This page is used to post various issues that are currently on the table in front of the Board of Directors as well as to share important community news and information. If you would like to add an issue or concern for the Board to discuss during the next meeting please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Joel Newman, one of our own residents is offering lawn aeration to any Champion Park resident, he will discount it at $20.00, normal cost to rent is approximately $40, that’s a 50% discount ! This offer is good all year and Joel will be the only person on your property and you know where he lives ! If you are interested please give him a call at 208-954-6636.
Joel Newman
Lawn & Landscape
Settlers Irrigation began filling its canals on April 11 and are scheuled to begin water delivery on April 14. We contacted VPM today (April 13) to request that Precision Pump be scheduled to start up the pumps once the the pond has water.
Attached find the minutes from our March 23, 2011 Homeowners Meeting
Date: Wednesday March 23, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM
Where: Discovery Elementary
Each year by charter the Board is to conduct an annual meeting open to the members of the association. The purpose for this meeting is to elect new officers, ratify the annual operating budget, and conduct other business deemed necessary by the board and requested by Association members. The board will instruct VPM to arrange for a meeting on either the 10th or 17th of March 2011. The board also recommends that the following items be on the agenda for the review and approval of the association members.
See the agenda and discussion document in the discussion file attached
Action Signs will be installing our Neighborhood Watch signs this week at the entrances on Leslie, Troxel, Summer Dawn and Leighfield. This is an important program that needs your support. If you haven’t been contacted regarding NW, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) , so the NW coordinator can set you up with your block captain.
Traffic Tubes on Troxel and Leslie
You may have noticed the double traffic tubes out there this week. At the request of a Champion Park Resident (Thank you), ACHD is checking traffic on these streets for speed and volume. If they find an inordinate proportion of traffic speeding excessively on these streets, the information will be passed on to Meridian Police for action.
Widening of Ustick and Traffic Light at Troxel … yes, but not Soon
A Project Manager for ACHD confirmed today that a traffic signal is warranted for this intersection, and included in the plan for the widening of Ustick from Leslie to Locust Grove. The widening project has been set back due to budgets, however, and is currently not scheduled until 2015. On the bright side, the design work for the expansion has been completed, so the project could be moved up if money becomes available. This project will follow the expansion of the Ustick/ Locust Grove intersection. For more information on this project see http://www.achdidaho.org/Projects/PublicProject.aspx?ProjectID=17 .
MacMillan/ Locust Grove Intersection Expansion
ACHD is scheduled to start work on this $3 Million Project in December. This project will affect parents who routinely drive to Heritage Middle or Rocky Mountain High Schools, or anyone else who use this intersection regularly. The project will take around 8 months to complete.
Our Landscape Committee was out prowling late in July to find the most effective night lighting for our July Feature Home of the month. We thank Joey and Carla Anderson for keeping up appearances ,,,,even at night.
The attached article helps to start fill in the Gaps on the Champion Coaches of Champion Park.Thanks to Bob and Jan Hanke for the info!
Our annual fence maintenance was completed this week.This is currently our 3rd largest annual expense as we work to maintain the overall fence and improve it in sections. This year, we replaced nearly 1,400 lineal feet of 1/8” stapled lattice with 1/4” glued and stapled cedar Lattice. The 1/8” is not durable and much of it was falling apart as the staples were no longer biting the wood. This year, we had all of the lattice pre-painted both sides to increase its longevity. The installed cost of this part of the project is about $3.50 per foot. My expectation is that it will be 3 to 4 years before we get it all changed out to 1/4” and that will help reduce the annual cost
The other major fence maintenance item we completed was a re-paint 300’ of fence on the oldest Micro-paths in the neighborhood from Van Oker to Conner and Bowman to Nakano. Since we also completed the Lattice conversion in these sections, I expect them to last a while. You may notice that both sides of the fence back to the house fronts are painted to improve the improve that overall look of the neighborhood.
We made one large and one small Landscape change this year to help our fences last and to keep the cost down. The large one was the new landscaping adjacent to the Leslie entrance. We observed last year that the fencing degrades far more slowly when sheltered by plants, so that was a big part of the decision to invest in that berm. The second, much more modest change is that we had Idaho Landscape put down a 6 inch “kill strip” adjacent to the fence to keep from trimming right against the fence.
The total cost of the project was over $8000, a little more than we planned due to an increase in the lattice requirement and some wind damage from the storm a couple of weeks ago.
If you have property which is bordered by a common area fence, you can help keep our costs (and dues) down by following these steps.
1) Keep earth and Rock from building along the fence. Earth retains moisture, accelerating rot, and rock pushing against the fence tends to break posts
2) Do not allow vines to grow grow on the fence. The fence doesn’t stand a chance
3) Place a “kill strip along the fence on the inside to keep you from having to trim against the fence
4) If you have a dog that has a tendency to jump against the fence, place something near the corners of your corners to make it more difficult for them to reach.
Your co-operation is appreciated!
The neighborhood suffered some minor damage to fencing and trees due to the high winds blowing through the valley on Saturday night. Please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you know of damage to neighborhood assets.
So far, we know about some of the Plum trees near Nakano and Leslie pushing over, a large branch breaking off at Nakano and Dixon and fence breaks across from the pond and on Connelly off Garber.
Our Irrigation Pumps are down due to what appears to be an electrical fault.
The pump company was out this morning and it appeared to be fixed. However, it is down again so we will get them back on Monday.
The Fence Contractor will be starting work on the common area fences approximately August 13.
As usual, we are doing required minor maintenance across the the neighborhood, replacing particularly bad lattice, boards and broken posts.
This year we will be doing an upgrade to 1/4” lattice and full painting on the 2 Micropaths in Champion Park 1.
A change from last year is that the boards and lattice will be prepainted both sides. We apologize if this inconveniences those of you who have a different color on the inside, but it will help the fence last longer.
Please co-operate will the contractor when he is advises you that he’ll be working on your fence by keeping the area clear and pets indoors.
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This isn’t just a golf tournament benefiting a great cause. It’s a fun event for the whole family! Several activities will be taking place during the tournament including a free kids golf clinic, bounce houses and much more! Contest holes include a $10,000 Hole-in-One, Long-Drive, Long-Putt and Closest-to-the-Pin plus each registration includes green fees, carts, lunch and a free 9 hole junior pass. All proceeds from the event will benefit future development of dog parks in Meridian so lace up the golf shoes and enjoy a great day on the links while supporting your community at the same time!
The cost to participate is $250 for a team of four players or you can register individually and get placed in a foursome for $65. The whole family is welcome to come out to the course and extra lunches are available to purchase for those not participating in the tournament. The deadline to get registered is Monday, August 23rd so download the attached flyer and mail it in or call Lakeview Golf Club at 888-4080 today!
Sponsors and volunteers are still needed for this great community event so if you’re interested in being involved or for all other inquiries, please contact Meridian Parks and Recreation at 888-3579 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). See you on the course!
Colin Moss
Recreation Coordinator
Meridian Parks and Recreation
Phone: 888-3579
Fax: 898-5501
E-Mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.meridiancity.org/parks_rec
Last Night, August 3rd, Champion Park held its second National Night Out celebration. Over 50 Families came out to the Park to get to know their neighbors and to share some fun and food.
Carol Corrie helped Cindy Penfold, our Neighborhood Watch Coordinator, mobilize her Block Captains to get the word out and to organize the event. Bruce Reager gave folks have a reason to visit. (Ask your neighbors about spiderman, Betty White and Cinderella who all spent time with us!).
The Kids had a great time in the bouncy houses supplied by Russ Trone, eating cotton candy that Jim Brady made, working on Sidewalk Art and decorated Bicycles that were judged by Bike Patrol officer Terry Lester, and the Meridian Fire and K-9 patrol also came by to visit and display the really fun side of their jobs.
We want to thank Domino’s Pizza for their donation of many delicious Pizza’s and everyone who brought a side dish. They we GREAT!!
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Attached find the June 2010 Newsletter
Congratulations to the Stowes at 3741 Dixon on being chosen as Champion Park’s Feature Home for June. Years of hard work have paid off with a beatiful display of perennials that gave them the edge in our beautiful yard for June.
We were asked at the Annual meeting the color of the fence stain so individuals can match the new boards that are added. I’ve been advised that Sherwin -Williams on Fairview will supply the matching color on a request for “Champion Park Fence Stain”
If you enter or leave on Leslie Way, you probably have seen Idaho landscape working on the common area across from the Irrigation Pond. We are adding a strip of Landscaping similar to what we have along Troxel. This feature will serve to dress up the approach to Leslie, where up until now the view has been 350 feet of fenceline. The second purpose is the trees and shrubbery will protect this south facing fence from the ravages from the sun, saving us the cost of more frequent maintenance and staining. Last fall we had to stain this fence although it is less than 4 years old.
We can expect to see this completed within a week or so.
Ron Cornwell consented to join the Board of Diectors at the March 23, 2010 Board Meeting .
Carol Corrie and Cleon Pilon will remain on the Board for the 2010 term.
Thanks to all who came to the meeting.
Please be mindful that this is not a swimming hole (for dogs or children), a place for fishing, or a place for ice skating. It would also be helpful if you encouraged your children to NOT throw the cobble (rocks) from the banks into the water or onto the ice. The estimate to replace the cobble is over $1000 and it does serve a purpose as the wall of the irrigation pond. Signs will be placed around the pond in the coming weeks to this end.