Sunriver Music Festival is calling for artists to submit work for its 2025 poster
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An open house will be held for owners to see the new public safety facility
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S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
JANUARY 2025
VOLUME XLVIII • NUMBER 1
Sunriver Police chief and captain moving on Sunriver Police Chief Stephen Lopez, who has served as Sunriver’s chief since December 2023, is resigning from his position and taking a job with the Redmond Police Department. His last day in Sunriver is Jan. 16. “While the timing is not ideal, we have a strong and capable police force Turn to Chief, page 3
The new Public Works facility is complete and staff are moving in. An open house is scheduled for Jan. 17, 1-3 p.m.
Public Works moves into new space; work to begin on SROA admin office remodel
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and Natural Resources will now be kept. Owners interested in seeing their new facility are invited to open house tours on Friday, Jan. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. Pardon our dust: Admin office remodel With the Sunriver Police moving into the new public safety facility, that previously occupied space will now be redesigned to move and or expand space for some SROA departments. Currently, not all staff even has an office – occupying random spaces or are elbow-to-elbow with three or four people jammed into a single office. The biggest changes will be for the Community Development, which will occupy about half of the former police department’s space. Once complete, the department will have its own lobby as
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SROA NEWS – During its December meeting, the SROA Board of Directors approved the formation of a Pathway Safety Task Force and is seeking owner volunteers. Pathway safety and usage was one of the primary topics of concern that came out of the recently adopted Sunriver Strategic Plan. There has been an increase in owner sentiment that Sunriver’s 34 miles of paved pathway have become increasingly dangerous. Although the increased use of e-bikes has been cited as a primary reason, other issues such as electric scooters and one wheels, off leash dogs, the lack of audible warnings between cyclists and pedestrians, an overall increase in the volume of users and a perceived
SROA NEWS – With construction now complete on the new Public Works facility, crews are slowly moving into their new spaces. The dark, dingy “round house” is now a distant memory and has been replaced with light and airy workspaces and tool storage, expanded breakroom and bathrooms and equipped with heat and air conditioning – a far cry from the former sewage storage facility where crews once worked and ate their lunches. The facility includes more than a dozen bays to keep vehicles out of the weather for quicker access during winter conditions. These spaces are also heated and/or air conditioned. With storage always at a premium, the new building has an expansive second floor where much of SROA’s files – especially for Community Development
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most visitors to SROA are accessing that department. Work we be split into two phases: • Phase 1, mid-January to late March: Construction will start by creating a hallway from the SROA side of the building into the former police side Turn to Remodel, page 7 SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVII I • NUMBER 1 P.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Call for task force members
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