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Annual Book and DVD
Exchange March 10, 2012
The Master Association is kicking off March Madness with a Book and DVD
exchange.
What a great
idea to recycle and reuse those books you've already read, and movies youve
already watched. This is a good way to recycle used books, magazines and DVDs,
a fun way to meet you neighbors and to enhance the strong community of book
lovers.
Donate your gently used or
new books, magazines and DVDs from March 1 to the 9th and come
back on March 10th and pick some up that you are interested in. It's all free
and you don't have to donate to come and take advantage of the free books.
Drop off
books and DVDs March 1st 9th during normal business
hours at:
Castle Pines North Metro
District Community Center
7404 Yorkshire Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80108
Pick up Books and DVDs Saturday March 10th,
2012 from 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
Castle
Pines North Metro District Community Center
7404 Yorkshire Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80108
All types of
books are accepted: fiction, non-fiction, young adult, children's and DVDs.
Sorry we cannot accept encyclopedias,
dictionaries, text or reference books or VHS tapes.
Place the book in the correctly marked
bin (Fiction, Biography, Other
Non-Fiction, Childrens etc)
If you missed the chance to donate
during the March drop off period, dont worry, as you can still stop by and
drop off books or DVDs on the day of the event as well.
Then, anyone in the community is invited to return on Saturday, March 10,
2012 to browse through the stacks and pick out some favorites.
All leftover books and DVDs will be donated to local non-profit associations.
You Don't
Have to Donate Books to Participate in This Exchange
Parks Funding & The Future of Parks in Castle Pines
The following excerpt is taken from The Citizen,
the City of Castle Pines newsletter sent to all City residents. It is
reproduced here with their permission.
As the City of Castle Pines continues
to ensure streamlined operations and
efficiency of services for residents,
the Castle Pines Parks Authority and CPN
Master Association are collaboratively
joining in the effort on the issues of
parks and recreational amenities.
The Castle Pines Parks Authority,
created 15 years ago to address the need for
future parks in the community,
originally entered into an agreement with the
CPN Master Association to implement a
funding mechanism for the purpose of
building parks. The agreement, reflected in
the annual dues residents pay to the
CPN Master Association, specified that
70 percent of homeowners dues paid to
the Master Association each year would
be remitted to the Castle Pines Parks
Authority for the purpose of
designing, building and maintaining future parks
and amenities.
This agreement between the Parks
Authority and Master Association provided,
on average, $350,000 annually, which
helped fund the newly opened Elk Ridge Park.
With the opening of Elk Ridge Park and
the realization that the boundaries of
the City, Parks Authority and Master
Association are not the same, representatives
from all three entities met and agreed
that this original funding agreement
is no longer appropriate to address
future needs.
A few short years ago the Master
Association homeowners dues was $216 annually,
with 70 percent going to the Parks Authority.
With homeowners dues no longer going to the Parks
Authority, the annual homeowners dues
imposed by the Master Association was
recently reduced to $40.
The dues collected by the Master
Association on behalf of the Parks Authority
was equivalent to a property tax of
approximately 3.5 mills, however, because
the annual dues was a fee paid to the
Master Association by homeowners, it
was not tax deductible.
With Master Association dues no longer
going to the Parks Authority for the building and maintenance of parks, the
City will be looking at the option of asking for voter approval for a small
mill levy for ongoing park maintenance and one for park and recreation
capital construction projects.
It is hoped that the CPN Metropolitan
District will reduce their operating mill levy (currently at 19 mills) at the
same time, thereby reducing overall costs to the citizens of Castle Pines. By
imposing a mill levy on all property within the City of Castle Pines, it is
believed the City will derive a benefit from the new homes that will be built
in The Canyons Development and Lagae North, thereby
reducing overall costs to existing Castle
Pines residents.
Representatives from the City, Parks
Authority and Master Association enthusiastically
agreed to work together on the
implementation of a more adequate
revenue stream that would encompass
all present as well as future residents for
the purpose of funding ongoing parks
maintenance and capital improvements
such as the construction of Castle
View Park, improvements to Coyote Ridge
Park
and improvements to the trail network throughout the City of Castle Pines.
Old
information?
Looking for an article or item that appeared on the old
website? Just email and ask we have all the stories, articles, news items
and photographs archived and can provide copies on request. Please email Kim@premierpropmgmt.com.
Board Profiles
We are featuring
brief profiles of the Master HOA Board of Directors, to help you get to know
us better. These appear in the Castle Pines Connection.
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Castle Pines Library Lets Keep a Good Thing Going
*LATEST - Fundraising Updates*
Dine Out
for the Library
The Second Semester Dine Out has started! The next event is:
March 13th - Dukes Steakhouse
363
Village Square Ln Castle Pines, CO 80108
11
a.m. - 9 p.m.
Be sure to let them know that you are dining out for the Library and 15-20% of the proceeds will go to
the library.
Click here to see
future dates as we go through the Second
Semester Dine Out to help Lets Keep A Good Thing Going for our Castle
Pines Library.
Restaurants are being scheduled for every two weeks except
for the week of 5280 and Spring Break.
Thank you all who have
participated and donated to a cause that helps the entire community. The Committee wanted to thank the Master
Association for allowing them to utilize space on this page to let the
community know the status of the fundraising.
For more information
and history of the library click here.
We have an amazing
facility! In one month alone over 10,000 people walked through the
door, so..Lets Keep A Good Thing Going.
To donate with a credit or debit
card, please go to www.douglascountylibraries.org
and
click Donate at the top of the page. Please be sure to enter On Behalf of Castle
Pines Library
in the text field.
Check and cash
donations can be dropped off directly at
the Castle Pines Library, 7437 Village Square Drive, #110,
Castle Pines CO
All donations will directly benefit and support the Castle Pines Library.
King Soopers Neighborhood
Reward Program
This is a
very simple way to give back to the Library, through the use of King Soopers Gift Cards. In brief:
Place an
order to purchase a reloadable gift
card that is designated to support the Library (it will have some money
already loaded on it)
When
shopping at King Soopers (store or gas station)
reload your card with more funds using cash or credit card (you will still
receive your credit card points)
At
checkout pay with your Gift Card and the Library receives 5%.
ITS THAT
EASY!
If you are
interested in supporting the Library with very little effort, please send an
email to Linda Day . You dont have to live in our
community to support the Library since they can be used at all King Soopers and City Markets.
For full
details of this program click here.
Please watch this
website about fund raising events or visit www.castlepinesconnection.com
for more information.
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