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Calendar of Events
x The next Board of Directors Meeting is October
9th at 10 am, Utah time, at the Barn. Everyone is welcome. There will be
coffee provided. x Last water deliveries made Oct.
31st. Be sure to
get your orders in early – not everyone can get a delivery on the last
day!! Labor Day Weekend a Success!Our annual Labor Day picnic and Camp
Golden Eagle events have been a lot of fun and a lot of work. Many thanks
go out to all who volunteered to make this year’s events successful. THANK
YOU to the oak gatherers: Bill Rodreick, Paul Hicks, Karl Briggs, Donn
Covert, Tom Wells, Norm Case, Dennis Case, and Bob Runkle. A very special THANK YOU to Mark
Jacobs for allowing the crew to gather the oak on his property. Without the oak, there would not
have been a delicious Bar-B-Que! Nine roasts were prepared for our annual
pot luck dinner. THANK YOU to those who watched over the fire: Karl
Briggs, Gary Decker, Bob Runkle, Frank Keyser, Spike Fuson, Jack Ewing,
Paul Hicks, Damir Dupin, and Bob Storie. THANK YOU to those who
coordinated our feast: Darlene & Bob Storie, Paul & Diane Hicks,
Heidi & Damir Dupin, Dave Alcorn, and Al Roberts.
Saturday morning there were 109 kids who signed up for Camp Golden Eagle this year. THANK YOU to Clint Malburg,
Drew Forsstrom, and Keith & Donna Maris for teaching the kids Archery.
THANK YOU to Vince Gardner and his
group who hosted frisbee golf, and CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Wiesen, who
was the only person to get a hole-in-one! THANK YOU to the volunteers at the
obstacle course: Bette Madden, Eric Ingalls, Shirley Burke, Gary Smith,
Dee Ewing, John Mathues, Dennis Case, Julie Morlacci, Ryan Tourvell, and
Norm Case. CONGRATULATIONS to Matt Maris, who ran the course in under one
minute! THANK YOU to Carol Ingalls and
Lorine Murtagh, for hosting the ball toss. THANK YOU to Beth Spritzer for
overseeing the horseshoes. THANK YOU to Kathleen & Harlo
Birkholz for the GREAT CRAFT – the kids enjoyed making the windsocks.
THANK YOU to Amber Cox and Diana
Wyson, who helped out in many areas over the weekend...the "clothes race"
was truly entertaining! THANK YOU to the Forsstrom brothers
(Eric and Mark), who led us on a night hike which included a beautiful
view of the stars and a satellite, plus stories. Kelsey liked the
"Witches’ Playground" the best. THANK YOU to Scott Johnson and his
crew, who presented a humorous play, Pirates of the Carryn’ Bean, …watch
out for those "ugh" beans! THANK YOU to Vi Hughes, and her team
who tallied up the votes of the election: Bette Madden, Jan & Jim
Hammer, Sharon Decker, Teresa Zellhoefer, Doug Statlander, and Norm Case.
THANK YOU to Teresa Zellhoefer’s
dad, Ernie, for photos of the pavilion! THANK YOU to Vi Hughes for taking
care of the plaques and memorial name plates. As you can see, there are many
people who contribute to the success of this fun weekend. Our final THANK
YOU’s go to the two who organized the activities of the weekend. THANK YOU to Bob Runkle, who was in charge of
Labor Day festivities and THANK YOU to Irene Briggs, who was in charge
of Camp Golden Eagle. Election of New Board MembersAt the Annual meeting the following persons were
elected to 2 year terms on the Board of Directors for the Swains Creek
pines Lot Owners Association:
Irene Briggs, Robert Storie, Gayle Cromer and John Ewing. Congratulations to all
who were elected and “Thank You for running” to those that were not
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Piped Water System Main Topic at Annual Meeting!The
Swain’s Creek project is estimated at $6.6 to $7 million, with a projected
completion date in 2006. Grants will be requested. Lot owner would pay 20-28% of the
cost. They would request a ½
million gallon water tank, would drill another well which would be a
protected aquifer system, and would bring a 4” line over from Strawberry
for back-up access to water.
A letter, affidavit, and map will be sent to all lot owners this
fall or winter to explain the costs; 70-80% approval by lot owners is
needed to proceed with the project.
They will seek a subsequent vote from the lot owners to turn over
water rights and assets to the District. If we retain our water
rights, the District would purchase other water rights and pass the cost
on to us. Roads would be
improved pursuant to the request of the county commissioners; this
includes gravel, crown, culverts, 6” base, and type 2 or crushed road
base. The roads would be
plowed in the winter and lot owners would be assessed for the cost. The utility companies, the
District, and the County will split the cost of moving utilities that are
in the wrong place. The
District would put in a well 600-800 feet deep. Ariel photographs of the
area have been taken, it is a year-round system, pipes are at least 6’
down, 8” distribution pipes are used, and the proposed tank site has been
submitted for Forest Service analysis. There are over 800 lots and one
pressure zone; there would be 40 pounds at highest elevations, and 140
pounds at lowest lots. Some lot owners may need a pressure reducing valve.
A 10” minimum line trunk is used from the tank. There would be a minimum 1,000 gpm
available for fire. Fire
hydrants would be 250’ apart, or at every property line. Every connection
would have a meter barrel for cold weather, meter, service saddle, plus a
stop and waste valve on lot.
Lot owners not coming in the winter can drain water from their
system. Radio-read meters are
used, the fee is $15.00 per month plus water used at a cost of $2.00 per
thousand gallons; this is the cost for all subdivisions. The Certified Operator is Jeff
Hoyt. A representative from
each subdivision would form a committee which would make recommendations
to the District. There would be a $3,000 impact fee, plus a $1,000
connection fee. Financing would be available. If lot owners choose to
connect after the system is installed, the fees would be higher. There would be over 70,000 feet of
pipeline in the development. The system would be a complete loop with
electronically controlled valves at every intersection. A Supervisory Control And Data
Acquisition (SCADA) system would be used. Lot owners with multiple lots may
choose to connect to only one lot and pay one connection fee. Lot owners would connect from the
meter installed by the District.
350-400 people need to sign up for the District to proceed. Bill Rodreick stated there are
approximately 300 cabins, plus 40-50 tanks on lots without cabins. Irene Briggs stated there are 840
lots, which have 522 lot owners.
Jayne Alcorn stated we have 200 water rights, which provide ¼ acre
foot to each lot, and we are currently an approved non-transient water
system. Barbara Christensen,
of J.B. Investments, has stated she supports the Water District system and
would provide a letter to be included with the letter from the
District. Chairman’s ChatAnother summer has come and gone.
The Labor Day festivities went very well thanks to the effort of Irene
Briggs, Bob Runkle and so many others we would need 2 pages to list
them. Thanks to all who
helped. Many rumors are floating around about the water system. Come to a
meeting of the board and get the correct answers. Don't rely on a "friend
of a friend" who got the answer from a GOOD source. We are looking forward
to a new year on the mountain. Hopefully we will have a full pond. We will
see you at the winter meeting on January 8, 2005. It will be held at the Crystal
Inn, 1450 S Hilton Drive, St. George, UT at 10 am (Utah time). Have a
great winter. See
you on the mountain,
Paul Hicks, Chairman | |