SROA has won the concrete industry’s equivalent of an academy award for the concrete work to build SHARC
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nature Center................ 8 Calendar...................... 11 Love Wine Inc.............. 14 Women’s Club.............. 21
SROA News.................. 26 Public Safety................ 34 Commentary................ 44 Classified..................... 47
Check out the SROA Summer Activities Guide for pool info, tennis, youth camps and other Sunriver recreation offerings
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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
JUNE • 2013
volume xxxix • Number 6
Pacific Crest event to draw thousands to the community
Significant changes proposed to SROA design manual By Brooke Snavely The Sunriver Owners Association Board of Directors held a first reading May 17 on proposed changes to the association’s design manual, a set of rules that regulates the exterior appearance of homes and buildings in Sunriver. If adopted, three proposed amendments would have significant impact on those owners of homes that have wood shake roofs, unfenced hot tubs or gravel driveways. A proposed mandatory property for sale inspection of every property every time there is a change of ownership would touch all future property transactions. • Wood shake roofs. The proposed amendment would require all roofs be constructed of Class A fire rated materials (composite or metal) which eliminates wood shake roofs altogether. An estimated 150 homes still have wood shake roofs and owners of these
Basic pathway requirements: 1. No lane in Sunriver shall be without direct access to a pathway. Marked direct road crossing access is acceptable. 2. No designated SROA road shall be without a path parallel to, in view from, and easily and directly accessible from the road. 3. Pathways crossing roads shall be
By Jonathan Kahnoski The annual Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival for 2013 will be June 28-30 in Sunriver. Sponsors expect more than 5,000 participant and an estimated additional 10,000 family and friends, in events over the three days ranging from marathons and triathlons for serious athletes to fun athletic events for children to short and long bicycle rides for non-competing members of athletes’ families. For those waiting at the finish line to cheer and greet their favorite athletes, there will be food, drink and entertainment. For serious athletes, events include: • The marathon and half marathon held Saturday starting and ending at The Village at Sunriver. The event is open to both runners and walkers. The marathon is a BAA Boston qualifier. • The long course triathlon (1.2-mile swim, 56.3-mile bicycle course, and 13.1-mile run) and endurance duathlon (56.3-mile bicycle course and 13.1-mile run) also are on Saturday, beginning at Gull Point on Wickiup Reservoir and finishing at the Sunriver Resort lodge. The long course triathlon has been designated the Tri Northwest Long Course Distance Championship for 2013, according to the sponsors’ website. This event offers a prize purse totaling $5,000 for the overall top five male and female participants, with prizes awarded as follows: first place – $1,000; second place – $650; third place – $450; fourth place – $250; and fifth place – $150. • The Olympic distance triathlon (1.5-kilometer swim, 28 mile bicycle course, 10-kilometer run) and Olympic duathlon (28-mile bicycle course, 10-kilometer run) are Sunday, both starting at Gull Point at Wickiup Reservoir and ending at the Sunriver Resort lodge. According to event sponsors, this is the first time an Olympic triathlon has been held in Central Oregon. For the less serious but still active types, events include:
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Pacific Crest will draw athletes from around the world to compete in various events.
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First reading of pathway conceptual plan, owner comments invited The SROA Board of Directors held a first reading of a pathway system conceptual master plan on May 17. A draft version of the plan is available at www. sunriverowners.org for owners to view or download and comment on during the two-month public comment period. A second reading is tentatively scheduled for the Friday, July 19 board work session. The draft plan is a map that shows the existing 30-mile pathway system, both SROA and non-SROA paths. Sunriver Resort maintains small segments of paths near the lodge, SROA maintains the rest within the boundaries of Sunriver. (Except for those on private property or within sub-associations.) It depicts some segments to be removed in the core area where they may be replaced with a promenade. The promenade is envisioned in the SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XXXIX • NUMBER 6 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Infrastructure and Amenities Master Plan as a wide path, possibly made of pavers, with occasional benches and “pocket parks” designed to encourage walking between the resort, village and SHARC. (See the Infrastructure and Amenities Master Plan at www. sunriverowners.org, for details about the promenade concept.) Also shown are pathways that may be added to the system. They are categorized by safety, access or aesthetic concerns. All new pathways are to be a minimum of 10 feet wide, with 1 foot of vegetation clearance on each side, smooth and free of obstacles. Three new pathways are suggested for safety reasons: alongside Meadow Road, Abbot Drive between circles 2 and 3 and East Cascade Road beTurn to Pathways, page 4
Pathway criteria Objectives: 1. Maximum public safety 2. Direct and easy access to paths from all residential properties 3. Recreation enhancement 4. Aesthetic benefit 5. Alignment to best balance community needs and private property constraints
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