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TRAILMARK NEWS
THANK YOU DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE!!
The HOA Board would like to express our appreciation to the Design Review Committee (DRC) members for going above and beyond, to assist homeowners whose properties sustained damage from the September 3rd hail storm. To assist homeowners in expediting needed repairs, the DRC announced last week that they will review hail damage requests out-of-cycle, so homeowners can get repair work scheduled and materials ordered. The DRC’s offer to provide this level of assistance is greatly appreciated. Our many thanks to the DRC members for taking even more time from their busy schedules to support our homeowners! Neighbors helping neighbors! Posted September 20, 2021 ~ NEXT EVENT ~TRAILMARK NIGHT AT THE CORN MAZE
Tuesday, September 21st
5:00-8:00 pm Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms $5 per person. CASH ONLY. Kettle corn, hay rides, barrel rides and face painting are included! There are no lights at the Corn Maze this year, so please bring flashlights if you plan on staying past sundown (7 pm).
TO VIEW MORE UPCOMING EVENTS, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters
All of us in TrailMark are fortunate because we have a fire station here in our neighborhood. Many of us have no idea the sacrifices that these firefighters and their personal families undertake to keep all of us safe on a daily basis. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is asking citizens countrywide to light up our homes in red from September 26th to October 3rd in honor of all of the fallen firefighters. https://www.firehero.org/events/memorial-weekend/about/light-night-fallen-firefighters/ This article hits one of our residents exceptionally hard this year. HOA President Ken Colaizzi and his wife Brooke will be attending this year's National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, October 1st-4th in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Unfortunately, Brooke’s father, Chuck Albrandt, passed away in 2019 in a line of duty death as a firefighter with Poudre Fire Authority in Ft. Collins. After serving nearly 42 years with Poudre Fire, Chuck’s name will be inscribed on the fallen firefighters memorial this year because the ceremony was canceled last year due to Covid. In honor of all of the fallen firefighters, and to pay respect to all of the firefighters who sacrifice their lives every day to keep us safe, please consider lighting up your house in red.    Fallen firefighter Captain Chuck Albrandt and his family. Photos by Ken Colaizzi Posted September 18, 2021 Regarding the recent Storm Damage
From your Design Review Committee (DRC): TrailMark experienced an intense hail storm on Friday, September 3rd. Many houses sustained damage and are expecting to require roof and/or solar replacements and repairs, and other more minor repairs. To assist homeowners, the Design Review Committee would like to offer assistance to help move the process forward, and minimize delays. • Per our CCRs, yes, you must submit a request to the DRC for a roof / solar replacement or repair. • What documents are needed? 1. Home Improvement Request Form - Provide the shingle manufacturer, shingle style (i.e., asphalt…), type (i.e., three tab), and color. - Provide a manufacturer brochure and indicate shingle and color selection. 2. IF you live on open space – Home Improvement Yard Access Form 3. IF you need solar system replacement/repair - TrailMark Solar Device Checklist • REMINDER: - All required City of Littleton building permits must be obtained. - Flashing, roof jacks, conduit, radon piping, vents, and chimneys must be painted the color of the surface upon which they rest. Due to short timelines to get these replacements/repairs completed, the DRC will review roof & solar projects out-of-cycle, meaning that the homeowners will not have to wait until the next scheduled DRC meeting. The DRC will strive to review requests within 48 hours of receipt by the DRC. To ensure expeditious review, please ensure that all required documents are included so the request may be reviewed without delay. Send your request to designreview@trailmarkhoa.org. Posted September 17, 2021
2nd Kids Bike Ride with Rob Donovan was fun for all
Resident Rob Donovan sponsored the 2nd TrailMark Kids Bike Ride on Saturday, September 11th. Approximately two dozen kids and parents participated in the bike ride. On the first bike ride in June, the kids expressed that it wasn’t long enough. Thanks to the kids' input, Rob was able to make the bike ride longer today and the kids were able to go for a long bike ride around TrailMark on the Two Brands Trail. The bike ride was nearly an hour long and covered 5 miles. Board President Ken Colaizzi supplied Capri Suns and ice cold water at the end of the ride. Rob donated amazing peanut butter and jelly pouches to regain some more energy after the ride. Needless to say, the bike ride was a huge success. Rob Donovan has offered to approach the HOA Board and the Social Committee so we can plan more Kids Bike Rides in 2022. Thank you, Mr. Rob Donovan, for a job well done with the children of TrailMark! Photos by Ken Colaizzi
Posted September 11, 2021 
HOA IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD RESIDENTS
Ladies and Gentlemen, our TrailMark HOA Board is taking a line from Uncle Sam. We are looking for a few good residents to consider running for the HOA Board on November 11, 2021. Qualifications are: You must be a TrailMark registered homeowner, and be in good standing with respect to your HOA dues. You must be able to attend bi-monthly meetings, respond to multiple emails and phone calls daily, as well as be an active member of our community. It’s a volunteer position and involves approximately 2 to 20 hours a week on average. Board members Ken Colaizzi and Bill Kuenning’s seats are up for election/re-election in November. Both Ken and Bill may choose to run for re-election. As a point of clarification, any and all candidates run for the board individually, not as a team. If you are interested in running for the HOA Board, please fill out this self nomination form and email it to Mat Birkeness at our management company at mbirkeness@crsofcolorado.com, or fax it to 303-381-4960 before our November 11th meeting. If elected, you will serve a two-year volunteer term to the HOA Board. The election will begin on November 11th at the annual HOA meeting. Our current HOA Board will be discussing and advertising the details of the upcoming election very soon. Once the new Board is elected, the five Board members will sit together and determine which positions each Board member will hold for the 2021-2022 year. This November, you will get to choose which neighbors you wish to fill the two seats on the HOA Board. Will one of these candidates be you? Will you be the next resident to step up and help TrailMark be the outstanding community it is? This will be a great election in November. Posted September 10, 2021
 Photo by Hal Sports
4th Annual TM5K Run/Walk and the Mike Elbeck Family Fun Run
Runners, walkers, and strollers please join us for the 4th Annual TM5K Run/Walk and the Mike Elbeck Family Fun Run on October 23rd at Hogback Hill Park. Event Schedule: 9:30 AM - 5K Start 11:00 AM - Mike Elbeck Family Fun Run Start (appox 1 mile) The Fun: 🏃♂️ Enjoy the beauty of fall and TrailMark 👕 All participants receive a custom long sleeve shirt 🎉 Surprise gift to all participants 😋 Refreshments 🎃 Face painting 📷 Free Photos and More!!!!
Wanna promote your business? Contact social@trailmarkhoa.org for sponsorship/booth opportunities. Net proceeds will be made in honor of Mike Elbeck to the American Heart Association.
Changeover of Mail Carriers
You may have noticed a flyer or two on the mailboxes in TrailMark. Our mail carriers, Melissa and her husband Donavan, are moving on in their careers. They have found a better opportunity that is closer to where they live with better hours. Melissa has been a big part of our community for 14 years, and Donavan has been with us for a year. They will be missed.   Posted September 3, 2021
Senior Citizen Happy Hour and Appetizers September 25th
The TrailMark Social Committee is inviting the senior citizens of TrailMark to attend a Happy Hour and Appetizer event on Saturday, September 25th at 4:00 pm at Hogback Hill Park. Please bring an appetizer to share, and bring your own drink. Also, seating at Hogback Hill is limited. Please bring chairs if you can. Senior Citizens who attended the August event helped spark this September get together. Come out and get to know some of your fellow neighbors, share some lifelong stories, and meet some of your HOA Board Members. The TrailMark Social Committee encourages carpooling because there is limited parking at Hogback Hill Park. Some who live close to the park may choose to walk to Hogback Hill. We expect this event to go from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. If you consider yourself a senior citizen, then please attend. We promise, no one will be checking ID’s or ages. Safer driving includes fitting your vehicle to your needs
Reducing vehicle crashes and decreasing the severity of crashes that do occur are two of South Metro Fire Rescue’s strategic community risk reduction campaigns.
Each time you sit in a vehicle as a passenger or driver, you have an opportunity to impact whether the vehicle crashes and, if it does, the severity of injuries you sustain. This article briefly summarizes vehicle ergonomics, which is the study of how we occupy and fit in our vehicles. Mirrors Although newer vehicles have warnings that alert drivers to vehicles in adjacent lanes, drivers can adjust their mirrors to eliminate these blind spots. Next time you sit in your vehicle:
Seat Position Adjust your seat to create at least 10-12 inches between your chest and the steering wheel. Sitting too close prevents the seatbelt and airbag from working properly during a crash. Tilting the seat may provide additional space. Other points to consider:
Seatbelts Adjust your seatbelt so the lap belt is snug and low on your hips. Most vehicles allow you to adjust the height of the shoulder belt, so it doesn’t touch your neck. Don’t place the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your torso. In either of those cases, it won’t protect you in a crash. For additional safety information visit www.southmetro.org or email your questions to ReducingRisk@southmetro.org. Posted September 1, 2021
Tuesday trash pick-up begins at 7 am; Contact GFL directly for missed pick-ups
The HOA recently had a meeting with GFL, our trash contractor, regarding contract and service concerns. Homeowners and residents are reminded that GFL starts their TrailMark route on Tuesdays at 7:00 am. To ensure that GFL picks up your trash and/or recycling, you must have your trash and recycle containers on the curb by 7:00 am. If your trash or recycling has not been picked up by the end of the day (generally 6:00 pm) on a Tuesday, please call GFL at 303-744-9881. Reminder - As a safety measure and per HOA policy, trash/recycle containers are not permitted to be placed outside on Monday evenings. This is to avoid unwanted wildlife visitors such as bears, raccoons and other critters, and to minimize trash blowing throughout the neighborhood as we experience winds. Thank you for doing your part to help TrailMark, GFL and their drivers! Posted August 23, 2021 
TrailMark's "first-ever" Senior Citizen Meet and Greet a great success!
This morning, the HOA Board hosted our first-ever Senior Citizen Meet and Greet at Hogback Hill Park. Secure-All Security Doors provided Krispy Kreme Donuts and Starbucks Coffee for all the guests. Approximately 20 guests attended this introductory event. A while back, a senior citizen in the neighborhood suggested to the HOA Board that our social committee plan a few events during the year for the senior citizens in our neighborhood. The HOA Board enthusiastically loved the idea and created the “first-ever” Senior Citizen Meet and Greet event that was planned for today, August 22nd. The event was a great success! Attendees were able to converse with each other, make new friends, and meet their HOA Board Members. HOA Board Members present today were: Ken Colaizzi (President), Sally Janssen (Vice President), and Bill Kuenning (Secretary). With the help of Linda Jagiello of the communication committee and Deahna Visscher from the social committee, the HOA Board was able to create a foundation with the senior citizens in our community. There will be more senior citizen events planned in the near future. Some ideas that were discussed today were croquet, cribbage, bridge, pinochle, bingo, and Happy Hour. Please watch the TrailMark website and newsletter for details on future events. Senior citizens provided the HOA Board some great feedback today. The Board has decided that the next senior citizen event will be an afternoon or early evening event. The HOA Board wishes to thank all who attended today. We look forward to planning more senior citizen events in the future. (Click on images below to enlarge.) Posted August 22, 2021
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Events Calendar
9/21 - TrailMark Night at the Corn Maze 5:00-8:00 pm at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield 9/21 - TMMD Regular Meeting 6:30 pm via Zoom; Agenda 9/25 - Senior Citizen Happy Hour and Appetizers 4:00-6:00 pm at Hogback Hill Park 9/26-10/3 - Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters To participate, light up your home in red. Information 10/1 - TrailMark Monthly News Update Sign up 10/1 - HOA Quarterly Assessments Due Information 10/7 - Food Truck Thursday 5:00-7:30 pm at TrailMark Park 10/23 - TM5K and Family Fun Run 9:30 am at Hogback Hill Park 11/11 - HOA Board Meeting 6:30 pm, Annual Special Meeting with TMMD 12/7 - TrailMark Night at the Lights 5:00-8:00 pm at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield 12/11 - Holiday Lights and Car Parade 6:30 pm throughout TrailMark All events are subject to change. All TrailMark events will follow whatever current CDC and Jeffco COVID-19 guidelines are in place. (Scroll down to the bottom of this page for details on upcoming events.)
TrailMark at Chatfield HOA's Newsletter
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GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR EMERGENCY - Call 911
City of Littleton
Non-Emergency Website ("Click and Fix") Report non-emergency issues or concerns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Submit issues such as potholes, icy or damaged sidewalk, graffiti, missing or damaged street signs, abandoned vehicle or other zoning issues. For street light outages, use Xcel Energy's Outdoor Lighting Outage Report
Please… BE BEAR AWARE
The bears are all around TrailMark and are only interested in YOUR WONDERFUL GARBAGE - YUM! Please... the rule is no overnight trash containers, because that is their favorite feeding time. Thank you. ~ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ~PLEASE VISIT THE VOLUNTEER PAGE 
For missed pick-ups, call GFL Environmental at 303-744-9881. 
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Or, visit TrailMark's Who to Contact page.
EMERGENCY: Police / Fire / Medical
Call 911 County
Jefferson County: 303-279-6511 School District
Jeffco Public Schools: 303-982-6500 Star Canyon Patio Homes Association
Colorado Association Svcs: 303-232-9200 Star Canyon Patio Homes Manager
Jennifer Gill: 303-962-1601 Streets / Lighting / Traffic Signals
Littleton Public Works: 303-795-3863 |
UPCOMING EVENTS
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TRAILMARK NIGHT AT THE CORN MAZE
Tuesday, September 21st
5:00-8:00 pm Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms $5 per person. CASH ONLY. Kettle corn, hay rides, barrel rides and face painting are included! There are no lights at the Corn Maze this year, so please bring flashlights if you plan on staying past sundown (7 pm).
LIGHT THE NIGHT FOR FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS
September 26th-October 3rd The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is asking citizens countrywide to light up our homes in red from September 26th to October 3rd in honor of all of the fallen firefighters. https://www.firehero.org/events/memorial-weekend/about/light-night-fallen-firefighters/ This event hits one of our residents exceptionally hard this year. HOA President Ken Colaizzi and his wife Brooke will be attending this year's National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, October 1st-4th in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Unfortunately, Brooke’s father, Chuck Albrandt, passed away in 2019 in a line of duty death as a firefighter with Poudre Fire Authority in Ft. Collins. After serving nearly 42 years with Poudre Fire, Chuck’s name will be inscribed on the fallen firefighters memorial this year because the ceremony was canceled last year due to Covid. In honor of all of the fallen firefighters, and to pay respect to all of the firefighters who sacrifice their lives every day to keep us safe, please consider lighting up your house in red.    Fallen firefighter Captain Chuck Albrandt and his family. Photos by Ken Colaizzi Posted September 18, 2021  Photo by Linda Jagiello
FOOD TRUCK THURSDAY
Thursday, October 7th 5:00-7:30 pm TrailMark Park FOOD TRUCKS: 🚐 Mama Jo's Biscuits & BBQ 🚐 Sweet Cow • ORDER AT THE TRUCK • Please respect those who live on that street. • If garbage cans are full, please bring your trash home. • Food truck selections subject to change. • Due to weather, events may be canceled. Please check trailmark.org for cancellation information. ANNUAL SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, November 11th
6:30 pm All are welcome.   |
SENIOR CITIZEN HAPPY HOUR AND APPETIZERS
Saturday, September 25th
4:00-6:00 pm Hogback Hill Park
The TrailMark Social Committee encourages carpooling because there is limited parking at Hogback Hill Park. Some who live close to the park may choose to walk to Hogback Hill. If you consider yourself a senior citizen, then please attend. We promise, no one will be checking ID’s or ages. The TrailMark Social Committee and the HOA Board assumes no responsibility or liability in regards to Covid or other concerns. Attendees assume all risks attending this event. HOA ASSESSMENTS DUE
OCTOBER 1st
As a reminder, HOA Assessments are due October 1st. If you have any questions, please contact Mat Birkeness at Community Resource Services.
TrailMark HOA Board TM5K & FAMILY FUN RUN
Photo by Hal Sports
Saturday, October 23rd
9:30 & 11:00 am Hogback Hill Park Runners, walkers, and strollers please join us for the 4th Annual TM5K Run/Walk and the Mike Elbeck Family Fun Run on October 23rd at Hogback Hill Park. Event Schedule: 9:30 AM - 5K Start 11:00 AM - Mike Elbeck Family Fun Run Start (appox 1 mile) The Fun: 🏃♂️ Enjoy the beauty of fall and TrailMark 👕 All participants receive a custom long sleeve shirt 🎉 Surprise gift to all participants 😋 Refreshments 🎃 Face painting 📷 Free Photos and More!!!!
Wanna promote your business? Contact social@trailmarkhoa.org for sponsorship/booth opportunities. Net proceeds will be made in honor of Mike Elbeck to the American Heart Association. |
