Welcome to the September 2015 issue of the Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District electronic newsletter. You now have the option of receiving the PBHMD Newsletter via email before receiving the printed version with your monthly bill.  This version of the Newsletter provides you with additional content not available in the printed Newsletter due to space limitations, useful links to pbhmd.com, and upcoming community events.

Winter, along with its freezing temperatures, will be here before we know it. There are some steps you can take to prevent the pipes in your home from freezing. Check out the American Red Cross website on Preventing Frozen Pipes Preventing and Thawing Frozen Pipes at http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/winter-storm/preventing-thawing-frozen-pipes.

Every Winter, the District receives calls from residents whose neighbors' homes show signs of a water leak due to frozen pipes.  If a leak is confirmed by District staff and there is no one home, the water service to the property will be shut off at the curb stop.  This will result in a $25 charge to the property owner for the shut off and an additional $25 charge to restore water service.

Do you live in Falcon Hills or Paint Brush Hills?  It depends on who you ask. 

New sign

The District signs along Meridian Road at the intersections of Stapleton Road and Londonderry Drive used to say you live in Falcon Hills.  El Paso County Land Development says you live in Paint Brush Hills.  The Pikes Peak Association of Realtors identifies the neighborhood as Paint Brush Hills.  The real property deeds in the District say you are living in Paint Brush Hills.   How confusing!  So, the Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District decided to make it unanimous and directed that the signs be changed to Paint Brush Hills.

The Board of Directors was recently approved the conceptual drawings for the construction of a combined District Office and shop facility at the corner of Towner & Londonderry.  The shop will have five large bays with sufficient workspace for the District's Operations Team and room to store District's equipment that is currently stored on various District properties.  The office space will include three offices, work room, and meeting room that can hold up to 40 people.  When completed, the new building will replace the house the District leases on Liberty Grove Drive as its District Office . The development of these facilities has been at the forefront of the District's Capital Projects Plan.

 We hope you enjoyed this newsletter and found that it contained helpful information and links.  What do you think?   Send us your feedback.

Sincerely,
The District Board, Staff & Management