JANUARY, 201@
Property Owners Association
Many residents have voiced concern regarding the recently
announced and proposed power line upgrades in the Estes Park
area. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) has proposed
changes to the transmission lines that run from Estes Park
to Flatiron Reservoir. In spite of the name “Estes-Lyons
Tap,” it is our understanding that these upgraded power
poles will NOT be coming through Pinewood Springs.
The lines follow a route from the Estes power substation
across Lake Estes and then up to Meadowdale Hills and on to
Pole Hill. At that point they continue due east to Flatiron
Reservoir. This route will take them approximately four
miles north of Pinewood as the crow flies. A map of the
proposed upgrades will be posted on our new Bulletin Board.
For more
information, please log on to the WAPA website at:
http://ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/transmission/infrastruct/Pages/Estes-Flatiron.aspx
The next meeting will be held on January 18th at 7:00
p.m. at the Firehouse (backdoor). We welcome your presence
and your input. The PSPOA Board can be reached via e-mail at
pspoa@pwswd.com.
Pinewood Springs
Community
Church News
Bible Study (Book of Romans) will resume
January 8th at
9:00 a.m. and regular Church services at 10:00 a.m.
REFLECTIVE
HOUSE-NUMBER SIGNS
 ARE
ALWAYS AVAILABLE
The PSPOA is working with the Fire District
to get everyone’s home marked with reflective
aluminum house-number signs. In the event of an
emergency, it is extremely important for
rescue personnel to be able to find your home
quickly. For further information or questions, contact
Gabi at: 823-5345 or e-mail her at:gb4949@aol.com.
PSPOA members pay $8.00
per sign, and non-members $12.00.
Sign prices are purposely kept low as this is
not a fund-raising project, but is meant to help
valley residents properly display their house
numbers in order to assist emergency personnel.
If you
are ready to order, please download this
ORDER FORM
and drop the envelope through
the water-payment slot
at the Firehouse.
Bear Aware
Coordinator
Gary Clements asks that you please
notify him
if you have
a bear encounter. His email is
bullmoose@skybeA.M.com.
BEETLEBLOCK
INFORMATION
PDF BROCHURE
ABOUT THE
MOUNTAIN BARK BEETLE
PDF SUMMARY OF
BEETLEBLOCK'S
RURAL TESTING
PDF FOR GRID PLACEMENT
PDF
FOR BEETLEBLOCK ORDER FORM
QWEST AND
SKYBEAM TO OFFER MORE
HIGH-SPEED DSL AND TELEPHONE SERVICES
TO
PINEWOOD RESIDENTS
If you are interested in receiving Qwest high speed DSL
service, please send an email to Terri Tomlin at
terri.tomlin@qwest.com. Please use the subject line of
"Pinewood Springs request for more Qwest DSL access." Skybeam is another local high-speed (Wi-Fi) Internet service
that can be reached at: 888-759-2326, or go to:
www.skybeam.com. They are now offering digital-phone service
as well.
COUGARS ARE STALKING
PEOPLE, TOO!!!
Due to the cold weather and snow, the big cats have
been unusually busy this year, going as far as
stalking people on hiking trails. If
you see a big feline and feel that it may be
stalking you or your pets, especially dogs, please
report any event to our local Division of
Wildlife Officer, Suzanne Kloster,
at:
303-485-0593.
If you're going to walk the trails alone,
carry a firearm and a large walking stick
just in case!!
For
more information, please go to:
http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/LivingWithWildlife/Mammals/LionCountry1.htm
Nuisance Dog
Issues
 Many residents have contacted the PSPOA
concerning wandering dogs and nuisance
barking. This is an ongoing problem. If you
have inconsiderate neighbors who allow their
dogs to bark and wander illegally in your
neighborhood, Larimer County Humane
Society's Captain, Bill Porter, requests that in the
event that any dogs-at-large bother you either with their howling, their
physical presence on your property, if
you see them chasing wildlife, or if
you feel that the dogs' welfare may be at
stake, please
voice your concerns by calling the
Larimer
County Humane Society @ 970-226-3647 and
report any incidents to the dispatch
officers who are very familiar with the
situation...It is illegal not to
contain your dogs on your property and walk
them without a leash unless they are under
your strict voice command. Offenders can be fined
and ultimately see jail time...Please click
on this
link
to read
the entire statute. For a
truncated version of the statutes, please
click
here.
BREEZE-E LETTER ADS
As always, business-card-size ads for the
Breez-E are available. The cost is $15.00 for one issue or
$50 for all six issues, and $70 a year for non-resident ads. Try it for one issue and your $15.00
will go toward a year’s insertion. The PSPOA Board can be
reached via e-mail at: pspoa@pwswd.com.
CALL 911
FIRST
The Pinewood
Springs Fire Department would like to remind members of our
community to CALL 911 FIRST
in an emergency. Don't call your neighbor, even if she or he
is a firefighter, nurse, or medic. Don't call your friend up
the road and ask him or her to call 911. And don't call a
friend or relative in a neighboring town and ask them to
make the emergency call to dispatch. Even a short delay can
make a difference in saving a life. When you call 911, the
nearest available help is dispatched immediately. If you
call a friend or relative in Longmont or Lyons or Estes Park
and request that they make the emergency call to 911 for
you, not only have you delayed the response by calling
someone else first, but also the dispatcher will note the
origin of the 911 call, and may dispatch units from that
area (for example Lyons or Estes Park). This could result in
a serious delay in response while an agency from another
district searches in confusion for an address they can't
find in their district! Meanwhile, the help that is
urgently needed is unable to find you!
When you call 911,
your call originates from the place where the help is
needed, and dispatchers will send the help nearest to you
immediately.
So please remember:
in an emergency, CALL 911 FIRST
and get help coming fast and directly. Make any calls to
friends, family, or neighbors after help is on the way, or
even after help has arrived. This will ensure that you get
the most rapid and direct response. It could save a life!
For a list of Larimer County and Colorado
Government officials
and departments,
please go to this
site's
“LINKS” bar.
Governor,
John Hickenlooper
200 E. COLFAX AVE. SUITE 136, DENVER, CO 80203
U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet
702
HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
DC Phone:
202-224-5852
E-mail:
www.bennet.senate.gov
U.S.
Senator Mark Udall
B40E
Dirksen Senate
Office Building
Washington DC 20510
DC Phone:
202-224-5941
Phone: 877-7-MUDALL
(877-768-3255)*
DC Fax:
202-224-6471
*Number is restricted to callers with Colorado area codes.
Senator Kevin Lundberg, 15th Dist.
200 E. Colfax, Denver, CO 80203
Capitol Phone: (303) 866-4853
E-Mail:
kevin@kevinlundberg.com
Congressman Cory Gardener, 4th Dist.
123 N College Ave., Suite 220
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970) 221-7110
Fax: (970) 221-7240
E-mail:
cory.gardner@mail.house.gov
Fischer, Randy,
House Rep., 53rd Dist.
200 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-2917
E-mail:
randyfischer@frii.com
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