South Aurora Regional Improvement Authority (SARIA)
To follow up from our September newsletter regarding the letter the City of Aurora sent to residents wanting to amend our service plan, Wheatlands continues to work with Law of the Rockies regarding SARIA as we have not approved Master Plan No3 or any additional service plan amendments. After we engaged council regarding this, we received the following update from the City last month: The City of Aurora will not be holding the Public Hearing on the SARIA member district service plan amendments this coming Monday, September 9. City Council also will not be discussing the service plan amendments during Study Session on Monday. The entire service plan amendment process has been delayed to a timeline uncertain. No attendance is needed on Monday.
Landscape Maintenance
Finished fall pruning of trees. Will turn off irrigation in October. Replacement trees were planted mid-September. Mulch application is scheduled for November near the recreation Center. Cox presented a proposal for fixing drains for next year near the park. For the soccer field this year they completed 2nd round of application and put in final soil amendment as the season wraps up. They have to wait until the season is over as the application looks like dirt and will make the field temporarily muddy.
Vandalism
We have caught the vandals at the park and they were reported to the PAR and fined by the district. We appreciate the community’s help with narrowing down the timeframe and the community members who have assisted with apprehending the vandals.
The graffiti issue still continues, unfortunately and cleanup is costly to the district and ultimately to the residents. Please report any suspicious activity.
Clubhouse Parking Lot
We have scheduled re-pavement and crack seal repair during Fall break so hopefully it will have little impact to the Pine Ridge students and parents. The parking lot will be closed during the maintenance. In addition, we have engaged Colorado Lighting to fix a broken conduit to one of the parking lot lights. So you will see several repairs happening around the clubhouse parking lot during October.
Power Line Trail
The City of Aurora provided several easement drawings to the board during our September meeting. We are granting them access so they can begin the pavement of the trail that is west of Wheatlands that will connect Wheatlands Metro District to the other trail systems. We were not given a timeline on when this work will begin but are excited that we will connect to the trail system soon.
|