March 26, 2025

Good Day members,

Here it is still March and the tempertures might hit 60 degrees today or tomorrow. My bet is we will see some more snow before our real spring begins, but I will definitely enjoy these nice days.

We had a HOA Board Meeting last week and discussed progress on the updating of our Covenants and the need for clarification of some of our regulations.  With the updated covenants the Board will begin reviewing the proposals and meet with our attorney to ensure they are legal and meet Colorado Law.  The plan is to then send them out for vote to all of our members.  We appreciate your patience with all of this it is a slow process.

With the warmer weather people will be looking at cleanup and improvements to their property.  We already have homeowners contacting the Architectural Committee for approval of home improvements. Remember that changing the color or appearance of the outside of your house or outbuildings does require approval of the Architectural Committee.  You may contact the Committee on our website https://dosrios3.com, click on ”Menu”  then the “Architectural & Review” tab.

Our next board meeting we will be determining what to provide for spring cleanup.  Last year we provided a dumpster and Six Points brought their donation van on Saturday morning.  This year we will look at wether to continue  the dumpster and add a trailer for dumping yard waste to go to the City Tree Dump.   Please let a board member know if you have any opinions about the spring clean up. A great contact is dosrios3hoa@gmail.com.

This newsletter is a little different in that if you signed up you are getting this by email.  If you are receiving this notice by letter, please go to our website,  https://dosrios3.com scroll down to and click, “Join HOA Newsletter”.  This will help us reduce our costs by over a dollar per letter when you add postage, envelope, and printing costs.

The online Payment option for paying your dues has proven to be very popular with most people paying their dues online. We only had one member where the online payment didn’t work, we think that issue is solved..  Thank you to all that have paid. If you haven’t paid go to the website   click on ”Menu”, then click on the “HOA Dues” or mail your dues to PO Box 7080.

As you may know, there was a County Planning Commission Meeting on the subdivision of property sitting on the east side of Fairway Lane.  The proposal was to divide off approximately 7 acres which include the barns and corrals south of the KOA and Hartman Castle.  This acreage would be sold to the current lessee. The remaining 102 acres would continue to be leased for livestock grazing to the same rancher. There are no other changes requested at this time.  We did have a homeowner at the meeting. The County was asked to ensure that an easement exists to the remaining 102 acres from the county road that runs in front of the Hartman Castle and that the sale of the 7 acres will not block this access off. The good news out of this is that there is no development being asked for dealing with the land just east of Dos Rios 3.

Recently I had someone ask me after receiving their county water and sewer bill if the sewer prices went up due to sump pumps underneath houses that might be running into the sewage system.  I don’t know, the County did say treating unnecessary water does add to the cost. It is a good reminder though to check your crawl space and make sure if you have a sump pump it is not going into the sewer system. I know the County plans to continue to investigate unnecessary water coming into the sewer system.   

The next HOA Board meeting will be held at the Gunnison County Library on April 23 at 4:00 pm.  The agenda is as follows:

1. Call Meeting to order, roll call and determine if quorum is present

2. Proof of Notice of Meeting, Approval of Minutes from March 19 Board Meeting

3. Report of Committees

4. Discussion of Spring Cleanup

5. Discussion of Accessory Dwelling in relation to new state law

6. New Business

7. Set next Board Meeting date

8. Adjournment.

If you have any questions, please contact any board member and let them know what you’re thinking.

Good news, we have found out that the County will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste collection on April 24-25 at the County Public Works building. This includes such things as; oil based paints, old antifreeze, and old insecticides.  All things that can’t go to the landfill. There should be more info on the County PublicWorks website soon.

Enjoy this time of year, spring in Gunnison does remind us that nothing is constant, it is always changing. 

Sincerely,

Mark Hatcher

President: Dos Rios 3 HOA

Hello Neighbors!

The Board would like to take a few minutes and give you an update on what is happening here in Dos Rios 3.

As you all have noticed, Gunnison County has improved the area around the mailboxes on Fairway Lane and Tomichi Trail. A big thank you to the Gunnison County Public Works Department and to our own Sean McCormick for working together to make this happen.

The Board has authorized the purchase and installation of two “Driver Feedback Radar Signs.” The signs are being purchased to address concerns from many residents about drivers exceeding the speed limit with a lot the children in our neighborhood. These are signs that read your speed and then show that speed on the sign. One sign will be installed on upper Fairway Lane to remind drivers of their speed as they get into the residential area. The other sign will be installed on Tomichi Trail near the mailboxes. We have applied to Gunnison County to install these signs on the County Right of Way and hope to have them installed before too long.

To assist with spring clean-up, the Board approved a dumpster to be placed at the junction of Fairway Lane and Tomichi Trail. The dumpster will be available from May 3rd until it is full or through May 9th. This dumpster is being provided for spring clean-up, and we must meet the rules of the County Landfill. We need to follow these rules to avoid any problems being accepted at the landfill and/or incurring extra charges. Please ensure that you do not throw any of the following items in the dumpster.

*NO LIQUIDS OF ANY KIND!

• NO Concrete Tires and/or Rims Mattress and/or Box Springs
• NO Appliances, Electronics, and/or Batteries  Motorized Equipment
• NO  Fluorescent lights  Treated Fence Posts Railroad Ties

*Dry empty paint cans with the lid off can be placed in the dumpster.

We cannot fill the dumpster above the rim, so please break apart and flatten bulky items. Do not place anything in the dumpster if it cannot be fully below the rim.

The Six Points box truck will be at the intersection of Fairway and Tomichi on Saturday, May 4th, from 10am to 12pm. Two staff members will be aboard: Kyle and Johnny.
The following is a list of items that Six Points is unable to accept:

• Beds or bed parts of any kind
• Electronics of any kind
• Plug in Exercise equipment of any kind
• Baby equipment of any kind, car seats, high chairs, anything that could be a concern from a safety standpoint.
• We cannot accept helmets.
• We understand that donations will be used and somewhat worn, but we cannot accept items with stains, smells, or tears.

The Board is also trying to make communication quicker and easier for all of us by getting an email address for each lot owner. If you could take a moment and go to https://DosRios3.com, under the “Menu” tab click “Newsletter Subscription” and fill out the form with your preferred email address. Thank you, we hope to send notices like this by email in the near future.

The Board also wants to thank all of those who have contacted the Architectural Committee regarding their planned changes, as required by the Covenants. Quite a few plans are moving forward for this year. If you have some planned changes you are thinking about, please go to https://DosRios3.com, click on “Architecture and Review”, then fill out the form to start the review process.

If you look at your latest water bill from the County you will see they are concerned about sump pumps pumping into the sewer system and increasing all of our water/sewer bills. This follows up with the information they provided at our annual membership meeting last September. The county is asking us to remind everyone to check our crawl space and change any sump pump to ensure it is not going into the sewer, hopefully saving us all some money.

The Board is also looking for your feedback. Their contact info is also on our website. Hope all of you have a great spring and start to your summer! See you around the neighborhood.

Sincerely,

Mark  Hatcher

Dos Rios 3 HOA Board President