In April of 2019 the vote of the members to amend the ELHA Declarations to ban Short Term Rental (STR) in Beaver Lakes Estates was closed and the results were as follows:
93 – Voted IN FAVOR of and APPROVE the Proposed Amendment
61 – Voted AGAINST and REJECT the Proposed Amendment

Larree Morgan subsequently sued Empire Lodge Homeowners Association. The STR ban was overturned in the Morgan lawsuit and the declarations have reverted back to the 2012 version.  A final resolution document will be forthcoming as it is not finished yet.  The following documents have been added to the Documents page of this site and can be found near the bottom of that page.

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Lot 91 is now available for purchase. The lot is located on the northwest corner of  Empire Valley Road and Empire Circle just across from the lower lake.

The listed price is $49,000.

It is listed with:
Amy M. Tait
Centennial Enterprises & Real Estate
(office) 719-486-1409
(cell) 970-390-8954
(fax) 719-486-1482
leadvillere@gmail.com

Please contact Amy if you are interested in buying this property.

A Colorado State Forest Service chipping crew will be in Beaver Lakes on Friday October 9th. That gives you two weekends to build piles next to the road. This is a great opportunity to protect your buildings and the forest.

Tim Ratterman has volunteered to coordinate this wonderful service! Please contact him at: tratt9@gmail.com

Here is all you need to do:
• Build piles next to the road with all the butt ends facing one way. This helps speed up the chipping.

• Do not include root balls. They can contain rocks that will damage the chipper.
• In addition to dead trees include green trees and branches that has been cut away from the perimeter of your buildings. Please take the time to read the attached document on fire mitigation.

Protecting Your Home from Wildfire -

• Do not include any trees with a trunk diameter over 6”. That should be used for firewood.
• Sage can be included.
• Homeowners do not need to be home to participate. They appreciate the help if you are able.

The cost for the crew and chipper is $150 per hour with an estimated cost of $75 per participant.

Tim Ratterman will pay the crew and bill back participating lot owners for their portion.

Tim  currently has the following owners on the list. Contact me directly at tratt9@gmail.com if you want to be added to the list.
Tim Ratterman
Adam Wiens
Jonathan Bratz
Mark Leonard
Charles Swarts
Lisa Mckenna/ Mark Maxwell
John Doramus

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.