the past few months that I have caught someone trying to break into cars on our street, so I think it is safe to say that it is happening with some regularity. I know it seems like common sense, but please lock your cars if you park them outside. Also, make sure burned out light bulbs are replaced to keep areas as well lit as possible.

Missing Dog

Last night at about 9:00 PM I left the garage door open and our neutered male dog Rowdy got out. Rowdy is a BLACK MIXED BREED SHEPARD. He has whie front legs with brown specs. He weighs about 50 lbs. He is licened with Meridian and has his license on his collar. He lives at 656 E San Pedro. If you see him call 866-8563 or 871-7414 or 939-1174. If you have a way to send out a blanket email to sub residents I would appreciate it. Thank you for your help, Doug Kraemer

New board member

Thank you everyone that made it out to the Annual meeting last night! We have a new board member. We would like to welcome Ashley Compton to the board. She will be a great asset and we are excited to have her. I'm still looking for more volunteers to help out on the social committee. If you are interested please email me at robynbaird@gmail.com.

Thank you Doug!

After 3 years on the board we are sad to see Doug Nicolls go but understand as it does take time and energy. Doug, thank you for all that you've done. You will be missed. That being said there will be 1 spot open on the board. If you are interested please be sure to fill out a nomination form that you will receive in the packet at the meeting this Thursday.

Committee Helpers Needed

I will be putting together 2 types of committees this year to help out the "Social Committee". I am looking for people to help out with our 4 parties: Easter Egg Hunt, Pool Opening, 4th of July & National Night Out. If you are willing to help out with these (doesn't have to be all 4) please email me at robynbaird@gmail.com I am also looking for 3-5 people to be the judging committee for the Halloween & Christmas decorations. Thanks Everyone!!

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