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Annual
Meeting and General Election |
The HOA Board has been meeting with the City of Calimesa to try and resolve the road maintenance of Selrocco Drive, the sole entrance road to Oak Hills. In early 2016, the City of Calimesa finally contracted to repair a large and dangerous road failure, but they still have not taken on the ongoing road maintenance, as they promised. Selrocco Drive is a public access road, but the City never officially accepted this road into the public road maintenance system, even though they said in writing that they would do this in 1993 - 1994 after the roads within Oak Hills were privatized. Before the road privatization within Oak Hills, Lots 2 and 3 were let out of the HOA at the request of the City because they were located outside of the gate, and would not get reasonable benefit from membership. The City said that they would take on maintenance of Selrocco Drive outside the gate when this was done, but never did. Since the City didn't follow through, Lots 1 - 3 are still bound by the original Road Maintenance agreement, and both the County of Riverside and the City of Calimesa maintain that it is the responsibility of all the adjacent property owners outside of Oak Hills Estates to repair and maintain the road, which is deteriorating at a rapid rate. Please attend the HOA monthly meetings for more information. We encourage all Oak Hills Estates Owners to attend City Council meetings and continue to bring up this problem that they are choosing to ignore.
The Annual Meeting was held on May
16, 2024 at 6:30 pm at the Stuart residence (Lot 19, 37885 Marondi Drive).
Thanks to Linda Dugdale and Brad Westwood for tallying your votes. We had a
66% return rate for a valid election, and you elected Ben Clough, Deb Davidson,
Donald Graham and Fred Lloyd for another 2 year term. Board member Bob Schafer
has resigned from the Board for personal reasons, and the Board unanimously
voted that Diane Stuart fill that empty position. We are very grateful to Bob
for all of his many years of Board service, and glad that Diane will be able
to continue with her outstanding service to our community.
Vice President: Doug Carlson
Secretary/Treasurer: Deb Davidson
Members-at-Large:
Mark Cruz
Ben Clough
Donald Graham
Fred Lloyd
Architectural Committee:
Ben Clough
Fred Lloyd (Chair)
Diane Stuart
Financial Review Subcommittee:
Diane Stuart
Fred Lloyd
If you're going on vacation and won't be here to bring your trashcans back in,
please ask a friend or neighbor to take care of it. If you can't find anyone
to help, just contact any of the board members, and we'll take care of it for
you.
Please do not put your neighbors at risk... do not share the gate access codes unnecessarily!
Occasional mountain lion sightings have been verified in our community, and bear sightings are normal every year. Be careful when walking alone, and don't leave pets and small children outside unattended. If you see a mountain lion, DO NOT RUN, but make noise, wave your arms and try to look as large as possible. It is better to walk and be outdoors in groups.
These bears have been frequenting the neighborhood we share. Some bears are very comfortable and are not easily scared off. Please make sure that your trash is not accessible, that your doors and windows are not left open, and the your home does not become a feeding ground. Once a bear becomes a nuisance, that bear does not have much of a future for a happy, normal life.
Black bears are normally sighted around the neighborhood in spring and summer. Mountains lions are less common, but they have been spotted by several people in our neighborhood. Keep your trash cans secure so that you don't provide an opportunity for a wildlife banquet. Bears are generally not a threat to humans, but mountain lions can be. If you see a mountain lion, 1) DO NOT RUN, 2) wave your arms and try to look large, and 3) make loud noises to try and scare it off. If you look large, loud, and unafraid, you won't look like such an appealing meal. Running will trigger their hunting reflexes, and they run much faster than you can.
Please DO NOT FEED bears, coyotes or other large wild animals. It is not healthy for them, or good for your neighbors. Increased predation of pets and other scavanging will occur when large animals are lured from their normal food patterns with an easy meal.
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