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Indian Hills General Improvement District

3394 James Lee Park Rd. #A, Carson City, NV 89705

Phone #: (775) 267-2805 Fax #: (775) 267-3510

www.indianhillsnevada.com The mission of the District is to provide, within its charter, those public facilities and services which maintain and improve the quality of life of its resident families, and to maintain and operate those facilities and services at the highest quality and in the most cost-effective manner as possible, with the intent to continue to do so for a growing population of residents.

Board of Trustees

Chai rman

Br ian Patr ick

Vice Chai rman

Chr i s Johnson

Secretary/Treasurer

B i l l E i se le

Trustee

Deni se Pier in i

Trustee

Ronny Lynch

General Manager

John Luf rano

Inside This Issue

From the G.M.’s desk & A

note from the Chair 1

Parks, Streets, Recreation and Event Updates 2

Water & Sewer Updates & Austin’s House 3

Storm water 4

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A Note from the Chair

January 2013

Volume 32, Issue 1

I would like to welcome Mr. Ronny Lynch and Mr. Chris Johnson as our two new

Board members. I look forward to working closely with the Board on the future of

Indian Hills. I believe they all have great ideas that will benefit our residents.

As I look ahead to our next budget cycle and the challenges we face with our Ad

Valorem funds due to lower property taxes, I keep thinking how nice it would be

to have a group of residents that would be willing to donate their time working in

our parks for a few hours on the weekends. We could be a model program for

other communities in our area.

Our senior lunch program we are trying to get started has had some momentum

at the County level. The Senior Advisory Council has asked staff to look into the

cost of bringing the program to our Board room two days a week. Senior residents

from our area will be served a hot lunch two days a week at little or no cost to the

individual, (a suggested $2.00 per meal donation) it’s time we start getting some

much needed services for our senior population.

John Lufrano, your General Manager.

Like any kid who didn’t do his homework, I am always late getting this article to

the office.

I would like to welcome Chris Johnson and Ronny Lynch as new Board Members

and to four year terms. Good luck to both of you; I know that the Board is looking

forward to working with both of you. Great ideas are beginning to bubble to the

surface.

This year we are also looking forward to hopefully having the Douglas County

Senior Services serve meals in our Board Room twice a week. Hopefully this will

start very soon.

Our water pipeline is complete and the renovation of our sewage treatment plant

is coming along smoothly.

I look forward to seeing you all and encourage you to attend our monthly Board

meetings held on the third Wednesday of each month in our Board room.

Sincerely,

Brian Patrick

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REMINDER: Bills are due the

last business day of each

month no later than 4:00PM.

The drop box is checked

promptly at 4:00. If your

payment is not there you will

be charged a late fee.

The IHGID Board normally

meets once a month on the

Third Wednesday of each

month at 6:00PM, in the Board

Room at James Lee Park. The

public is encouraged to

come and stay up to date on

changes within the District. For

more information about the

Board Meetings or to be

added to our agenda mailing

list please contact the office

or visit our website.

Santa Arriving to the 2012

Christmas Celebration.

Horse and Carriage Rides

Parks and Street Update

Recreation and Events Updates

We have our full staff on schedule

and will be covering our parks and

streets 7 days a week. The coverage

during the week days will be from

7:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and

weekend coverage will be from

10:30

The annual Christmas Celebration

event held on Saturday, December

15th was a successful turnout! After

coordinating with two local residents

for their donated time James Allen

performed Santa and Dianne and

Francis Gilder provided horse and

carriage rides for the children. Rides

were given throughout the event from

the Board Room to the end of JLP

Road and back.

Our tremendous gratitude for James

Allen, Dianne & Francis Gilder and

Captain Anderson and the East Fork

Fire Department for their outstanding

performances, donated time, talent

and thoughtfulness given during the

2012 Christmas Event, resulting in the most wonderful yet.

2012 Christmas Celebration

March 30, 2013 at 10:00AM Easter Egg

Hunt….James Lee Park

Please contact the District Office if

you would like to assist in the Easter

Egg Hunt coming up in March.

Volunteers are needed to fill the eggs

with candy and hide them prior to the

event. This event requires much more

time to prepare than the actual

event itself. Come to James Lee Park

for a very intense, fast paced and

energy driven children on the hunt for

a golden egg, event!

The Easter Bunny will be available for

pictures, so parents don’t forget the

camera.

2012 Easter Egg Hunt.

Parks:

What a pleasure it is to see so much

activity in our District parks, nice to

see the weather doesn’t beat all of

us down.

Judging by the amount of doggie

poop bags we go through at South

Sunridge Park, I would say a great

deal of usage is taking place there,

please remember dogs must be on a leash at all times.

James Lee Park continues to see a

large amount of use at the Tennis

Courts, Dog Park, Skate Park and

our miles of walking trails around

the park. Let’s all enjoy our warm

afternoons and get outside and

enjoy our wonderful parks.

Streets: We would like to remind residents of our

snow removal policy. Snow and Ice

control priority streets are in two stages.

Stage one: North/South Sunridge, Mica,

Haystack, Smoketree Ave., Plymouth,

Vista Grande from Plymouth to Jacks

Valley Road and Silverado from Park

View to Jacks Valley. Stage two: All

remaining residential streets, cul-de-sacs

and parking lots. We ask that you plan your route accordingly. It is the property

owner’s responsibility to remove snow

and ice from driveways, walkways or

sidewalks abutting private property.

Please take a moment to review the

policy in its entirety online at

www.indianhillsnevada.com.

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SEWER

It has been brought to our attention that our

sewer lift stations are experiencing some

mechanical issues with pumps being plugged

up due to a heavy load of flushable baby

wipes, flushable adult wipes and disinfectant/

cleaning wipes being flushed into our system.

These wipes are not decomposing in our sewer

system before they reach the pump causing the

pumps to become completely plugged. When

the pumps become plugged there is potential

for the sewer to back up into your home. Please

refrain from flushing any of these items, thank

you for your cooperation in advance.

Sewer Service Lateral’s

Indian Hills would like to inform residents that per

the Nevada Revised Statutes Sewer lateral

maintenance or repair form the structure to the

main sewer line is the home owner’s

responsibility. It is a common misunderstanding

that lateral responsibility stops at the sidewalk.

WATER

With the freezing temperatures the District has

received many calls about frozen or broken water

pipes. Be aware of frozen pipes when you start up

your irrigation in the spring.

We have scheduled divers to inspect all five of our

water storage tanks. This will determine what

infrastructure improvements will be needed in

future years. We are pleased to report that our

water from Minden’s quarterly report came back

at 7 parts per billion for arsenic. The federal

requirement for arsenic is 10 ppb. For a complete

report please visit Minden’s website at

www.townofminden.com

Austin’s House

Indian Hills General Improvement District’s office is now a proud drop off location for Austin’s House

donations. Austin’s House provides emergency shelter and compassionate care for up to ten children

between the ages of birth to 18. The children that are placed at Austin’s House have been removed

from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Austin’s House provides care to both boys and girls who are

unable to be maintained in their own homes, until they are either reunited with their family or an

appropriate long term placement is made. Under the guidance of the placement agency Austin’s

House supports each child’s educational, health and emotional needs.

Austin’s House was built entirely with donated cash, materials and labor. Austin’s House is the ONLY

emergency children’s shelter for abused and neglected children in rural Northern Nevada. Children

from all over rural Northern Nevada are placed at Austin’s House.

The generosity of our community sustains Austin’s House. They rely on donations for more than 50% of

their operating costs. Austin’s House is located within the Indian Hills District and they are deeply

grateful for every contribution.

For more information on this wonderful cause please stop by the District’s office to pick up a flier that

Austin’s House has provided us or contact Austin’s House directly at 775-267-6711 or visit their website

at www.austinshouse.org.

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STORM WATER MANAGEMENT

Storm water runoff is precipitation from rain or snow melt that flows over the ground. As it flows, over

driveways, lawns and sidewalks, it can pick up debris, chemicals, dirt and other pollutants and deposit

them into a storm sewer system, or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland or coastal water. Anything

that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into the water bodies we use for swimming,

fishing and providing drinking water. Polluted runoff is the nation’s greatest threat to clean water.

When washing your vehicles use a commercial car wash or wash your car on a lawn or other

unpaved surface to minimize the amount of dirty, soapy water flowing into the storm drain. Check

your car, boat, motorcycle and other machinery and equipment for leaks and spills. Make repairs as

soon as possible. Clean up fluids with an absorbent material like kitty litter or sand, and don’t rinse the

spills into a nearby storm drain. Recycle used oil and other automotive fluids at participating service

stations. Don’t dump these chemicals down the storm drain or dispose of them in your trash. When

walking your pet, remember to pick up the waste and dispose of it properly. Flushing pet waste is the

best disposal method. Leaving pet waste on the ground increases public health risks by allowing

harmful bacteria and nutrients to wash into the storm drain and eventually into local water bodies. On

a routine basis, District staff performs preventative maintenance on catch basins and storm water

detention areas. The District sweeps streets and gutters to prevent debris from entering storm drains.

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