May was a busy month at Incline Pines. Following is a recap of the May 26 HOA Board meeting. Lighting A volunteer crew replaced more than 50 old “lantern” style pathway lights with rugged new zinc and glass fixtures that focus light downward instead of… Read More »Lighting, parking, driveway safety, insurance updates
Jeff Unverferth (Unit 6) stumbled upon a young black bear Sunday evening looking for a curbside takeout dinner. From Jeff: “He was checking the top and bottom latches on the Unit 4/5 bear box. Not afraid of humans. I was yelling at him from 50… Read More »Brazen bear attempts bear box break-in
Decades of winter weather and sunny summers have taken a toll on our parking space assignment signs. The wood backing boards have decayed and the brass numbers have tarnished. Some signs have disappeared altogether. The lack of proper signage invites problems with visitors and contractors… Read More »Incline Pines parking signs refreshed
The HOA has finished replacing nearly every lantern-style fixture on the property, and the results are dramatic. Total cost: $3,500.
For the second time this month, the HOA Board of Directors and IPM have been forced to postpone a walkthrough of the property because of snowfall. All things considered, this is a good problem to have. As of April 22, the central Sierra snowpack is… Read More »Incline Pines walkthrough postponed, again
After weeks of warm and dry weather, the Sierra Nevada is getting some substantial spring snowfall. Palisades Tahoe (Squaw Valley) reports 8″ of new snow. Diamond Peak is closed for the season but Mt. Rose remains open through next weekend. It’s nice to see winter’s… Read More »Spring snow!
A neighbor posted stills from a Ring video showing a prowler who appeared at their back door at 4:08 am Saturday, April 9. Of course it’s a bit unsettling to have this kind of activity in our community. Here’s the post from Ring: Thief in… Read More »Incline Pines prowler
After months of searching, adjusting and testing– the only light fixture we’ve found that meets our criteria are the marine-style lights you may have seen at several locations in the community. Our criteria Safety As close to “dark sky” as possible Durability – especially in… Read More »Incline Pines outdoor lighting survey
HOA Board meeting summary Thursday, March 31 Thanks to everyone who joined us on Zoom this evening. We had another strong turnout! Board president Heidi Burton and treasurer Renee Meldrum announced they spent three hours today with IPM’s accounting team and feel confident they’ve got… Read More »Looking ahead to spring
Revised 2022 CC&Rs recorded in Reno Click here for the official HOA announcement from IPM A difficult challenge When our former law firm presented the initial draft of the revised CC&Rs last year, it recommended we change the future requirement for passage from the existing… Read More »We did it!