We need someone to host this Tuesday’s CWPP meeting – any offers? It’ll be at 6:30pm like usual. Thanx!
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Gauntlet cleanup day pics
The Gauntlet cleanup day in early April was a big success. There was a huge turnout from the neighborhood, the CUSP crew, Tri-Lakes Fire, El Paso County, and the USAFA football team.Thanks everyone for the coordination and hard work!
Here are some pics (credit to Diane Strohm)…
4/24/15 Chipper day
Great to see so many people out helping with another neighborhoold chipping day. Thanks! It looks like there was significant progress made on cleaning up the slash from the Rights of Way. Wish I could have helped, but my back is still preventing me from participating in any meaningful way.
Lianne, the girls and I will try to get some of the cut firewood down to Mark’s and move our remaining slash back from the road in case the grader wants to come by.
And from Diane: a few more photos…a big thank you to Mark P, Mark S, Steve R, Steve H, Rowley, Bob, Rob, Lianne, Brad…and especially to Toni for hanging on for the entire 12-hour chipping day!
Projects
Our approved project map & list is available now, from the main menu (above or left). Have a look!
Chipper Day
Friday, 24 April (the last day of our county ROW permit) will be our chipper day. We will start with piles on Doolittle and head west; Approximately @ 10am. If possible, call Mark S. to schedule when you can be there – we will try to balance the work force to keep it running all day.
Chipper Day – Need Your Help
We plan a chipper day this week – Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (TBD). If you can help, please contact Mark S (cell # is four 65 – forty-four 25). The goal is a one day rental to clear up all the slash along the roadways, before our permit expires this coming Friday.
About that slash…
Y’all are probably wondering about the slash piles left in the neighborhood from Saturday’s work. We had planned to have CUSP return quickly to use their chipper on the piles. However, CUSP was called off to aid fire-fighting efforts near Cripple Creek. We hope that once they are done up there, they will be able to return to our neighborhood to help us. That’s all for now, more when we have it.
SWIFT at Jim & Beth’s Wednesday
The SWIFT crew will be working with Jim to mitigate his area. Stop by to see how SWIFT operates.
CWPP Meeting Tuesday Night
Howdy Neighbors!
Our next CWPP meeting is this Tuesday night, 07 April 2015, at Mark & Janet’s home. 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Agenda started here. See y’all then!
Gauntlet Clearing and More – Starts Friday
Starting tomorrow – Friday – and going into next week, we’re clearing the Gauntlet and other areas in our plan. We’re getting help from CUSP, the Air Force Academy football team, Tri-Lakes Fire, El Paso County, and of course ourselves.
We have only a limited time that our permit is valid to clear the county right-of-ways (ROWs), so our focus will be on those areas once the Gauntlet is conquered.
We need your help — please check for an email from Mark for details on what’s going on and how you can help. Also, if you have slash to be chipped, here’s your chance to get it done.
Thanx in Advance!
County Permit Obtained
A “thank you!” to our miracle workers Mark & Mark for their near-heroic efforts combating the bureaucratic gauntlet known as El Paso County, to get our right-of-way work permit for our own gauntlet area, for this weekend’s mitigation project.