Members of the Empire Lodge Homeowners Association overwhelmingly voted to pass the special assessment for the purpose of purchasing water rights for the community.

The votes were 102 Yes, and 11 No.  The number of “Yes” votes meets the majority required under the rules.

The Special Assessment is $1,750 and is due on or before September 11, 2020.

You may pay by mailing a check to:

Empire Lodge Homeowner’s Association
585 Empire Valley Drive
Leadville CO 80461

Or you can pay with PayPal ($1,750 + $50 PayPal fee)  on the Dues Page of this site: CLICK HERE

Any member requesting a payment arrangement should contact any Board Member: CLICK HERE (see upper right side)

Thank you again for the community’s support for the long term success of Beaver Lakes Estates.

Board

This is a friendly reminder to cast your vote and be heard for the Special Assessment for Water Rights Purchase.

The deadline for the votes to be received at the Caretaker’s office is no later that 5:00 pm Friday, August 21, 2020..

Be sure to mail your vote for the Water Rights Special Assessment well before the deadline to allow the post office to get it to BLE in time.

We suggest mailing before August 12th to be on the safer side.

You can also simply drop your ballot off at the Caretaker’s office before the deadline.

Please contact your neighbors to remind them!

All Members should be receiving their ballots for the Special Assessment to Purchase Water Rights. The BLE Board has utilized the estimate that was presented at the Special Meeting held with Zoom on July 25th to further demonstrate the positive impact of the proposed water purchase and special assessment in the following graphs. Please reach out to Karen Runowski or Adam Wiens if you have any questions.

BLE Water Rights Cost Evaluation graph3

BLE Water Rights Cost Evaluation graph2

Both meetings will use the same call in number. The water rights meeting is first and then followed by the Annual Meeting.

July 25  | CALL IN ZOOM due to Covid-19

Special Water Rights Meeting  8:00 am

Annual Meeting    9:00 am

Call in information can be found two posts down on this page.

The fire ban is still in effect for Beaver Lakes Estates. This includes no campfires of any sort, camp stoves, outdoor smoking and and other hazardous activities. BLE follows federal, county and state recommendations for fire bans as well as evaluating our communities’ local conditions.

As always, all fireworks are prohibited in BLE.

As always, use of firearms is prohibited in BLE.

Please report any infractions to Mark Larsen 719-486-0978 and call Lake County Sheriff.
Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 719-486-1249

Thank you and let’s keep our community safe.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

JULY 25, 2020 8:00 AM PRIOR TO ANNUAL MEETING

PERMANENT WATER RIGHTS ACQUISITION PLAN

FOR

BEAVER LAKES ESTATES AND BEAVER LAKES ESTATES FILING #2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Empire Lodge Homeowners Association (the “Association”) Board of Directors will hold a Special Meeting on July 25, 2020 prior to the Annual meeting to discuss a Special Assessment and funding mechanisms for the purchase of Permanent Water Rights for Beaver Lakes Estates.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing rules, the Board will be hosting the meeting using a Zoom Meeting format (online “virtual” meeting).  All members are invited to call in also.  When joining the Zoom Meeting, please do not activate video to limit connectivity issues. Please mute your phone unless commenting.

Topic:  BLE Zoom Meeting
Time: Jul 25, 2020 8:00 AM Mountain Time

Join Zoom Meeting by using your computer and this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89448223631?pwd=eWNPUGh1U3RsNHJ1bWd4OFN1Z3czZz09
This link opens Zoom for you. A box will appear asking you to Join Zoom Meeting. Click on that. You should be in the meeting at this point using your computer’s audio. Please mute your microphone.

Meeting ID: 894 4822 3631
Password: 124722

One tap mobile
+13462487799,,89448223631#,,,,0#,,124722# US (Houston)
+16699009128,,89448223631#,,,,0#,,124722# US (San Jose)

Or Join Zoom Meeting by dialing into the meeting with your phone.

Use any of these numbers (Location only matters if you’re still paying long distance toll charges like in the olden days)
Dial by your location
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)

When you have called in with your phone you will be asked to key in the Meeting ID followed by the # sign and then the Password followed by the # sign:

Meeting ID: 894 4822 3631
Password: 124722

The Campgrounds will open Thursday, July 2nd, for RV use only. Five sites will be available. The shower house won’t be open yet so tent camping will not be allowed. All RV’s must have their own restroom facility. Sites are first come first served unless an official on line reservation is made. Go to https://beaverlakes.org/home/ to make a reservation. Reservations must be made by a Member in good standing. Note that new seed was placed over the new septic system and will need to be watered by Mark spraying from the water truck and there may be wind blown over spray.

The ELHA Board is seeking volunteers wishing to serve on the board. The deadline for submission of nominations and bio sheet is Monday June 15th.  See post below for full information.