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Woodmoor Improvement Association, March 22 – Board approves revisions to design manual

By Jackie Burhans

At its March meeting, the Woodmoor Improvement Association (WIA) board approved revisions to its Project Design Standards Manual (PDSM), postponing its response to a resident’s concern about a neighbor’s shed. It also approved the acquisition of a hybrid Toyota RAV4 to replace an aging Jeep. Board members also provided reports.

Revised PDSM applies to resident concern

Resident Jennifer Davis addressed the board to call attention to a covenant violation she had submitted on March 1 for which she had not gotten a confirmation or response. Her complaint pertained to a shed installed in South Woodmoor that has a gable roof while the home has a hip roof. The covenants for South Woodmoor require that other structures be in harmony with the external design of the primary dwelling, she noted. She also expressed concern that the roof pitch on the shed was in violation of the PDSM and that it was not installed on a concrete foundation.

President Brian Bush apologized that WIA’s response was delayed and she had not yet received it. He noted that the PDSM was a living document and might not reflect the current guidance followed by WIA and the Architectural Control Committee (ACC). ACC administrator Bob Pearsall also noted that the complaint was received on the 1st and the next available ACC meeting was on the 14th, after which director of Architectural Control Ed Miller needed some time to fashion a response.

Bush noted that the ACC had adopted changes over time, some of which were just now being incorporated into the PDSM. He asked that Davis review the updated PDSM in light of her concerns and then come back to discuss it with board members or the ACC administrator. He noted that she still had the ability to object to decisions made by the ACC or the board.

Later in the meeting, Miller moved to approve the PDSM as revised by the ACC. Bush noted that all board members had had an opportunity to review the changes. Pearsall characterized the changes as updating the PDSM to reflect current guidance and adding a section on subdividing lots that a resident had noted was missing. The board voted unanimously to approve the revised PDSM.

The PDSM, covenants, and other governing documents can be found on the WIA website at https://woodmoor.org/governance/.

Toyota hybrid to replace aging Jeep

Board member and director of Woodmoor Public Safety (WPS) Brad Gleason moved to approve an expenditure not to exceed $38,000 to acquire a 2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to replace one of the 2019 Jeep Cherokees.

Bush commended Gleason and Chief Kevin Nielsen for their extensive analysis and noted that the vehicle being replaced had over 100,000 miles and had issues with reliability. WIA hopes to save on fuel costs and will analyze this vehicle to inform future purchases. The board unanimously approved the request.

Board highlights

  • Bush noted that he had met with El Paso County officials and learned that Highway 105 Project A, to widen the highway from the Kum & Go to Lake Woodmoor Drive, would start in June or July. Monument Academy will separately put in a loop this summer that goes around the back of its building and feeds to a roundabout on Knollwood Drive at Village Ridge Point that the county will install as part of its project to improve traffic safety.
  • Bush said the developer may start improving Jackson Creek Parkway (JCP) from the future Whataburger to Highway 105 this summer. The section of JCP to Higby is the responsibility of the Town of Monument.
  • Project B on Highway 105 between Lake Woodmoor Drive (LWD) to Martingale Road, funded for 2024, will flatten hills and install extensive retaining walls with fences on top. Below LWD there will be a four-lane road, and above LWD there will be a three-lane road with a “T” intersection at Fairplay and Furrow Road. The “T” intersection will be a lane, concrete divider, left-turn lane, and another concrete divider.
  • Bush met with the developer of North Bay and Waterside who said they will designate a piece of land behind The Barn as part of the homeowners association of Waterside and put in a deed restriction so that no one can build on it.
  • Gleason reported that WPS has hired Darrin Abbink, a retired lieutenant from the Colorado Springs Police Department.

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The WIA Board of Directors usually meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Barn at 1691 Woodmoor Drive, Monument. The next meeting will be on April 26.

The WIA calendar can be found at www.woodmoor.org/wia-calendar/. WIA board meeting minutes can be found at www.woodmoor.org/meeting-minutes/ once approved and posted.

Jackie Burhans can be reached at jackieburhans@ocn.me.

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