Red Feather Lakes

The Red Feather Lakes Property Owners Association (POA) Board of Directors spent the last few months updating the Corporation By-Laws. The previous By-Laws date back many many years and are no longer in compliance with State Law and do not reflect the way the organization has been run for the last 10 years or more. The proposed update can (and should) be viewed by POA members at this link: RFL POA Revised By-Laws 4-2014. Highlights of the changes are as follows:

Article 6 – The voting rule has been changed to allow one vote per POA member in good standing. A member is defined as one property in RFL. This change creates fairness since some properties are owned by one person and others are owned by multiple families. Allowing multiple people owning one property a number of votes is not deemed as appropriate.
Article 8 – The office of 2nd Vice President has been eliminated. We have not had that position for more than 10 years and it is not necessary. The office of Corporation Secretary was added. This is required by State Law and certainly makes sense.
Article 9 – The position of Office Manager has been added. This position has existed for many years and the Board thought it appropriate to define it at in the By-Laws.

POA members are strongly advised to review the new proposed BY-Laws and reply to this site using the “Contact” link if you have any questions or concerns. The new proposed changes will be voted upon at the POA General Meeting to be held on July 6, 2014 at 3 PM in the POA building. With an affirmative vote, the proposed changes will be formally adopted.

The Red Feather Plan Advisory Committee still has current vacancies that need to be filled. One long term member expectd to “retire” in December, which creates more opportunities. Serving on this committee is not very time consuming and can be a significant contribution to our beautiful place. RFL property owners and those that have an association with Red Feather can learn more about this committee at: RFL PAC Info. Though this committee cannot control what changes occur in Red Feather, it does make recommendations to the County Commissioners based on input obtained from the general community. The primary objective of the committee is to maintain the character and quality of Historic Red Feather. The committee meets monthly on the second Thursday at 1:30 PM in the Firehouse conference room. The current focus is on water quality in Red Feather.

The beetles are flying early!!! A flight was observed on the west side of Ramona on 5/27. If you have not yet sprayed and plan to, it is recommended that you have it done immediately. Mountain Pine Beetle attacks are on the decline along the Front Range, HOWEVER, Larimer County (Roosevelt National Forest) is still suffering significant damage. If you need help looking for pine beetle attacks, please go to the “Beetles” link and request a free inspection.  Inspections will resume in the Spring of 2014 as weather allows.  We cannot inspect if there is much snow on the ground.  Ignoring a problem will lead to the loss of many additional trees. As you look at our hillsides, it is obvious this problem is growing worse. An inspection on Pocahontas on 4/26/2011 resulted in over 20 severely attacked trees vs. zero attacks in the past. None of these trees had been sprayed. You will do yourself and your neighbors a big favor. YOU CAN SAVE YOUR TREES!!!