Because of logistical complications, the Spur Ranch Road Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for 3pm Sunday, November 11, has been changed to 3pm Sunday, December 9. Same location (102 Spur Ranch Road). Sorry for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you then.
Regards,
Jim Garland, President
Spur Ranch Road Association
Owing to availability of the grader and the recent heavy rains grading of Spur Ranch road has been delayed two days and will commence on Thursday, 1 November; gravel rods cannot be effectively graded when they are very wet. The grader will be clearing out the ditches along the section of Spur Ranch Road from US 285 to the Santa Fe Southern Railroad tracks. The grader operator will also be bringing material in from the sides of the road to recreate the crown that was established some 3 years ago. Potholes and ruts will also be filled in.
Please be extremely cautious around the grader as it grades the road; drive carefully and slowly. In all cases, please drive according to the condition of the road – a safe and prudent speed this morning, for instance, seems to be about 15 mph. When there is ice or snow on the road, as on US 285 or any other icy road, please drive according to the condition of the road.
Thanks,
Al Webster,
Member
Spur Ranch road Association
Spur Ranch Road Association membership:
Your SRRA has arranged for Spur Ranch Road to be graded and the ditches repaired starting on Tuesday of next week.
The recent rainfall, totaling some 2 inches, and the increased level of traffic on Spur Ranch Road has created many pot holes and other damage to the road’s surface. Spur Ranch Road is however, not slippery if driven slowly and carefully and you will not slide off the road as might have happened a number of years ago, nor will you become ‘stuck’ in the road as many drivers experienced several years ago. You’ll appreciate that although the road surface remains solid and that that school busses, FedEx, garbage trucks and other service and emergency vehicles can continue to access your residences via Spur Ranch Road it is important that you pay attention to the road surface and drive according to changing conditions.
Thanks,
Al
Al Webster
Treasurer,
Spur Ranch Road Ass’n
Dear Neighbor,
The Spur Ranch Road Association will hold its annual meeting this year on Sunday, November 11, at 3:00 pm, at my home at 102 Spur Ranch Road. Please make a note of this date and time and make an effort to attend. The annual meeting is the best forum for informing yourself about the road condition and needs, and to ask questions, register complaints, and make suggestions. At the meeting, the 2019 budget will be presented to the community for approval.
This year, the annual meeting is especially important, because the road condition will necessitate a significant increase in dues, and the directors want to make certain that all residents are knowledgeable about this situation. To provide context for the ensuing discussion, I am attaching the minutes of the October 2 SRRA directors' meeting, which summarize the major issues. Please read them.
As the meeting date approaches, I will send a reminder notice, along with the Directors' recommended 2019 budget and dues. In addition, there are two directors whose terms expire this November (Jacquie Hollister and Mary Anne Stickler), so please let me know of persons you would like to nominate for these vacancies. Members will have an opportunity to vote on director nominees.
Thanks,
Jim Garland, president
Spur Ranch Road Association
505-466-8833
http://spurranchroad.blogspot.com/
Dear Neighbor,
Avenida Compadres is the road at the west end of Spur Ranch Road (across from Spur Ranch) that goes north to Avenida Eldorado). The poor condition of this road has been a continuing concern to us because it is the only secondary escape route for residents on the west end of our road, in the event of a fire or flooding. I'm pleased to report that, as of this week, Avenida Compadres has now been repaired and is accessible to all vehicles. This improvement is thanks to our good neighbor and developer Russ McMillan. I wish we could report that the repairs to the road will be permanent, but short sections are likely to turn into muddy ruts in the event of substantial rain. However, we encourage residents and, especially, construction vehicles to use Compadres whenever feasible, in order to reduce wear and tear on our road.
Thanks,
Jim
Jim Garland, President
Spur Ranch Road Association
505-466-8833
Dear Neighbors,
This is the time of year when we're likely to see male tarantulas slowly working their way across our road in search of true love. Please take care not squash the little critters. Tarantulas may seem big and ugly (except to their lady friends), but they're really quite harmless and, besides, they can't help looking that way. So let's try to give them safe passage.
Regards,
Jim
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Jim Garland
President
Spur Ranch Road Association
Spur Ranch Road Association Members:
Your Spur Ranch Road Association Board of Directors was hoping for monsoonal activity in June that would dampen Spur Ranch Road prior to planned road maintenance and, while NOAA is predicting a good chance of slightly above average monsoonal activity for July*, the trace of rain that was received in this area was insufficient to adequately dampen the road. Your Board has determined that Spur Ranch Road cannot wait for any potential rain prior to starting road maintenance.
Starting early next week, from US 285 west to the tracks, you will experience a grader deeply ripping the surface of the road, followed by significant watering while the road is ripped. Following deep watering the road will be graded, shaped, crowned and, finally, rolled to compact the surface –a dry road cannot be adequately compacted. From the tracks west to Compadres the road will be graded and shaped only. While this maintenance is occurring please give the heavy equipment a wide berth – the operators will be focused on high quality road maintenance and might not see you – so please drive slowly giving the machinery operators safe and optimal clearance.
Thanks,
Al
for Spur Ranch Road Association Board of Directors
*http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead14/
