The BSR Annual Meeting will be held Monday, May 8, 2017 beginning at 7:00pm. Meeting location is the same as last year: Murray Library, 166 East 5300 South, Murray, Utah.
The board positions for Randy and Claire are open for election. Please contact Brad Peterson if you are interested in running for one of the positions. A short bio must be provided to Brad by April 1st.
Parking near BSR can be difficult in the winter. We have very limited roadside parking which does not get plowed. The Summit County Sheriff’s Department reminds us to keep in mind that snowplow operators need a clear path to plow the full width of the roads.
This past weekend, several vehicles were parked too close to the road and were issued warnings. In the future, such vehicles will be subject to ticketing and towing. The sheriff’s department is asking for our cooperation to not park close to the canyon road.
Summit County ordinance #346 simply states “no on street parking” and “vehicles or other obstacles which hamper snow removal operations.” To avoid ambiguity, we are working on getting more specific details as to what “close” means.
Summit County has contracted with Republic Services for garbage collection beginning in 2017. Most property owners in Weber Canyon received a $36 billing notice for 2017 annual garbage collection from Republic Services. There is confusion about the purpose of the collection fee. The notice referenced that it was for a “65 gallon cart,” even if the property owner did not have a 65 gallon cart. The Upper Weber Canyon Property Owners Association has been in contact with the Summit County Landfill Superintendent. After discussion, their recommendation, at this point, is to pay the invoice “under protest” to avoid a late payment penalty. More information will be available after the next Summit County Council meeting.
As a result of the recent snow storms, main gate winter rules will go into effect by end of day November 29, 2016. The main gate lock will be changed by this time. Access for most individuals will be through the snowmobile gate using your current summer key. Please keep the gate closed and locked at all times. Exercise extreme caution when on the roads.
The main gate still has the summer lock, but with the storms coming in the next week that could change quickly. The hill leading down from the gate is already getting icy and snowy. It doesn’t melt here as well as most other areas of BSR because of the hillside shadows. Please use extra caution when travelling down or up any section of road with snow or ice.
The main gate will be kept open as long as possible, but a change can occur quickly depending on weather and road conditions. When the roads became unsafe to navigate in personal road vehicles, winter gate rules will go into effect. We will post notice of the lock change as soon as we have a definitive date.
Water line work will take place along the meadow road on Tuesday, November 8th, from about 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. This will require the road to be closed for about 1½ hours during that 4 hour time frame. If REQUIRED, the contractor will be able to assist with EMERGENCY ONLY entrance/exit. Please plan your schedules so that the work can be completed without interruption and the road opened again as quickly as possible.
For information on the Box Canyon Fire southeast of Smith Morehouse Reservoir including size, activity, and area and reservoir closures, please see InciWeb.
The DNR has confirmed that they will again chip wood piles this year ….. similar to last year. It is important that the wood piles be properly stacked as shown in the accompanying pictures. Wood chips will be left on your property. Stacked wood should be placed close to the main BSR roads, easily accessible by work crews.
Chipping dates will be posted as soon as we are notified. Significant advanced notice may not be possible. Please clean your properties now in preparation for DNR work.
We appreciate the work and cleanup efforts already evident throughout the BSR area. Your cleanup efforts earned us a Firewise USA award for 2015 and contribute to a similar recognition for 2016.
Randy Ploeger — President
Don Vernon — Vice President
Brad Peterson — Secretary
Claire Stevenson — Treasurer
Paul Ewert — Communications
Weather permitting, annual road maintenance is scheduled for the period Monday, 5/23, thru Friday, 6/3. Work will take place during the week allowing for normal access on weekends.
Navigation of some BSR roads may be impaired for short periods of time during this period due to heavy machinery and the placement of new road base.
Exercise caution thru the work zones.
Beaver Springs Ranch Association 
You must be logged in to post a comment.