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Ken-Caryl Area News
End of Summer Pool Hours
The Community Center Pool will have the following hours:
Monday -Friday - 6-9am - Lap Swim, 9-10am Water Aerobics and Open Swim - 3:30-8pm
Saturday & Sunday - 9-10am - Water Aerobics and Open Swim - 10am-8pm
Monday, September 6 - 9-10am Water Aerobics and Open Swim - 10am-8pm
The Community Center Pool will close for the season at 8pm on September 6th.
The Ranch House and Bradford Pools are closed for the season.
How the MA and MD Differ
Understanding the Difference between Your Homeowner Association
and Your Metropolitan District - How Their Roles Affect You
Each year before elections on Ken-Caryl Ranch, Life at Ken-Caryl provides readers with a description of the differences between the homeowner association to which homeowners and business owners pay monthly dues (Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association) and the metropolitan district to which homeowners and business owners pay taxes each year (Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District).
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County to Purchase KC Ranch Property
Move for South Precinct and DMV Planned
During a meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on June 8, 2010, the Commissioners approved Resolution CC10-229, allowing staff to move forward with the purchase of a building in the Ken-Caryl Ranch Office Park located at 11139 Bradford Road. The building would provide space for the South Precinct of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, currently located at 8101 Shaffer Parkway in the Ken-Caryl Business Center and the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices currently located in a retail complex at the intersection of Bowles Avenue and Kipling Parkway.
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From The Sheriffs Office
It’s Now the Law
A Dog License Is a Ticket Home
Dog licensing is a requirement. It has been a way of life in the unincorporated parts of Jefferson County for several years but, in 2007, the cities of Arvada, Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Westminster (including residents in Jefferson and Adams Counties also adopted laws to require dog owners to license their dogs.
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KC Community Garden Awarded $45K Grant
Groundbreaking Slated for Spring 2011
Submitted by Rachael Stickland
Following two years of hard work to build support and gain approval from the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District (KCRMD), the KC Community Garden resident initiative is a giant step closer to reality! On June 17, the Ken- Caryl Ranch Foundation (Foundation) was awarded a $45,000 Local Government Mini-Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. This grant will propel the garden efforts forward so that construction can begin in spring 2011 — just in time for next year’s growing season!
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Whos Paying For This Vandalism?
You Are!
Vandalism is always senseless and beautiful suburban areas like Ken-Caryl Ranch are not immune to it. The public areas of this community, the Ranch House, Dakota Lodge and Community Center, the pools, playgrounds, sprinklers, trees, park lights, benches and picnic tables are frequently the casualties.
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Architectural Committee Adopts
Modified Signage Guidelines
The Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association Architectural Committee has adopted significant changes to the garage sale and real estate signage guidelines. You may remember reading about this in the May 12, 2010 issue of Life at Ken-Caryl when the committee solicited your opinion. The revision of these guidelines is intended to reduce the clutter of signage on Ken-Caryl Ranch.
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Automated License Plate Readers
In April 2010, the Sheriff’s Office began deploying automatic license plate readers on three patrol vehicles in its fleet, following a three month test phase. Each plate reader is linked electronically to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation database.
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Automatic Calls for Trash Pickup
Updates Available to Residents
July 4th Holiday Schedule Causes Some Confusion
This year with Independence Day falling on a Sunday, there was some confusion about the trash pickup schedule for that week. There is a way to avoid this confusion in the future.
Waste Management will add your phone number to their automated call system to alert you of any changes regarding your trash pickup if you request to be included. The Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association does not share residents’ phone numbers, so you must either call Waste Management directly at 303-797-1600 to ask that your number be added or if you prefer, for your convenience, a request form has been included in this issue of Life at Ken-Caryl on page 3. Master Association staff will accept the forms and forward the information to Waste Management as they are collected.
Catalytic Converter Thefts
In Metro Area Prompt CIAC to Ask For Public’s Help
from the Colorado Department of Public Safety
More than 100 cases of catalytic converter theft have occurred throughout the greater Denver metropolitan area since January 2010. In fewer than 60 seconds, a two-person team using an electric saw can remove a catalytic converter from a targeted vehicle.
Vehicles targeted for catalytic converter theft primarily include, but are not limited to, late-model…
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MA Finance Committee Seeks Members
The Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association Finance Committee is seeking volunteers. The purpose of the committee is to work with the Board treasurer and MA staff to provide fiscal recommendations to the Board of Directors. Committee responsibilities include:
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Communications Survey Results
Submitted by David Husted
In June the KCRMA Board of Directors tried something a little unique in terms of communication. A survey was released to those signed up for the service as a test to see what the appetite was in the neighborhood for the use of this type of technology to solicit feedback. The results are in and 176 of you responded.
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MA-MD Joint Study Session Summary
On August 3, 2010, the Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association and Metropolitan District held a joint study session and discussed the following items:
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Save Young Lives in Jeffco
9th Annual Second Wind Fund Walk/Run/Ride
The Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver is holding its 9th Annual Walk/ Run/Ride on Sunday, September 19, 2010, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds to raise money to prevent teen suicide. The Second Wind has assisted about 1,850 Colorado youth, including hundreds of Jeffco students from every Jeffco high school, nearly every middle school, and many elementary schools.
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Town Hall Budget Meeting Scheduled
The 2011 Town Hall Budget Meeting of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association and Metropolitan District has been scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at the Ranch House.
Traditionally a Budget Town Meeting is held in conjunction with the September joint study session. This signifies the beginning of the Annual Budget preparation process and is the first opportunity for Board members and Association members to provide input for the 2011 budget. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this meeting to provide your comments to the Boards as they work with staff to develop the 2011 budget.
Trail Club Helps Fence Off
Hazardous Mine Openings
On July 31, 2010, Ken-Caryl Ranch Rangers and 12 volunteers from the Ken-Caryl Ranch Trail Club installed fencing around the openings of two abandoned mines in the southwest foothills of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Open Space. Very little is known about the history of the mines. Staff only recently learned of their existence during development of the Trails Master Plan.
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Are You Missing Something?
If you have lost an item somewhere on Ken-Caryl Ranch, remember to check with the front desks of the Community Center and both the administrative and recreation offices at the Ranch House. Items are often turned in but never claimed. One reason could be that residents are just not aware their missing item just may be in one of these locations awaiting its rightful owner. Don’t forget that classified ads for lost or found are printed in Life at Ken-Caryl at no cost.
Communication Team Members Wanted
The Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association Board has established a communication committee and needs your help!
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Development Update
Allison Medical, Inc. has filed to obtain a permit to build a 14,000 sq. ft. commercial building on lot 10, block 1 of Phase II of the Ken-Caryl Business Center. The proposed building will house the Allison Medical business operations and non-pharmaceutical goods warehouse. The building will have several depressed and grade level loading docks on the southeast face at the rear. The front and east elevations are masonry/stone/stucco and heavy timber finish materials. Allison Medical, Inc. reports the exterior warehouse materials are a variety of split face/ smooth face concrete masonry units in various thicknesses and textures to provide visual interest and textural richness.
Growing Number of Families in Need
In just the first six months of 2010 we received 624 applications for help. It is surprising that we have not had to completely shut down as have many of the agencies we work with. Your generosity to help those in need is the reason why we are still able to operate each day.
We are now hearing from many families that have recently lost their employment. It breaks our hearts to talk to someone who has always worked and been able to support themselves and others and now can find no employment.
Here are examples of people that have come to us most recently.
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Ideas Needed From Residents
For 2011 MA, MD Budgets
Your ideas are urgently needed by October 1, 2010, for 2011 budget expenditures for both the Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association and Metropolitan District. Do you have ideas on how you would like to see your KCRMA dues and KCRMD taxes spent in 2011?
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KCRMA Board Meeting Summary
The following is a summary of items from the August 17, 2010, business meeting of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association Board.
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MA Board Approves Amendments to Bylaws
At the August 17, 2010, regular business meeting of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Master Association, the Board approved changes to Article VII of the Bylaws, which apply to appointing new members to official MA committees.
Candidates shall be appointed to committee openings by a majority vote of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board following a period during which the position has been publicly advertised to the community.
The amendments also stipulate that attendance and participation in committee meetings is important, therefore, committee members are expected to regularly attend all meetings and committee chairs are encouraged to report non-attending members to the Board for consideration of removal. Non-compliant members can be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
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