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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 2024
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 4
First readings, owner comment period open
SROA Board of Directors approves dog park SROA NEWS – Man’s best friend will now have a space to call their own after the SROA Board of Directors approved the creation of a dog park at the Cottonwood Park complex. A dog park has consistently rated high on the priority list of amenities requested by Sunriver owners for many, many years. A Dog Park Task Force was formed in June 2023 to research and vet potential locations within Sunriver. The Cottonwood site easily came out on top, with benefits including: • Already zoned for park use
• Natural shade thanks to plenty of trees • Availability of parking with room for more • Easy pedestrian access via existing pathways • Access to utility hookups for a future restroom, water, etc. “This area has been zoned as a designated park for more than 30 years and ticked off the majority of the boxes,” said SROA assistant general manager, Keith Kessaris. A conceptual plan layout of the park
was previously developed from 2017 and 2021 Infrastructure & Amenities Master Plans and updated during in the 2023 SROA Parks & Recreation Master Plan. Phase one of the park will begin this spring/summer to install fencing of the dog park areas, which will include separate spaces for large and small dogs. The large dog area will be approximately 600 linear feet in size with the small dog area coming in at approximately 380 feet. There will be bench or picnic style T P,
Sunriver standoff ends in arrest of Salem man At approximately 1:43 p.m. on March 14, Sunriver Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement personnel responded to an unprovoked assault in the area of Whistling Swan Lane in Sunriver. The suspect, identified as Alexander Eaton of Salem, struck the victim in the face, causing significant injury requiring medical treatment. Eaton also threat-
ened to kill the victim before fleeing into an unoccupied residence on Thrush Lane. The victim, from Sunriver, did not know Eaton. Eaton made statements to officers on scene pertaining to firearms and reported possible dead people inside the house. Deschutes County 911 issued a “shelter in place” text alert at approximately 2:39 p.m. to Sunriver area resi-
dents within a quarter mile radius of the incident. Law enforcement personnel created a perimeter and requested the public avoid the area while the incident was under investigation. Due to the circumstances, the Deschutes County SWAT team responded to assist in apprehending Eaton. T S, SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 4 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
SROA NEWS – During its March meeting, the SROA Board of Directors has approved first readings for the relocation of a rule and the addition of a newly-proposed rule to Sunriver Rules & Regulations. The first is a proposal to move a rule that was removed from the Design Manual during the manual's 2023 update related to open house signage. The Design Manual encompasses building/design aesthetic requirements, not the regulation of temporary fixtures such as open house signage associated with a temporary event. The SROA Design Committee requested that the Covenants Committee relocate the rule to rules and regulations – like other rules that were moved during the revision of the manual. The open house sign rule will now be included in Sunriver Rules & Regulations under Maintenance and Appearance Section 4.02 E J. A new rule also being proposed for Sunriver Rules & Regulation will be the unauthorized use of SROA and SHARC logos, which has occurred in various forms over the past year. The use of SROA or SHARC logos will be prohibited without prior authorization of the SROA general manager or board president. The rule will be under new Section 4.08. This rule allows SROA to assign a Class A $2,500 fine and have the infraction adjudicated by the SROA magistrate. Owners can read the proposed text for each rule, in its entirety, on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org under News & Notices. Owners have until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 to make any comment on the proposed rules. Comments must be sent to infosroa@srowners.org. Please put “first reading comments” in the subject line. PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID BEND, OR PERMIT NO. 213