Park Update

A property near the Bucking Horse Neighborhood has started the Development Review Process with the City of Fort Collins. The parcel is the old CSA parcel located along Environmental Drive. According to information provided by the City, the project is intended to contain a new park shop building with seven parking spaces and an area for outdoor storage. This project is very early in the process and has only made a Conceptual Review Application. If you or anyone you know would like to offer feedback to the City on the proposed plan or to receive additional information directly from the City, please reach out to Clark Mapes with City Planning or Tenae Beane, who is the Development Review Coordinator for the project.


The City will also be hosting an open house in mid-November to kick off the design process for the park. Information regarding the Park Maintenance Shop will also be shared at this meeting. At the open house, they plan to introduce folks to their department and what their role is with the City. They will be gathering input from you neighbors into what you'd like to see in the park through visual boards. You will be able to put dots on these boards to share your opinions. From the meeting, they plan to gather the input and then put together several park concepts that will then be shared during a second open-house that will take place 2-3 months after the initial open-house in mid-November to gain further input from our neighborhood.

The meeting place and time is TBD. Information will be shared as soon as it is available

Snow Information

The snowy season is quickly approaching!

PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO REMOVE HOSES FROM EXTERIOR SPIGOTS BY TONIGHT TO AVOID FREEZING PIPES CAUSING DAMAGE.

Here is a reminder on other snow info:

  • Snow removal will begin once the accumulation is 2” on sidewalks, and 3” on drives, as determined by the contractor.

  • Streets are property of the City of Ft. Collins, and will not be plowed by Bath.

  • Snow removal is typically done within 24 hours of cessation of snowfall, when smaller accumulations are predicted. When large accumulations are predicted the contractor may within it’s reasonable judgement begin operations prior to the cessation of snowfall if more than one visit is anticipated.

Transportation Update from the City of Fort Collins

Here is the latest on transportation within Bucking Horse from the City of Fort Collins:

  • The connection of Nancy Gray to Sharp is complete and open.

  • The quiet zone at the crossing has been established. RR engineers are no longer required to blow their horns (they can if needed for safety reasons).

  • We’ve added signage at Miles House / Nancy Gray for side street traffic, and we’re removing some parking close to the intersection on Nancy Gray to improve sight distance for vehicles exiting the apartment complex.

  • We’ve added a speed hump on Nancy Gray just west (south) of the Miles House intersection.

Things they are working on:

  • Working with PSD on bus stop locations for children that have to cross Nancy Gray

  • Working with Liberty Common on their circulation routes and evaluating potential new cross walk locations.

  • Evaluating the intersection of Nancy Gray/ Miles House to determine approach control type (2 way stop or all-way stop), and potential for a crosswalk.

 

Subcommittee Relaunch Information

Hello Neighbors!

We want YOU to be a part of the Bucking Horse Subcommittees. Please join us for our relaunch meetings to hear about each committee and see if it is something you would like to be a part of.

Relaunch Dates & Times:

Budget | Thursday, October 17th at 6:30 pm

Social/Pool/Horticulture | Monday, October 21st at 6:30 pm

You must RSVP in order to receive an email with the location of each meeting! TO RSVP: visit buckinghorseneighborhood.com/neighbors, scroll to the bottom, click “Apply to be on a Committee”, fill out the form and we will get back to you as soon as we can! Hope to see you soon.

Please email Dani at hello@buckinghorseneighborhood.com with any questions or comments.

Resolved Issue on Website Form Submissions

Hi Neighbors,

We discovered and resolved an issue found within the website on October 3rd. Unfortunately, all form submissions from the neighbors page under the buttons “community coordinator”, “pool related”, “landscape related”, and “apply to be on a committee” have not been working. We have resolved this issue, and these forms should all work now. We will consistently test them to make sure these submissions are reaching us.

We have tried to locate all submissions and will be unable to do so. The website provider has looked into this issue and no submissions have been saved on their servers. IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED A FORM and not heard back - PLEASE RESUBMIT. We want to know your concerns or questions so that we can properly deal with these issues.

We wish we would’ve known about this issue earlier - we are very sorry if your messages haven’t reached us or been dealt with. If you resubmit and still don’t hear back, please email hello@buckinghorseneighborhood.com to let us know.

Again, we are very sorry. Thank you for resubmitting any forms with messages that still need to be addressed.

Quiet Zone at Nancy Gray Railroad Crossing is Official!

Hi folks,

From Caleb Feaver, Project Manager from the City of Fort Collins:

“Please let this email serve as official notice that the quiet zone at Nancy Gray crossing Great Western Railway (DOT #934010L) is officially established on October 2, 2019. Required signs have been installed and the location meets all requirements for a quiet zone. The City of Fort Collins has established the quiet zone through public authority designation under section 49 CFR 222.39(a)(1).”

If you notice any issues with the train not following this quiet zone, please let me know.

IMPORTANT - Trash Service Update!

Effective December 1st, 2019 Bucking Horse HOA will no longer by contracted with Waste Management for single-stream trash service. The board has selected Gallegos Sanitation to replace them.

Waste Management will begin removing resident carts on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th through SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th. Gallegos will deliver new carts on MONDAY, DECEMBER 9th. We apologize for the inconvenience of not having carts on Sunday, December 8th.

You will be receiving mailed reminders as we get closer to December as well as more information from Gallegos on setting up individual accounts. The HOA will sponsor a 35-gallon container. You may choose to upgrade to the options listed below. Recycling carts may be upgraded to a 96-gallon at no charge (64-gallon will be the smallest size).

35 gallon trash cart = $8.00/month (covered by association)

65 gallon trash cart = $16.00/month (Association pays $8.00 and resident pays $8.00)

95 gallon trash cart = $24.00/month (Associations pays $8.00 and resident pays $16.00)

In regards to yard waste service, please see the attached flyer. A 65 gallon cart can be provided with weekly pickup from April till November. The current cost is $15.95/month.

Pick up will still be on Fridays.

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Fall Festival & Oktoberfest at Jessup Farm

On Saturday, September 14th, Jessup Farm is hosting TWO SEPARATE events & you are invited!

  • 11 am - 2 pm, Annual Fall Festival, Free - family friendly. They will have a petting zoo, puppies from Bounce Animal Rescue, Maddie’s Kettle Corn, face painting, balloon animals, kid’s crafts, chalk & bubbles, the new Moore Animal Hospital welcome table, and you can stop in all of the business up there to see what they have going on that day!

  • 6:30 pm - Jessup Farm Oktoberfest - benefiting Crossroads Safehouse! $30 tickets gets you in the door, a bratwurst from the Farmhouse & an beer from the Jessup Farm Barrel House. Live music performances will by at 6:30 pm by the Roctors and 8:00 pm by Steve Manshel. Dress up in your Oktoberfest outfits and head up there for some good fun! To purchase tickets, please click here.

Visit the Jessup Farm Facebook page for more information on both of these events!

Labor Day - Delayed Trash Service Reminder

Trash service will be delayed by one day in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd. Thank you for understanding!

A message from Waste Management:

In observance of Labor Day, your pickup schedule will be delayed by one day following the holiday. Please put carts out for service one day later than usual. Remember to position your cart four feet from any other objects, including fences, mailboxes, parked vehicles and other carts, so that we can service it safely. 

Safety is critical to Waste Management every day of the year. The holiday is a good time to remind children to give our trucks plenty of space to operate. Encourage kids to watch safely from the front step. Help them understand what it means to stay 15 feet from a truck.

Please remind children never to try to touch a working trash truck, even if it’s stopped. They should never try to add something to a cart while it’s being serviced. If a ball (or pet!) disappears under the truck, they should not chase it. Get the driver’s attention and wait until the driver indicates it is safe to approach the truck.

If you are hosting an outdoor celebration over the weekend, remember to designate a separate container to gather bottles and cans. Place it near the trash but clearly label as recycling only (“Recycle empty bottles and cans”). Keep food, liquids and trash out of the recycling.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep our community safe, clean and green! 

See below for their recycling news bulletin as well. Thank you!

Neighborhood Night Out 2019 Photos

Neighborhood Night Out was a blast this year! Thanks to the City of Fort Collins, Fort Collins Bounce House, Off the Clock Band, Bindle Coffee, the Hale Family for grilling, and those who volunteered time into making this happen, and for all of the you who showed up to make it a great night of fun! Special thanks to Jason Menon, the talented photographer who helped us get some fun photos of the event.

The photos are posted on our neighborhood Facebook page. If you are not already a member, please answer the membership questions and I will approve your request to join the group.

Getting your roof redone?

Many neighbors need shingles on their roof because of the unfortunate hail storms this summer. For any design changes to what color your roof has been, you can review the design guidelines and submit a form for approval to change the color. Please see below for those links.

Click here to view the Bucking Horse Design Guidelines. Click here to view the form to submit for design approval. If you have any questions or need to submit a form, please email info@bellisimo-inc.com.

Neighborhood Night Out - August 6th / 6-8 pm

Join us! It will be a great night to bring the neighborhood together and celebrate our community + summer! Please feel free to bring yard games, tables, chairs, tent coverings, etc. We would love if everyone could bring a side dish to share with a serving utensil. We are also in need of two 10 x 10 tent coverings or one 15 x 25 tent covering + a few more tables for food. If you can let us borrow these items, please email hello@buckinghorseneighborhood.com. We can’t wait, see you there!

The pool will still be open during this event. The band will be playing on the concrete area just east of the the pool house entrance, but please feel free to still use the pool during this time.

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New Community Coordinator!

Hi Neighbors!

A message from our new community coordinator, Dani Hart.

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Hello!

I am so excited to be taking on the role of Community Coordinator for the Bucking Horse Neighborhood, and wanted to introduce myself.

I am a Fort Collins native and love all that Fort Collins has to offer. I am a student at Colorado State University and will be gradating in December 2019 with a Bachelor Degree in Hospitality Management and a minor in Business Administration. For the last three years, I have been an assistant to the wedding coordinator at Everyday Joe’s Coffee House, which is located in downtown Fort Collins. In addition to this position, I am also the Lead Coordinator + Designer at Courtney Cyr Design + Events and help to manage wedding days, event days, blog development, and social media marketing. I fell in love with special events because of the joy it can bring to a community, just by coming together to celebrate something! I believe in the power of community and am so honored to get to be a part of yours.

My role will be to plan and host community events in the neighborhood, manage the social media, website, and newsletter, and facilitate neighborhood communication. Please feel free to contact me at hello@buckinghorseneighborhood.com, or say hi if you see me up at Bindle Coffee (one of my favorite places!) or at a neighborhood event. I would love to meet you!

— Dani Hart

Photo | The DeLaCastros

Pool tags + other pool info

Pool Tags:

Last year’s pool tags are valid for the 2019 season!!

If you still have your pool tag from last year, they will be valid for this year (we opt'd not to send out new ones this year since they were all new last year). If you are new to the neighborhood or lost your tag after last summer, you need to contact the HOA to have a new one mailed to you. Please include your address and the name of the person the HOA has on record as owning the home in order to get your tag.

hoa@vintage-corp.com

970-353-3000 


Pool Opening

The pool opens on Saturday May 25th at 9am. More details about pool hours, rules, private parties, etc can be found on the Pool page of this website.

We are working on a couple surprises for opening day, which will be announced as it gets closer.

Neighborhood Garage Sale - information for neighbors

The annual neighborhood garage sale will be held Saturday June 15th from 8am-1pm. Info is posted on FB and on Next Door if you would like to comment with your address and what type of items you’ll be selling. This has helped in the past with attracting lots of great crowds into the neighborhood to buy all the stuff! :)

If you have any other questions about the garage sale, please submit a contact form via the “For Neighbors” page on the website. Use the “Community Coordinator” form.

Thank you!