The Official Firewise Certificate is attached.  (Go to READ MORE and then to DOCUMENTS)

Present this certificate to your homeowners insurance company to see if you can get a discount on your rate. Some accept them, some do not. In the past, companies such as Farmer's, have recognized this accomplishment, but every company is different.

If you need something in the newsletter for next Sunday, October 22, please get it to me by this Wednesday the 18th.  I will be unavailable Thursday thru the evening of Monday the 23rd.

Thanks.

There was a mountain lion spotted by two residents crossing Raindance this morning.  They were unable to take a photo, but it was large and did cross fairly close to them and their dogs.  Please stay alert and vigilant when outside -always.  We live in the mountains surrounded by wildlife and all can peacefully co-exist.  Its always a good thing to know what to do when encountering any kind go wildlife.

Here is a link with info on what to do if you see a mountain lion
 https://apnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CougarSmartFlyer.pdf

FROM FIREWISE COMMITTEE:

With the amount of rainfall Paa-Ko has received this spring, imminent wildfire danger is fortunately not a daily focus as it was a year ago.  But, we must continue to knock down the omnipresent weeds which have grown to new heights due to the abundant spring rains, and remove dead trees and branches within 30 feet of our home, as they are not only unsightly, but do present a fire hazard.  These safety steps necessitate lots of hard work or big bills if outside contractors are hired. To maintain our status as a Firewise Community, please submit your valuable hours of labor and/or contractor bills to freddarosenberg@yahoo.com  so they can be added to the spreadsheet that gets submitted at the end of the summer.

To keep on top of protecting lives and property, an excellent resource is the East Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Association. You can receive regular weather alerts and notices of upcoming programs.  If you are a new resident to the community, it would be prudent to attend one of their sessions, which is announced online by this experienced organization.  If you want to request to be added to this mailing list, email bhelmich@flash.net

From the Paa-Ko Board of Directors:

Spurred by the arrival of spring and with a few residents discovering their amenity gate keys no longer work, we’ve realized there has been a hitch with some homeowner good-faith assessment payments or, more rarely, with the processing of the payments. Since our second half assessments will be due on July 1st for those who chose to split their remissions, it is appropriate to remind Paa-Ko residents and lot owners that they may receive two community bills from HOAMCO: one for the HOA (which includes the annual assessment and, if applicable, the amenities assessment) and one for sewer.     

Despite a letter describing the importance of payment care, some issues are recurring:

1)  It has happened that a couple of online payments were sent to our previous community management company, Associa
2)  Some homeowners apparently disregarded the second HOAMCO mailed invoice assuming their assessment/s had already been paid.   

Admittedly, a very few payments were misapplied by HOAMCO. This usually happened when both payments were sent in the same envelope or, worse, when only one check was written for both bills. Sometimes, the different account numbers were not on the checks. The sewer and HOA financials are completely separate, but (confusingly) payments for both entities are directed to the same PO Box in Nevada

CONTINUE READING ON THE READ MORE PAGE.  There is info on who to contact if you are having a problem.