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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
APRIL 2023
VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 4
First reading: Design Manual receives complete remodel
SUSAN BERGER PHOTOS
Tunnel demo underway On March 20 (and with snow still on the ground), crews began the demolition process of the tunnel on Abbot Drive north of Circle 1 to make way for a new, concrete tunnel. Abbot Drive is now closed in this area and traffic detours are in place. Completion of the project is expected in late June.
SROA Board accepts new Parks & Recreation Master Plan SROA NEWS – The SROA Board of Directors has accepted the Parks & Recreation Master Plan during its March board meeting, following months of work by the Parks & Recreation Master Plan Task Force. Formed in July 2022, the task force included owners, various stakeholders and SROA staff under the guidance of MIG (a parks planner/consulting firm from Portland). The primary goal of the task force was to develop a park and recreation facilities master plan to evaluate current and future park/recreational needs and find gaps related to trends and demographics. The task force conducted owner/visitor surveys and reviewed pertinent existing SROA documents such as the Infrastructure & Amenities Master Plan (IAMP) and Comprehensive Owner Surveys.
The resulting plan is intended as a guide for SROA to help prioritize the development of recreational improvements over the next five to 10 years. As a living document, the plan is not set in stone and will be updated over time as trends evolve. “The plan is a menu of proposed ideas – not a recipe that has to be followed exactly,” said James Lewis, SROA General Manager. “I see this document as a complement to the IAMP.” Any implementation will occur on an annual basis through the budgeting process, with rationale provided to the board as to why, how and when certain projects are being proposed – based on the direction of the master plan. The plan is available on the SROA website at www.sunriver owners.org/parksrecreationplan
SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 4 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA NEWS – After almost a year of reviews and meetings between the Design Committee, consultants, staff and a Design Manual Task Force, the new Design Committee Manual of Rules and Procedures is ready for its first reading and open comment period. The manual can be found on the SROA website (www.sunriverown ers.org) under News & Notices on the homepage. As a first reading, owners have until May 17 to read and make any comments about the new document. Comments can be sent to infosroa@srowners.org. For those who may not be aware, a Design Manual Task Force was officially formed in December 2020 to thoroughly review the current Design Committee Manual of Rules and Procedures to bring the 30-plus year old manual in line with the type of project applications the Community Development Department currently receives. With less than 70 buildable lots in Sunriver, the original manual leaned heavily on new construction, which is not the majority of applications received today. Task force members participated in 24 meetings over the past 18 months. Initially, meetings consisted of a partnership between staff and MIG Consultants to help design/reformat the manual to what is consistent in other planned communities. The task force was then populated with a variety of community stakeholders, owners, Design Committee members, contractors and architects for input. SROA staff also held meetings with just Design Committee members to capture any final edits and to review the new layout functionality of the proposed manual. The last time the manual had any sort of major update was in 2002. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213