The Highlander

Many thanks to neighbors that were a part of the wonderful traditions of the AHCA holiday season. It was wonderful that Santa could take time from his busy schedule to go through the neighborhood and visit with the children. We were blessed to have many donations for our food drive. Vorry and Candace Moon know how to put on a party and it was great to have such a big turnout for our holiday party. It’s always beautiful to see our neighborhood lit up with holiday luminaries on Christmas Eve. Again, THANK YOU to all of the volunteers and board members for making 2022 a big success.

In light of all the cold and snow we’ve had, just a reminder on residential snow removal:

• City of Centennial – In the interest of public safety and the absence of a City ordinance, the City strongly encourages citizens to remove snow from the sidewalks adjoining their property within 24 hours after a snowstorm ends.
• Colorado Department of Transportation – Owners must place snow from their sidewalks onto their front yard or other areas of their own property, and not into the street. This practice reduces the number of icy areas on streets and ensures proper drainage flow into the storm sewer once snow melts.
• If you are needing help with snow removal please check the AHCA Directory as we have neighborhood teens that provide that service or email our association at ahca.web@gmail.com and we can see about getting you help.

With the holidays behind us, we look toward 2023. Our January Annual meeting was on January 31st. We are excited to have new board members & volunteers. We had board elections (see AHCA Business for election results) and a vote on the increase of dues from $50 to $75 annually. At the meeting, there is continued discussion of how to best communicate with neighbors for membership, events, important city & neighborhood issues, and any emergency matters that might arise. Our AHCA website is a FABULOUS way to keep up-to-date with events, board minutes and neighborhood/local happenings. We also encourage everyone to attend the neighborhood meetings that are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm and various neighbor’s houses. We would love to hear from you regarding what the board is doing for the neighborhood.

We continue to discuss events and activities that neighbors find fun and useful events while adhering to our budget. Our neighborhood population is changing as there are many new families that have moved in. It’s important for the board to watch our budget, but it is clear that the cost of everything has increased. Service (dumpster & chipper, bouncy house, balloon guy) prices have gone up. And we know you have all seen the costs of food & goods (printing flyers) go up. Given all these factors the AHCA board will strive to provide quality events and services while keeping a check on costs. Dues have not changed since the inception of the Civic Association in 1985. Our membership form was recently mailed to each household in the neighborhood. Neighbors can either mail the form and payment back to the AHCA or drop off at the home of Alex Wolf at 7657 S Williams St or create/update the membership information on the AHCA website – www.arapahoehighlands.com and pay online with PayPal. In this mailing we also included a calendar of events & AHCA meetings. These are all subject to change if necessary.
 

CONGRATULATIONS

We’d like to welcome baby Nora & baby Oliver to the neighborhood!!
 

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

• 1st & 3rd Tuesdays – City of Centennial City Council meetings – with study sessions beginning @ 6:00pm and regular meetings beginning at 7:00pm
• March 3-12 – Denver Restaurant Week
• March 11 – Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
• March 17-19 – Denver March Powwow
• March 16-18 – “The Little Mermaid” by Arapahoe High School theater – tickets $10 – www.bit.ly/ahstheater
• Mar 27-21 – Littleton Public Schools spring break
• April 14 – Littleton Public Schools Foundation – Spirit Celebration – “Take Flight’ to support LPS students & staff
• April 22 – City of Centennial, Electronic Recycling Event – Electronic recycling services will be available for residents on Saturday, April 22 from 8am – 11am @ Centennial Civic Center – 13133 E Arapahoe Rd., 80112.

AHCA Business

At the January annual meeting a new board was elected:

• Co-Presidents: Danny Bier & Alex Wolf
• Secretary: Andi Graves
• Treasurer: Sandy Schell
• Communications: Megan Johnson & Brittany Meeks
• Hospitality Co-Chairs: Christy Jones & Susie Lewis
• Members-at-Large: Kathy Walker, Vorry Moon, Hank Salmans
• Passed: increase annual dues to $75
• Financial Summary by Sandy Schell
  • Ending the fiscal April 1, 2021- March 31, 2022 year with $3891.55. No revenues or expenses in January-March 2022. I took the Treasurer position in November 2021. I was able to put together expenses, but not clear on number of neighbors that paid dues.
    • Revenues $3152.28.
    • Expenses of $4762.48 for events, print and digital communications (Directory, flyers, website, Zoom, membership mailing), Residential Community Association Policy and mailbox rental.
  • Change in by-law at June business meeting. Fiscal year changed to calendar year.
  • Ending the calendar year December 2022 year with $3085.07.
    • Revenues of $5245.80 in 2022. 75 neighbors paid dues = $3745.80 (check & PayPal) and $1500 from City of Centennial Neighborhood Grants. Three grants of $500 each for dumpster, chipper and fall festival.
    • Expenses $6181.96 for events, print and digital communications (Directory, flyers, website, Zoom, membership mailing), Residential Community Association insurance policy and mailbox rental.

Click Here for complete January meeting minutes.

Please send any questions regarding the increase in annual dues to AHCA.web@gmail.com or click here for more detailed information.

Join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, March 21st @ 7:00 pm at the home of Carl & Dorothea Diller (1745 E Dry Creek Place). We’d love to see you there.