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Directors & Terms
George Marsh, President
Term Expires: April 2025
Mark Vander Voort, Vice President
Term Expires: April 2026
Kristy Frame, Treasurer
Term Expires: April 2025
Harrison Jones, Secretary
Term Expires: April 2025
Mark Bentz, Member At Large
Term Expires: April 2026
David Enos, Member At Large
Term Expires: April 2026
Camille Singaraju, Member At Large
Term Expires: April 2025
Please contact Board members at: highdesertboard@hoamco.com
Contact > Committee Email Addresses
Committee Email Addresses
Communications Committee:
Co-Chairs: Reg Rider & Susan Camp
CommunicationsCommittee@hoamco.com
Community Events Committee:
Chair: Mark Bentz
mgbentz@gmail.com
Crime Awareness Committee:
Mark Soo Hoo
HDCrimeAware@highdesertliving.net
Documents Review Committee:
Harrison Jones
hddocreview@googlegroups.com
Finance Committee:
High Desert Board
highdesertboard@hoamco.com
Gated Village Committee:
Dan Kropp
GVEman@gmail.com
Landscape Committee
Camille Singaraju
bsingaraju@msn.com
Modifications Committee:
HighDesertMC@hoamco.com
Natural Resources Committee
Russ Rhoades
rrhoades10@comcast.net
New Construction Committee:
HighDesertNCC@hoamco.com
Nominating Committee
Tammi Dorsey
tammi.dorsey@gmail.com
Voting Members Chair:
Sharon Littrell-Marsh
sharonlittrell@hotmail.com
Tramway Cleanup Project:
Michelle Lesher 505-844-2854
mlesher222@comcast.net
Welcome Committee:
Sharon Littrell-Marsh
sharonlittrell@hotmail.com
High Desert's Property Management Company,
Northeast Heights Office:
10555 Montgomery Boulevard N.E., Building 1, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87111
(Located on the north side of Montgomery, west of Juan Tabo between Savoy and El Patron restaurants.)
Phone:
505-314-5862
Fax:
928-776-0050
THE HIGH DESERT STAFF AT HOAMCO WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR WALK-INS AND APPOINTMENTS:
MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 8:30AM-5:00PM.
AN APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED BUT ENCOURAGED.
Please be advised that due to recent criminal activity in the area, the HOAMCO office door will remain locked. We have installed a RING security camera at the door. When you arrive, please push the doorbell on the RING and a staff member will let you in. If you experience any difficulty with the doorbell, please call the office, at 505-314-5862, for access.
OUR STAFF CAN BE REACHED DURING BUSINESS HOURS (MONDAY-FRIDAY)
505-314-5862 OR EMAIL: highdesertmanager@hoamco.com
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING AN AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 505-221-0189
PLEASE ALLOW 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS RESPONSE TIME FOR NON-EMERGENCY CORRESPONDENCE
Brandy Hetherington, our Community Manager.
bhetherington@hoamco.com
Assistant Manager
Elyssa Hannigan
ehannigan@hoamco.com
505-314-5862, ext. 2210
Compliance Officer
Joseph Chabala
jchabala@hoamco.com
505-888-4479, ext. 2129
Accounting Office: (For Accounting and Billing Questions)
Office: 505-888-4479
Fax: 505-888-4483
www.hoamco.com
hoamco@hoamco.com
Documents & Forms > Modifications Committee (MC) > About the Modifications Committee
Documents & Forms > Modifications Committee (MC) > Modifications Committee Request Form
Modifications Committee Request Form
Use this form to initiate a request for approval of a modification to your home or property. Requests are due no later than the first Friday of the month for that month's MC meeting. Check the website calendar for MC meeting dates. Request forms must be submitted to HOAMCO (highdesertmanager@hoamco.com).
Documents & Forms > New Construction Committee (NCC)
About the NCC
The NCC is charged with making sure all new development meets High Desert architectural and design standards. The goal is to preserve the aesthetic character and value of our community. This is done by following the High Desert Guidelines for Sustainability developed for each of the villages. In order to ensure that new homes are built according to High Desert standards and meet certain governmental requirements, the Association requires a construction deposit of $8,000 for Estate and Premier Lots and $4,000 for Builder Lots. The balance is refunded, less fees, after final NCC approval.
Those proposing new home construction must start the process by contacting the High Desert Community Association Manager at highdesertNCC@hoamco.com at the HDROA office, 10555 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Building 1, Suite 100, 505-314-5862. The office will provide you with the starting point for your project. The committee encourages owners and builders to schedule a preliminary meeting with the committee to discuss the construction project; review the Guidelines for Sustainability and Supplemental Village Guidelines; and discuss requirements before starting a project.
High Desert Living > Fire Safety > Yes, It Can Happen Here
How Can You Protect Your Home From Wildfire This Season?
Formed as an advisory group in mid-2019, a sub-group of the High Desert Landscape Committee, High Desert's Fire Prevention Working Group was tasked with creating a Fire Prevention and Mitigation plan for High Desert, as well as educating residents about wildfires. That Working Group now has become a formal Board Committee, the Fire Preparedness Committee (FPC), with Judy Pierson as current Chair. Homeowners interested in fire preparedness are encouraged to join or attend FPC meetings and may contact Judy Pierson at 505-220-9193 or Judy@judypierson.com.
In late 2020, the FPWG presented its report to the Board, outlining its mission, goals and work throughout the past year. The full report can be obtained from HOAMCO. The information below is from the Working Group’s Appendix 2: Fire Mitigation Checklist - Short
Form for Premier and Estate Homes. (This working checklist does not substitute for reading the full checklist and the Guidelines for Sustainability for Premier and Estate Homes.) There is no mitigation list for Builder homes which are built on smaller lots with uniform landscaping. However, the biggest fire danger to Builder homes comes from adjacent Association- or City-owned arroyos.
The FPWG will be focusing this year on making arroyos safer.
ALL AREAS:
For each area take fire prevention steps:
• Remove dead plant material, like leaf and pine needles yearly prior to fire season (March 1).
• Reduce woody shrubs, and plant with fire-resistant vegetation.
• Create vegetation islands to reduce a continuous line of fuel.
• Store firewood as far away from the house as possible.
• Trim low branches on mature trees to 16 inches above ground.
PRIVATE AREAS:
Land around home up to privacy wall
• Create a 3- to 5-foot fire break around the house using low growing native vegetation. Non-flammable hard surfaces around the house such as rock gardens, stream beds, etc. are permissible. See guidelines for your village.
• Create vegetation islands to reduce a continuous line of fuel.
• Do not plant trees close to the house. Trim back overhanging or touching branches from the roof to a distance of at least 10 feet.
• Clean roof and gutters of dead debris (leaves, needles), so embers will not ignite there.
• Store firewood as far away from the house as possible.
TRANSITION AREAS:
Land between privacy wall and building envelope
• Create a 5-foot fire break around the building envelope using low growing native vegetation. Noncombustible items like rock, gravel, and dirt can help and may be permissible. See guidelines for your village.
• Refrain from planting trees and bushes close to each other.
• Trim native grasses within the building envelope to a height of 4 inches.
• Trim ladder fuels from bushes 8-10 inches above ground.
NATURAL AREAS:
Land outside of building envelope
• Trim native grasses to 8 inches around trees and shrubs.
• Thin ladder fuels which would allow low fire to jump to higher fuel like grass to shrubs and shrubs to trees.
• Clean up potential fuels in the yard. Replace dead and dying plants, and control weeds. Remove volunteer plants within 3 feet of walls and road.
• Trees must be no less than 10 feet apart at maturity.
• For plants use High Desert Website “Approved and Prohibited High Desert Plants...or “Can I Plant That?”
(Originally appeared in Apache Plume newsletter, February 2021)
High Desert Living > Volunteer Opportunities > Other Volunteer Activities
Adopt the Demonstration Garden
Want to help out on a worthy project for your community? The High Desert Demonstration Garden project needs volunteers now to erect and paint fencing, plant flowers, rake new gravel, install and repair irrigation lines, prune, identify plants and lay down stone pathways.
“The Demo Garden has moved into a very active phase this spring,” said Ray Berg who oversaw the volunteer project. “The garden is ready for planting and we need to get projects completed before it gets too hot this summer.”
Homeowners interested in volunteering for any job at the Demo Garden should email Ray at rsberg01@comcast.net. He will contact volunteers and arrange for tools, instructions and meeting times. “We don’t require that volunteers help out on every project,” Ray said. “If all you can do is help paint the fence this Saturday, that would be great. We need lots of people for lots of different jobs so that we can get this project up and running.”
The High Desert Demonstration Garden is located on ¾ of an acre at the High Desert Park on Academy. The Park is maintained by the City of Albuquerque, but the long-neglected Demonstration Garden has been reclaimed by High Desert volunteers working under Ray Berg.
The city pays for water and has donated about two dozen small plant identification signs. The original irrigation lines and pathways were built by High Desert’s developer to highlight low-water use, native and other permitted plants for High Desert homeowners in 2001. The park was then turned over to the city but, due to budget restrictions, it was neglected. The garden rapidly became heavily overgrown with Apache plume and chamisa over the next decade, obscuring the paths and choking out plants.
In August of 2010, Ray discovered blueprints of the garden and he and other residents became determined to resurrect the area as a place for residents to see living examples of plants found on the High Desert Permitted Plants list. Most of the original irrigation remained in place despite neglect, and the city agreed to begin watering the area again once the lines were repaired.
The Association, through the Board, allocated limited funds last year for repairing the irrigation lines and purchasing plants and fencing. But all the labor involved in clearing and removing brush, restoring paths, pruning, repairing irrigation lines and putting up fencing has come from High Desert volunteers working weekends and evenings over the past two years. Ray estimates that High Desert volunteers have put in more than 300 hours of work since August 2010.
Get Involved
High Desert offers residents many opportunities to participate in helping our community. You can volunteer for an existing committe, become a voting or alternate voting member for your village or take part in special events such as Adopt-a-Highway Tramway Cleanups. Be sure to check recent news and postings on the homepage for upcoming events. By volunteering, you will get to know more of your neighbors, share your abilities and help improve High Desert.
To volunteer for any committee below, click Statement of Interest. You'll either fill out the form online or save and email it to: highdesertmanager@hoamco.com. Be sure to name your committee!
Want to talk to a committee chairperson about something other other than volunteering? Write to: Highdesertmanager@hoamco.com.
Modify My Home
Before making any changes to the exterior of your home, check with HOAMCO. All modifications will require approval from the Modifications Committee. HOAMCO can help you navigate the process. A great place review some initial information is the About Modifications page! Requests should be made via submission of the Modifications Request Form to HOAMCO: highdesertmanager@hoamco.com
News > Apache Plume Newsletter > Ad Specs, Rates & Examples
Ad Specs
Ads for the Apache Plume newsletter should be sent camera-ready to Rebecca Murphy at eenews@outlook.com in pdf or jpeg format. If borders are not included, a border will be added. Please send all ads in grayscale and as high resolution jpegs or as a pdf.
The newsletter is published on 11 by 17 inch white paper and folded to 8.5 x 11 inches, stapled and mailed to High Desert residents four times each year. The newsletter is printed in black ink.
Ads will be reviewed by the editorial staff and Board of Directors. Ads may be accepted, rejected or postponed by the Board at any time depending on space available or ad content.
Ad dimensions for the Apache Plume are:
Full page ad: 7.5 inches wide, 10 inches high
Half page ad: 7.5 inches wide, 5 inches high
Quarter page ad: 3.6 inches wide, 4.8 inches high
Business card ad: 3.6 inches wide, 2.4 inches high
Classified ad: 20 words or less
News > Apache Plume Newsletter > Contributions Are Welcome!
ARTICLE
Welcome to the New High Desert Website!
Although the previous website served our community well for many years, new technology and changing needs called for a complete redesign. It took months of behind-the-scenes efforts from volunteers to produce the fully responsive new website (viewable from computer and mobile devices too). But we believe it will become a tool that is increasingly used by residents for finding out what’s happening around our community and locating vital information.
Let’s take a little tour.
Throughout the new website you’ll see current news and informational articles, all complemented by beautiful photographs of nature and recreational activities around High Desert. At the top of the Home page, there's a menu of six key categories: High Desert Living; Villages; Documents and Forms; News; Contacts; Login (only for management and voting members). Each category, if clicked on, leads to a page with more subcategory options. Or you can glide down the drop-down menus that help you select a desired subcategory directly.
High Desert Living has information and images related to our community and its natural setting, including articles on history, residents’ photographs, even advice about gardening and the plants native to our part of the country. But there is also an exciting new category called, "New to High Desert." There, new residents will be able to find answers to the numerous questions that arise when entering a community that has a residential owners association and accompanying rules and regulations.
The new Villages category lets you quickly find information pertaining directly to your gated or non-gated village. Each village’s page even lists the names and contact information of current voting members.
The Documents and Forms section is especially useful because it offers us access to all of the official, current documents of the High Desert Residential Owners Association. It also has a really practical new feature: fillable pdf forms plus online forms you don’t need to download. Whether you want to complete a Vacation Watch Request or want to fill out a Statement of Interest form for volunteers, just select Online Forms and you can find, fill out and submit a form online, knowing that it will be received by the appropriate person.
The News section offers residents access to recent postings, notices, the calendar of events and issues of the Apache Plume, High Desert’s quarterly newsletter. The Contact section makes it quick and easy to learn how to contact HOAMCO (our management company) and Board and voting members, let alone find essential emergency and security contacts.
Another feature of note on the new website is the “Read More.” This options keeps the site from looking text heavy, but also lets you quickly access additional information for any given notice or article.
Finally, at the bottom of each page are links to the most needed documentation and forms, making access even faster.
This website belongs to all of us here in High Desert. We encourage you to tour the site, test the search feature and consider how you might contribute to our community and to the website. We believe the site can be an excellent way to strengthen our community connections. One way it can do that is by suggesting Volunteer Opportunities (under High Desert Living). Another way is by sharing photographs of life around High Desert (Photo Gallery under High Desert Living). We encourage you to submit photographs as well as articles, and we look forward to seeing and hearing about what you’re experiencing in High Desert.
Like any good website, this one will continually evolve. With this in mind, feel free to submit feedback to our Communications Chair Janet Brierley: communicationscommittee@hoamco.com
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High Desert Residential Owners Association
10555 Montgomery Boulevard N.E., Building 1, Suite 100
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: (505) 314-5862
E-mail: highdesertmanager@hoamco.com
Villages > Gated Villages > Trillium
Parking Rules & Regulations
High Desert Street Rules contain parking and traffic regulations in all gated villages. These include regulations as to the number of vehicles that may be parked in the streets within the gated villages and in each driveway within. Common parking infractions include but are not limited to the following:
• Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers except for loading and unloading
• Blocking of pedestrian walkways
• Long term parking/ abandoned vehicles
• Parking of unlicensed or inoperative vehicles
• Parking on gravel or landscaped areas
• Blocking driveways
• Parking in the wrong direction of road
In addition to the regular parking and street rules for High Desert, the following is prohibited in Trillium:
• Overnight parking on streets without a parking permit issued by the association’s management company (HOAMCO). Temporary parking permits are not to exceed seven days and must be visible on the front window of the vehicle.
• Parking of recreational vehicles, boats and trailers on streets or in a driveway except for loading and unloading are not to exceed 48 hours per event without a temporary parking permit. (Parking permits must be visible on the front window of the vehicle, boat or trailer.)
With regard to enforcement, the new Trillium Street Rules now permit High Desert Security to issue parking violations while on patrol within the Village. Violators will be susceptible to an immediate fine. The Trillium Street Rules are posted on the entrance gate.
Temporary parking permits can be requested from High Desert’s Community Association Manager at (505) 314-5862 or via email at highdesertmanager@hoamco.com during regular business hours M-F, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The parking permit will be sent to homeowners by email.
To see the amendment pertaining to parking rules and regulations in High Desert's gated villages:
Villages > Non-Gated Villages > The Overlook
Villages > Non-Gated Villages > Tierra del Oso
Villages > Non-Gated Villages > Trailhead
Villages > Non-Gated Villages > West Highlands
Villages > Non-Gated Villages > Wilderness Estates