12/20/2024
Admin Holiday Hours:
Christmas Eve: CLOSED
Christmas Day: CLOSED
New Year’s Eve: Closing at 12pm
New Year’s Day: Closed
Recreation Center Holiday Hours
Christmas Eve: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
New Year’s Eve: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
New Year’s Day: Open regular hours
Thin Ice Conditions and Lakes Report
Mild December weather has resulted in an unsafe layer of ice forming on community lakes along with areas of open water. Please be aware of unsafe ice. Perhaps January will provide for some more favorable ice to form up. If conditions allow we do plan on holding our annual winter ice fishing tournament in late January, look for announcements sometime after the first of the year.
Anglers are reporting some good success fishing off the floating docks near the dams where lake aeration systems are providing open water.
Fishing permits for the 2025 season are available at the Administration offices in Vista and at the Recreation Center. The lakes were stocked in October with several thousand pounds of rainbow trout which should provide excellent opportunities through the winter and into next spring
PAGOSA LAKES Board of Directors Monthly MEETING
ALWAYS On the second Thursday of every month at 6pm – Jan 9, 2025
This will Directly follow the 5:30pm Executive Session
IN THE VISTA CONFERENCE ROOM AT 230 PORT AVE
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Gym Talk – Updates
Gymnasium Project Update
The youth activities and finance committees have continued discussions on the gymnasium project, and we’re excited to share some updates!
Special Assessment Details
The final amount of the special assessment has been set at $255, based on Option 2 from the latest survey for payment distribution. If the gymnasium project is approved by vote, here’s what to expect:
- Billing Date: April 1, 2025
- Due Date: July 1, 2025
- Payment Options:
- Lump Sum: Pay $255 in full.
- Self-Arranged Payments: Four monthly installments of $63.75 (paid in full by July 1, 2025).
- Official Payment Plan: For those needing more flexibility, you can request an 18-month plan (minimum $25/month). At $25.50 per month, the full amount would actually be paid off in 10 months.
Owner Benefits Addition
If approved, to thank property owners for funding this project, the committee has proposed a benefit: 12 complimentary entries to the recreation center and gymnasium during the gym’s first year of operation. Details will be finalized in the winter newsletter.
2024 PLPOA ECC MEMBER VACANCIES
The Environmental Control Committee has a couple vacant positions for interested owners to serve their community. Any PLPOA property owner in good standing is eligible to apply for one of these seats. Owners interested in serving on the ECC, must submit a resume and a cover letter explaining why they are interested in volunteering on the ECC. Interested applicants must also attend a minimum of three ECC meetings. Potential members are reviewed and appointed by the Board of Directors.
The role of the ECC is to review and make a decision on approval for all plans, specifications for any structure or lot improvement and the proposed location prior to the commencement of any work being done on any lot within the PLPOA.
The ECC meets on the first and third Thursday of every month with a work session on the day before. All meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. in the PLPOA Administration Conference room. Pease submit your resume and letter of interest to plpoa@plpoa.com or drop it off at the PLPOA Administration building at 230 Port Ave.
FROM THE GREATER COMMUITY:
Elite’s New Routes – Service Day Changes
EFFECTIVE WEEK OF 12/9/24
After the purchase of At Your Disposal earlier this year, we have been taking steps to combine our separate customer bases into one. Merging the two company’s routes together has been a primary goal. You have likely noticed one or two trucks picking up different stops on your street on the same day or even different days of the week. We are happy to announce that our routes have been updated and merged between the two companies and we are rolling the new routes out effective Monday, December 9, 2024.
As part of this route transition, not all customers, but many customers’ service days will be changing the week of 12/9/24. Please note that your week of service is not changing. The week of service would be in reference primarily to recycle customers, the majority of whom are serviced every two weeks as opposed to weekly. For more detailed information:
- Check our website at: elite-recycling.com
- Email us at RouteChange@elite-recycling.com and include your name and service address and we will email you back with your new route day(s).
- You will receive an email from us two days prior to your new route service day which will list your trash route service day for the coming week of 12/9/24 and going forward. If you are a recycle customer, you will receive an email regarding your recycle service day. These emails will be sent out by route so you will receive the email regardless of whether your route day has changed or not. We will send additional email reminders to help you stay on track.
- Call us at 970-226-1999. We encourage you to call as a last resort. Our phones will be busy. If you receive voicemail, please leave your name, service address and return phone number and we will get back with you as soon as we can. Please allow 24 hours for a call back.
If you previously had recycle service through At Your Disposal which has been suspended due to the serious fire at Phoenix Recycling in June of 2023, please be advised that we are working on restarting your recycle service. Phoenix Recycling is rebuilding their facility and is getting close to completion. However, until Phoenix Recycling is fully rebuilt and operational, we are unable to restart you as their capacity is limited. Rest assured that when Phoenix Recycling can take more material, we will send out separate notifications and information to you regarding restarting your recycle service.
Thank you for being a customer of Elite Recycling and Disposal. Your patience is greatly appreciated as we implement these route day changes.
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