News & Happenings
Bobcat Prowls
A young bobcat was seen Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the pool area, apparently looking for breakfast.
Reports from the maintenance team indicate a couple of kittens were seen earlier this year making a crowded clowder (for you crossword buffs) in the colony.
So, keep small pets in sight and don't leave food scraps on the grass. Our mini-wilderness also hosts its share of coyotes, roadrunners, and owls, offering a different kind of wild side from what we usually see in the afternoons.
Pool Gets Plastered
A Unique Pools & Spas team set up rigging and completed plastering Saturday, singing and dancing as they worked together.
A crowd showed up Saturday to finish the final "big job" to get the pool open and operating. About 15 workers from Unique Pools & Spas sprayed plaster then troweled it to smoothness.
Contractors need to acid wash the plaster embedded with mini-glass pebble, for further smoothing and material curing. Once completed, the pool will begin filling, which could take a couple of days.
After a couple of days of curing and brushing after its filled, the pool will open for swimming. Although it won't be heated for at least a week.
Watch for the Social Committee's grand opening party.
Los Lagos Vistas Entry Under Repair & Remodel
The Los Lagos Vistas HOA is shining up curb appeal along Lake Havasu Avenue by freshening up landscaping, fixing the curbs, and adding fresh paint.
An independent contractor repaired the curbing that runs along the right-of-way and painted it.
Phase 2 is the removal of oleander bushes, that HOA President Jason Hart is taking on with passion. Bushes have been trimmed and will continue next week. Once trimmed, shovels will fly to remove dirt and dig out oleanders. The plants were looking bad, and the city has called them "weeds" that use a lot of water. The plants are also harmful if eaten by children or pets.
Irrigation lines along the front have been capped to reduce water use and lower campus water bills.
Phase 3, will see new small aggregate placed in in key locations along the avenue. Phase 4 will see installment of new rockscaping to add aesthetic touches and a welcoming entrance to the neighborhood.
HOA President Jason Hart rakes and cuts dreaded oleanders to reduce water use while improving the appearance of the Los Lagos Vistas entry. Cpncrfete repair and paint freshen up the complex entrance.
'Dirt Crew' @ Work
Volunteer "Dirt Crew" team members spruce up Montana Vista near Circle 6 recently. The crew meets Thursday mornings during winter and spring to revitalize the campus.
Headed by Jim Corbett, who also serves as Los Lagos Vistas HOA Board vice president, the crew has been replacing plants lost to last summer's heat wave, and adding plants to common areas.
Above, Bob Litz and Jim Corbett haul fill material to level out rockscaping. Bob and Doreene Schaffer, Architectural Chair, clean up the bushes.