Poultry Petition hits the open road

If you haven't had an opportunity to sign the Poultry Petition, one of our community members who often talks to neighbors while on the bridal trail will have the petition available for signatures.  A note from this member:

I am typically riding a wheat colored dun horse with black mane and tail, and probably leading another horse (sorrel) with me. I ride in the late weekday evenings and sometimes on the weekends. I keep the petition with me the majority of the time, but if I don't happen to have it with me, I will make the effort to come back for the signature.

It's great to have folks that are excited to be involved in this movement to allow our community members to raise poultry.  It is such an organic movement across the country that many folks in urban areas are squeezing a few chickens in their backyards and reaping the benefits of fresh eggs, a natural compost system (they eat table scraps then their waste fertilizes the garden), plus the many varieties of chickens are just amazing.  There really are some beautiful birds.  Perhaps you were able to go to the County Fair and see some of the fancy breeds?  We are so fortunate to have a country lifestyle with more than enough room for up to 8 hens.  I have seen many designs on-line for coops and runs, some very stylish, some very simple.  Raising poultry can be a wonderful experience for the entire family.

If you are not a trail rider, I am still available and will bring the Petition to you, just give me a call at 303-887-7349.  I will also be planning a signing event in the near future.  Look for information posted at the mail building soon.

Rainwater Collection information

Here is the link to the information I spoke about concerning Rainwater collection her in Colorado.

http://water.state.co.us/DWRIPub/Documents/DWR_RainwaterFlyer.pdf

See the webinar on Rainwater collection here:

http://youtu.be/ZzjnDauEq3U

July 27th Homeowners Meeting. Will you be there?

I mentioned the meeting in my last post and see in some of our Community Issue comments folks are posting reminders as well.  One post was painfully true.  If we don't meet a "quorum" the meeting cannot be held.  The quorum is 30% of homeowners which roughly works out to 55 homeowners.  This is rarely done because in general folks avoid the meetings.  The last time it was done was last year when I raised the Chicken issue.  Now I have the Chicken petition going but am not seeing a lot of interest in the meeting.  I am hearing a lot of grumblings with the discontent with the board. Well folks the only way you are going to get a change is to ATTEND THE MEETING!  We can't just sit back and discuss amongst ourselves how we'd like things to change, we have to get out there and do something.  We have to go to the meetings, ideas in hand ready for discussion.  These meetings are our chance as a COMMUNITY to get together and talk about the things we want to change.  How we want to live on our land.  Are we getting what we need from our board?  It's not just about the chickens (although I will never give up on that) it is about our Community.

Take some time this Saturday morning, jot down a few notes about what is important to you in this community and head on over to the clubhouse around 9:45a.m. to sign in and find a seat. Hope to see you there!

Chicken Petition Signing goes Mobile!

In light of everyones varied schedules we are trying to make it easy for all to have an opportunity to sign the Petition.  Simply give us a call and we will hop on over to meet with you or make other arrangements.  This is not to say there won't be another site for signing, but in the meantime give us a call.  303-887-7349.

Don't forget our HOA meeting is coming up on Saturday, July 27th.  Are you planning on attending?  I will have the Petition available for signing Before and After the meeting.

This is a bit off topic but I have heard folks are having a hard time finding the community map the HOA provides on their website so here is a link to it: (you may need to copy and paste into your browser).

 http://www.pawneehillshoa.org/media/PHCA_BridlePaths.pdf

Petition Signing Opportunity this Wednesday!

We will be at the Mailhouse this Wednesday, July 17th between 5 and 7pm with the Petition available for signing.  Join with your neighbors and come over and sign.  We have enjoyed talking to you and meeting our new neighbors.  The conversation has been interesting and not always about chickens.

Petition Signing to allow poultry in Pawnee Hills- Sat, June 29. 8-12.

There will be an opportunity for the community to sign a petition to allow poultry in Pawnee Hills this Saturday, June 29th from 8am to 12pm at the Mail house.

Last year we put this to a vote and had a very positive response.  76 members (actually more but they were not eligible to vote due to past due balances on HOA dues), voted yes to allow chickens in our community. This is a very large percentage.  There are still members of our community that do not vote and from talking to those many are still suffering from misconceptions of the last Chicken Wars.  This community has a history of tattletales which left a fear of participation.  I can attest that participation is difficult but that doesn't mean we should just sit back and let things stay the same.

Many folks like to remain anonymous when voting or signing a petition.  This petition will allow for that. For more information regarding this petition, please stop by on Saturday morning.

Also, if you would like to volunteer some time to get signatures, send me an email at barbstc@gmail.com.

Summer....please be kind.

Have you ever noticed the saying on the home page at the top right?  It states "Be kind whenever possible, it is always possible."  I recently read a posting that requested we get this blog going again.  Here is why I have been a bit laid back.  As stated in the description, this blog was started for the residents of the community to have a place to discuss issues or just talk about things in our community outside of an HOA board meeting.

I want to re-emphasize that is the purpose of this blog.  For our residents to communicate outside of an HOA board meeting. The posting were beginning to have the feel of a board meeting.

Speaking of being kind, I hope the summer will be kind to us.  The heat has come on strong and our small plants have struggled in the garden.  Our dusty roads leave clouds behind those coming and going through the community reminding us of the dryness.  Surely everyone has smelled the fires from the south.  Kindness comes in many forms and although it may seem we have had a rough start, there are many wonderful things that summer brings.  Days at the pool if you so desire, cool evenings as the sun retires.  Gardens will flourish eventually and BBQ's with friends & neighbors celebrate the season naturally.

Our community is a wonderful area to live.  Let's be kind to one another.