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About
Us
The Sun Valley Elkhorn Association (SVEA) supervises, operates
and maintains the entire area of Sun Valley called Elkhorn. The area
is approximately 4,000 acres, 1,800 of which are managed by SVEA. It
consists of 14 subdivisions: Elkhorn Meadows, Independence Creek,
June Day, Meadow Ridge, Proctor Ridge, Sagecreek, Sagehill, Sunrise,
Twin Creeks I & II, Willow Creek, Highlands, Sagewillow Farm, and
Crown Ranch. In addition to these subdivisions are 24
Condominium Associations: Village, Bonne Vie, Indian Springs,
Ridge, Sunburst, Summit I & II, The Ranch, The Camp, Bluff, Fairway
Nine I, II & VII, Legends, Arrowwood I & II, Morningstar, Highlands
Townhomes, Sagewillow Townhomes, Fairway One, Sunpointe Phase I,
Sunpointe Villas, Crown Ranch, and Elkhorn Springs. Elkhorn Springs
is currently under construction and should be completed in 2010.
There are two undeveloped parcels: the Sunshine Parcel, and Crown
Ranch.
The number of Elkhorn membership shares is currently 1,629
COMMON AREAS
The Sun Valley Elkhorn Association common areas include the Harker
Center; Harker Swimming Pool, Sauna & Hot Tub; 9 Harker Tennis
courts; the Village Pool, Sauna, Steam Room & Hot Tub; 8 Village
Tennis Courts; Harker Park; and approximately 1,800 acres of open
space. The majority of open space land is located on hillsides and
along waterways.
The Association operates and maintains these recreational
facilities including snow removal, landscaping, fence repair, pond
maintenance, and open trails and paths. The City of Sun Valley
provides police and fire protection, snow removal on the majority of
Elkhorn's roads and streets and owns and maintains the
bike/pedestrian path which runs through Elkhorn adjacent to city
owned streets.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMMITTEE
The Sun Valley Elkhorn Association Architectural Design Committee
(ADC) is a group appointed by the Board of Directors. The Committee
is charged with reviewing all plans and specifications, and granting
variances if necessary, for landscaping, new construction, or
alterations of existing improvements within Elkhorn to determine
architectural compatibility, and compliance with Elkhorn
Restrictions.
No excavation, alteration or change to any lot or to the exterior
of any existing building, structure, fence, sign, or related
improvement may commence until the Elkhorn Design Committee has
reviewed and approved the plans and specifications for the proposed
improvement, even if such improvement is to be constructed in
accordance with pre-approved plans. Removal or planting of
vegetation requires prior approval, as does any modification to any
improved or unimproved site in Elkhorn.
We welcome landscape additions and some do not require formal ADC
approval or plan preparation. It is always a requirement that you
contact the administrative office to discuss plant selections and
locations.
The ADC normally meets on the second Wednesday of each month.
Applications
and fees need to be submitted by the Monday 16 days prior to the
meeting.
An
ADC manual,
which explains the requirements and approval process, is available
at the Association office. You may also review the ADC Manual in the
CC&R’s section of the website.
SVEA ANNUAL MEETING AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
An annual meeting of the Association is held every year on December
30th. Members are encouraged to attend and are entitled to one vote
for each lot and/or condominium owned. Cummulative voting is allowed
for the election of directors. An informal membership meeting is
held every summer along with a complimentary barbeque for owners.
In addition to SVEA membership, owners of property within the
Village, Bonne Vie, Indian Springs, Ridge, Sunburst, Summit I & II,
The Ranch, The Camp, Bluff, Fairway Nine, Legends, Sagehill,
Arrowwood, Sagewillow, Morningstar, Highlands, Crown Ranch, Fairway
One, Elkhorn Springs, and Sunpointe are also inherently members of
these individual Associations.
Each sub-association is responsible for maintaining the common
property within the complex and enforcing their individual CC&R's.
Each sub-association has its own Board of Directors, Management
Company, budgets, and assessments. Listed below are the managers for
each Elkhorn sub-association.
Sun Country Management 726-3858:
- Village Condominium Association
- Indian Springs Condominium Association
- Sunburst Condominium Association
- Fairway Nine Phase II Condominium Association
- Arrowwood Condominium Association
- Sunpointe Chateaux Association
- Sunpointe Villas Association
Premier Resorts at Sun Valley 727-4000
- Bonne Vie Condominium Association
- Bluff Condominium Association
- Fairway Nine VII Condominium Association
- Sagehill Association
- Legends Condominium Association
- Elkhorn Springs Association
Sharon Williamson 788-5922
- Morningstar Condominium Association
- Ranch Condominium Association
- Fairway Nine I Condominium Association
Phil and Mary Dolberg 726-0751
- Summit I & II Associations
High Country Resort Properties 726-1256
- several rentals through Elkhorn
Lewis Isbel 622-4009
- Highlands Townhomes
- Highlands Association
Jim Carkonen 622-4140
- Crown Ranch
Monarch Property Management 726-9519
- Sagewillow Townhomes
Karl Nichols (Nichols Property Management)
726-4565
- Ridge Condominium Association
- Fairway One Association
Because of the diversity of Elkhorn's membership, only 30% of the
total membership live in Blaine County, it is difficult to obtain a
quorum at membership meetings without utilizing a corporate proxy
system. A notice of meeting, an agenda, a proxy/ballot and other
meeting information is sent to all owners several weeks prior to the
December annual meeting. Owners are asked to review the meeting
documents and to complete and return their proxies.
The election of the Board of Directors is held at the annual
meeting. Directors are generally elected to serve a term of three
years. No director may serve more than two consecutive three-year
terms or more than six consecutive years.
ASSESSMENTS
Upon purchasing property in Elkhorn, you automatically become a
member of Sun Valley Elkhorn Association, Inc.
Members are obligated to pay any and all assessments levied by
the Sun Valley Elkhorn Association, Inc. Semi-annual assessments of
$315 are billed on October 1st and April 1st. The fiscal year ends
on October 31st.
The Board of Directors may increase the assessments to meet the
cost of maintaining Association Property and facilities. The yearly
budget and audit are posted on the SVEA website
www.elkhorn-assoc.org
in early December. Copies are mailed on request.
The assessment payment (Currently $315/semi-annually) is an
obligation of the property owner. The amount of any delinquent
assessment plus late charges and collection costs is a personal
liability of the owner and may become a lien upon the property. This
lien may be foreclosed in the same manner as is provided in the laws
of Idaho for the foreclosure of mortgages on real property.
All correspondence including payments should include your unit or
property number. Change of address notices should be sent to the Sun
Valley Elkhorn Association office as soon as possible to avoid
unnecessary penalties.
AMENITY CARDS
Owners of property in Elkhorn must obtain a photo amenity card in
order to access the amenities (pools, tennis courts and golf). These cards are issued at the Administrative Office located at
the Harker Center on Harker Lane. A photo amenity card is issued to
all owners of record, their spouse and any dependent children under
18 years of age. If the property is owned by a corporation or
partnership, the Administrative Office must have in their files
supporting documents which indicate the owners of the business who
have at least 25% interest ownership in the Elkhorn property before
identification cards can be issued to those parties. The cards are
issued for a three-year period; however, they do need to be
validated annually.
Upon written, telephone or
email requests from an owner, guest passes will be issued to persons who
are residing in Elkhorn. These passes are issued at the
Administrative Office in the Harker or by a designated property
management company.
An amenity card is not transferable and must be used by the
person whose picture or signature appears on the card. However, a
cardholder may bring up to five guests with them to the pool or
three guests to the tennis courts.
Admittance to the amenities will be denied to anyone without a
valid amenity card. The amenities are reserved for the use of
property owners and their resident guests.
SVEA COMMITTEES
There are several
committees
formed by the Board of Directors, which assist the Board, staff and
the membership in the daily operations of the Association. Those
committees are as follows:
- Architectural Design Liaison Committee
- Executive Committee
- Finance Committee
- Harker Center Improvement Committee
- Owner Communications
- Insurance Committee
- Pool Committee
- Sub-Associations Liaison Committee
- Tennis Committee
HARKER CENTER
Early Board members of the Association had the foresight to
anticipate the need for additional recreational facilities, thus the
creation of the Harker Center. RecreActions constructed the "Willow
tennis courts" in the early 70's. Because of the location of these
courts it seemed an appropriate area to expand. In late 1981, a vote
of the membership was taken to construct the Harker Center Building
and swimming pool. The majority of the membership was in favor and
construction began the summer of 1982 and was completed in July of
1983. This facility includes nine asphalt tennis courts (newly
constructed in 1992) a six-lane, 25 yard, pool (with diving well) an
indoor spa with sauna and changing rooms, and a clubhouse/office.
ELKHORN HISTORY
In 1972, during the construction of the Elkhorn Golf Course, and the
Elkhorn Indian Springs Condominiums Project, the workers came across
some Indian artifacts. Elkhorn management requested a survey from
Idaho State University. Archeologists from the ISU Museum
authenticated the artifacts as the products of a prehistoric
workshop, located near the spring at the base of the slope, on the
Elkhorn side of Dollar Mountain. Surface finds including stoned
artifacts, pottery fragments, bones, darts, and arrow points
indicated a very old Indian industrial campsite; probably the most
significant Indian site ever discovered in the Wood River Valley.
Although it is not possible to determine the exact age of the
artifacts, they are estimated to be 6,000 to 10,000 years old. In
the recent years, these Indians were called TUKUDEKAS, which means
"mountain sheep eaters", as wild sheep provided them with a meat
supply.
These artifacts as well as the history of this area can be found
at the
in Ketchum at 180 First Street
East (corner of Washington Ave. and 1st St.) (208) 726-8118.
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