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PPMD Continued from page 6 A 2018 Agreement for Services - Operations with Semocor, Inc.
was then reviewed and discussed. The new agreement incor-
ceive calls and emails on issues and concerns from throughout
the park. Some of the regular comments we receive include: porates a 1.58 percent increase to the annual contract amount
and was unanimously approved by the board. A draft budget for
2018 was then presented and briefly discussed. The board was
• Speeding. This is a concern we all share. The speed limit
on Red Rock Drive is 30 mph. We have a vibrant community advised by the district manager that the next step was for the
with walkers, kids, and dogs. Saving 30 seconds of your day Board members to receive from her the final draft of the budget
by exceeding the safe speed limit jeopardizes all of us. Leaving before the normal scheduled meeting and Budget Hearing in
five minutes earlier can reduce your rush at the beginning and November. At that meeting the budget will be fully discussed,
end of the day and keep our community safe. PPMD is work- finalized and readied for submission to the Colorado Depart-
ing with DCSO to increase patrols as a reminder to all of us to ment of Local Affairs. All residents of the district are welcome
slow down. to attend this meeting and provide their input to the budget pro-
cess.
• Animal safety. Although we live in a wonderful rural area,
we are still bound to the rules in Douglas County that all dogs The District Systems Report for September submitted by Se-
be leashed. To the runner on the trail, your loose dog may be mocor was then reviewed, and operations were noted as nor-
friendly, but your neighbors just don’t know. Douglas County mal. The Monthly Staff Report submitted by the district man-
Animal Control does randomly patrol the park and will enforce ager was also reviewed. New construction permits now stand at
leash laws. 24 for the year, and there is a very good possibility last year’s
total of 28 will be equaled or exceeded. The District’s finan-
cials looked good in spite of the large unscheduled emergency
• Parking. We have lovely tree lined streets. And soon, we’ll
have snow plows running through them to keep them safe and repairs to the main water line on Wauconda Drive. Revenues
passable. RV’s, trailers, and even cars, parked right up on the through September were $345,916 ahead of budget while ex-
street hamper these plows (and can also hamper emergency re- penses were $53,622 over budget. Finally, the Board reviewed
sponders). and approved the water and wastewater improvements agree-
ment for the Tenderfoot Gulch mainline extensions.
NEXT SCHEDULED PPMD BOD MEETING
The next scheduled BOD meeting is Thursday, Nov 9th at the There was very limited audience participation and the meeting
Perry Park Country Club. We will start a working session at was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.. As always, further information is
5pm to discuss the 2018 budget process and then begin the reg- available on the District website, www.PPWSD.org. Further,
ular meeting at 6 p.m. as there was no article prepared for the Sentinel as a result of
the District’s September Board Meeting, be advised that the
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OCTOBER NEWS FROM As we enter into the season of
THE WATER DISTRICT our personal overindulgence of
Jim Matchett... sweet and fatty foods, we must
remember the risks these foods bring to our pets. Inappropriate
The October meeting of the Perry Park food items may lead to several health issues including vom-
Water & Sanitation District was called to iting, diarrhea, pancreatitis, hypoglycemia, obstruction, liver
order at 4:30 p.m. on the 18th with all failure, and death.
directors present. The first order of busi-
ness was the approval of the minutes of Sweetened foods may contain xylitol. Xylitol is an artificial
the September 20th regular meeting. The sweetener being found in more and more food items, including
approval was unanimous given Director Matchett’s abstention a lot of peanut butters and sugar-free gum. With Halloween
as he was absent from that meeting. Disbursements totaling just passed there may be a lot of these xylitol-containing foods
$226,640.98 were then unanimously approved. Next, a Reso- around your home. Dogs and cats may have an idiosyncratic
lution of the Perry Park Water and Sanitation District Autho- reaction to xylitol, meaning we can’t accurately predict which
rizing Certification of Delinquent Accounts for Collection by pets will become ill. Xylitol toxicity may lead to life-threaten-
the County Treasurer was introduced by the District Manager,
Diana Miller, and unanimously approved by the board. Continued on page 8
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