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NOTICE OF WATER OUTAGE for some on Thursday 4/11/2024

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Over the weekend, a water leak was discovered on Park Place. For waterline repairs, water service to lots: 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 will be shut off starting at about 10:00 am Thursday, 4/11/2024. We hope to have the work complete that same day. But we will send out notifications to the affected lots, if anything changes.

Affected lots will be notified when the waterline is repaired, and water service has been restored. Then they will be under a BOIL WATER NOTICE. The notice will be lifted once we receive notification that the water is safe to drink.

To prepare for this outage, it’s recommended that affected properties set some water aside to drink and cook with as needed.

Post-Freeze Checks

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Wow, what a beautiful day it was today! Now that we’re (hopefully) past the freezing temperatures, we just wanted to share a couple of important reminders:

  1. If you haven’t already, now is the time to check for leaks. With your water turned off (no running dishes, laundry, etc), go check your meter. If the numbers are turning with your water off, then it may be an indication of a leak. So if this is happening, you can try to identify the source of the leak yourself, if possible. However, if you are unable to identify the source of the leak, you may need to call a professional to help. And remember, upon discovering a water leak, the water manager or other Board member should be contacted. Phone numbers are posted on the Community Bulletin Board or you can email us.
  2. Check the roadways, ditches and other areas adjacent to your property for debris. Remember the CMCC Covenants, Restrictions and Agreements state that “each lot owner shall be responsible for cleaning the roadway of debris left by activity on his or her lot.” This includes debris that has fallen due to inclement weather or otherwise.

Thanks for your attention on these matters. Hope you’re enjoying the little bits of sunshine, and staying warm!

Water Meter Readings & System Flushing on Jan 6-7

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Over the weekend of Jan 6, 2024 CMCC volunteers will be reading water meters and flushing the system.

For meter readings: Please make sure the area around your meter is clear, and manage any aggressive pets so that the meter can easily be read within the meter box.

Bills will be sent soon after and are due upon receipt. As a reminder: A meter clearing fee of $50 will be charged if your meter is not accessible and clear of brush for meter readings.

Regarding the bi-annual water system flushing per Washington State Department of Health Guidelines: This involves running large volumes of water through our water system in an effort to remove sediments that may have collected with the distribution piping.

As the water is flushed through the lines, Ferric Iron (res water iron) that is loosely adhered to the inside of the pipes will be scrubbed loose and flow downstream. Most of the loose Ferric Iron will be flushed out, but you may find your water is cloudy and/or has reddish brown particles in it for a few days. This has no effect on the water quality (other than visually).

If you experience this condition you may run water through all of your taps (inside and out of the dwelling) for 5 to 10 minutes. This should remedy the condition. If the condition persists please contact the CMCC water system Manger for further guidance.

Additional Notes:

  • CMCC does not add chlorine to the water system for routine system flushing.
  • To avoid cloudy water within your house plumbing, you could opt to consider installing a whole house filter. An example of a water filter installation can be found on this site under the Water System section.
  • Learn more about your water quality in the latest Consumer Confidence Report which is sent to you annually, and filed under the Water System section on this site.

Thank you for your assistance in these matters. Have a wonderful holiday season in the meantime!

Firewise Update

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A message from your neighbor: Chris England

With winter here, it’s not likely you’re thinking about wildfire these days. However I just sat down with officials from the DNR to discuss updating our Fire Risk Assessment and Action Plan for Firewise.  

One action that they recommend is having a “Chipper Day”. This is where landowners would bring trees, branches and brush to a pile on their property near a roadway, and crews from the DNR would come by with a chipper to chip the debris and carry away the chips, or leave them in place if the landowner prefers. The chipper could be paid for by a Firewise Micro-grant. In short all you need do is cut and gather your brush. The DNR does the rest at no cost to you. The plan here is to help you reduce fire fuel on your property.

Like anything involving government funds, these things take patience, time and planning. This is why I’m reaching out to everyone now when this “Chipper Day” will not likely occur until March sometime.

If you are interested in participating in this event please get back to me soon with your name, contact number, lot number and address. You may start clearing your brush and tree debris anytime but you should probably wait for further instructions as to where to stage the material.

We can’t say exactly when this event will happen until we know how many people want to participate, so the sooner you reply the more likely we can make this happen.

I look forward to hearing from you but I likely won’t reply until I have more information to share.

Thank you.

Chris England for Firewise

*Note: An email was sent to everyone in the community who we have valid email addresses for. This email contained Chris’s contact information. Optionally, you can contact us for more information or to update your contact details. Thank you.

Please clean up debris from your property

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In the coming weeks the community will be hiring someone to mow our roadsides and ditches. This is necessary to maintain the roads and proper water flows. But at this time of year, there’s always a lot of debris that has fallen in the way. The mower cannot mow where any large branches, trees, or other debris is down in the ditches or on the roadway. It’s dangerous to the person who mows and to their equipment.

As a reminder, the CMCC Covenants, Restrictions and Agreements states: “Each lot owner shall be responsible for cleaning the roadway of debris left by activity on his or her lot.”

So this is the time! Please check the ditches and roadways surrounding your properties and clean up anything that could prevent the mower from doing their work. Thank you.

Boil Water Advisory Lifted

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The Boil Water Notice has been lifted! We received laboratory results back showing that the water is safe to drink.

If you were one of the affected properties, you can now use your water as usual again.

Thank you for your patience,
CMCC Board of Directors

Water System Project Underway

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The water system project (PRV station and fire hydrant installation) funded by the 2023 special assessment is now in process. The work is being done on Colony Mountain Drive North of Wood Road. We hope to mostly complete the project next week.

For anyone with a water service connection on Colony Mountain Drive located between Mountain Drive and just North of Wood Road, your water service will be shut off for up to two days starting Monday morning October 30. For anyone with a water service connection on Colony Mountain Drive located between Toad Lane and just North of Wood Road, your water service may be shut off for up to two days starting Monday morning October 30.

Once water service is reinstated, everyone with a water service connection on Colony Mountain Drive South of Mountain Drive plus the side streets of Park Place and Shultz Ln will be under a boil water advisory until further notice.

Additional notices with information specific to how this will affect your property will be sent out electronically.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience while this important work is underway.

Firewise Reporting

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A message from your neighbor: Chris England

Hello neighbors, I need to report to Firewise the hours and $ we are spending to prepare our community for wildfire. I do this every year as it is part of the application process to stay “In good standing”.

So If you have labored to clean the fire fuels away from your buildings, replaced cedar roofing with fire resistive roofing, or anything that would harden your place against wildfire in 2023 I would appreciate you sending me an estimate of the hours or money you have spent. We don’t need to present receipts, our good word is enough. I just add it all up and submit it to the Firewise people.

Thank you,

Chris England

REMINDER: CMCC Annual Meeting this Saturday

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The 2023 Colony Mountain Community Club Annual Meeting for all lot owners will be held:

Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 10:00 AM
at the North end of Colony Mountain Drive
(at the end of road, in the cul-de-sac)

Click here for Full Agenda

The business meeting will start at 10 AM. There will be social time after the meeting ends and if you would like to, bring a dish to share or your own picnic lunch. Plates, utensils and beverages will be provided.

NOTE: This is a bring-your-own-chair event. Please bring a chair for each person attending in your group.

Reminder: This is your meeting, and your opportunity to raise questions, concerns, or ideas and discuss these things with your community. Your attendance is very important! A quorum (participation of at least 25% of shareholders) is required in order for the meeting to proceed successfully. If however, you are unable to attend the annual meeting, please complete and return this proxy statement.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s annual meeting!