VCA Updates
I hope you enjoyed your summer now that the official start of Fall is only a few days away. This month I am providing a brief update on major activities happening in your Rancho Vistoso Community and requesting members consider taking an active role in the association.
Water Savings (Monuments project update)
The refurbishment of the VCA monuments on each side of the Tangerine and Ranch Vistoso Boulevard is underway. The grass is gone and has been replaced by decorative rock and boulders. The golden barrel cactus’s have been removed so the Rancho Vistoso signs are visible again. The new lighting will make the gateway to Rancho Vistoso much more visible and welcoming. This project is anticipated to save the Vistoso Community Association about 657,000 gallons of water annually. We anticipate this will save the association about $46,000 per year.
Parking Legislation
The Arizona legislature passed House Bill 2298 last year and it has been signed into law by the governor. As a result, the Vistoso Community Association is compelled to conduct a vote on whether we want to enforce our HOA rules of no overnight on street parking or have this enforcement authority default to the Town of Oro Valley. Our VCA streets were designed with no overnight parking in mind, and they simply are not wide enough for cars, RV’s, boats, trailers, etc. to be safely parked on the street. Emergency vehicles will have a difficult time navigating through all that congestion when “seconds count.” We have reached out to the Town of Oro Valley and the Oro Valley Police Department to alert them to the impact of this legislation. We will be scheduling a discussion with the Golder Ranch Fire Department soon.
While this law will only impact the public streets in our communities (private streets in gated sub-associations are excluded) all the VCA membership will be provided the opportunity to vote. A ballot item on whether to continue VCA enforcement of overnight parking on public roadways in our community will be sent to all members prior to the March 2025 Annual Meeting. I will continue to provide you updates as we get closer to this critical vote.
How about running for the Board and/or volunteering for one of our committees?
We are over half way through the year and looking forward to the 2025 election cycle. We will have three single family director positions to fill and one other than single family position. You may call or email the office for more information. Click HERE to access the board and volunteer forms.