Timber Lakes will close it roads to construction traffic (any vehicle over 10,000 GVW) as of October 15, 2009. Please make appropriate plans when arranging for deliveries.  You never know what mother nature will do and it could still be sunny skies, but the road closure will still be in effect.  The roads will reopen to construction sometime in the spring. Many times in the past, lot owners have asked for exceptions to the closure and they say they are only going “just off the paved road” and we find them up on the east or west side at the top.  If we did not have so many people telling us one thing to get around the rules and then doing something else it would make it a lot easier for those that do abide by the rules.  It takes away the opportunity to give a variance on occasion because of a few that choose not to follow the rules. That is why we close “all roads” to heavy vehicles on October 15.

You may see a dump truck enter Timber Lakes on occasion after the road closure date – that truck is delivering salt to the maintenance building that is used on the asphalt roads to melt ice. The road closure also does not apply to propane delivery trucks.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Gary
The Road Guy

The board has approved a change to our Policies, Procedures and Regulations. This change authorizes our security team and/or any member of the Board of Directors, to issue citations for speeding and for children under the age of 16 riding or driving ATVs without wearing a helmet. We are implementing this change immediately, and would appreciate hearing your input before our next board meeting (Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in Heber City).

This change comes in direct response to property owner requests that we do something to address speeding and reckless ATV driving. Please contact any board member to share your input. We prefer to be contacted by email.

Thank you.

Printed below is a copy of a portion of the draft (not official) minutes of the meeting where this change was approved.

Wednesday August 5, 2009

TLPOA monthly meeting in Salt Lake City

Motion by Rondo Fehlberg and second by Ole Smith

Motion carried by 8 in favor and 0 opposed

Add Revision 8 to the Policies, Procedures, and Regulations of the TLPOA:  Modify Sec 5.1.5.1 Add Appendix A on August 5, 2009.

Issuance of citations regarding: Roads, Buildings, Recreational and Disruption of the Peace.

Citations may be issued immediately for the following reasons:

1.       Roads / Recreational

a.       Speeding – speed limits are 35 MPH on paved roads and 25 MPH on all dirt roads

b.      Winter speed limits are 25 MPH on all roads

c.       Children riding a recreational vehicle without a helmet (16 years and younger)

Other fine areas to be enforced will be posted for 30 days on the TLPOA web site prior to implementation.

Fine structure is as follows:

Recreational & Disruption of the Peace

1st offense        $ 100.00

2nd offense       $ 150.00

3rd offense       $ 200.00 plus take away the privilege for one year

Number of offenses is based on a per lot basis (not per person).

All Board members are authorized to issue citations on behalf of the Timber Lakes Property Owners Association. [Note: after the meeting, a majority of the directors voted to also authorize the TLPOA security team to issue citations.]

All fines will be payable to the TLPOA office within 10 days of receipt. Recipient of the citation will have the right to appeal the citation to the Board in writing and appear before the Board in the next Monthly meeting. Fines not paid within the time frame outlined will be attached to the yearly assessments for the lot in question and a lien will be placed against the lot of the owner. If a lien has to filed, the cost of processing and registering the lien will be added to the amount of the fine.

Blue Spruce from Cottonwood to Green Briar is still closed and will be through the end of August.  Our road crew is making a major cut in the mountain side in an effort to improve the grade of Blue Spruce.  As of today, we have yet to complete the section between Green Briar and Cutoff Road.  This area is where the major cut into the mountain is taking place and that dirt is being moved down hill to the Blue Spruce – Cottonwood intersection.  We are raising that intersection several feet. At some point in this project we may have to close the intersection of Blue Spruce and Cottonwood.  If we do, we will route cars to Cottonwood via Red Willow.

Please remember that there is a lot of road construction taking place all over the mountain and the speed limit on non-paved roads is 25 mph.

The Board has recently authorized the issuance of citations to people speeding in Timber Lakes.  Don’t be one of the first to be issued a citation! And please remember, there is no parking on any of the roads in Timber Lakes. Even though some good citizen stole our No Parking sign, you will be issued a citation and may be towed if you park on the road.

Drive Safe.

Gary, The Road Guy

Next week the state of Utah will be sending a crew of Wildland Fire Personnel to remove dead oak brush from Timber Lakes. The crew will be working within the road easements around the development. They will also be doing defensible space work around cabins.

If you would like your lot around your cabin to have some work done please fax permission to Mike Durr.

Include-
1 – Lot Number and Street
2 – Lot Owner’s Name
3 – Lot Owner’s Signature
4 – “I authorize Timber Lakes Property Owners Association and the State of Utah to remove oak brush  from my lot in order to reduce my Wildland Fire Danger.”

The work is paid for by a State Grant.

Your tax dollars at work !!

Thanks,

Mike

fax 435.785.8237
cell 435.640.1416