CalFire Inspections to Begin in May

CalFire VIP inspections are currently set up for the following dates. Start your lot clean up early. Please see the 2013 Spring Edition of the Treetop Times (our newsletter) for a comprehensive guide on getting your lot fire safe and into CalFire compliance.
Click Spring/Summer 2013 to view the newsletter.

  1. First inspections will be conducted May 24 – May 30, 2013.
  2. Second inspections will be conducted June 21-22, 2013
  3. If you have any questions for the VIP inspector, or need to leave a message, send email to lilacparkfirewise@yahoo.com
    This email address goes directly to the VIP inspector and is NOT received by any ALPHA Board Members.

ALPHA Board Meeting for April 2013

The ALPHA Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, April 6, at 2pm, at the Arnold Public Library.

All ALPHA homeowners are invited and welcome to attend.

Spring 2013 Edition of the ALPHA Treetop Times

The latest edition of the ALPHA Treetop Times has been published and is ready for you to download and view.

To view the newsletter, please click HERE.
(requires FREE Adobe Reader, available here)

For questions and comments, please send them to info@arnoldlilacparkhoa.org.

Reminder: ALPHA Assessments Due

ALPHA Homeowners – Just a reminder tha 2013 assessments are due and payable now, but late fees do not apply until after April 30.

You can send a check to PO Box 722 Arnold, CA 95223 or you can use your credit card by clicking the following link. (if you need the password, please drop us a note)

http://payments.arnoldlilacparkhoa.org

If you have questions concerning your 2013 assessment, please drop us a line. If you have already made your 2013 payment, please disregard.

Changes to Tenant Use of the ALPHA Pool

The ALPHA Board of Directors has opted to make some changes to how tenants of homeowners register to use the pool.

The right to use HOA common areas is automatically transferred to tenants of association members, including the ALPHA swimming pool. Homeowners cannot legally preclude tenants from using the pool. Our current method for tenant use of the pool requires the homeowner to complete an authorization form. If the homeowner doesn’t do this, our past policy restricted tenant’s use. This isn’t in line with state law.

That being said, it is also within the law for ALPHA to verify the identity of those using the pool so that it’s use is limited to authorized association members or their tenants.

For 2013, any renter or tenant of any improved lot may use the ALPHA swimming pool after they have provided the board of directors or its agent a copy of their rental or lease agreement.

This shifts the responsibility of registering tenants at the pool from the lot-owner to the tenant. If the tenant wishes to swim, they can do so without having to contact their landlord for authorization. Since the legal right to use the pool is automatically transferred to the tenant anyway, the only thing the tenant has to do is verify that they are a resident of Lilac Park.

A formal pool-use policy is being drafted for this year and will include these new rules along with general pool use information.

ALPHA Board Meeting for March 2013

The ALPHA Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, March 9, at 2:00pm, at the Arnold Public Library.

All ALPHA homeowners are invited and welcome to attend.

ALPHA Board Meeting for February 2013

CORRECTION: The ALPHA Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, February 9, at 10:00am, at the Arnold Public Library.

All ALPHA homeowners are invited and welcome to attend.

No Board Meeting in January

Just a reminder: there is no ALPHA Board of Directors meeting in January.

The next regularly scheduled board meeting will be on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 10:00am at the Arnold Public Library.

Snow is coming down in Lilac Park

Conditions Update: There is snow coming down in Arnold and Lilac Park. It’s not heavy, but it is sticking and starting to accumulate. If you are headed up, please plan accordingly, bring chains if you need them, and your winter gear. The roads in Lilac Park were plowed this morning. There is 6 to 10 inches on the ground.

The snow level will certainly change, but we saw it starting to stick on Highway 4 at Forest Meadows at around noon.

We hope you all had a great Christmas.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The ALPHA Board of Directors wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!