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New Information, Updates, ChangesThis is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first. **************************************** 8th Annual University Park Holiday Dinner/Dance Open to all University Park Residents Friday evening, December 19 Menu choices: Deadline for Reservations and Payment: December 12! RSVP and mail payment to April Skalski, 1490 Rockhurst Blvd,
80918 Important: Enter through the south gate ONLY; make sure that April has everyone's full name as it appears on a picture ID (driver's license, military ID, etc) -- have that ID available when you enter through the south gate! ****************************************
Our Adopt-A-Park Program is off and running!
Every week we have a team of two canvass the park for trash and to notify the committee of anything that needs to be brought to the attention of Park and Rec.
Our weekly reports have been "All's Well!" except for an incident that
occurred the end of August. The park was vandalized on a Saturday night.
The picnic tables were removed from the pavilion (they are very heavy) and
the concrete floor and ceiling were spray painted. The children's play
equipment was spray painted also. The police were called along with Park
and Rec. Park and Rec. responded the next day for repairs and a job well
done by them.
We would ask everyone to please keep an eye out for anything that seems
out of the ordinary whether it be in the park or our neighborhood
streets. Please report anything unusual to the police.
Thanks to all who keep our park beautiful!
The Adopt-A-Park Committee
(9/16/2008) **************************************** Bear alert! There have been at least 4 sightings of bears in the University Park neighborhood. Keep your cats and dogs inside until the bears are hibernating, and you might consider not putting out your bird feeders (so the bears don't associate your house with food) (9/16/2008) ****************************************
The annual meeting of the University Park
Homeowners Association will be held on Thursday, November 13 at 6:30. It will be
at the Beth-El Mennonite Church at 4625 Ranch Drive (across Union from
Collegiate Drive). At that time there will be an election to fill two positions
on the Board of Directors; anywone who is a member of the Association, and is
interested in running for a position on the Board, can obtain an
application and copy of the
Directors' duties by
clicking here.
Applications need to be returned to Z&R Property Management, 6015 Lehmen Drive,
Suite 205, 80918, by October 6. (9/9/2008) **************************************** The annual Neighborhood Picnic will be held on Sunday, July 27th at the Hidden Canyon Park (corner of Collegiate and Seton Hall), from 1 to 4 pm. Please let Jeni Howard (598-7527) or April Skalksi (aprilbalto@aol.com) know if you intend to attend, and how many people will be coming, so that there is enough BBQ on hand to feed you. BBQ and drinks will be provided, but please bring a side disk or dessert to share, and a chair or blanket to sit on. (7/12/2008) **************************************** Bear sightings continue in the neighborhood -- but, so far, only Leigh
got a picture of a bear: (6/24/2008) **************************************** The organizers of the 2008 Annual Community Clean-Up Day would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who turned out for the event. Because of you the clean up was a huge success. Check out pictures of the fun event here. (6/16/2008) **************************************** The annual Neighborhood Clean Up and Volunteer Lunch will be Saturday, June 7 this year. Meet at the Houck Park Picnic Pavilion (at the north east corner of Rockhurst & Collegiate) between 9:00 and 9:30 AM; we will break up into groups, then meet back at the pavilion for lunch at 11:30. Lunch will be provided. Bring a chair for lunch, as well as gloves and rakes/etc. Any questions? Contact Dave McGrath at 592-1419 or email at dmcgrath4835@comcast.net (5/29/2008) **************************************** If you live in University Park, chances are pretty good that your lot has a wildfire risk somewhere between "moderate" and "extreme" (I estimate about 30% of the homes in University Park are Very High or Extreme). As part of your Spring Cleanup, you might want to consider doing some risk mitigation. Click here to see an overview of the risk in our neighborhood; better yet, see the Colorado Springs FireWise website to zoom into a view of your lot's risk (see "What Is My Wildfire Hazard Rating"" button on the left of that web page), and some great ides on what you can do to reduce the risk of a wildfire affecting your house (see "Improve Your Hazard Rating"). (4/13/2008) **************************************** Doug Bognar, a Director at Large, has recently resigned his position. We need somebody to fill in for the remainder of his term (which ends in 2009). If you can help us by serving in this way, please fill out this form and send it to Z&R at 6015 Lehman Drive, Suite 205, 80918 by January 31. Thanks! (1/13/2008) **************************************** SEVENTH ANNUAL UNIVERSITY PARK HOLIDAY DINNER/DANCE WHEN: Friday Evening, December 21,2007 Dancing 8:00 - 10:00 PM WHERE: U.S. Air Force Academy, Officers Club MENU CHOICES:
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT YOUR RESERVATION IS YOUR CHECK RSVP and mail payment to: For identification purposes at the Air Force Academy. Please be certain that we have everyone's full name as it appears on a picture ID (driver's license, military ID. etc) ENTER THROUGH SOUTH GATE ONLY! LET'S CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS TOGETHER!
**************************************** FOURTH ANNUAL UNIVERSITY PARK GARAGE/ESTATE
SALE: **************************************** The 2007
Annual University Park Community Picnic will be held on Sunday, July 29th
from 1:0 to 4:00 pm. **************************************** Saturday June 2nd will be our Third Annual
Neighborhood "Coffee, Cleanup and Picnic" day! (5/10/2007) **************************************** The "Search" and "Directory Registration" functionality has been restored! (2/3/2007) **************************************** Some new documents have been added to the web site for the reference of
our neighbors: (1/15/2007) **************************************** The "Directory by Name" pages had stopped working; apparently the hosting server had started to disallow relative paths to access databases. I have moved the directory pages so they do not need a relative page, and the directory service should be up and working again... (12/17/2006) **************************************** The property management company is now offering an Electronic Fund Transfer option for paying annual dues. Check out the forms for Hidden Canyon or Everybody else.... **************************************** The 6th annual Holiday Dinner has been announced!
When: Thursday Evening, December 7, 2006
Where: U. S. Air Force Academy Officers' Club
Times 6:00 pm Cash Bar
7:00 pm Dinner
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Dancing
Menu Choices: Filet Mignon w/Bearnaise Sauce $29.00
Filet of Salmon w/Dill Sauce $25.00
Vegetarian Plate $18.00
DEADLDINE FOR RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT: DECEMBER 1, 2006
Reservations & Payment to: Pat DeGeorge
5530 Loyola Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: 277-0928
Check Payable to: Elaine Fox
(Please indicate your choice of dinner(s) on your check)
For identification purposes at the Air Force Academy, Please be certain that
we have everyone's full name as it apprears on a picture ID, and have this
ID, proof of insurance, and valid driver's license with you as you enter
thru the SOUTH GATE ONLY!!!
Open to All University Park Residents
Note: for some reason, most of the people on pcisys.net did not receive this e-mail. If you know them, let them know about it! (11/15/2006) **************************************** Due to the lack of interest and attendance at meetings, the Women's Club has cancelled the November meeting. We are attempting to revamp the group and hope to resume meetings in 2007. Look for further information on Women's Club after the first of the year. (10/23/2006) **************************************** "FireWise" is the name of Colorado Springs' program to make us aware of
the fire danger inherent in living close to the wilderness, as does most of
University Park. Not only that, it is the program to help homeowners reduce the
risk of a wild land fire in our neighborhood.
**************************************** The Third Annual Garage/Estate Sale will be held on Saturday, September 9th from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Free advertising, neighborhood signs and directories and maps will be provided. Prizes for the best lemonade/cookie stand. Contact Betsy Covington at betsy@betsycovington.com, 339-2811 or 785-1247 to let her know if you would like to participate so that your home can be featured in the directory. ****************************************
The Traffic Calming Test Survey results were tallied on 4/25/2006.
The results are as follows: (05/20/2006) **************************************** A resident who lives on Colgate near Saxon had his car broken into on (04/05/2006) **************************************** On February 9th, the results of the voting conducted by the Park Committee regarding the multi-purpose court were presented to the Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Advisory Board by Mr. Chris Lieber of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The Advisory Board decided to adhere to the master plan for the park which was approved at their January 12th meeting. This master plan does not include the full or half-size multi-purpose court. **************************************** RESULTS OF VOTE ABOUT THE MULTI-USE COURT AT THE NEW PARK Votes were counted on February 1, 2006 at 4:00 PM to determine the consensus of the community whether the city park in University Park should be built with or without a multi-use court. The results are as follows: 159 voted against the 82'X54' court. Of this group 10 voted for the compromise of a half size court, 137 voted not to compromise, and 12 did not indicate a compromise preference. 148 voted for the 82'X54' court. Of this group 66 voted for the compromise of a half size court, 55 voted not to compromise, and 27 did not indicated a compromise preference. The results have been forwarded to the City of Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for their evaluation. It will be their decision to include, or not include, a court of either size in the final design of this park. Comments or questions can be directed to Jeff Haley of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. The University Park Park Committee would like to thank the community for an excellent turnout and for taking an interest in your neighborhood. (02/03/2006) ****************************************
The December meeting of the HOA Board of Directors will be held on Monday the 12th. They will resume their normal schedule of meeting the second Thursday of each month in January. (11/29/2005) **************************************** Holiday Party! Sign up by December 1st -- the party is the 8th. Click here for more information! **************************************** The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department is beginning the (11/14/2005) **************************************** Bears and other wildlife.... (10/14/2005) **************************************** The problem with AOL appears to be fixed for now. For the curious, the problem is that AOL has unilaterally decided to reject e-mail from systems which don't support an optional DNS entry. I have "kludged" around the problem for now, but am afraid it may break again in the future if AOL continues to do non-standard things :-( - Bruce (10/3/2005) **************************************** The annual meeting of the University Park Homeowners Association will be held November 10, 2005 at the East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. At that time there will be an election to fill two positions on the Board of Directors. Anyone who is a member of the association, and is interested in running for a position on the board, can download it by clicking here, or can receive an application by calling Z&R Property Management, 594-0506, or e-mailing their request to darren@zandrmgmt.com. Applications must be received by Z&R Property Management, 6015 Lehman Drive, Suite 205, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, by Monday, October 3rd, to be considered. Applications may also be faxed to 884-4496, or e-mailed to darren@zandrmgmt.com, attention Darren Burns. (9/22/2005) **************************************** Attention: AOL has started rejecting mail from the "alerts" system. I will be looking into fixing this when I can, but in the mean time nobody who has an aol.com email address can receive alerts or updates. - Bruce (8/11/2005) **************************************** The September Women's Group meeting will be at Pat DeGeorge's house (5530 Loyola Drive). It will have a special presentation by the American Cancer Society on Breast Cancer Awareness. Bring a friend for this informative meeting! (7/20/2005; updated 8/14/2005) **************************************** Our Annual Picnic will be held on Sunday, August 21st, at Hidden Canyon Park (at the corner of Collegiate and Seton Hall), from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Since BBQ and drinks will be provided, please RSVP to uprsvp@yahoo.com Please bring a dessert or other disk to share, and be prepared to have fun! There will be games for all ages, and don't forget chairs or a blanket to sit on. See you there! (7/20/2005) **************************************** Digest of news for July 1st! --------------------------------------------------- **************************************** Maintaining the beauty, peacefulness, and safety of our neighborhood is a
very important aspect of the work performed by your board of directors on behalf
of the association. The calming of traffic traveling in our neighborhood is
currently a top priority, and your board of directors has enlisted the
assistance of a traffic committee to deal specifically with this issue. We are
pleased to announce that thanks to the extraordinary efforts of that committee a
traffic calming measure will soon be in place. (6/19/2005) **************************************** Requesting applicants for Board of Directors position Recently, a vacancy was created on the Board of Directors (Carmen Azzopardi resigned as the manager for the Resort apartments, and as result she is no longer eligible to be on the board.) If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors in the capacity of Director at Large through November of 2005, please email Darren Burns at Z&R Property Management no later than June 30, 2005. In your email, please provide any qualifications you have that you feel should be considered for the position and include a short statement as to why you would like to serve. (6/15/2005) ****************************************
Thanks to everyone who participated in
our First University Park Neighborhood Cleanup Day and Barbeque. We had a
great turnout from some very caring neighbors who put a lot of
effort into making University Park one we can all be proud of. It was also
an opportunity to meet new friends. Thank you all again!
- The Social Committee
PS: Click here for some pictures of the gang! (6/5/2005) **************************************** Did you know that the land on the corner of Collegiate and Rockhurst is owned by the city and is designated to be a community Park? It is in the Master Plan of the community and will be a park. If you would like to see this happen sooner rather than later please read on and get involved. The City Park & Rec Dept and the Trails and Open Space Committee (TOPS) are currently doing their 2006 Budgets and are taking input from residents to decide which neighborhood parks they will plan to build out in 2006. Due to capital constraints (i.e. lack of funds) They only commit to building approximately 2 parks per year in the entire city. Our neighborhood is one of several in the City that has undeveloped city owned park land. There are 2 meeting scheduled to gather community input, One for Park & Rec and one for TOPS. Wednesday June 8th TOPS Meeting Thursday June 9th Park & Rec Meeting If you have any questions or need additional
information Please feel free to contact me Thanks and hope to see you there. Ed (6/5/2005) ****************************************
University Park 1st Annual Neighborhood Clean
up and BBQ **************************************** In May, Officer Hustedd (the policeman for our Neighborhood Watch program) will be giving a talk at April Skalski's house on the 11th (normally the Women's group time). All Block Captains (including men!) should plan on coming to hear Officer Hustedd speak! **************************************** Classic Developers is going to turn the responsibilities of the (1/22/2005) **************************************** The 2005 Calendar is available, with the Women's meetings and HOA board meetings listed. Also, we are starting to publish the approved minutes of the HOA board meetings (which means they will be published at least one month after the actual meeting). **************************************** Z&R Management Company has replaced Warren Management as University Park's management company. See the updated web page for details. (11/19/2004) **************************************** Holiday Party Announced! The Fourth Annual Holiday Dinner has been announced -- Thursday, December 9th! Click here for details, and call early to reserve your place at the table! (11/1/2004) **************************************** In addition to the voting for members of the Board of Directors, there will be a presentation of the "traffic calming" study that was recently conducted. Join us at the East Library on November 4th (7:00 pm) to see what is proposed and what effect it would have on the traffic! (10/28/2004) **************************************** If you haven't received your voting materials
for the Park Points board of Directors, you should have them soon. If you do not
receive the packet by October 21st, please contact Warren Management at 534-0266
as soon as possible; if you want to vote by mail, it must be received by
November 3rd. (10/16/2004) **************************************** Elections for the Park Points board of Directors are (10/6/2004) **************************************** Topic: Ballot Measure 1A: To Establish A Rural Transportation Authority You are invited . . . . (10/4/2004) **************************************** First Annual Garage/Estate Sale Announced! If you want to participate, contact Betsy Covington by September 1 so that your house can be added to the ad that will be put in the newspaper. The sale itself will be on September 11 -- there will be prizes for best lemonade and cookie stand for all the children who wish to participate...and we hope that the large number of families who will participate will cause a large number of people to "drop by and shop". Over 30 homes are participating; look for the flags. The time is between 8 am and 3pm... For full details, click here (7/30/2004)
The annual University Park Neighborhood Picnic will be held on Saturday
August 21,2004 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Hidden Canyon Park (corner of Seton Hall
and Collegiate ). The rain date will be Sunday August 22, 4-8pm. UP will
provide the BBQ and drinks. There will be games for all ages. Come join in
the fun and meet your neighbors!
Things to bring:
a dish or dessert to share
chairs or blankets to eat on
Please RSVP by August 18 to Pat DeGeorge at 277-0928 or
tjpjdegeorge@earthlink.net or
Ginny Kane at jhawker@ix.netcom.com (7/28/2004) **************************************** Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Well, at least Lions and Bears. Instead of tigers, we got lightning! We continue to get sightings of bears in the neighborhood (specifically sighted lounging beneath the street light near Marrieta Court by Jerry Rosen -- thanks for letting us all know!), and a mountain lion has been lazily spending days about 20 feet off the road near the bridge on Cornerstone (sighted by Gary Meyer -- again, thanks for the "heads up"). Please check out the Colorado Division of Wildlife's web page about "Coexisting with Wildlife". Coexisting with lightning is a bit different. When we have a wild storm
like we had on June 26th, about all you can do is to not take a shower or a
bath, don't use your phone (or use your wireless phone), and stay away
from anything that is grounded (typically the electrical system and plumbing).
Even then, lightning is going to go where it wants -- it astounds me that in the
year 2004 we still don't understand a lot about lightning! (7/01/2004) **************************************** Bears are here!
(6/03/2004) **************************************** The Board of Directors has created some great opportunities for people to be come involved! Check out the new Committees page... (4/06/2004) **************************************** A reminder from the Neighborhood Watch folks -- The 2004 Calendar now shows (most) of the dates/places for the Women's Group meetings. (3/02/2004) **************************************** We continue to see wildlife in our neighborhood -- lots of deer and Liz Johnson even saw a lynx (or a bobcat)! If you get a picture you wish to share, feel free to send it to webmaster@parkpoints.com and I will publish it here -- maybe even start a page dedicated to such pictures! Also, the following comes from the Colorado Springs Police Department:
(2/07/2004) **************************************** Happy New Year! The 2004 Calendar is available, with the dates of the first 3 HOA board meetings. Also, pictures from December's Holiday party and November's HOA meeting are now available! (1/03/2004) **************************************** There will be a meeting on December 10th at the Sunrise Assisted Living Center at 7 pm about traffic control options. Thad Noll (Colorado Springs Senior Transportation Planner) will be there to discuss various traffic calming options along with their pros and cons. This will be a great opportunity to hear what other neighborhoods have done to deal with traffic problems.... (12/02/2003) **************************************** Pictures of the HOA meeting and a list of the new Board of Directors has now been published! Thanks to all of these people for volunteering their time and attention to make our community a great place to live! Suzan Gebow has created a website (http://groups.msn.com/UPTrafficCommittee) with information about the Traffic Committee. Please visit this site and check out what is happening and contribute your opinions! (11/17/2003) **************************************** Holiday Party Announced! The Third Annual Holiday Party has been announced, for December 11th! Click Here for details about how to sign up, the menu choices and location. (11/1/2003) **************************************** Trick-or-Treat with our Seniors! The Sunrise Assisted Living Center will happily receiving trick-or-treaters this Halloween. Please make sure to stop by the Center on your way to candy excess... (10/30/2003) **************************************** Holiday Cheer shown by our residents! This Fall decoration was found at Rockhurst & Montebello - if you see any other decorations worthy of note, please email the Park Points webmaster or send us a picture!
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