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A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
OCTOBER 2024
VOLUME XLVII • NUMBER 10
Payment options for 2025 maintenance fee payments SROA NEWS – The SROA Board of Directors has approved a 3% discount on regular maintenance fees when an owner prepays their annual amount, in full. Owners can choose their payment option by filling out a form on the SROA website at www.sunriverowners.org/ maintenancefeeoption (there is also a form on page 5). You must submit a payment choice form by Nov. 15. PLEASE NOTE: You only need to fill out the form if you would like to change your payment choice from previous years. Here are the three ways to pay: 1. Annual prepayment (receive 3% discount) Prepay your 2025 maintenance fee amount in full and receive a 3% discount. This saves the expense of printing and mailing monthly invoices. You will receive your invoice in mid-December either via mail or email depending on your selected preference. Your one-time payment must be received by SROA no later than Jan. 24, 2025 to receive the discount. NOTE: The 3% discount applies to the regular maintenance fee only. Special assessment payments (such as SHARC) are not subject to the 3% discount. 2. Monthly ACH transfer The second alternative is to authorize SROA to automatically withdraw monthly payments from your bank account. Check the appropriate box on the online form. You’ll receive an enrollment form from the accounting office to initiate this process. 3. Pay online (3% discount only if paid in full) You can also pay any amount, anytime, online with a credit or debit card through your account portal on the SROA website. Once you receive the invoice, visit the website (www.sunriv-
By Susan Berger, Sunriver Scene SROA NEWS – Lightning strike fires can be very sneaky. While some don’t start a fire, others lie in wait… often smoldering for days until conditions are just right and can take off into a raging, full-blown forest fire. The Little Lava Fire’s official start date was Sunday, Sept. 8 from a lightning strike a couple days earlier just east of Little Lava Lake. This particular storm left 30 fires in its wake, including one that threatened Mt. Bachelor. By late afternoon the columns of smoke billowed and merged until you could no longer differentiate one fire from the other. Conditions were dry, hot and afternoon winds were pushing the fire eastward, with Sunriver and surrounding communities in its path. On Monday evening came the message we all wish to avoid. Phones, text messages and emails simultaneously blew up as Sunriver, and other surrounding communities, received evacuation notifications due to the rapid advancement of the fire. While Sunriver initially received Level 1, other nearby
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SUSAN BERGER PHOTOS
This photo, taken Sunday, Sept. 8 from the Little Lava Lake boat launch, shows the Little Lava Fire as it was just beginning to take off. Due to the rugged terrain and limited access, the firefight was initially an aerial one.
Wildfire threatens Sunriver, surrounding communities
The Little Lava Fire incident management team held an informational town hall meeting at Three Rivers School for area residents on Sept. 11. More than 400 were in attendance to learn more about suppression efforts.
The section of Road 45 where the Little Lava Fire jumped the road.
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