Jasper Friends and Family,
There is currently an email ballot being circulated regarding proposed amendments to our community's covenants. As these updates are long overdue, I would like to commend the Jasper board for undertaking this important work. However, I believe that it is important to give all community members the opportunity to provide feedback and refine the proposed covenants.
Many of us are seeing the proposed changes for the first time, myself included, I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to review them and provide public feedback for discussion and debate. While some discussions may be taking place through email, Facebook, and phone calls, I recognize that not all members of our community participate in these forums. Therefore, I am using this publicly available forum to propose some edits and changes that I have already discussed with Kelly Slater, the president of our community.
My utmost priority is to ensure that our covenants are updated in a manner that aligns with the spirit of our community while remaining consistent with Colorado state and Rio Grande County laws and ordinances. To that end, I suggest that the board and committee retract the yes/no vote and instead allow for public comment. Public comment is an essential component of any community rulemaking process, and I believe that it is crucial for all voices to be heard.
Thanks again to our association and committee for taking up this hard but important work!
-Larry Wolcott
More: RV and Septic Disposal
(j) Recreational Vehicle Wastes. Recreational Vehicle holding tanks or other waste shall not be dumped or disposed of within the Development, <strike>except at such dumping station or other disposal facility as may be installed by the Declarant. </strike>
Comment:
Dumping an RV in to a permitted septic system absolutely should be allowed. The text that was removed should be replaced with something like this:
Proposed Edit:
(j) Recreational Vehicle Wastes. Recreational Vehicle holding tanks shall be dumped or disposed of only at permitted septic systems within the Development, Other waste and garbage should be held within animal-proof containers until proper disposal at county or community designated dump sites.