March Newsletter
CVOA MEMBERS! Please join us for :
Meeting ID: 838 8534 6090
January 2025 Newsletter
Please use the link below if you would like to print the newsletter:
Water Reporting Reminder – Owners in Filings 3, 4, 5, 6
Please remember to report your water meter reading which is due prior to December 31, 2024.
These numbers are very important to retain water rights in the Cuerno Verde Subdivision.
You may send your report in December (or sooner if applicable) to cuernoverde@warrenmgmt.com
Thanks so much!
____________________
Annual Meeting 2024.
Results of the voting are as follows:
Bylaw Change Vote – to change the date and time of the annual meeting – 68% FOR (85 votes) and 32% AGAINST (40 votes)
Vote to approve budget – 80% FOR (99 votes) and 20% AGAINST (25 votes)
Current Board Members ( updated January 2025) :
President Patricia Skrdlant
Vice President Larry Bailey
Secretary Chuck Frazier (updated Jan 2025)
Treasurer Robert Guevara (updated Jan 2025)
Member at Large Jimmy Ash
Please Note: One of the reasons for changing the annual meeting time is due to Warren Management’s Policy not allowing their employees to host meetings on holiday week-ends. CVOA received a one-time exemption to this policy allowing Ashlee Sacdalen, our WMG Community Association Manager, and Emma Anderson, WMG Management Team Assistant, to be in attendance over Labor Day Weekend.
Members Minute
Board of Directors, Cuerno Verde Owners Association
Physical Clubhouse address: (No Mail Receptacle on site) 120 Clubhouse Way, Westcliffe, CO 81252
Facebook Page: facebook.com/cuernoverde
website: https://cuernoverde.org/
email: cuernoverde@warrenmgmt.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS may be contacted via cuernoverde@warrenmgmt.com
Updated January 2025
President: Patricia Skrdlant
Vice President: Larry Bailey
Secretary: Chuck Frazier
Treasurer: Robert Guevara
Member at Large: Jimmy Ash
Each owner of property in the Cuerno Verde Owners Association received the Annual Meeting Announcement in both their email inbox and by USPS in their mailbox. If you have not received your Announcement, Agenda, Proxy, Ballot and “DRAFT” Amendment to the CVOA bylaws, please contact Warren Management immediately using the links below.
You will notice that the 2025 Newsletters Tab has been added to the sidebar of each page of your CVOA Website, including a copy of the 2024 Annual Meeting Announcement mailing in the 2024 Newsletter tab on the right side of this page.
The Cuerno Verde Owners Association is managed by the Warren Management Group of Colorado Springs. Please scroll down for more important information sent in the February Newsletter.
Important Contact information for Cuerno Verde Residents follows:
To log into the owners portal:
From The Warren Management Group
February 29, 2024
Good morning residents!
Warren Management Group is excited to announce we will be relocating our office beginning Friday, March 15! We will be closed that day. We anticipate being open for business again on Monday, March 18.
Our new address will be 4050 Lee Vance Drive, STE 250, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. This is in the David C. Cook building on the south side of Woodmen Road between Rangewood Drive and Austin Bluffs Parkway.
One notable change is that this is a fully secured facility. Visitors with an appointment must check in at the security desk at the visitor entrance, which is located on the west side of the building. This policy will not hinder Owners’ ability to attend Board meetings held at our office.
Your community’s telephone number, email address, and the address for Assessment payments (District or Association Name, c/o Warren Management Group, PO Box 98035. Phoenix, AZ 85038-8035) will not change. We prefer that payments not be mailed or dropped off at our office.
To email Warren Management:
To telephone Warren Management:
Phone number 719-653-3017 (Cuerno Verde specific community number)
Mailing Address for Annual Assessments:
Cuerno Verde Owners Association
c/o Warren Management Group
PO Box 98035
Phoenix, AZ 85038-8035
To learn more about the Warren Management Group, please visit their website.
SLASH – Please visit our Fire and Slash tabon the black tool bar above
A note about the slash pile behind the barn in the common area: It is for fire mitigation around Cuerno Verde residences only, not for undeveloped properties and clearing. It is expensive to have the piles chipped, so we must be prudent about how much slash we collect. Here is the official protocol for what is allowed in the slash pile:
- The slash pile is solely for mitigation of the Home Ignition Zone.
- The Home Ignition Zone is defined as the area within 200 feet of a residential structure by the Cuerno Verde Owners Association Community Wildfire Protection Plan under the standards for the Plan established by the Colorado State Forest Service.
More News: The information for Social activities in Cuerno Verde can now be found on its own page! Please look for upcoming events at the CVOA Social Events page on this site
REMINDERS!
Light
The Association has received numerous complaints regarding outdoor lighting. While it is understood that security and safety are also important issues, the Board asks that all members consider how their outdoor lighting affects their neighbors.
Floodlights, motion sensor lighting and outdoor lighting in general may not be noticeable to the owner but may shine directly at a neighbor’s home affecting their nighttime enjoyment and rest. Please be considerate of your neighbors. As this area is included in the international designation as a “Dark Skies Community,” the Board urges all of our members to support and to make necessary changes to outdoor lighting. These changes are often referred to as “downward facing or hooded lighting.” Information and assistance may be found on https://www.darkskiescolorado.org/
Neighborhood suggestions: https://www.darksky.org/our-work/lighting/lighting-for-citizens/my-neighbors-lighting/
WEBSITE NEWS
https://cuernoverde.org/ Website
https://www.facebook.com/cuernoverde/ FaceBook
Grand ReOpening of the Cuerno Verde Clubhouse- June 4, 2022
******
“Grand Re-Opening of the Cuerno Verde Clubhouse”
**********************
***************************************************************
During the past month, website updates have continued. A few links are provided below to quickly find information and redirect your search on this website:
- Association Documents
- Newsletters – Members page – Members
- Architectural Information – Building
- Meeting Minutes – please see the right side bar on each page of the website.
- CVOA Calendar
- Community calendar -Not CVOA- https://valleystrong.us/
- Maps for CVOA Properties and Common Areas – Map
- Water Reporting Information Water
- Frequently Asked Questions
Mailing address:
The Cuerno Verde Owners Association
CVOA, 120 Clubhouse Way, Westcliffe, Colorado, 81252
******************
To mail architectural information to the Architectural Committee, please use:
ACC/CVOA, 120 Clubhouse Way, Westcliffe, Colorado, 81252
Cuerno Verde Clubhouse Remodel
Pictures taken on March 13, 2021
As work continues and “finish work” nears completion, the clubhouse once again takes on the appearance of a construction site. Of course things are getting done!
Some improvements are still scheduled for the kitchen but completion may be in the next years budget!
These are pictures of the clubhouse remodel as of 12-22-2021
Although more recent pictures have been sent via Newsletter, they will soon be posted to this site.
Common Interest Communities– Not News but Very Important
Common-interest communities, also known as common-interest developments or CIDs, include housing developments comprised of individually owned properties, in addition to shared facilities and common areas. CIDs usually are created through a set of legal documents drafted by the developer. Typically after development a transfer occurs and these types of communities are then governed by an association made up of the individual property owners which are most often governed/administered by an elected Board.
A common interest community having certain criteria will also be governed by the Colorado Statutes, specifically the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) in addition to the Non Profit laws, the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act (“Nonprofit Act”). If qualifying then these laws apply regardless of the date of the community formation.
It has been stated that other HOAs in the Custer County area and throughout Colorado, do not operate in the same way as the Cuerno Verde Owners Association. This is a true statement and it should be known why it is true.
Not all HOAs have the existing conditions which make them governable under CCIOA.
A community that does not contain common property may not be considered a common interest community under CCIOA. If it does, then the community falls under the governance of CCIOA.
Criteria for a common interest community:
a) Mandatory membership in the homeowners association
b) Common ownership of real property
c ) Owners are obligated to pay assessments for operation of the association, taxes, insurance and maintenance and improvements of the common properties
d) The homeowners association must have a recorded Declaration (Covenants) tied to and enforceable upon all listed common and privately held properties within the community
When the criteria for a Common Interest Community is met, by statute, the CCIOA sets forth the general powers and duties of the homeowners association. This includes the power to adopt a budget for common expenses, maintain and regulate the use of the common elements, impose late charges for the late payment of assessments, and levy fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules of the association.
CCIOA also contains numerous provisions addressing governance matters, including procedures for meetings and voting, insurance requirements, and maintenance of association records to name a few.
Additionally, the association’s declaration, bylaws, or rules may set forth additional provisions addressing association governance that do not conflict with CCIOA.
Information and articles to look for in future newsletters:
Covenants: “Another Look!”
Policies: “Why?”
Bylaws: “How do they serve our community?”
And many other important issues affecting our Owners Association will be examined in upcoming Newsletters. Newsletters may be found on the Members page.
