Get out those lederhosen and take part in the first Sunriver Oktoberfest event
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Summer might be winding down but the threat of wildfire still exists as fall approaches
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S C E N E A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
SEPTEMBER 2025
VOLUME XLVIII • NUMBER 9
Here are the results of the 2025 candidate election for three seats on the SROA Board of Directors. The three candidates who received the most votes are: • Linda Beard • Pam Hays • Dale Harrison The new directors will serve a three-year term starting in September.
Online forum about proposed Capital Transfer Fee SROA NEWS – In early 2025, a subgroup of SROA’s Finance Committee was formed to explore additional revenue sources for the association to fund new capital projects. The proposal of a new “Capital Transfer Fee” rose to the top as the most viable and equitable option to fund capital projects without considering a substantial increase in maintenance fees, a special assessment or taking money from reserves. A home sale transfer fee is common practice among HOAs as a way for new residents to “buy in” and contribute to the community they’re moving into. An online Zoom forum to educate owners about this proposed fee, and the projects it will support, will be held Oct. 2, 4-5:30 p.m. Hosted by Sunriver You, registration to receive the Zoom link is required at www.sunriveryou. comclasses. The Capital Transfer Fee would only be executed during the monetary sale of a property to collect one-half of one percent of the sale price. With an average 140 properties sold in Sunriver each
2026 Ladder Fuels Reduction preparations underway SROA NEWS – While fire season remains in effect for 2025, SROA Natural Resources staff are already preparing for the 2026 fire season. Throughout September and into late fall and early winter, you will see staff in their high-visibility vests or jackets walking around assessing ladder fuels on both private properties and SROA commons. If you see Natural Resources staff around on your lane or circling your property with a clipboard, tablet or phone, they are likely performing private property ladder fuel reduction (LFR) inspections. With more than 3,200 single family lots, 22 multi-family or condominium properties, and dozens of commercial tax lots, staff have a lot of ground to cover, and inspections can take a few months to complete. Notices regarding compliance with the Sunriver Ladder Fuels Reduction Plan will be mailed to owners in the spring of 2026. Please know the absence of a notification from SROA does not mean that conditions on a property meet all the standards outlined in the Sunriver LFR Plan.
A crew removes trees during a previous Sunriver ladder fuels reduction cycle.
Regular maintenance is needed to ensure a property remains defensible against wildfire. Owners are encouraged to perform a “Ladder Fuels SelfAssessment” to identify and address non-conforming conditions. This easy-to-use checklist – which is available at www.sunriverowners.org/ propertypreparedness or in the foyer of
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What are all these sticks?
Although it might appear to be a pile of branches, this is a beaver lodge on Lake Aspen. Lodges provide a safe haven for beaver to sleep and raise their young
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the SROA administration building – includes the same criteria used by SROA staff during LFR inspections. Natural Resources staff are currently inspecting and preparing approximately 150 acres of common area in the northeastern portion of the community for
Sunriver’s waterways are home to a variety of aquatic species – from ducks and other waterfowl to the Oregon spotted frog, otters and beavers. Sunriver has a resident beaver along the northern shore of Lake Aspen. It may look like just a pile of branches, but it’s actually a “lodge” used by the beaver as a refuge for sleeping, eating and raising its young away from the reach of predators. Unfortunately, predators aren’t the problem – people are. There have been recent instances of people climbing on the lodge and removing branches. The Sunriver Nature Center asks everyone T B,
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SROA Board of Directors 2025 election results
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