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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
JULY 2023
VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 7
SROA NEWS – Sunriver magistrate Jo Zucker reported she heard 147 cases in 2022, far fewer than the 262 cases in 2021. There were also fewer “repeat offenders” this year, perhaps due to the stepped-up fine schedules. Overall, there were 103 citations issued for Design Rule violations: 81 cases went to the magistrate and 22 were issued warnings. The greatest number of violations was in the paint survey category – which Zucker left open into June of this year to enable owners an opportunity to comply as weather improved. “Our goal is not to fine people… the goal is compliance,” she said. “Owners here are given so many chances to comply.” Other cases sent to the magistrate Turn to Magistrate, page 3
SROA’s financials ‘clean’ SROA NEWS – Price, Fronk & Co. has given SROA’s financials a clean bill of health following its 2022 audit process. Steps within the audit included testing payroll controls to ensure employees exist; double-checking what is in HR files and that payroll allocations are correctly deposited; disbursements are authorized correctly by management; expenses are going where they are supposed to; and the review of all new (and some old) fixed assets. “We didn’t run into any issues,” said Heather McMeeken of Price, Fronk & Co. “SROA is a great audit for us to do… you get the information when you ask for it.”
Jobe Fortner to headline Sunriver summer concert As a child, Jobe Fortner grew up singing hymns in church alongside his family in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Dahlongea, Georgia. He recalled listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd blasting in the car while his stepdad drove him to school. After moving to Monroe, Georgia, Fortner traded playing football for learning music in high school after picking up a guitar and taking lessons from his English teacher. Although his original dream was to play football, Fortner ultimately realized his true calling was music. Fortner will be making a concert tour stop in Sunriver at SHARC’s John Gray Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. Fortner’s roots run deep with soul and Southern rock, and he blends these early influences into his music and songwriting. Touring the country since 2015, Fortner has performed with some of today’s top music talents, including Luke Combs, Riley Green, Dwight Yoakam,
Country music artist Jobe Fortner to perform at John Gray Amphitheater.
Cody Johnson, Whiskey Myers, Billy Currington, The Cadillac Three and more. An up-and-coming artist in his own right, Fortner’s latest release, “What I Believe,” screams his passion for his gospel, mountains and Southern rock
upbringing. Fortner moved to Nashville in 2016, and the rest is history. Tickets will be $45 general admission; $39 for SROA members. For information, visit www.sunriverowners.org/ ticketedconcert. Tickets are available for sale at BendTicket.com
Sunriver Treatment Plant hosting event in July Sunriver Utilities Company invites residents and community members to celebrate the completion of the stateof-the-art wastewater treatment facility upgrade of the Sunriver Wastewater Treatment Plant. The event begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at the plant, 57850 W. Cascade Rd. There will be a ribbon cutting and remarks followed by tours of the plant. At 3:30 p.m. guests are invited to gather for appetizers, drinks and conversation at the Sunriver Lodge Hearth Room, 17600 Center Dr. For information, contact Sunriver Utilities at 541-593-4197 or utilitiesinfo@sunriverutilities.com. Sunriver Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant is now in service, following a four-year, $18.5 million upgrade project. The upgraded facility can now process 1.5 million gallons of water daily, with a new membrane bioreactor
An aerial view of the Sunriver Wastewater Treatment Plant.
producing Class A recycled water. Key partners included Sunriver management, Parametrix/HDR and Slayden Construction. This project represents the singlelargest infrastructure investment by
Sunriver Utilities and addressed key community concerns including noise and odor reduction and aesthetic improvements. For information about the treatment plant upgrade, visit sunriverwater.com/treatment-plant-upgrade/. SUNRIVER SCENE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSN. VOLUME XLVI • NUMBER 7 vP.O. BOX 3278 SUNRIVER, OR 97707
Magistrate reports fewer cases in 2022
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