We're thrilled to have you as a new neighbor in our community! We know you already appreciate how special this neighborhood is.
This letter will give you a brief outline of how things work and point you towards some helpful resources.
Community Basics:
Our formal name is Little Elk Creek Village (LECV) and the community is overseen by us, your neighborhood Homeowners Association (LECVHOA). The Board of the LECVHOA is made up of five of your neighbors. We operate under our HOA Covenants, Bylaws, Regulations, and Policies.
Most everything in this packet is outlined in more detail on our website.
Your HOA fees are payable once each quarter and cover things like trash removal, drinking water and meters, neighborhood snow removal, a reserve fund to prepare for long term maintenance of our infrastructure, and keeping our neighborhood looking great with projects like our streets and park improvements. The HOA also takes care of community insurance and legal matters.
Our neighborhood manager is Keith Edquist. He can be reached at kedguist@usa.net or (970) 390-8401. You will see him driving through the neighborhood from time to time. His responsibilities include responding to neighborhood inquiries, overseeing infrastructure projects, and managing HOA records and routine compliance issues. We also contract with a bookkeeper, Kim Clinco, who may be in touch with you if there are questions about your HOA fees.
You will find that one activity that may be new to you is management of the ditch or pond on your property. There is information about our ditches on the website. We get water from two ditch companies, the Boram and White Ditch and the Little Elk Creek Ditch Company, and your property will be serviced by one or the other. Sometimes the irrigation seasons for the two ditch companies are slightly different, so watch for information from our community ditch manager. It is important to understand that the ditch rights are the property of the HOA, rather than each homeowner. The HOA has legal obligations to maintain the ditches in accordance with Colorado law and the terms of our ditch companies' governance, so please check in before you plan to make any changes. Each spring, neighbors may be burning or otherwise clearing their ditches so that the ditch water readily flows through the neighborhood. If you have a pond, it is likely that the pond will be filled during irrigation season but dry during the winter; if you have a lined pond, you'll need to have a bypass ditch to make sure water flows if required by the ditch company. Again, for any questions regarding irrigation, please contact the LECV manager.
We are very proud of our domestic water system here in Little Elk Creek Village and consider it one of the most important assets we have. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the oversight agency to ensure the water meets community requirements. As homeowners, we all have sensors on our water lines (the locations are marked with blue stick markers) that measure our water usage. You'll have access to the Eye on Water app that monitors your household water consumption and gives an alert if it detects a leak. You can find all of that information again, at the website, and learn about how we safeguard our water system, who oversees it, and who to contact if you have a problem.
The HOA has an arrangement with Waste Management to provide basic trash pickup. This service is offered as part of your HOA dues. If you need a larger trash bin, or if you wish to have the trucks come to your garage or other spot on your property to pick up the trash so you don't have to haul the bins to the street, you'll be responsible for the upcharge. The manager can help you get that set up. Similarly, the HOA arranges for community snow removal, and if you want that group to do your winter driveway plowing, you'll get information in the fall. Otherwise you are welcome to arrange for your own plow service.
There is a "Good Neighbor" policy in effect in Little Elk Creek which outlines the details on dogs, weed mitigation, irrigation, horses, drones and much more. It's all there on the website.
Above all, we just want to welcome you to this amazing community and encourage you to get to know your neighbors, come to our annual picnic at the park, attend board meetings, join a board committee, or run for a position on the board! Please ensure the manager has your email address so that you’ll receive the information you need to participate.
We hope you love it here as much as we do. Welcome!