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S U N R I V E R
S C E N E
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER 2025
VOLUME XLVIII • NUMBER 11
SROA NEWS – Given the complexity of Sunriver Resort’s two golf courses
going private earlier this year, the following will detail what SROA has done
and the limitations SROA has in terms
of any punitive action.
SROA General Manager James Lewis,
along with several board members, have
engaged directly with Sunriver Resort
management since early 2024 when
they made their initial change to a feebased golf membership. It was clearly
noted then – and more strongly in 2025
when full privatization occurred – that
SROA did not agree with the decision
and its effect on the community.
Resort management explained their
reasons for the change was to “elevate
the overall Sunriver Resort brand and
to elevate the golf experience on their
courses.” They also expressly stated that
it is not their intent to monopolize the
rental home market. This was evident
by the removal of some homes from
their rental management pool as they
did not meet requirements in-line with
their intended “elevated brand.”
As a privately owned business entity
and property owner within Sunriver, the
Resort has rights under SROA governing documents and applicable law. Like
Sunriver homeowners, the Resort pays
maintenance fees to SROA for each
rental home/condo/room they own. In
addition, they pay a substantially larger
fee for their unique non-rental properties (lodge, Great Hall, marina, etc.).
As such, they have rights to access
SROA facilities (roads, pathways, parks,
recreational facilities) like any other
Sunriver owner. There are no specific
provisions in SROA’s governing documents or past promises made requiring
the Resort to grant Sunriver owners
non-membership access to any of their
facilities.
SROA has consulted with its legal
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Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory:
Honoring the past, investing in the future
By SNCO Staff
The area now known as Sunriver has
long been a place of connection, first
for Native Americans who followed
the Deschutes River’s rich resources
through the high desert, and later for
homesteaders drawn by its meadows
and mountain views.
In the 1940s, the area became home
to Camp Abbot, a U.S. Army Engineer
Training Center, before being decommissioned and sold into private ownership.
By 1963, visionary planners like John
Gray, architect Bob Royston, and naturalist Jim Anderson reimagined the land
as a community designed to exist within
nature rather than apart from it.
At the heart of their vision was the
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory
(SNCO) originally called “The Ecologium,” a place dedicated to education,
exploration and stewardship.
Over the decades, SNCO has grown
to include Central Oregon’s only native
plant botanic garden and the largest
T SNCO,
New amphitheater design for the Sunriver Nature Center.
TDS fiber internet installations continue in Sunriver
SROA NEWS – TDS continues to
work installing fiber-to-the-home internet service in Sunriver. To date, there
are approximately 2,000 homes ready
for hookup and just over 1,000 have
been activated.
Keep in mind… even though you
may see a TDS truck on your lane, this
does not mean they are ready to install
to your home as there are steps that must
occur prior to the install, such as laying
in the fiber infrastructure, bringing that
fiber to mainline junction boxes, etc.
Once those steps are completed, TDS
will need to install a fiber terminal box
outside or inside your home (this can
be in the garage, etc.) and set up your
router. Both will be provided free by
TDS. Homes will receive 1 gigabyte
fiber internet service.
At a time determined by TDS, the
homeowner will then receive correspondence (by email or mail) to request
setting up an appointment to access the
inside of your home. There is no need to
contact TDS or SROA until prompted
to do so.
Once fiber service is activated at your
home – TDS will notify SROA to begin
billing you. Other services (over and
above or in addition to the basic internet service provided by TDS under the
SROA agreement) are at the discretion
of the owner and will continue to be
billed directly to the owner by TDS.
SROA has no participation in other
services or charges from TDS such as
TV, phone, etc.
Although SROA may initially send a
prorated invoice based on your service
start date, the $35/month will eventually be included with your monthly or
annual maintenance fee billing cycle. As
a special purpose assessment, the $35/
month is ineligible for the 3% discount
if you opt to pay your SROA maintenance fees, in full, on an annual basis.
All other TDS services (phone, TV,
etc.) will continue to be billed by TDS
at their current rates. As is the current
protocol, after installation of the fiber,
any service issues should be reported
directly to TDS – not SROA.
For other questions, contact TDS at
833-887-9939. Again, do not contact
TDS about hookup/activation until you
are prompted to do so.
SUNRIVER SCENE
SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN.
VOLUME XLVIII • NUMBER 11
SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA’s response
to privatization of
Resort golf
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