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CALFIRE requiring burn permits May 1, 2012

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 CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Tuolumne – Calaveras

CONTACT:  Nancy Longmore, Fire Prevention Specialist II, 209/754-3831
RELEASE DATE:  April 23, 2012

 Burn Permits Required May 1, 2012

San Andreas – Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 8AM, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will require burning permits within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County.

Until CAL FIRE stations are fully staffed later in the season, permits will be available only during business hours Monday through Friday, at the following locations:

  • CAL FIRE Headquarters, 785 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas (closed from noon to 1PM)
  • Twain Harte FFS, 22978 Meadow Drive, Twain Harte
  • Station 51, 1950 Hillsdale Drive, Mono Village, Sonora
  • Blanchard FFS, 2990 Highway 132, La Grange
  • Groveland CSD, 18930 Highway 120, Groveland
  • Ebbetts Pass FPD, 1037 Blagen Road, Arnold
  • Ebbetts Pass FPD Station 3, 40 Canyon View Drive, Hathaway Pines

 Remember that personnel may be away from the station for extended periods of time when they are responding to emergencies.

Burn permit terms include limiting pile size to a maximum of four feet by four feet (four feet in diameter, and four feet high) and clearing down to bare mineral soil 10 feet from the outer edges of burn piles. Burn hours will remain open until further notice, but outdoor burning may be done ONLY on permissive burn days. Remember that burn day status is determined on the basis of air quality: how quickly smoke will disperse. Therefore, many permissible burn days are very windy. Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Chief Brian Kirk would like everyone to remember that even if it is a permissible burn day, never burn on windy days. Have tools and water close by in order to suppress any escape from your burning operation.

Wildfire is coming. Are you ready?  “Getting your property ready for the coming fire season by creating100 feet of defensible space around all structures is an excellent way to protect not only your home, but your neighborhood and community as well,” Chief Kirk says.

It is your responsibility to check burn day status by calling your local Air Pollution Control District with jurisdiction over your area.

Rental Information / Rentals and the ALPHA Pool

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THIS IS A THREE PART MESSAGE FOR
ALPHA HOMEOWNERS WHO RENT THEIR CABIN.
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UPDATING RENTAL INFORMATION

As a way to help us update and manage the information regarding rentals in Lilac Park, the Board of Directors is requesting that all ALPHA Homeowners complete a short form. See link below.

There are several reasons the board wants to have this information, and providing it is required by law. If we receive any complaints or reports of inappropriate activity taking place on the property, the Board must have current information to be able to follow up in a timely fashion.

Additionally, over the last several months a few homeowners have noticed a significant increase in traffic at unusual hours to various homes in Lilac Park. While this traffic may very well be innocent, other concerned homeowners have noted that it may be attributed to illegal activity.

There have also been a number of thefts and other crimes reported recently in Lilac Park, including a case of arson. Having up-to-date information about who is living in our community will allow the board to communicate appropriately with renters, homeowners, and, if necessary, local law enforcement.

If you rent your Lilac Park home, for either short or long-term stays, please take a moment to fill out the Rental Information Form.

Click here to go to the Rental Information Form.

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TENANT USE OF THE SWIMMING POOL IN 2012

If you want your tenants to have access to the pool in 2012, please be sure to complete the “Tenant Authorization Form.” Completing this form will send an authorization to you that you can give to your tenants, which will allow them access to the pool.

With the completion of the new solar panel installation planned for May, we expect to see an increase in pool use this year and it is our aim to avoid any miscommunication about who can and cannot use the pool.

Completion of this form is required for both short term and long term tenants.

Click here to go to the Tenant Authorization Form.

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CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS NOW REQUIRED BY LAW

If you rent your Lilac Park home, this is a just a friendly reminder that SB 183 (carbon monoxide detector), passed by the California Legislature in July, 2011. It is enforceable after January 1, 2013.

If you have any kind of appliance or heater that burns fossil fuels in your Lilac Park home, a carbon monoxide detector is required by law. If you do not install and maintain one and someone is injured due to a carbon monoxide poisoning, you could be liable both civilly and criminally.

The purpose of this note is simply to inform you of the new law. ALPHA is not going to be monitoring or enforcing this requirement and it’s unclear if anyone else is either. However, if you don’t have one installed and something happens in your rental, you could be liable for injuries resulting from a malfunctioning appliance or other problem.

Ace Hardware carries a few different types of CO detectors and cost is between $20 and $60. Many use wall power and do not require batteries.

Be Responsible, Report Suspicious Activity

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The sheriff’s department cannot function effectively without the assistance of responsible citizens. They need your help in reporting suspicious activity. Some people fail to call because they are not aware of what is considered suspicious. Others notice suspicious activity and assume someone else will call. Still, others fail to call because they feel they are bothering the police.

We encourage everyone to call the police IMMEDIATELY if they feel a situation or circumstance is suspicious. DO NOT think you are bothering deputies; this is why they are here! DO NOT be embarrassed if your suspicions prove unfounded.

IF IN DOUBT, CALL! It is better to err on the side of safety. Following is a partial list of incidents that should be reported to the police by dialing 9-1-1. This list is not intended to be complete. Use your own judgment when calling the police.

  • Anyone needing police, fire, or medical assistance.
  • Alarms sounding or glass being broken.
  • Someone loitering around cars or going car to car peering into them.
  • Many different vehicles stopping at a home for a short time at late hours, every night.
  • Apparent business transactions being conducted from a vehicle.
  • Slow moving vehicles (at night without lights) driving aimlessly.
  • Someone seen being forced into a vehicle.
  • Abandoned vehicle parked on your block.
  • Anyone seen with a weapon.

While some, if not all, of the above situations could have innocent explanations, the police would rather prevent illegal activity than be called to investigate a crime after it is committed.

Please remember, timely reporting is important. Dial 9-1-1 as soon as you witness
suspicious activity and DO NOT take any action on your own!

Wireless Internet at the ALPHA Pool?

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I was asked more than once last summer if the board had considered or was planning to install WiFi Internet Access at the ALPHA pool. The board discussed it at one meeting early last year, but because of the ongoing costs and the yearly contract involved with most hi-speed Internet providers, it was dismissed as too expensive.

Since we’re approaching the 2012 pool season, I thought I would ask you, the association, about whether or not you would use hi-speed Internet access at the pool. If you rent your home, your pool-authorized tenants would have access to the service too.

Authorized pool users could connect to the Internet wirelessly using their laptop, tablet, or other mobile device to check email, surf the web, check the weather, fishing conditions, etc.

The ALPHA Board could use it in a number of ways, too, including: homeowner/renter sign-in when using the pool, automated time card management for the Pool Attendant, snack bar sales tracking, a future web cam, and required pool-data logging, among other things. However, having the Internet just for administrative use doesn’t make much financial sense unless a large number of pool users could benefit from it, too.

When you get a moment, please vote in the pool, er … poll,  via the link below. You will need the homeowner password for the ALPHA web site to vote. We protected the page so that only ALPHA Homeowners and other authorized pool users can participate.

Vote Here.

I appreciate your feedback.

EDIT: Just to be clear, this is only an advisory poll designed to give us some idea of what association members are thinking. It is NOT an official election, nor will the results of the poll be the sole factor in the board’s action.

~Mark

Classic Cars Cruise Night

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Thursday, April 19th, 2012.

“Classic Car Cruise Nights”, Murphys
Bring your classic car. Free to all.

Meet at Murphys Historic Hotel, 457 Main Street, downtown Murphys, from 6 to 9 pm. Local DJ “Decade Music” will be playing. Food. Raffles.

For more info contact Terri at 209-728-9971.

Fly-in and Open House

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Air Faire Fly-In & Open House, Calaveras Airport, San Andreas, 209-736-2501
Location: Open House, Calaveras Airport, San Andreas, 209-736-2501

Description: Come early and stay late at the Carol Kennedy Airport. Admission is free. Take a scenic airplane ride for only $5 for kids up to 18, and $10 for adults. Classic aircrafts and cars will be on display, along with live music, breakfast and lunch are available, including Bratwurst and BBQ tri-tip.

For more info call Kathy at 209-736-2501 or kz@mlode.com.

Spring 2012 Newsletter Published

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The Spring 2012 edition of the Treetop Times has been published to the web site. You can view the newsletter by clicking below. For those who visit the web site regularly, the articles in this edition of the newsletter will be familiar, though there is some new content as well.

The Treetop Times is published in Adobe PDF format, which requires the Adobe Reader, found HERE.

Click here to view the Spring 2012 Edition of the Treetop Times.

Printed versions will go out to Homeowners this week.

ALPHA Board Meeting – April 7

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Arnold Lilac Park Homeowners Association Board Meeting

  • Saturday, April 7
  • 1:30pm to approximately 3:30pm
  • Location: Arnold Public Library
  • Lilac Park Homeowners are welcome.

 

This is NOT the normal Board Meeting time for ALPHA.

Reminder: Assessments Due by April 30.

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Just a friendly reminder for those who are waiting to send in their annual assessments.
To avoid late fees, they must be paid by no later than April 30. Any payments postmarked on or before 4/30/12 will be accepted without late fees.

Not including any past balances owed, assessments for 2012 are:

Improved Lot: $130
Unimproved Lot: $90

Don’t forget, you can also pay by credit card. Use the “Payments” link on the menu bar above.

Keep in mind that even if you do not receive a bill for your assessment, they are still due by April 30th of each year. As a courtesy, ALPHA will send you an invoice for your annual assessment in late November of each year (the actual date it is sent varies). If you think you owe more than one year’s worth of assessments, please request an invoice by dropping a note to info@arnoldlilacparkhoa.org. You can also request by telephone by calling 209.795.3807.

 

Searchable Minutes

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As part of the improvement to the process and flow of board meetings and posting of minutes, all of the previously digitized copies of ALPHA minutes are now stored in a database and are searchable.

Some of the minutes had “unusual” formatting when they were created so they may display with some errors or strange symbols when viewed as a web page. The minutes were copied and pasted directly into the database with no changes or edits made.

You will want an up-to-date browser for searching. This has only been tested in Firefox and IE9, so if you use other browsers and experience display problems, please drop us a note.

Take a look.

Visit Board Minutes.

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