North Pool Task Force continues to collect owner input for renovation of the pool. Page 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE SROA News ................... 4 Calendar ..................... 13 SHARC News ............... 22
Public Safety ............... 27 Classified .................... 38 Letters to the Editor .... 39
The Sunriver Music Festival brings back its popular Piano Showcase in April. Page 29
S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
FEBRUARY • 2019
VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 1
February public meeting to discuss Sunriver Water sale In response to the upcoming sale of Sunriver Water to NW Natural Water, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission will be hosting a public input comment session on the proposed sale. Additional parties participating in the meeting will include the Sunriver Owners Association and Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board. The meeting will be held Feb. 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Landmark rooms in Sunriver Resort’s Great Hall. The meeting is to inform the public of the opportunity to provide comments regarding the proposed sale of Sunriver Water, LLC to NW Natural Water of Oregon, LLC (a subsidiary of Oregon Water). The transaction is currently under review by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon, and is docketed with the commission as Docket No. UP 384. The owners of Sunriver Water are selling to Oregon Water because the owners believe the sale is in the best interest of the community and customers. The entire company will be sold to Oregon Water and will continue to exist as Sunriver Water after the sale, with the same employees, billing platform and customer service representatives. For more information about the filing or to follow the regulatory process of the commission’s review, check the PUC website at www.puc.state.or.us
SUNRIVER
WATER SALE MEETING
Opportunity to provide comments regarding the proposed sale of Sunriver Water, LLC to NW Natural Water of Oregon, LLC (a subsidiary of Oregon Water).
Thursday, February 7
5:30-7:30pm | Landmark Room @ Sunriver Resort’s Great Hall
SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLV • NUMBER 2 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Red shows areas of completion and green is what is coming this spring to finish improvements at the Abbot-Beaver intersection.
Abbot-Beaver construction to commence with inclusion of tunnel By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene Weather permitting, the final phase of construction of the Abbot-Beaver intersection improvements could begin as early as March 1. Activities will include construction of the circle at Beaver and Ponderosa Road/Country Store entrance, additional pedestrian safety improvements and landscaping. And, thanks to a relatively mild winter, some early utility relocation work is already underway.
A “Circle Talk” meeting took place on Jan. 10 at SHARC with 42 owners in attendance to listen to an update and next steps – which included the possibility of adding a pedestrian tunnel under Abbot Drive during the spring phase of the project. “This is the result of a lot of work by the entire team, including contractor Marcum & Sons and the engineers, to make the tunnel a reality,” said Hugh Palcic, SROA General Manager. “Safer
pedestrian traffic across Abbot Drive has always been one of the biggest concerns for our owners throughout this entire process.” During the project’s initial estimating, the cost to include a tunnel came in much higher than the owner-approved, not-to-exceed project amount of $1.8 million – mostly due to the need to relocate major telecommunication, gas T A-B,
New tender delivers more water, when needed By Jim Bennett, Sunriver Fire Public Information Officer If I were to ask what comes to mind as an important resource for putting out fires most would say “water,” of course! This would certainly be the case, along with other actions that eliminate one side of the fire triangle. The sides of the fire triangle are the three elements needed to cause fire: heat, oxygen and fuel. Remove one side of the triangle and you don’t have fire. Water removes the heat and helps extinguish the fire. This month’s article is about water, and
Sunriver Fire & Rescue has a 3,100 gallon water tender to help fight wildland fires
we just received another 3,100 gallons of it. Better said, we now have a way to transport an additional 3,100 gallons of water to a fire. In early January, the SRFD took delivery of our first water tender, designated
as Tender 231. This new and important resource for our department serves many functions: • Provides support to structural and wildland engines with additional water T T, PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213