Twenty Years Ago in Cherokee Meadows
At the 2003 annual meeting, the option of changing from a road association to a homeowner’s association was discussed, because of an increase in full-time residents. The legal fees for this change would be $10,000, therefore, this option was not pursued. The Larimer County Forestry Department gave a presentation about wildfire safety, including a program to evaluate mitigation effectiveness.
In 2004, nine culverts were marked, cleaned and extended for a cost of $1,800. Personal mailboxes were replaced by locking pedestal mailboxes and a package locker. Larimer County began a process to give official names to all roads in the Cherokee Park area.
In 2005, CMRA was incorporated again as a non-profit organization, previously this certification had lapsed. The covenants will expire in 2008, and planning began to review and revise them. The annual budget consisted of $6,800 in annual assessments (dues) and $3,900 from the grazing lease.
In property documents, you may have seen your property referred to by a section and lot number. For example, Section 1, lot 10. This is based on the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) using Township, Range and Sections. Cherokee Meadows consists of properties in Section 1, 2, 6 and 35 (different townships and range, such as 10N 72W and 10N 71W). CMRA no longer refers to properties using the section and lot number; however, we have older maps with this information.