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On behalf of the Social Committee: Solterra neighbors,
We're excited to announce details to the annual 4th of July event this year. Bring your family and neighbors for a day filled with fun and community spirit. Here’s what we have planned: 🚲 Kids Bike Parade 🚲 Kick off the festivities with our beloved Kids Bike Parade! Decorate your bikes in red, white, and blue and join the fun as we ride through the neighborhood up to the retreat. Back for a second year will be the "Bike Decorating Station" at the starting point! Stop by early to add some extra flair to your ride or come prepared with your decorations from home. Bike decorating starts at 830AM until the parade starts at 9am 🕒 Event Schedule: • Bike Decorating Station Opens: 8:30 AM • Kids Bike Parade Starts: 9:00 AM Donuts, coffee and kids beverages at the retreat after the bike parade
Please keep in mind the pool will be open so if you are driving, please park on the north side of Evans. Residents only, please. If you want to help volunteer for the decorating station, or any further events, please reach out to [email protected] 
POOL HOURS ARE REDUCED FOR THE HOLIDAY.
Pool will be open July 4th 10am to 5pm. Each hour there will be a clearing of the pool for a 10 minute safety check. The Retreat will be closed following the July 4th event through the weekend. Thank you, and Happy 4th of July. Retreat Staff 
FRMD Updates - Pool Season
We are excited the pool season is about to beginning! The pool will be open Saturday May 24th from 10am-8pm daily. Capacity in the pool area is 77 people at any given time. A safety check, per state pool requirements, will occur every 2 hours for 15 minutes. When the safety check is called, please vacate the pool until the lifeguards provide the all clear to reenter the pool. We will be reutilizing the digital check-in process with our gate monitors similar to last year. NOTE: You will have to submit a new application in 2025 as all 2024 applications have been removed from the system. Access will only be granted once the check in process has been completed. To expedite the waiver process please click the link below. Please note: include everyone in your household who would be using the pool including anyone watching your children, sign the minor release form if applicable and sign off on the liability waiver at the bottom of the application. This information will be verified against our database of home owners and any delinquent district payments will not allow pool access. https://swimmingpoolpasses.net/solterra/ Please complete this application prior to coming to the pool, or you will have to stand in line to finalize. Your place in line will not be held while you are completing the waiver process. Also, if the daily temperature does not rise above 65 degrees, the pool will be closed for the day. Floatation devices cannot exceed 3 feet in diameter and glass is strictly prohibited. Pool rules are posted onsite as a friendly reminder. Thank you and we hope you have a wonderful pool season! Tennis Court Lock Agreement
Legal Update as of March 25, 2025The Districts have finalized a settlement agreement with Brookfield that resolves all issues in the pending litigation related to the bonds and maintenance/repair issues. Currently, the bond litigation is stayed pending satisfaction of the settlement agreement requirements. The District is in the process of bonding a total of $25,950,000. $23,500,000 will be issued to Brookfield and the remaining amount will be retained by the Districts for capital projects and to cover the costs of issuing the bonds. After such time as the bonds are issued, the case will be fully and finally dismissed. We anticipate that will be by the end of April.
In regards to Brookfield's plan to resume construction of the remaining residences, Filings 18 & 20 (located near the intersection of Yale and Orchard) are scheduled to begin in the April-May time frame. A date for construction of the remaining townhomes in the Cadence neighborhood (off McIntyre), is yet to be announced. Details about the invasive Japanese Beetles
City Maintenance
Solterra Residents: Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District 1 and the City of Lakewood have a mutual maintenance agreement that was established in 2008 that outlined maintenance responsibilities for each entity. Effective January 1, 2025, the city will assume the following maintenance responsibilities. The area concerned is outlined on the attached map.
Residents that create paths in the native areas maintained by the city, can expect a Park Ranger to inspect and potentially levy fines for damages. 
Pickleball at Orchard Park Court updatePickleball has been reinstated by the FRMD boards following their regularly scheduled meeting held on 8/26/2024.
Please note: the reinstated play has a mandatory requirement. Quiet foam balls must be used for play. Foam balls can be purchased here. Regular pickleballs are prohibited. This decision was not taken lightly and extensive research and consideration was reviewed. If residents do not adhere to this mandatory requirement for usage of the quiet balls, discontinued play will be reinstituted. Also, the court will undergo mechanical locking gates in the future. The boards are obtaining proposals for gate modifications, and in time, announcements will be made regarding the changes and impacts for usage at the court. Signage and web updates will be provided as soon as possible. Thank you, Retreat Staff |
EVENTS CALENDAR5/1 - Mahjong
1:30 pm; Contact Marlene Walker 5/2 - Friday Morning Book Club 11:00 am-12:00 pm at the Retreat; info 5/6 - FRMD Districts 1-3 Election 5/7 - 100 Women of Solterra 6:00 pm at the Retreat; info 5/13 - Solterra Board Meeting 4:00 pm 5/20 - FRMD Regular Meetings Districts 1-3 6:30 pm at the Retreat 5/28 - Trash & Recycling pick-up delayed until May 29th due to the Memorial Day holiday 6/30 - Summer Blood Drive at the Retreat
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SOLTERRA WILDFIRE RISK
A Wildfire Risk Map created by Colorado State Forest Service, a service and outreach agency of the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, provides the natural fire dangers for the community.
https://coloradoforestatlas.org IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSEMERGENCY
Police / Fire / Medical Call 911 Animal Control Jeffco Animal Control 303-271-5070 Jefferson County Jeffco.us 303-279-6511 Electricity/Gas Excel Energy 1-800-895-1999 Fire Rescue West Metro Fire Rescue (Non-emergency) 303-980-7300 Management Company CRS 303-381-4960 After hours Non-Emergency Police Lakewood Police (Non-emergency) 303-987-7111 Post Office Lakewood Post Office 800-275-8777 Retreat Community Clubhouse 303-980-5450 School District Jeffco Public Schools 303-982-6500 |
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