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Citizens for Sunriver
Citizens for Sunriver (CFS) was formed by a group of Sunriver residents who share
a vision that the health of the community is reflected by its heart, the Village at
Sunriver. The vision is of a redeveloped Village at Sunriver which will again
become the economic, cultural and social center for not only Sunriver, but the
greater Sunriver area. Further, redevelopment plans for the Village at Sunriver
will provide for a sustainable long- term solution that will benefit current and future
generations of Sunriver loyalists and property owners.
Citizens for Sunriver want to be the vehicle to get everyone involved in working
toward a revitalization program for the village We want the Community to
understand that a successful Village at Sunriver should balance the needs of
a developer with those of the Community. Citizens for Sunriver will do this through
promotion, education, meetings and emails to Sunriver property owners and the
greater Sunriver area. We will ask the Community to get involved, listen to the
experts and be prepared to compromise for the greater good of the Community.
To assist in our efforts we have developed this website. In order to make it useful
to all we will strive to keep it up to date. On the Home Page, we will summarize
the latest news, upcoming events and information of interest. It will be updated
each time there is an upcoming event or when there is an item of news. As events
occur, the items on the Home page will be rotated onto the appropriate web page.
The latest date of revision for each of the pages on the website will appear in the
lower right hand corner.
To help you to conveniently keep up with upcoming Sunriver events, we have
installed a link to the SROA Community Calendar.
So, please enjoy our website and visit often.
Latest news:
STATUS OF THE ADELMAN LAW SUIT
The Adelmans filed for Summary Judgment on January 9, 2009. They filed
for 2 claims of relief. The first - "Declaring that Section 3.06 of the
Consolidated Plan must be amended before construction of residential
units in SilverStar's/Rediscover Sunriver's properties zoned as Commercial
Areas be approved or initiated." The second - "Enjoining SROA, SilverStar
and Rediscover Sunriver from approving or beginning construction of
residential units in SilverStar's/Rediscover Sunriver's properties zoned as
Commercial Areas unless Section 3.06 of the Consolidated Plan is amended
to allow residential units in Commercial Areas." In both cases they have
asked for their reasonable attorney's fees and costs. On April 6, 2009 the
Adelmans filed an additional amendment to which the SROA intends to
respond by May 11, 2009. SROA is continuing its defense of the lawsuit
and filed an answer, affirmative defenses, and counterclaim on
February 18, 2009. SROA also seeks recovery of its attorney fees incurred
in the lawsuit. The trial set for April 21, 2009 has been canceled. The court
has set a hearing for the motions summary Judgment for July 6, 2009.
Further details regarding the law suit and SROA legal expenses were
provided by the General Manager in the April Scene.
REDISCOVER SUNRIVER VILLAGE, LLC MALL REDEVELOPMENT PLANS
On Friday, March 20, 2009, Rediscover Sunriver Village, LLC provided an
update on their plans for the Redevelopment of the Sunriver Village Mall at
the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Community Forum. The
Forum was held at Sunriver Resort's Great Hall from 9:30 - 10:30 AM. See
the most current online version of their presentation.
At an SROA-required neighborhood meeting on April 24, 2009, Rediscover
Sunriver Village, LLC (RSV) presented plans to tear down 3 buildings in the
village. They intend to demolish building 0, 3 and 11. Only building 11 is
proposed to be replaced with a possible brew pub and movie theater. The
sites of the other buildings will be restored to a natural condition or
replaced with landscaping
RSV intends to submit an application for demolition in time for it to be
included on the May 15 SROA Design Committee agenda. The May 15
Design Committee meeting will be held at 10:00 AM in the SROA Board Room.
Both the Design Committee meeting and the workshop that precedes the
meeting are open to the public.
Crews have already stripped windows, doors, light fixtures and reclaimable
building supplies of the 3 buildings. Some of the reclaimed materials have
been used to replace doors and windows in other parts of the village. Other
recyclable materials will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.
This project will also be processed publicly through the Deschutes Planning
Department before SROA's Design Review Committee considers its final
review.
For more information, contact Shelli Petersen, 503-399-1090, ext 667.
When the presentation is available online we will provide a link to it.
SUNRIVER NEEDS NEW POOLS
In December 2008, March and April 2009 forums in Sunriver, members of the
Amenities Task Force shared information about our need to replace the
North and South Pools and also shared some options developed by
consultants who evaluated our aquatics facilities and envisioned future
community amenities. They have also hosted similar forums in other various
out-of-town locations for absentee owners. You can view
the owners' forum presentation online.
SUNRIVER RESERVES
Following the recommendations of SROA's reserves fund specialist, Felix
Reserve Group, the SROA Board of Directors unanimously approved placing a
measure on this summer's ballot that proposes a maintenance fee increase to
properly fund SROA's reserve fund and operations. If successful, the measure
will take effect in January 2010 and will be a $30.00 per month increase.
While the board's action follows the recommendation of the reserve specialist,
the ultimate decision remains in the hands of Sunriver owners. Our governing
documents require that any proposed in our maintenance fee greater than 6%
must be decided by vote of the ownership. In order for this measure to pass,
at least 60% of all votes cast must be in favor of the increase.
The necessity for the need to fund our reserves cannot be overstated. To
emphasize this importance, the board has prepared a letter which all owners
should have been received by now. The letter is accompanied by a pamphlet
and the recommended plan by the reserve specialist.
The pamphlet insert in the letter shows a graph of SROA Replacement
Reserve Fund History/Projections. It shows that by 2011, the Reserve Fund
will be $2,000,000 in the red without a fee increase. Based on this
projection a combination of the following will be required; scheduled
replacements of Community Assets will need to be postponed,
assets/amenities will need to be "decommissioned/closed, future
amenity planning and funding will have to be canceled, Community priorities
will need to shifted from aesthetic and safety to safety only, money will have
to be borrowed, special assessments may be required.
Tthe SROA Manager, Bill Peck has prepared a presentation
available online and the Board and Staff are planning several townhalls to
inform owners about the reserve ballot measure. The schedule and locations
of the townhalls are as follows:
SUNRIVER: Thurs, May 14 and Wed, May 20, 6 PM, SROA Administration Bldg
EUGENE: Thurs, May 28, 6 PM, Phoenix Inn, 850 Franklin
SALEM: Fri, May 29, 6 PM, Phoenix Inn, 1590 Westin Crt, NE
LAKE OSWEGO: Sat, May 30, 10 AM - 12 PM & 2-4 PM, Phoenix Inn,
14905 Bangy Rd
SROA WEBSITE
If you have not already done so we would encourage you to sign up on the
SROA website - http://www.sunriverowners.org. to receive email from SROA
with up-to-date information about various projects and issues the Owners'
Association is working on.
This page last updated 5/7/09