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The advent of June means we are halfway through the year, and summer has officially arrived! The summer solstice occurs in June. The longest day of the year is June 21st. ☀️

Overnight Parking Requests: Whenever you plan to go camping or boating and need to park your RV, boat, or trailer in front of your home to ready it, please let us know to avoid a violation. 😀

Notice of Vacation: When you are planning a trip, please notify us of your departure date and how long you will be away. Having your emergency contact info, a list of authorized vendors, and other details, gives our Security Team the ability to monitor your home during a routine patrol. A vehicle in your driveway with the garage door open, loading items, would not be suspicious under normal circumstances. However, if we know no persons should be there, it would be a cause for Security to approach, investigate, and potentially stop a crime in progress.

"Yield-chasing investors are snapping up single-family homes to rent out or flip." ~ Wall Street Journal, April 4, 2021

The Augusta Ranch community is being targeted by outside investors intent on converting homes into highly profitable Short-Term Rentals (STRs) marketed on VRBO, Airbnb, and similar websites. STRs may appear a suitable strategy for some who are selling their homes right now, but STRs are becoming a severe nuisance for our community and threaten property values.

Augusta Ranch has always allowed Long-Term Rentals. Those rarely cause a problem because the occupants behave as residents who respect and enjoy our community's beauty, tranquility, and amenities. In contrast, STRs increasingly are generating a long string of serious complaints, including:

It's widely recognized that outside investors are becoming increasingly active here locally. Families move out, weekenders pull in, and the complaints pile up. HOA's throughout the East Valley are making covenant changes to rein in this unfortunate trend. Augusta Ranch is one of the few that has not yet acted, making our home values increasingly vulnerable.

Your HOA board unanimously urges homeowners to vote YES to adopt this amendment as we strive to protect our beautiful, peaceful family community that we all enjoy. As investors gobble up more and more of our properties, this may be our last chance to stop the invasion.

Click on the buttons below to read the amendment and VOTE by way of giving your written consent.

To encourage ease in voting, we will also offer online access via the VOTEHOANOW. You should receive a time-sensitive postcard and email with instructions for that website.

If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to call Kamin Havens at 480-354-1236 or attend the board meeting on May 16th, at 6:30 PM.

Links to school calendars:

June Coloring Pages

THREE Summer Kids Club events are coming this June! Below is the first event to be held on June 8th and is appropriate for children ages five and over. Register quick, as space is limited. 😀

Watch upcoming weekly newsletters and Facebook announcements for Kids Club events that will be held on June 15th and 29th.

You can pay with a credit card through our First Service e-commerce link:

OR you can pay through Venmo: @Augusta-Ranch, 4-Digit Code: 7657

After payment, you'll need to register through the button below, and please add your last name and the number of people attending. Doing so will enable us to match your registration with your payment.

We are proud to announce new Approved Color Schemes for Augusta Ranch, inspired combinations designed to provide plenty of flexibility. As you contemplate painting your home, you'll want to check this out!

There are now 14 NEW Approved Color Schemes. Each one features three main color choices that can be used anywhere and three colors that can be used for the trim, popouts, front door, and garage door. You can mix and match them as you please as long as you stay within the palette and colors are applied to the correct designated areas.

In addition, there are 12 NEW alternate front door colors available, which you may use with any of the house paint schemes. These were chosen to give your front door a complementary splash of color if you so desire.

If you prefer to repaint your home's current colors, you may do so. As well, you may choose the original builder colors. All other previous schemes will be discontinued and unavailable.

Below is an example of a color scheme, so you may see how they are organized. Please do not judge the colors below or on the Dunn Edwards website as accurate, for there can be significant differences between them and actual paint. Instead, choose from paint samples you can collect from Dunn Edwards (nearest to us is at 5959 E Southern Ave #4-5, Mesa, AZ 85206). We will also have a set of samples for viewing in the HOA office.

When you are ready to paint your home, be sure to first submit an architectural application for approval. To be reviewed at the next committee meeting, you'll need to submit your request before 5:00 PM on the second Wednesday of that month. Requests received after that will be reviewed the following month.

Follow this link: Architectural Requests to gather the necessary information and forms. As long as your desired paint colors fit within an approved palette, you'll find the process straightforward and quick. Your HOA board members are here to help, so we encourage you to ask questions.

You can pay with a credit card through our First Service e-commerce link:

OR you can pay through Venmo: @Augusta-Ranch, 4-Digit Code: 7657

After payment, you'll need to register through the button below, and please add your last name and the number of people attending. Doing so will enable us to match your registration with your payment.

Exciting Toptracer® Technology!

Toptracer is fun for adults and kids of all ages. The whole family will enjoy hanging out in our beautifully appointed hitting bays and spending time together in this super-fun, healthy environment.

We are delighted to report that golf is having a strong resurgence in popularity. The time is right for Augusta Ranch Golf Course to step up its offerings to meet the increased demand and stay competitive. Toptracer® is an exciting technology that is fast becoming the standard expectation. If you are a golfer, you're going to love this!

Toptracer digital technology takes golf to a new level of fun and excitement. Using the same dynamic technology seen on PGA broadcasts, Toptracer computers transform the old driving range experience using launch, speed, curve, and other data analysis – all delivered in real-time as you hit your ball out onto our live range.

You can download the Toptracer Range app on your smartphone – it allows you to keep track of and store all the amazing Toptracer data available for every shot you take.

Click here and here to see some video examples of Toptracer.

Learn more at the Toptracer website: https://www.toptracer.com/

The image below shows where the Toptracer® setup will be installed relative to our driving range.

for Augusta Ranch Golf Club.

Augusta Ranch Security Patrol Team consists of three full-time armed guards licensed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The guards patrol our community approximately 18 hours per day, seven days a week, continuously changing schedules. They work through Valley Protective Services, Inc., and have a close working relationship with the Mesa Police Department, who may rely on our guards to assist when needed.

If it doesn’t look right to you, let our Security Team know. It takes all of us watching to help keep Augusta Ranch a safe place. Possible reasons to call Security might include parking violations, solicitors, trespassing, open garage door, criminal damage, animal control, lost/found property, and any suspicious activity, persons, or vehicles. For neighborhood non-emergencies, we're here to help!

Augusta Ranch Security Patrol Team: 480-518-3399

Mesa Police non-emergency line: 480-644-2211, option 2

Augusta Ranch CC&Rs prohibit signs from being posted in the common areas, and Mesa City ordinances do not allow signs affixed to City signposts. Our security team works to remove such signs almost as fast as they go up.

Notwithstanding the rules, people put up signs and then don’t take them down. The tape used often is not entirely removed, or it leaves a sticky residue that becomes black with dust. The result is that we have ugly-looking signposts with bits of tape all over them. We have solicited help from the Boy Scouts in the past to clean the signposts when they put out American Flags. However, the tape residue is near impossible to remove, and the Scouts are no longer involved in maintaining this project.

As an alternative to posting signs, you may advertise lost or found pets and items, accompanied by a photo, via a community email blast and our Facebook page. Please get in touch with Kamin, our property manager, with details. There is also a couple of community Facebook groups in which you could post. Find them on Facebook by searching under 'Augusta Ranch.'

Please affix your garage sale signs to cardboard boxes (like the photo above). You may place the boxes on roundabouts and street corners as long as you remove them at the end of the day. Make sure they are weighted down.

You may not affix anything to the mailboxes ever, including flyers about missing pets, solicitations, or advertisements. When we attempt to remove those flyers, often some paint adheres to the tape and comes off. Should this occur, whoever posted the flyer will, unfortunately, be responsible for covering the repainting expense.

A friendly reminder to keep your lawn green and well-maintained and weeds under control during the summer months.

See Something, Say Something 😀👍

Anytime you notice common area landscaping needing attention or repair, please call 480-354-1236 or email Kamin, our community manager, with the location. If you observe excessive irrigation water running down the street, please contact Security ASAP at 480-518-3399.

Not in Common Areas: It is vitally important that you never drain your pool into the common area. Doing so is against the CC&Rs and a finable offense. The Association has lost tens of thousands of dollars in trees and shrubs due to homeowners draining pool water onto common areas. The chemicals in the pools are deadly to plants and require expensive soil treatment before we can install replacements.

Not in City Streets: City Code prohibits discharging or allowing pool water to escape into a city street or any other right of way, storm drain, or city property. A violation of these sections constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor and may result in a fine of up to $2,500, imprisonment of up to six months, probation of up to three years, or all three. Each incident or day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

Not Affecting Neighbors: According to the City, backwashing your pool onto your yard is legal as long as it does not go into the street. However, please be aware that pool water contains high concentrations of chemicals that can substantially damage plants and forever affect soil quality. In addition, this water will eventually leach into your neighbor’s yard, which may kill their shrubs and trees. Please be considerate and use the proper method of backwashing, as described below.

The proper method of backwashing your pool is to drain it down the home’s sanitary sewer cleanout. If your home has two sanitary sewer cleanouts, always pick the one closest to the house. Look for a black threaded cap about 3 to 4 inches in diameter with a raised square nut on top. It is typically located outside at ground level next to the house, often outside a bathroom or the kitchen. Look carefully, as it may be hidden by landscaping.

For more information visit the City of Mesa website: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/environmental/drain-or-backwash-your-pool

Honeybees pollinate over a THIRD of all the food you eat. Their importance cannot be overstated. A little honeybee works hard to make one drop of honey in its lifetime; each bee is precious. Every year there are fewer them. Let's all help the honeybees survive, thrive, and multiply!

Swarming is a natural process when colonies of honeybees increase their numbers. Wherever they swarm, they will not take up residence. The bees will move on if you patiently ignore them. Stay back and keep others away from the swarm, but feel free to admire and appreciate the bees from a safe distance.

Please do not aggravate or kill the bees! Having a swarm relocated by a professional is the only solution that protects our honeybee population. For swarm removal, please get in touch with a local beekeeper (not an exterminator!), such as azqueenbee.com

Honeybees in a swarm are busy tending to themselves and present no danger as long as they feel safe. They can be made aggressive if hit or sprayed with water. Just leave them alone and wait for the beekeeper to arrive. The beekeeper will use a special vacuum to remove the bees and then transport them to one of many apiaries, where they will be given a second chance to live happy and productive lives.

The Board of Directors establishes the basic policies of the HOA and oversees operations and procedures. Many projects are in the works at any one time to benefit the community. The Board meets on the third Monday of every month to make decisions that move these projects forward. Board meetings are open to all residents of Augusta Ranch, and we welcome you to attend. Records of the agenda and minutes are available on the Augusta Ranch website: augustaranch.org.