Buying in a Covenant-Controlled Community

Many subdivisions are covenant-controlled with limits on the use of property. Once you buy in a controlled community, you automatically become a member of the homeowners’ association and must abide by the covenants. Compliance with the covenants is mandatory. Covenants detail each owner’s property rights, the conditions on the use of property and the rights and obligations in the community association. Bylaws establish rules for the operation of the association through officers, a board of directors, committees and membership meetings.

Water
To us it’s liquid gold, for many reasons...
By Susie Masterson

We need it to live; our livestock and crops need it too. We use the water for play. Whether we are powder hounds, river rats or sailing junkies, it’s all about water. We all love it, we all want it, we all need to protect it.

Prevention is key. However, things happen, especially living in the mountains. There are a few things you can do to help prevent water damage to your home.

There is a lot of talk about trash these days. With the closing of the two local landfills, we need to take a good look at what we call “trash,” and what is happening with our trash.

These are days of frugality and getting the most for your money. We need to look at what we can do to our homes that will be cost effective, make an impression, and have a lasting impact.

Grand County has a new Rec Center in Fraser and several rec districts with many opportunities for recreation and youth programs.

In the mountains, emergency help is usually farther away than in urban areas.

Finding New Life in our Dead Trees

With the 90 percent death rate of our trees because of the mountain pine beetle, our landscape has been forever changed. However, new uses from this new vast source of wood have created several business opportunities. One is heating pellets. Another is beautiful furniture that displays the very cause of the trees’ demise.

Here is a list of some of the important numbers for Grand County.

Some say you aren't a local unless you have lived here 20 or more years. The ZB plate is one many are proud of.