Shred Event

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Paper Shredding Event:

Saturday, August 29th 
9 am- noon
Wheatlands Clubhouse parking lot

Shred event is back! Bring paper, CD’s & USB’s! Everything professionally shredded securely on the spot, stay and watch your stuff get shredded. Staples, paper clips, binder clips and hanging file folders are all okay! 

*Event is Free but please bring a food donation to benefit SECOR.*
Sponsored By:
Tammy Welsh, Realtor/Wheatlands Resident
Michelle the Mortgage Lady 
Shredding By:

August Newsletter

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August Newsletter
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS &
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Upcoming Community Events

AMI Gives Back – Canned Food Pick up is scheduled for August 7th, 2020. If you wish to participate please email [email protected] with your address and they will come to your porch and pick up your donations. To view all the details click here.

August Food Truck Night – Save the Date for August 27th for delicious food trucks at the Wheatlands Community Park



Pool Information –

As we approach the end of summer, the board has agreed to extend our pool season! We will be open until September 20th this year. We are allowing walk ups on a first come first serve basis until we reach capacity based on Tri-County Healths regulations (currently capacity is set at 75 people). We ask that you maintain social distancing and continue to follow the practices we set in place this summer. You will need to bring your activated pool fob and COVID Waiver when visiting the pool.

Pool Hours August 10-16, the pool will have the same open swim time slots however you will no longer have to sign up. it will be first come first serve and will be capped off at our 75 person max. We will still close for 30 min in between time slots to clean.

  • 10:00 am-11:30 am – Open Swim
  • 11:30 am-12:00 pm – closed for cleaning
  • 12:00 pm-1:30 pm – Open Swim
  • 1:30 pm-2:00 pm – closed for cleaning
  • 2:00 pm-3:30 pm – Open Swim
  • 3:30 pm-4:00 pm – closed for cleaning
  • 4:00 pm-5:30 pm – Open Swim
  • 5:30 pm-6:00 pm – closed for cleaning
  • 6:00 pm-7:30 pm – Open Swim


• Pool Hours: Beginning August 17, the pool transitions to school hours with Monday – Friday Swim at Your Own Risk from Noon until 4pm and then Lifeguards on Duty from 4-8pm. Saturday’s and Sunday’s will be the same as our summer hours and the pool will be open 8am-8pm with Lifeguards on Duty.

• Swim at Your Own Risk M-F Noon – 4pm : We will have a YMCA staff member at the gate to ensure our pool stays under the capacity limit but we will not have any lifeguards in the stands during this time.  The swim times will be 12-1:45pm and 2:15-4pm. All children under the age of 18, need to be accompanied by their parents or guardians to participate in the Swim at Your Own Risk hours.

• Lifeguards on Duty M-F from 4-8pm: We will have Lifeguards on Duty during the evenings Monday – Friday.  The swim times will be 4:15-5:45pm and 6:15-7:45pm.

• Weekend hours: Weekend hours will remain the same as during the summer and are Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 8pm with lap swimming in the morning. Lap swimming will be from 8-9:30am. Then the following swim times are available for open swim: 10-11:30, 12-1:30, 2-3:30, 4-5:30, and 6-7:30.

• All of this information and pool forms can be found on our website here.  


Clubhouse Information – The clubhouse is now open for rentals again. Due to COVID-19, we do have a few changes to our rental policy that can be found on our website. To view the new details regarding renting the clubhouse click here.
For more information or questions you can call the YMCA office at 720-274-5759 or email wheatlandsdistrict@denverymca.org. Office Hours are Monday-Friday 9am-1pm.

Park Information – We appreciate your help keeping our trails and park clean. The new pet waste stations have been placed at the Wheatlands Community Park and along the trail behind Harvest.   We hope you can use them next time you are on a walk with your furry friends! We continue to notice vandalism on our light poles and around our community. If you see something or have any information regarding the vandalism in our community, please contact our PAR officer, Judy Lutkin at [email protected] or 303 627-3177 and the dispatch (non-emergency) is 303 627-3100. If it’s an emergency situation or in progress, please contact 911.
Next Board Meeting

Thursday, August 13th at 6:00 pm
this meeting will be a zoom meeting


Telephone #: 720-707-2699
Meeting ID: 935 2477 1150
Passcode: 814063
COVENANT ENFORCEMENT

Reminders and Information

“No garbage or trash cans or receptacles shall be maintained in an
exposed or unsightly manner. All garbage or trash cans or receptacles shall be stored out of site (except that a container for such materials may be placed outside at such times as may be necessary to permit garbage or trash pickup.) Trash containers may be placed on the street for pickup after 5:00 p.m. on the evening prior to the day that such trash is to be picked up. Trash containers must be removed from the street properly stored by 9:00 p.m. of the day of pickup.”

Tree Information

Many trees in our Wheatlands neighborhood are struggling. They experienced an early freeze last fall, and then a late frost this spring. After doing an initial inspection, it was decided by the board to hold off on continuing with the inspection of trees until after July 1. 

If the trees were not showing life by then, the homeowner will have until September 30 to replace. Please note that the Wheatlands Metro District trees have also been evaluated and have been approved to replace the ones deemed necessary.

If a household receives a violation regarding dead trees, please feel free to reach out to AMI at [email protected] with any questions. Keeping the lines of communication open with them is important.  

We have put together several helpful resources in case there are questions concerning these trees. This information can be found HERE



How to respond to District rule violation notices

  • Address it: Ignoring a violation notice won’t make it go away and can make the situation much worse, if not responded to. Once you’ve received a violation notice, take steps to understand and correct the violation, and either pay or appeal the fine if issued.

  • Don’t take it personally: Remember that the rules were created to keep the community safe and comfortable for residents, including you. You agreed to abide by the rules when you bought your home.

  • Communicate: While friendly phone or email communication can address minor infractions or warnings, written communication and documentation helps create clarity for everyone involved. When you’ve been accused of a rule’s violation, it’s best to address it in writing. If there are extenuating circumstances—like a family emergency that causes you to fall behind on lawn care—communicate that to your Covenant enforcement manager at [email protected] . You don’t know if an exception might be made until you ask.

  • Get involved: There is usually a correlation between the level of homeowner involvement and the success of a community. So, if you want to improve your community, volunteer for a board or committee position or attend meetings to see how you can contribute.
Wheatlands Recreation Center
To follow the construction of the new Wheatlands Recreation Center.


* On Monday August 3 there will be an early morning concrete pour at the site.
Southlands & YMCA Events and Programs


The Southlands Shopping center continues to offer events and programs virtually and in person
Check it out HERE






Kids Night Out at the YMCA at Southlands

When: Friday, August 28th
5:30 pm-8:30 pm

Where: YMCA 6295 S Main St. (next to massage envy)
Aurora, CO 80016

What: Kids Night Out
Drop the kids off for 3 hours of fun. Games, crafts and a movie. Due to Covid no food will be served. You can pack a drink and snack for your child if you would like.

Cost: $15/child
limited to 15 kids.

Register Here
Registration Opens on August 5th at 8 am.

Updated Pool Information

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Good Afternoon Wheatlands Residents!  

We wanted to acknowledge that we have received conflicting information from Tri-County Health regarding the Arapahoe County Variance that took place on June 29th. We anticipated being able to move our pool to 50% capacity based on that variance however Tri-County informed us that it did not apply to outdoor pools. 

Now today, July 9, they have clarified that the variance does apply to outdoor pools. This allows our pool to move to 50% capacity, which allows for 75 residents at the pool.  

We are excited more families are able to enjoy the pool this summer and have learned a few lessons in June regarding the reservation system. We have found it is very hard to manage the reservation system as we still have residents reserving slots under multiple emails, reserving slots for 10 plus people and also reserving spots and not showing up. 

We have done our best to manage it and make the pool fair for everyone to use this summer. We appreciate all the residents who did respect the rules and the system we had to put in place.  

Because of all the difficulties with the reservation system, we are leaving the reservation system as it stands with 10 slots and will honor all those that reserved a spot.  However going forward instead of adding more slots, we are going to allow for more walk ups – up until the 75 person limit is reached.

We are thrilled more residents will be able to enjoy the pool and we feel this will allow us to maximize the number of residents who get to use the pool. 

By opening it up to walk ups, we will make it like years past where if you want to go to the pool, you can walk up and attend. To allow for social distancing, residents should sit in the grass area in addition to the reserved sidewalk squares. 

We appreciate your flexibility and understanding as we work together to adhere to Tri-County Health’s regulations. To follow all the pool news, weather closure, availability – join the Wheatlands Community Pool Page on Facebook located here.


Also a reminder about lap swim, if you sign up for lap swim each person that is going to swim needs to sign up for a spot. You can’t sign up for one spot and bring more than one person. We have room for 12 people for lap swim, 2 per lane. People who only sign up for one spot and then bring multiple people puts us over our limit. Thank you.

Wheatlands YMCA Recreation Center – Viewing Platform

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Come watch construction take place on the new Wheatlands YMCA Recreation Center.  A viewing platform has been constructed on the outside of the safety fence located on Wheatlands Parkway.  The viewing platform allows you to see over the construction fence and watch as the building transforms.   The platform faces what will be the main entrance to the building.  So next time you are strolling by, feel free to stop, climb the stairs and watch the construction progress.   To follow along with the construction progress you can also visit www.wheatlandsparkandrec.com 

July 4th – KONA ICE & High Point Creamery

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Take a walk, run or bike ride up to the park to enjoy a sweet treat this 4th of July! We have 2 dessert trucks coming to the Wheatlands Park on July 4th. Please note the staggered times, KONA ICE will be there from 11-12:30 and High Point Creamery will be there from 1-3.

Ice Cream Truck at the Park
Who: High Point Creamery
What: Ice Cream Truck
When: Saturday, July 4th 1 pm-3 pm
Where: Wheatlands New Park
High Point Creamery Food Truck will be at the new Wheatlands Park serving delicious ice cream on the 4th of July from 1-3pm.
Prices are:
Kiddie (single) scoop (cup or cone) $4.25
Small (double) scoop (cup or cone) $5.25
Medium (triple) scoop (cup or cone) $6.25
Root Beer Float $6.75Pints $7.99
For a list of Flavors Click Here

*Please adhere to Tri-County Health’s recommendations and physical distance while picking up your treats*

Snack Shack is Back

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Snack Shack at the pool is back starting Wednesday, July 1st. We ask that you bring exact change to minimize the handling of cash back and forth. We are working on setting up a credit card option. All items will be $1 with the exception of otter pops, those will be $.25.

Snack Shack Menu


Drink options: $1

•Dr. Pepper

•Coke Zero

•Sprite 

•Gatorade 

•Water



Snack options $1

•Baked Chips

•Chips

•Goldfish

•Fruit Cups



Sweet treats $1 

•Ice cream sandwich 

•Drum sticks (this item contains nuts)

•Hershey bars

•Almond Hershey bar 

•Kit Kat 

•Carmello 

•Reese’s peanut butter cups

•Reese’s peices

•Skittles 

•Starburst



Otter pops $0.25 
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July Newsletter

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July Newsletter

Ice Cream Truck at the Park

Who: High Point Creamery
What: Ice Cream Truck
When: Saturday, July 4th 1 pm-3 pm
Where Wheatlands New Park

High Point Creamery Food Truck will be at the
new Wheatlands Park serving delicious
ice cream on the 4th of July from 1-3pm
Prices are:
Kiddie (single) scoop (cup or cone) $4.25
Small (double) scoop (cup or cone) $5.25
Medium (triple) scoop (cup or cone) $6.25
Root Beer Float $6.75
Pints $7.99

For a list of Flavors Click Here

4th of July Activities


Community Competition | Fri – Sun

We’re judging patriotic porches, backyard BBQs, dressed-up dogs, decorated bikes, delectable drinks, and more! Post your patriotic pictures on the Wheatlands Residents Facebook page and tag with #FrontPorch4th. Winner gets bragging rights for the most patriotic family in the neighborhood and will be featured in our next newsletter.


*Please note due to COVID-19 our traditional Bike Parade and community BBQ has been cancelled this year*
COMMUNITY UPDATES AND INFORMATION


Pool Information – The pool season is going swimmingly! We are glad every family in Wheatlands can sign up to use the pool this summer! As we are allowed to have more capacity at the pool we are encouraging more walk ups instead of increasing more reservations per family.

We are finding residents are signing up for slots and not showing up so we don’t want to add more slots per family and have the pool not being used. By leaving available slots, residents can take a look at the reservation system and walk up for times the pool isn’t at max capacity.  

If you are not able to make it to your reservation please go on sign up genius and cancel your reservation so our guards know how many walk ups to allow and others can sign up.


Snack Shack is Back! – Good news, snack shack will be opening back up at the pool this Wednesday, July 1st. We ask that you bring exact change to minimize the handling of cash back and forth. We are working on setting up a credit card option. All items will be $1 with the exception of otter pops, those will be $.25.

Clubhouse Information -The clubhouse is still closed for rentals however as we get more direction from the state on number of people allowed to gather and cleaning requirements we hope to allow rentals soon.

Park Information – The community playgrounds are open and it is nice to see the kids enjoying the space once again. The board has contacted ID Sculpture to repair the damage from the vandalism at the park while the park was closed.  We are also working on adding security cameras at the park to prevent future vandalism.  The pet waste stations have been ordered and will be placed once we get them.  We appreciate your help keeping our trails and parks clean by picking up after your pet and disposing of trash in the provided receptacles.

Who do I call? – There have been a lot of questions about landscaping, covenant enforcement, pool info, trash and recycling etc… Below is a directory to help you figure out who to call for what.

City of Aurora Property/landscape Concerns – Access Aurora Link:


District Landscaping and Maintenance is done by COX Landscaping. If you have questions, or concerns they can be reached directly at: [email protected].
(303) 693-6878
District Maintenance map can be found HERE

Par Officer Information:


Metro District Board

Covenant Enforcement and Design Review Requests (Violation Letters)
AMI
303-351-5411

Billing Services
AmCoBi
PO Box 57280
Colorado Springs, CO 80949
Toll Free – 877-410-0167 x2
Status Letters – Contact [email protected]

Trash and Recycle Waste Management – need a trash can or recycling bin? or maybe they missed your trash on pick up day. Call 1 (866) 909-4458

For Clubhouse, Pool (key fobs) and Park Rentals
YMCA office is located at the Southlands Shopping Center next to Massage Envy
6295 S Main St. #104
Aurora CO 80016
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-1pm
720.274.5759

Community Manager
Lori Walker – [email protected]
(Oversees Common Area Maintenance Contracts, Trash/Recycling Contract, Clubhouse and Pool Operations)

Aquatic Coordinator
Hannah Krafels – [email protected]
oversees day to day operations of the pool





Next Board Meeting

Thursday, July 9th at 6:00 pm
this meeting will be a zoom meeting

 
Call-in Number: 720-707-2699
Meeting ID: 916 4029 7248
Password: 376674
COVENANT ENFORCEMENT

Trees, Trees, Trees

Many trees in our Wheatlands neighborhood are struggling. They experienced an early freeze last fall, and then a late frost this spring. After doing an initial inspection, it was decided by the board to hold off on continuing with the inspection of trees until after July 1. If the trees are not showing life by then, the homeowner would have until September 30 to replace.

Please note that the Wheatlands Metro District trees will also be evaluated at this time and replaced if deemed necessary. If a household receives a violation regarding dead trees, please feel free to reach out to AMI at [email protected] with any questions. Keeping the lines of communication open with them is important.



How to respond to District rule violation notices

  • Address it: Ignoring a violation notice won’t make it go away and can make the situation much worse, if not responded to. Once you’ve received a violation notice, take steps to understand and correct the violation, and either pay or appeal the fine if issued.

  • Don’t take it personally: Remember that the rules were created to keep the community safe and comfortable for residents, including you. You agreed to abide by the rules when you bought your home.

  • Communicate: While friendly phone or email communication can address minor infractions or warnings, written communication and documentation helps create clarity for everyone involved. When you’ve been accused of a rule’s violation, it’s best to address it in writing. If there are extenuating circumstances—like a family emergency that causes you to fall behind on lawn care—communicate that to your Covenant enforcement manager at [email protected] . You don’t know if an exception might be made until you ask.

  • Get involved: There is usually a correlation between the level of homeowner involvement and the success of a community. So, if you want to improve your community, volunteer for a board or committee position or attend meetings to see how you can contribute.
Wheatlands Recreation Center
To follow the construction of the new Wheatlands Recreation Center.
Southlands Events


The Southlands Shopping center continues to offer events and programs Check it out HERE

More Pool Time & Snack Shack Opening

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Dear Wheatlands Residents,
With a little more than a week under our belt we continue to adjust and make changes to our day to day operations to make this pool season run as smoothly and efficiently as possible during these unusual times.

With the new announcement from Governor Polis we will now be able to have 75 people on the pool deck at a time. We will still need to practice social distancing and follow the guidelines set forth by Tri-County Health. There will still be regulations on the amount of people allowed in each pool to allow for proper social distancing.

Starting July 1 there will be 15 slots available to sign up for to accommodate the 75 people. Along with these additions of slots each family will now be able to sign up for an additional 3 times to visit the pool. For a total of 7.
Please remember, to enter the pool you need to have your 2020 pool registration completed, the COVID waiver completed and your confirmation of sign up from sign up genius. All this can be found HERE.

Also, please note that if there are open spots on the sign up we are allowing walk ups at the gate.

We will also be adding snack shack back to the pool starting next week.

Look for further communication on this subject later this week.
We appreciate our neighbors keeping each other safe by adhering to Tri-County Healths regulations this summer.  Our lifeguards are working hard to keep you safe at the pool, please help them by not taking advantage of a difficult situation. – Wheatlands Board