Meadows Monday

A mostly weekly news update from Elk Meadows HOA, Ridgway, Colorado
July 06, 2020
2020 ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday July 11, 2020 is the Elk Meadows HOA annual meeting. We encourage everyone to attend and get involved in our community. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted via video and telephone conference. It will be held on the Zoom platform. www.zoom.us, meeting ID 837 9837 4827, password “elk.” If you prefer to attend by telephone call 346.248.7799, meeting ID 837 9837.4827 and the phone password 433540. Agenda for 2020 Annual Meeting

Minutes from the 2019 Annual Meeting and subsequent Special Meeting, a Board letter to the community, the 2019 End of Year Financial Report, an update of the Reserve Study and the Proposed 2021 Budget are on our website: https://www.elkmeadowshoa.org.
You should have already received a packet with your proxy with this information. Please be sure to vote or give your proxy to someone to vote for you. Also, please update the contact information on the back of your proxy so we may keep our information current.
FIRE BAN !!!!
Fire Ban! Homeowners who rent please inform your guests that Ouray County is under a fire ban and that means us!
There was a brush fire as close as Owl Creek Pass caused by an unattended campfire. It is now out thanks to the RVFD. We are so grateful to the volunteer fire fighters who risk their lives to save ours. 
Thank you to whomever put up the Fire Restrictions signs. We appreciate you for taking the initiative for doing so. 
DEAD ASPEN REMOVAL
Three generous neighbors have volunteered their time and their chainsaws to remove dead Aspens if anyone needs help. Thank you so much for helping prevent wildfires. We hope to get more volunteers. Please contact emhoa.secretary@gmail.com to request services or volunteer to remove dead trees.
If you prefer to do yourselves, remember it is very important to clear dead trees as they only help to fuel a fire!
FRONT PORCH PHOTO PROJECT
Our neighbor, Deidra Krois, has a wonderful idea for a project during this unique and challenging time in history! She wants to create a photo documentary of other neighbors in our community who are self-isolating. With your permission, Deidra would stop by your home and take photos of you, your family, and or your pets, on your front porch or driveway, from six feet of course. She will also ask for a signed release to use your photo in MM, EM Archives or on the website. You will also receive your photo from Deidra. If you have any comments about how you are spending your time in quarantine you may share that as well. You may choose to comment anonymously. This is a voluntary project and if you wish to participate, please contact Deidra at  deidrakrois@gmail.com . 
FIBER-OPTIC INTERNET
Scott Layton has volunteered to be the Elk Meadows liaison with Clearnetworx. Thank you very much, Scott, for helping Elk Meadows get fiber optics, hopefully, some day. Please register for fiber optics at http://clearnetworx.com/ridgway/
Many neighbors have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting their internet to work because of their location. Fiber optics would solve this issue. In the meantime, to help alleviate many neighbor’s difficulty in streaming, the Board would like to build a Free Library Box which would include books, DVDs, CDs and even canned goods to share with our community. We can purchase one or if someone would like a project and is handy with woodworking could volunteer to build one. We are open to suggestions and then find the ideal location.
Here are some examples:
20 MPH !!
Please remember to slow down in Elk Meadows to control dust that goes into people’s homes and because it is essential for safety. Many neighbors and their children and pets walk our roads. Also, there are deer who jump out in front of us at unexpected times. 
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
TODAY'S UPDATE
A s of June 27  the state of Colorado's death toll is 1647. There now have been a total of 34,065 confirmed cases of the virus in Colorado with a total of 1701 deaths. A total of 352,758 people have been tested. https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/case-data

Gov. Jared Polis has  ordered bars and nightclubs to close again  for fear of spreading the coronavirus. He said the establishments have been linked to outbreaks in neighboring states like Texas and Arizona and he doesn't want that to happen here.
"Colorado is currently a positive outlier," Polis said. "We want to keep it that way, so we can continue reopening rather than being forced backwards at great economic costs and yes great costs in human life."
Polis said bars can still sell drinks to go. And bars that serve food will be allowed to stay open.

Here is a quick video from the Surgeon General on how to make a simple mask. 


Please remember to wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; washing every finger thoroughly as well as top and bottom your your hands.

Also, PLEASE check on your neighbors. If they are ill make sure they are getting the help they need. A simple phone call or a bag of groceries dropped at their doorstep is a huge help for many people at this time.
Please remember social distancing....it is working.
It is our only chance at containing this dreaded disease!!
STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!!
If you have some Elk Meadows pictures you would like to
see in MM please send them
to me at ElkMeadows.Kristi@yahoo.com



None of the pictures in our database are labeled as to who provided them. Please feel free to let me know if I use one of your pictures and you want credit for it, I will credit you the following week. If not, then I THANK YOU in advance for providing pictures for all of us to enjoy.