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continue negotiations.
• Meagan Iverson spoke
continued from page 4
as a member of the Owners
noting that it is far higher than Enrichment Committee. She
his home in California when stated that the OEC has many
that water is not being used. He positive benefits to owners
wants to know what SROA can in the community. She solicdo to help rectify the situation. ited for new member to join.
• Andy Huntington discussed
the decision to place temporary From April 18 regular meeting
• Lance Conragan compickleball facilities at the Cotmented
about noise control
tonwood tennis courts during
construction at the Fort Rock in Sunriver. He noted a recent
Pickleball Complex. He stated occurrence at a property across
there was not advance notice the street from his home when
to the surrounding owners and a party started at 1:30 a.m.
that SROA should have done He mentioned calling the poso to give owners the ability to lice that night and SROA in
the morning and said that he
weigh in.
• Leeanne Patterson discussed was told by both the police
concerns over the maintenance and SROA that is was the reof Lake Aspen regarding vegeta- sponsibility of the other party.
tion removal and smell.
She mentioned the smell of Board actions
• Approved minutes of the
dying vegetation in the late
March
20, 2026 joint meeting
summer and suggested that
with
the
Deschutes County
management, such as water
Commissioners.
agitation, be employed to con• Approved minutes from
trol the smell. She stated that it
the
March 20, 2026 board
has a derogatory effect on her
work
session.
property value and the ability
•
Approved
minutes of the
to sell her home.
• Debbie Baker addressed the March 21, 2026 SROA board
impasse between SROA and regular meeting.
• Approved a first reading
SSD to come to an agreement
of
proposed amendments
for SROA rule enforcement
to the Design Committee
within the community.
She noted the background Manual of Rules and Proceof agreement between the par- dures as recommended by the
ties since the SSD was cre- Design Committee.
• Approved the SROA unated in 2002 and urged both
audited
financial statements
parties to return to the table to
Highlights
Treasurer
continued from page 4
earning a weighted average
of 3.74%. Operating fund
cash is only invested in short
duration securities.
However, on the non-operating side, we have extended the
maturity range for a portion of
the assets to up to five years to
lock in higher rates in anticipation of eventual lower rates.
As always, our primary investment objective is safety of
the principal.
Our combined operating/
non-operating surplus through
March 31 was $699,260,
which was $37,424 better than
the budget.
It was a good first quarter for
Sunriver finances.
Being early in the year, yearend results could vary considerably from today’s numbers.
A major factor of concern is
always the possible impact of
SHARC closures due to smoke
and air quality.
Future columns will keep
you posted.
–Clark Pederson is treasurer
of the SROA Board of Directors
and chair of the Finance Committee. pederson@srowners.org
for the month ending March
31, 2026.
• Approved a transfer of
$259,107.41 from the regular
reserve fund and $56,018.00
from the SHARC reserve fund
to the operating fund for the
2026 first quarter acquisitions
Committee actions
• Accepted the resignation
of Louise Howard from the
Design Committee.
• Approved the appointment of Greg Slater to the
Judicial Council.
Association operations
• Administration: Met with
Design Committee Chair regarding review process for resort tree removal application.
Continued meetings with SSD
board chair and police chief regarding rules enforcement and
Bike Patrol agreements.
Held regular monthly meetings with TDS staff regarding
the construction and eventual
migration of owners to fiber
internet. Participated in meetings with the Capital Transfer
Fee Campaign Team.
Met with Sunriver Nature
Center staff to discuss logistics
for their annual wildflower
show in June.
• Accounting: Bulk internet fiber billings continue.
Presented Feb. 28, 2026 financial statements to the Finance
Committee. Processed sales of
MPP and RPP cards.
• Communications: Keith
Wallach accepted the communications director position and
started April 13. Working with
Natural Resources to create
short videos about LFR, weeds,
etc. to be used on social media
and the website. Continued
monthly meetings about the
2026 Oktoberfest event.
• Community Development:
Design Committee meetings
continued on a regular schedule
in March. Active projects and
building permits increased to
approximately 161 at the end of
March, up from 152 in January.
Applications rose to 110
in March, compared to 89
in February.
Staff continued issuing compliance letters and participated
in magistrate hearings on violations and citations.
The Design Committee continued review of updates to
the Design Manual, with final
revisions scheduled for April
10 ahead of presentation to the
Board on April 17.
Staff also coordinated with
IT on iPad configuration for
field use, with IT accompanying field staff to assess
departmental needs.
The March 10 Tree Protection Barrier citation hearing
resulted in six dismissals, two
continuances, and two fines.
• Natural Resources: Staff
released a bid request for 2026
ladder fuels reduction and tree
thinning on commons and
mailed LFR deficiency notices.
Work included participation in
the Sunriver Home Expo and
Compliance Officer interviews,
as well as initiation of Oregon
spotted frog monitoring and
egg mass surveys.
Staff coordinated wildfire
mitigation outreach with the
Fire Department and Communications Department, including the April Sunriver Scene
update and Natural Resources
webpage revisions.
Staff also responded to
calls and conducted site visits for private LFR and tree
removal requests.
• IT: IT director interviews
continued. IT staff installed
a Ricoh 6010 printer at the
Administration Building and
added new GIS virtual machines to the Azure Backup
solution. Community Development staff were configured
and trained on iPads for field
use. Additional deployments
included Entrust SL3 ID card
printers, a mobile POS retail
solution, and a Surface Pro tablet with Jonas. A new UPS was
installed at SHARC. A TDS
outage on March 27 briefly
impacted SROA facilities and
Sunriver homeowners before
being resolved in approximately
two hours.
Turn to Highlights, page 6
NOTICE OF SROA BOARD ELECTIONS
& BALLOT MEASURE
A vote of the membership of the Sunriver Owners Association is being conducted for the
election of up to three directors to the SROA Board of Directors and the following
ballot measure to change the Sunriver Consolidated Plan to implement a Capital Transfer Fee.
BALLOT MEASURE
The SROA Board of Directors approved the following ballot language for changes to the Sunriver Consolidate Plan:
Shall the Sunriver Consolidated Plan be amended by adding the following paragraph (n) to Section 9.01?
n. Responsibility for 昀椀xing of fees on the transfer of real property located in Sunriver (including transfers by operation of
law and other indirect transfers of ultimate bene昀椀cial ownership), to support new amenities, equipment, and infrastructure
that will provide a direct bene昀椀t to Owners, and for promulgating rules to govern the collection and administration of such
fees; provided, however, that such fees shall not exceed one-half of one percent (0.05%) of the purchase price and shall
not apply to the following transactions: transfers to the transferor’s family or Household; transfers that do not change the
bene昀椀cial ownership of real property; transfers between spouses; transfers arising out of a foreclosure or similar proceeding; or to any other transfers identified by the Administrator by rule.
The board further moved to accept pro/con statements from owners limited to 100 words and
due by June 5, 2026 for inclusion in voter information materials. Email infosroa@srowners.org
Ballots will be sent by email in early July. The election closes and
ballots must be received no later than 12pm August 8
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