Are you ready to play dirty? Registration opens Jan. 1 for the fifth annual Sunriver March Mudness spring break fun run
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA Board.................. 4 Calendar ..................... 13 SHARC News ............... 22
Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 37 Letters to the Editor .... 38
SHARC’s aquatics manager explains why pool water is set to different temps based on the type of swim usage
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER • 2016
VOLUME XLII • NUMBER 12
SROA’s 2017 monthly maintenance fee, Skypark assessment set SROA NEWS – The Sunriver Owners Association’s maintenance fee will be $122.82 per month, or $1,473.84 for the year, in 2017. The SROA Board of Directors approved the rate during its Nov. 19 meeting. The 2017 rate is $4.72 more per month than the 2016 maintenance fee — a 4 percent increase. This is the third consecutive year the board of directors has opted for a maintenance fee increase less than the 6 percent it is authorized to increase without a vote of the owners. The maintenance fee increased 5 percent in 2016, 4.5 percent in 2015 and 2014, 5 percent in 2013 and 6 percent the previous nine years with two exceptions when owners approved larger increases. “It’s important for owners to understand that 2.2 percent of the 4 percent maintenance increase is mandatory as part of the reserve fund contribution policy,” said David Jendro, SROA board director. Even with the increase, SROA’s maintenance fees remain lower than other large-scale HOAs in the region. The highest being Black Butte Ranch at more than $400 a month. Maintenance fees can be paid monthly by mail-in invoice, via credit card through an online payment system, or as an annual lump sum. Contact the SROA Accounting Department at 541593-2411 for more information. The recommended assessment rate will generate the necessary additional revenues to achieve a balanced budget, meet long-range budget projections and satisfy the required increase to the reserve fund contribution. Monthly maintenance fees support: • Accounting: Tracks the association’s annual budget, including accounts payable, receivable, replacements, insurance, reserves, contingency and payroll. • Administration: General manTurn to Fees, page 3 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLIl • NUMBER 12 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
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Sunriver Owners Association SROA negotiates member discount for air ambulance By Susan Berger, Scene Staff SROA NEWS – You hope you’ll never need medical air transport, but to know it’s available can provide peace of mind in the event of a catastrophic accident, major injury or illness. This level of service can also be expensive, and some insurance companies won’t pay for helicopter transport. With the cost of a helicopter flight averaging $25,000 many folks wisely opt to purchase medical transport “membership” to cover that cost. As a benefit to its members, the Sunriver Owners Association (SROA) has negotiated with one of the region’s helicopter transport services — AirMedCare Network (AirLink) to offer a discount to SROA members. “Such an offer is an opportunity to broaden the value of property ownership and association membership in Sunriver,” said Hugh Palcic, SROA general manager. AirMedCare Network first ap-
proached SROA about providing a discount to Sunriver owners. Under the urging of the SROA Board of Directors, general manager Hugh Palcic also contacted Life Flight to see if they were also interested in offering a discount. Unfortunately, the membership process was going to be too cumbersome. Owners can still join, but there is no discount at this time. Because each company is independently owned and operated, membership is needed to both AirLink and Life Flight to be fully covered. In the event of an emergency, it’s not an option to request service from the one you are a member with. Whichever helicopter arrives on scene is determined by 911 dispatchers based on who is readily available at that time. AirLink has 240 aircraft locations in 32 states including Oregon, California and Nevada and has a local helicopter
based at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Life Flight helicopters service areas of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and southeast Alaska with a local base in Redmond. The AirLink discount available to SROA members is $55 for an annual membership (a $10 savings). A discount on three, five and 10-year memberships may also be available. Life Flight’s full-rate membership is $65 for air only or $118 for a Life Flight/Sunriver FireMed ground/ air combo. The Life Flight/Sunriver FireMed ground only transportation service is $58 a year. Membership to either company also covers your spouse, dependent children and elderly or disabled family members living in the same household. SROA membership forms are available Turn to Ambulance, page 3 PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213